Henry Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-11-20

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Henry Rigsby |
|  / Lewis Rigsby
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 \ Lucinda (unknown)

Born: 1832-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1865-00-00 Magoffin Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1854-11-09 Sarah Cole

Children of Henry Rigsby and Sarah Cole:
Jane Rigsby b. 1855-12-23
Katherine Rigsby b. 1857-11-27
Leander Rigsby b. 1860-08-28
Cynthia Rigsby b. 1864-03-29


Notes:

[R17.2.4.1]

married in Floyd Co KY
buried in Charles Minix cemetery, Magoffin Co KY

Descendants of Henry say that family lore says Henry was shot by Union soldiers while holding his 5-year old son on his lap.

DNA matches show his mother was Martha Rigsby and his father was a Deboard.

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1860 census Magoffin Co KY p22
Henry Rigsby 28 NC
Sarah 22 KY
Jane 4 KY
Katherine 2 KY

1860 agricultural census Magoffin Co KY p7
Henry Rigsby 25 acres improved, 275 acres unimproved, value $250, implements $12; 2 horses, 3 milch cows, 6 other cattle, 9 sheep, 8 swine, value $150; 200 bushels Indian corn, 5 bushels peas and beans, 15 bushels Irish potatoes, 200 lbs butter, 6 lbs flax, manufacture $10, animals slaughtered $25

1850 census Breathitt Co KY p10b
Enoch Morgan 47 NC
Jerusid? 41 NC
Henry 18 NC
Rufus 15 NC

[Other records make it clear these aren't Enoch's children, but it isn't clear why he is raising them. Rufus shows up as a Rigsby in Powell and Fayette Cos on later censuses.]

He and Rufus are probably the unidentified young males in the household of Ira's brother Adna Deboard on the 1840 census.

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 12710
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