Samuel Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2012-05-07

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Born: 1832-07-08 Georgia USA
Died: 1904-06-09 Marshall Co, Alabama USA
Marriages:
1. 1855-03-22 Nancy E Camp

Children of Samuel Rigsby and Nancy Camp:
Frances A Rigsby b. about 1856-00-00
Lewis James Rigsby b. 1856-12-15
William L Rigsby b. about 1858-00-00
John Thomas Rigsby b. 1859-09-00
Joshua Allen Rigsby b. 1859-11-00
Mary A Rigsby b. about 1862-00-00


Notes:

[R35.2.5]

married in Newton Co GA
buried in Old Arab city cemetery, Marshall Co AL

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He served in the Civil War (Confederate), 7th Confederate cavalry Co B.

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BLM General Land Office records, Mardisville AL land office

Cleburne and Randolph Cos, serial no AL3080_.178
1844-08-01 Samuel Rigsby 40 acres
SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of section 5, Township 18 Range 13

[Is that this Samuel? He would have been only 12 years old, surely not old enough to buy land. There doesn't seem to be another Samuel in AL, though.]

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1900 census Marshall Co AL p211a
Sam J Rigsby 67 1832-07 GA/GA/GA
wife Nancy 66 1833-09 5/4 GA/GA/GA

1880 census Randolph Co AL p223b
Samuel Rigsby 49 GA/GA/GA
wife Nancy 47 GA/GA/GA
son John 21 AL
son Joshua 20 AL
fath John Rigsby 81 GA/SC/SC
moth Polly Rigsby 79 GA/SC/SC

1870 census Cleburne Co AL p334
Sam Rigsby 38 GA
Nancy E 37 GA
Lewis 15 AL
Frances 14 AL
John 11 AL
Josh 10 AL
Mary 8 AL

1860 census Randolph Co AL p453
Samuel Rigsby 27 GA
Nancy 27 GA
Frances 4 AL
T T (m) 3 AL
W L (m) 2 AL
John 8/12 AL

[T T should be Lewis J, but those are definitely T's.]

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