John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2011-12-12

			/	Allen Rigsby
	/	Wiley Rigsby	\|
	\|		\	Margaret Johnson
John Allen Rigsby	\|
	\|		/
	\	Jane Blair	\|
			\

Born: 1847-08-20 Cairo, Georgia USA
Died: 1921-07-26 Grady Co, Georgia USA

Marriages:
1. 1874-12-10 L D S Cooper

Children of John Rigsby and L Cooper:

Eula Genoa Rigsby	b. 1875-11-20
Norma Estelle Rigsby	b. 1877-10-05
Lawson McElvey Rigsby	b. 1879-08-09
Sherwood John Rigsby	b. 1881-07-06
Shirley Myrtilla Rigsby	b. 1888-01-19
Essie D S Rigsby	b. 1890-10-30

Notes:

[R35.7.9]

married in Decatur Co GA
I think he had a second wife Martha c1855 GA d 1938-01-12 Bibb Co GA.
He and LDS are buried in Springhill United Methodist church cemetery, Grady Co GA.

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He served in the Civil War (Confederate), 22nd GA Artillery Co A.
He enlisted in 1864 in Savannah GA, and was discharged 1865-04-xx.

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BLM General Land Office records

Columbia Co FL, serial no FL1070__.496
1905-05-17 John Rigsbee

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1920 census Grady Co GA p51b
Lenord Harrall household
wife Essie 29 GA/GA/GA
father John Rigsby 72 GA/GA/GA

1910 census Grady Co GA p98a
John A Rigsby 63 GA/GA/GA
son Sherwood 24 GA/GA/GA
dau Ell? D? S? 19 GA

1900 census Hamilton Co FL p318a
John A Rigsby 52 1847-08 GA/GA/GA
wife L D S 44 1855-09 GA/SC/GA
son Lawson M 20 1879-08 GA
son Sherwood J 18 1881-07 GA
dau Shirley M 12 1888-01 GA
dau Essie 9 1890-10 GA

1880 census Decatur Co GA p164d
J A Rigsby 31 GA/GA/GA
wife L D S 24 GA/GA/GA
dau Eula G 4 GA
dau Norma E 2 GA
son Lawson W 8m GA

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 13268

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