Willis Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2008-04-06
Born: 1830-01-00 Lawrence Co, Kentucky USA
Died: 1904-08-30 Johnson Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1853-07-28 Mary Jane Skaggs
Children of Willis Rigsby and Mary Skaggs:
Notes:
[R17.1.3.1]
married in Lawrence Co KY
Did he also have a daughter Alma?
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He served in the Civil War (Union).
He enlisted 1864-05-21.
He filed for a pension on 1892-05-06. (I may have the year wrong.)
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This page has:
births Lawrence Co KY
Rigsby, Manda J May 3, 1855 F A Miller [sb Willis] Rigsby and Mary Skaggs Laurel
Rigsby, Jeremiah March 26, 1859 M A Willis Rigsby and Mary Scaggs Upper Laurel
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KY Secretary of State web site
Johnson Co
Grant book 60 p339, patent 33593
Jeremiah Scaggs and Willis E Rigsby
60 acres, Upper Laurel fork of Blaine Creek
survey 1860-07-30, grant 1860-11-27
Lawrence Co
Grant book 62 p354, patent 34666
Willis Rigsby
16 acres, Upper Laurel fork, Big Blaine Creek
survey 1861-07-26, grant 1861-12-24
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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918
KY district 9, 1865?
Willis Rigsby, distiller; tax $10.46
KY district 6, 1865-09-xx
Willis Rigsby, distiller; tax $8.33
KY district 9, 1866?
Willis Rigsby, distilled spirits; tax $84
Willis Rigsby, 100 percent penalty; tax $84
Willis Rigsby, distilled spirits; tax $44
Willis Rigsby, 100 percent penalty; tax $44
[I think that's this Willis.]
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1880 census Johnson Co KY p151d
Willis Riggsby 50 KY/KY/KY
wife Mary Jane 48 KY/KY/KY
son Jeremiah 22 KY
son Lucas M 20 KY
dau Catharine A 18 KY
dau Jincy E 15 KY
servant Mary A Mora? 20
1870 census Johnson Co KY p125
Willis Rigsby 40 KY
Polly 39 KY
Amanda J 15 KY
Jeremiah 12 KY
Lewis 9 KY
Catharine 7 KY
Elizabeth 4 KY
1860 census Lawrence Co KY p93
Willis Riggsby 30 KY
Mary 28 KY
Thomas 20 KY
Amanda J 5 KY
Jeremiah 2 KY
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 19344
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