Ruffin Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-04-13

 / Luke Rigsby
 / James Rigsby|
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Ruffin James Rigsby |
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Born: 1833-08-04 North Carolina USA
Died: 1898-11-07 Robertson Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1861-01-31 Amanda Bandy
2. Amanda Holland
Children of Ruffin Rigsby and Amanda Bandy:
William B Rigsby b. 1861-11-21
Marcus Allen Rigsby b. 1864-08-12 d. 1914-08-29
Walter E Rigsby b. 1871-02-00

Children of Ruffin Rigsby and Amanda Holland:
Virgil Jones Rigsbee b. 1880-07-06

Notes:

[R06.2.10.9]

married Amanda Bandy in Sumner Co TN
He and Amanda Holland are buried in Cedar Grove cemetery, Robertson Co TN.

It appears he died soon after 1880.

He was a farmer.

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1880 agricultural census Sumner Co TN p25
Riggsby & Riggsby; 100 acres tilled, 7 acres meadows, 30 acres woodland, 20 acres old fields, value $1500, implements $100, livestock $300; production $200; 3 horses, 2 milch cows, 2 other cows (1 calf, 5 purchased, 3 slaughtered), 250 lbs butter; 5 swine; 17 barnyard fowl, 150 doz eggs; 30 acres Indian corn, 500 bushels; 20 acres oats, 300 bushels; 12 acres wheat, 35 bushels; 2 acres tobacco, 500 lbs; 7
acres apples (200 trees). 20 cords wood, $20 forest products

[The previous line is Sydney B Riggsbee, so I'm assuming this is Ruffin and Ausburn.]

1880 census Sumner Co TN p247c
Ruffin J Riggsbee 46 NC/NC/NC
wife Amanda 35 TN/TN/TN
son William B 18 TN
son Marcus A 15 TN
son Walter E 9 TN

1870 agricultural census Sumner Co TN p9
Rough Riggsbee; 40 acres improved, 10 acres woodland, value $400, implements $100; wages paid $120; 2 horses, 1 mule, 1 milch cow, 1 other cow, 8 swine, value $275; 29 bushels winter wheat, 200 bushels Indian corn, 100 bushels oats, 700 lbs tobacco, 25 bushels sweet potatoes, 50 lbs butter, 1 ton hay, $80 animals slaughtered; total production $390

1870 census Sumner Co TN p841
Rough Riggsbee 38 NC
Amanda 27 TN
William 9 TN
Alley (f) 5 TN
John Williams 38

1860 census Sumner Co TN p322
A W Rigsby 24 NC
Mary 18 KY
Sidney 29 NC
Ruffin 26 NC

[The head-of-household is Ruffin's brother Ausburn.]
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