John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-04-20

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / Almon Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
John K Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Rebecca Hendrix |
 \

Born: 1822-00-00 Tennessee USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1844-12-26 Sarah Davis
2. 1888-01-13 Lucy Ann Higdon
Children of John Rigsby and Sarah Davis:
Malissa C Rigsby b. about 1847-00-00
Mary Eula Rigsby b. 1850-04-19
Eliza Rigsby b. 1851-00-00 d. 1859-07-00
Martha Jane Rigsby b. 1852-10-01
William George Rigsby b. 1855-09-04

Children of John Rigsby and Lucy Higdon:
Sallie Doyle Rigsby b. 1889-10-31

Notes:

[R14.7.1]

Note: I am not positive he was a son of Almon + Rebecca.

I am also not sure he was the father of the Eliza who died in Cannon Co TN. There were only a few Rigsby families there at the time, and all the others were either the wrong age to have a daughter in 1851, or have another child who was born then.

married both wives in Cannon Co TN
He and Sarah are buried in Rigsby cemetery, Cannon Co TN.

He was a farmer.

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According to a note on an 1850 census entry at Ancestry.com, by Lucy he also had an illegitimate son William Higdon 1879 TN.

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He served in the Civil War (Union), 5 TN cavalry, Co E.
He filed for a pension on 1890-07-17, and his widow Lucy filed on 1933-08-05.

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1900 census Warren Co TN p164a
John H Rigsby 78 1822-01 TN/TN/TN
wife Lucy A 43 1857-03 6/5 TN/TN/TN
dau Ida L 16 1884-03 TN
dau Hassie M 13 1887-03 TN
dau Sallie D 10 1889-10 TN

[This has to be him. There was no other John born in 1822.]
[It says they have been married 24 years, which doesn't agree with Cannon Co marriage records.
Ida and Hassie can't be daughters of John's first wife, who would have been in her 60s when they were born.
Did John have another wife between Sarah and Lucy? Or are Ida and Hassie daughters of an earlier marriage for Lucy?]

1880 agricultural census Cannon Co TN
J K Rigsby; 62 acres tilled, 10 acres meadows, 25 acres woodland, value $3000, implements $100, livestock $925; fences $25; wages paid $200, 52 weeks; production $650; 1 milch cow, 4 other cows (3? calves, 3 sold, 1 died), 375 lbs butter; 8 sheep (3 lambs, 2 died), 5 fleece, 30 lbs; 24 swine; 50 barnyard fowl, 15? other fowl, 600 doz eggs; 11 acres Indian corn, 440 bushels; 9 acres oats, 200 bushels; 9 acres wheat, 88 bushels; 75 bushels sweet potatoes; 20 acres apples, 1000 trees, 300 bushels

1880 census Cannon Co TN p593c
John K Rigsby 58 TN/NC/MS
wife Sarah 60 TN/VA/VA
son W G 24 TN
oth Sarah E Smith 23 TN/TN/TN (widow)
oth Benj L Smith 5 TN/TN/TN

1870 census Cannon Co TN
John K Rigsby; 80 acres improved, 80 acres woodland, 50 acres unimproved, value $4000, implements $100; wages paid $100; 6 horses, 2 mules, 2 milch cows, 7 other cows, 11 sheep, 27 swine, value $1650; 70 bushels winter wheat, 30 bushels rye, 750 bushels Indian corn, 200 bushels oats, 25 lbs wool, 50 bushels Irish potatoes, 50 bushels sweet potatoes, $100 orchard products, 200 lbs butter, 25 gals molasses, $200 home manufacture, $250 animals slaughtered; total production $1425

1870 census Cannon Co TN p167/8
John K Rigsby 48 TN
Sarah 50 TN
Malissa 23 TN
Martha J 18 TN
William 14 TN
Rebecca 25 TN

[Rebecca is his sister. I don't know why she is living with them.]

1860 agricultural census Cannon Co TN p33
John K Rigsby; 40 acres improved, 60 acres unimproved, value $1500, implements $100; 5 horses, 2 mules, 3 milch cows, 3 other cows, 5 sheep, 15 swine, value $500; 100 bushels wheat, 500 bushels Indian corn, 23 bushels Irish potatoes, 100 bushels sweet potatoes, 90 lbs butter, 30 lbs honey, $80 home merchandise, $60 animals slaughtered

1860 census Cannon Co TN p109
J K Rigsby 37 TN
Sarah 40 TN
Eliza 14 TN
Mary 10 TN
Martha 7 TN
William 4 TN
William Davis 1 TN
Josephine Smith 16 TN

1850 census Cannon Co TN p358
John K Rigsbey 28 TN
Sarah 29 TN
Malissa C 3 TN
Mary 3/12 TN
Mary Davis Jr 21 TN
Mary Jr? Davis? 66 NC
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