James Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2025-03-10

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Born: 1863-04-23 Preachersville, Lincoln, Kentucky USA
Died: 1929-08-26 Chesterfield, Macoupin Co, Illinois USA
Marriages:
1. 1880-05-13 Carrie C Adams
2. 1900-01-30 Anna May Snidle
Children of James Rigsby and Carrie Adams:
Ora Lee Rigsby b. 1881-02-16
Arthur Rigsby b. 1883-06-00 d. 1900-00-00
William Quincy Rigsby b. 1885-09-13
Edna Carrie Rigsby b. 1888-05-00
Edward Oliver Rigsby b. 1892-04-08
Alvina Josephine Rigsby b. 1897-11-16

Children of James Rigsby and Anna Snidle:
Cleo Olive Rigsby b. 1900-07-30 d. 1910-09-25
Vivian Rigsby b. about 1902-00-00
James Thomas II Rigsby b. 1903-05-06 d. 1987-12-26
Clarence A Rigsby b. 1905-09-04
Anne May Rigsby b. about 1911-00-00
Leo Morris Rigsby b. 1912-08-28 d. 1997-12-13

Notes:

[R13.2.7.10]

all three buried in Gelder cemetery, Macoupin Co IL, as is son Arthur

With Carrie he also had a daughter Ida Mae 1887-11-20 d 1889-10-25.

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Here is a 1911 map of Chesterfield Twp, Macoupin Co IL, showing his large land holdings. Note that his brother Robert has land adjacent on the west.
Here is a 1911 map showing the town of Chesterfield in section 2 of the above township. Note that it appears to be from later information than the other map. The earlier one does not show Peeble's addition to the town, and does not show James owning the remaining land in that quarter-section.

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1920 census Macoupin Co IL p177a
James T Rigsbey 56 KY/KY/KY
wife Anna 41 IL/ENG/IL
dau Vivian 18 IL
son James T Jr 16 IL
son Clarence 14 IL
dau Anna May 9 IL
son Leo 7 IL

1910 census Macoupin Co IL p175a
James T Rigsbey 48 KY/KY/KY
wife Annie D 29 IL/ENG/IL
son Edward 17 IL
dau Avena? 12 IL
dau Cleo 9 IL
dau Vivian 8 IL
son James 7 IL
son Clarence 4 IL

1900 census Macoupin Co IL p294b
James T Rigsby 37 1863-04 KY/KY/KY
wife Anna 22 1878-03 0/0 IL/ENG/IL
son Arthur 16 1883-06 IL
son William J 14 1885-09 IL
dau Edna 12 1888-05 IL
son Edward 7 1893-04 IL
dau Alvina 2 1897-12 IL
servant Frank E Keene 40
sis-l Alice Snidle 25

[The children are from his first wife.]
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