Richard Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2011-12-14

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Born: 1846-08-28 Kentucky USA
Died: 1927-07-03 Rockcastle Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. Mary Jane Murray

Children of Richard Rigsby and Mary Murray:
Summers Rigsby b. about 1870-00-00
Purander Rigsby b. 1870-10-09


Notes:

[R13.2.1.7]

They also had a daughter Mary c1878 d 1880-02-xx.

also married in Rockcastle Co KY 1901-12-31 Fannie M Burton c1875 KY d 1929-01-28 Rockcastle Co KY d/o Ruben Burton + Lucy Owens
buried in William Hysinger cemetery, Rockcastle Co KY

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On the 1880 census mortality schedule for Rockcastle Co is Mary Rigsby age 2.
The population schedule shows only 3 Rigsby families in Rockcastle Co: this Richard and his brothers James and Thomas. James had a daughter Mary 1848, and Thomas had a daughter Mary 1877. Thus the Mary who died must be from Richard.

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1920 census Rockcastle Co KY p278a
Richard Rigsby 78 KY/KY/KY
wife Fannie 45 KY/KY/KY

1910 census Rockcastle Co KY p220b
Richard Rigsby 64 KY/KY/KY
wife Fannie 35 KY/KY/KY

1900 census Rockcastle Co KY p153a
Orus Bowers household
boarder Richard Rigsby 53 1846-08 KY/OH/KY

[Orus married Richard's daughter Summers.]

1880 census Rockcastle Co KY p335a
Richard Rigsby 33 KY/KY/KY
wife Mary V 46 KY/KY/KY
dau Ucatan 18 KY
son Charles 13 KY
dau Somers 10 KY
son Perander 8 KY

[Ucatan and Charles are not Rigsby, but Lewis.]

1870 census Rockcastle Co KY p49
Richard Rigsby 24 KY
Jane 37 KY
Thomas J Lewis 13 KY
Lucy A Lewis 11 KY
J Lewis (f) 8 KY [must be Ucatan]
Charles K Lewis 3 KY

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 9630
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