William Rigsbee Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-02-28

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Born: 1851-06-27 Humbolt, Gibson Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1925-11-01 St Louis, Missouri USA
Marriages:
1. 1877-07-04 Lucretia Ann Moore
Children of William Rigsbee and Lucretia Moore:
John Gilbert Rigsbee b. 1878-02-11 d. 1921-05-04
Effie Leann Rigsbee b. 1879-10-02
James Walter Rigsbee b. 1881-11-03
Jennie Alberta "Birdie" Rigsbee b. 1884-05-20

Notes:

[R02.2.3.6]

Apparently he used the "ee" spelling.

married in Mississippi Co MO
both buried in Knights of Pythias cemetery, St Francois Co MO

They also had a son Charles Marvin 1887-04-29 d 1888-03-10.

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1880 Goodspeeds History of S.E. Missouri, Page 668:

William E. Rigsbee, a resident of De Lassus, Mo., was born in 1852, and is the son of John A. and Lean
(Webb) Rigsbee. The father was of Irish descent, and a carpenter by occupation. Fourteen children
were born to his marriage--nine sons and five daughters. He died in Gibson County, Tenn., at the age of
sixty-four, but his widow is still living, and is a resident of Fannin County, Texas. William E. Rigsbee, the
subject of this sketch, is the seventh child, and was born in Tennessee, where he remained until
seventeen years of age, when he visited Arkansas and North Missouri. He then went to Illinois, and from
there to Mississippi County, Mo., where he married Mrs. Lou Pritchett, the widow of John Pritchett and
daughter of Joshua and Catharine Moore. He then moved with his wife to St. Francois County, where he
first engaged in farming, and where he has since remained. In February, 1887, he commenced running a
hack line between De Lassus and the now thriving town of Doe Run. The back line is quite
remunerative, and as Doe Run improves will become a desirable business. To Mr. Rigsbee's marriage
were born five children: John Gilbert, Effie Lean, James Walter, Birdie and Marvin. Mrs. Rigsbee was the
mother of two children by her first husband. Mr. Rigsbee is a Democrat in politics, is a member of the A.
O. U. W., and he and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.

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For his probate records, see St Francois Co box 110.

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1920 census Los Angeles Co CA p93b
George H Reeves household
wife Effie L 39 MO/TN/MO
father-in-law Wm Edwin Rigsbee 69 TN/VA/MD

1920 census St Francois Co MO p189a/b
Walter Rigsbee household
father William 69 TN/TN/TN

1910 census St Francois Co MO p212b
William Rigsbee 59 TN/VA/unk
wife Loucrtia 60 MO/MO/unk
son John G 32 MO

1900 census St Francois Co MO p204a
William E Rigsbee 49 1851-06 TN/KY/TN
wife Lucretia 50 1849-12 7/5 MO/MO/KY
son Gilbert 22 1878-02 MO
dau Birdie 16 1884-03 MO

1880 census St Francois Co MO p421a
William Rigsbee 28 TN/TN/TN
wife Lu Ann 31 MO/MO/MO
son John G 2 MO
dau Effie B 8m MO
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