Lewis Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2007-07-02

 / Drury Rigsby
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Lewis Rigsby |
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 \ Aggie Smith |
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Born: 1810-12-01 North Carolina USA
Died: (unknown) Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1826-12-21 Elizabeth Deboard
Children of Lewis Rigsby and Elizabeth Deboard:
Willis Erastis Rigsby b. 1830-01-00
Lucinda Rigsby b. 1832-03-17
Henry M Rigsby b. 1833-02-14
Nancy Rigsby b. 1836-12-02
Miles Rigsby b. about 1837-00-00
Genetta Rigsby b. 1840-02-00
Joseph Wilbourn Rigsby b. 1842-04-16
Martha Jane Rigsby b. 1843-09-27
Meredith Rigsby b. 1847-12-09
Elizabeth Rigsby b. 1855-08-16

Notes:

[R17.1.3]

married in Lawrence Co KY
He probably died in Lawrence Co KY or Johnson Co KY.

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This page has:

births Lawrence Co KY

Rigsby, Elizabeth August 16, 1855 F A Lewis Rigsby and Elizabeth Deboard Laurel

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This page has:

1833 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis [listed twice]

1841 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis

1843 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis

1845 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis

1848 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis

1849 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis [listed twice]

1850 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis

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"Kentucky Land Grants" by Willard Rouse Jillson
Warrants 1816 - 1873
Book W p454
1827-10-25 Lewis Ringlesby 231 acres, Lawrence Co, Big Sandy River

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KY Secretary of State web site

Lawrence Co
Grant book 25 p452, patent 12867
Lewis Rigsby
40 acres, Upper Laurel fork
survey 1848-04-11, grant 1849-04-09

Grant book 44 p687
Rigsby, Lewis
55 Acres, Samuels Fork
survey 1854-03-14

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1880 census Lawrence Co KY p380d
Lewis Riggsby 70 NC/VA/VA
s-l P George Wheeler 22 KY/VA/KY
dau Elizabeth Wheeler 24 KY/NC/NC
gson Edward W Wheeler 2 KY
gdau California Wheeler 7/12 KY

1860 census Lawrence Co KY p93
Lewis Riggsby 51 NC
Elizabeth 50 NC
Thomas 81 NC
Willburn 18 KY
Thursday 18 KY
Martha 17 KY
Merideth 13 KY
Elizabeth 5 KY

[Who are Thursday and Elizabeth?]
[Several of thoses ages are off.]

1850 census Lawrence Co KY p95
Lewis Rigsby 40 NC
Elizabeth 40 NC
Willis 20 KY
Lucinda 18 KY
Henry 16 KY
Nancy 14 KY
Miles 11 KY
Sernetta 9 KY
Wilbourn 7 KY
Martha 7 KY
Meredith 3 KY

1840 census Lawrence Co KY p19
L Rigsby 2 M <5, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 20-29, 2 F <5, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 20-29
[Miles 3, Henry 5, Willis 10, Lewis 30, Sernetta <1, Nancy 4, Lucinda 8, Elizabeth 30]

1830 census Lawrence Co KY p287
Lewis Rigsby 1 M <5, 1 M 20-29, 1 F 15-20
[Willis <1, Lewis c20, Elizabeth c20]
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