William Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-04-06

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / John Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
William Hiram Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Kizziah Lewis |
 \

Born: 1823-04-25 Smith Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1904-01-23 Garland Co, Arkansas USA
Marriages:
1. 1841-04-17 Jence or Jane Warford
Children of William Rigsby and Jence Warford:
Mary Elizabeth Rigsby b. 1842-03-19 d. 1866-07-31
Sarah Caroline Rigsby b. 1844-04-07 d. 1889-10-01
Lucinda Jane Rigsby b. 1848-00-00
John Henry Rigsby b. 1851-04-27
Louisa Rigsby b. 1853-03-05
Keziah Louisiana Rigsby b. 1855-03-13
James Uriah Rigsby b. 1857-11-04
Cynthia Adeline Rigsby b. 1863-05-24
Colonel Jabez Benjamin Hiram Rigsby b. 1867-11-22

Notes:

[R14.10.1]

married in TN
He and Jence are buried in Rigsby cemetery, Garland Co AR, as is daughter Sarah.

They also had:
William F 1847-03-13 d 1847-06-28
Robert Willett 1860-03-xx d 1862-03-18
one more

He was a farmer.

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He served in the Civil War (Confederate), Co F 3rd AR Cavalry.
He enlisted 1861-07-18 at Little Rock AR, and was discharged 1862-08-28.
He was wounded 1863-03-05 at Thompson's Station TN.

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BLM General Land Office records, Little Rock AR land office

Garland Co AR, serial no AR0150_.209
1858-05-03 William H Rigsbey 160 acres
S 1/2 of SE 1/4 of section 9
and N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of section 15
in Township 2 S Range 17 W

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from a web page that no longer exists:

Saline county, AR Real Estate Asscessment For 1887
Township 2 South Range 17 West

TaxPayer Section Part Section Twp-Range Acres Notes
Rigsby, W. H. Pt. SW SE 2 2 SOUTH, 17 WEST 30.00
Rigsby, W. H. W 1/2 SE SE 2 2 SOUTH, 17 WEST 20.00

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Garland Co AR Wills 1890-1911

p140-141
Last Will & Testament of W H Rigsby

I William H Rigsby of Garland County Arkansas... make and publish this my last will and testament...

I give and bequeath unto William H H Hendrix, Mar-
tha C Hendrix, Willis W Hendrix, Joseph B Hendrix,
John J Hendrix, James Hendrix, Laura Hendrix, Lucinda
Hendrix, and Eliza E Hendrix, the sum of twenty-five
dollars to be divided equally between them...

I give and bequeath to all of my
children now living, to wit John H Rigsby, Louisa
Rigsby, Susannah Richardson, James N Rigsby,
Scynthia A Edds, Jabez C Rigsby, all my personal
and real property that I may are seized and posess-
ed f each to share and share alike.
...
2nd day of May 1900

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1900 census Garland Co AR p195
William H Rigsby 77 1823-xx (smeared) TN/TN/TN
wife Jane 76 1823-09 12/6 TN/TN/TN
dau Louisa 48 1852-03 AR

1880 census Garland Co AR p92b
William H Rigsby 56 TN/TN/TN
wife Jane 55 TN/TN/TN
dau Sarah C 36 TN
dau Louria 27 AR
dau Cinthia 17 AR
son Benjamin 12 AR

1870 census Saline Co AR p517
William Rigsby 47 TN
Jane 47 TN
Louisa 17 AR
Sarah C 26 TN
Susan K 15 AR
James R 12 AR
Cynthia A 7 AR
Benjamin H 2 AR

1860 census Hot Spring Co AR p931
William H Rigsby 37 TN
Jane 36 TN
Elizabeth 18 TN
Sarah Ann 15 TN
Lucinda 12 TN
John 10 AR
Louisa 8 AR
Louisana 6 AR
James 3 AR
Robert 3/12 AR

1850 census Hot Spring Co AR p311
William H Rigsby 28 TN
Jane 28 TN
Elizabeth 7 TN
Sally 6 TN
Lucinda 2 TN
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