Ausburn Riggsbee Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-09-11

 / Luke Rigsby
 / James Rigsby|
|  \ Elizabeth Edwards
Ausburn Whitley Riggsbee |
|  /
 \ (unknown) Kirby |
 \

Born: 1836-02-24 North Carolina USA
Died: 1896-05-08 Sumner Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1860-06-02 Mary Lane
Children of Ausburn Riggsbee and Mary Lane:
Dicy A Riggsbee b. about 1861-00-00
Laura E Riggsbee b. about 1863-00-00
Thomas Allen Riggsbee b. 1868-06-11
Moetta Riggsbee b. 1870-10-31
Mary Frances Riggsbee b. 1872-11-25
Clara Riggsbee b. about 1878-00-00
A W Riggsbee b. 1882-02-02 d. 1890-05-11
Zelda Riggsbee b. 1887-08-00

Notes:

[R06.2.10.10]

married in Sumner Co TN
He and Mary and son A W [prob Ausburn Jr] are buried in Riggsby Cemetery 15-30, Sumner Co TN.

He was a farmer.

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Sumner Co Will Book 5

p118

Will of A. W. Riggsbee
Signed 18-Sep-1892
Probated July Term 1896 Sumner Co TN

Sep. the 18th 1892.
This to certify to my friends that My Will and Wishes that my Wife may Have ever thing that I
oue (sic) Her life time her widow hood and then I Want Dicy Hall and Laura E. leffus children
and T. A. Riggsbee (,) Eter violet (,) clarey Riggsbee and Mary Riggsbee (,) Zeldy Riggsbee (,)
Laura Leffew's children is to only to have Hur (sic) part of the little mite that I have. I Want 100
feet Square Reserved at the graveyard and a rite (sic) of Way too and from the graveyard for the
Benefit of ther (sic) family. I want T. A. Riggsbee to have the land that I got from foster at valuation.
with out the value of the improvements if thare (sic) is eney (sic) on it he will put it on thar (sic) and
at my deth (sic) ther (sic) Mamey (?) is to have the benefit of all as long as she lives single life and
the children has it as they Become 21 years old.
Witness:
W. L. Rouse
James M. Link
the girles (sic) is to have the benefit of a support from the proceeds of the land as long as thay (sic)
ar (sic) single so as they can have thir (sic) living so long as they Remane (sic) single. My last Will
and Request and I Want toomes(sic) to my and my Wifes head and feet all so I want them to the
children as they die out of thir (sic) part.
A. W. Riggsbee.
Witness;
W. L. Rouse
James M. Link

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1880 agricultural census Sumner Co TN p17
Ausborn Riggsbee (owns); 50 acres tilled, 10 acres meadows, 10 acres woodland, value $300, implements $60, livestock $220; fences $20; total production $300; 3 acres grassland mown, 3 acres hay; 2 horses; 2 milch cows, 2 other cows (2 calves, 2 slaughtered), 150 lbs butter; 25 barnyard fowl, 15 other fowl, 150 doz eggs; 20 acres Indian corn, 400 bushels; 6 acres oats, 60 bushels; 8 acres wheat, 25 bushels; 25 gals molasses; 10 lbs sweet potatoes; 1 acre tobacco, 500 lbs; 1 acre apple trees; 15 cords wood, $15

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 p243c
Ausburn Riggsby 44 NC/NC/NC
wife Mary H 37 KY/VA/VA
dau Dicy A 18 TN
dau Laura E 16 TN
son Thomas A 12 TN
dau Moetta? 9 TN
dau Mary F 7 TN
dau Clara 2 TN

1870 census Sumner Co TN p841
W A Riggsbee 35 NC
Mary 27 KY
Dicy 9 TN
Sarah 7 TN
Thomas 2 TN

1870 agricultural census Sumner Co TN p9
W A Riggsbee; 40 acres improved, 10 acres woodland; land $400, implements $100; wages paid $120; 2 horses, 1 milch cow, 2 other cattle, 8 swine, value $275; 29 bushels winter wheat, 200 bushels Indian corn, 100 bushels oats, 700 lbs tobacco, 10 bushels Irish potatoes, 15 bushels sweet potatoes; 50 lbs butter; 1 ton hay; animals slaughtered $80; total production value $390


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