James Rigsbee Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-09-28
Born: 1856-07-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1917-08-22 Wake Co, North Carolina USA
Marriages:
1. 1885-12-24 Sallie E Marcum
Children of James Rigsbee and Sallie Marcum:
Notes:
[R20.1.1.3]
married in Durham Co NC
I think his will is in Will Book S p366. That will is a J A Rigsbee but I haven't seen it yet.
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When he died his land was sold rather than divided among his children. He had 48.43 acres in White Oak twp adjoining lands of J J Yates, W Scott, and others:
Beginning at a stake and point in Joe J Yates' line running thence S 3 1/2 degrees W 26 chains to a stake said Yates corner; running thence with the line of J J Yates and Elizabeth Yates S 86 1/2 degrees E 18.88 chains to a stake corner of Elizabeth Yates, J J Yates, and W Scott; thence N 3 3/4 degrees E with W Scott's line 26.11 chains to a stake in W Scott's line, J A Rigsbee's corner; thence N 87 degrees W 18.61 chains to the beginning.
His heirs were listed as
V L RIgsbee, husband of Anna Rigsbee
Hattie Harward, wife of Saunders Harward
Normie Rigsbee, husband of Nannie Rigsbee
Alonzo Rigsbee, unmarried
Lessie R Herndon, wife of Marvin Herndon
Garney Rigsbee age 18
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1910 census Wake Co NC p99a
James A Rigsbee 55 NC/NC/NC
wife Sallie E 41 NC/NC/NC
dau Lessie 20 NC
son Normie 17 NC
son Lonso 15 NC
son Maryon 9 NC
1900 census Wake Co NC p264a
James A Riggsbee 43 1856-07 NC/NC/NC
wife Sallie E 32 1867-11 6/5 NC/NC/NC
dau Hattie B 13 1886-10 NC
son Virgil S 12 1888-01 NC
dau Lesie? S 10 1889-11 NC
son Normie? C 8 1892-04 NC
son Alonzo D 5 1894-10 NC
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 12729
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