Raleigh Riggsbee Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-04-19

 / Raleigh Riggsbee
 / Nathaniel Riggsbee|
|  \ Milly (unknown)
Raleigh Major Riggsbee |
|  /
 \ Jeanette Lucas |
 \

Born: 1854-09-07 Chatham Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1918-10-15 Chatham Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. 1876-12-22 Harriet Rives

Children of Raleigh Riggsbee and Harriet Rives:
William Kearney Riggsbee
Mollie Riggsbee
Connie Riggsbee
Nonnie Riggsbee
Carney B Riggsbee
Donnas L Riggsbee
Lonnie Riggsbee
Fonnie Riggsbee
Frances D Riggsbee
Bud S Riggsbee


Notes:

[R97.1.2]

This is a black family.

They had two more children, one of whom died young.

married in Chatham Co NC
buried in Mt Zion Baptist church cemetery, Chatham Co NC

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He was a farmer.

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1900 census Chatham Co NC p251a
(unreadable) Riggsbee 46 1853-09 NC/NC/NC [Raleigh]
wife Harriet 40 1859-09 11/10 NC/NC/NC
dau Mollie 19 1880-11 NC
son Carney B 15 1885-04 NC
son Donnas? L 13 1887-05 NC
son Lonnie 11 1888-07 NC
son Fonnie? 9 1890-08 NC
dau Frances D 7 1892-08 NC
son Budd S 4/12 1900-01 NC
gdau Omega 1 1898-06 NC/NC/NC

All the children are single.

1880 census Chatham Co NC p42a
R M Riggsbee 28 NC/NC/NC
wife Harriet 25 NC/NC/NC
son William 2 NC
dau Mollie 8/12 NC
? Callie 7 NC [relationship not given]

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