James Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-09-18

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James Madison Rigsby |
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Born: 1824-05-29 Guilford Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1894-08-01 Rush Co, Indiana USA
Marriages:
1. 1852-08-22 Mary Barnard
Children of James Rigsby and Mary Barnard:
Leonidas Marcellus Rigsby b. 1853-05-26 d. 1865-04-01
Marshall Benton Rigsbee b. 1855-09-07
Emma Sophia Rigsby b. 1857-10-09 d. 1865-03-13
Flora Elizabeth Rigsby b. 1859-11-13

Notes:

[R16.4.4]

married in Rush Co IN
both buried in Little Blue River Friends cemetery, Rush Co IN
so are daughter Emma and son Leonidas

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He was a farmer.

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Rush Co IN Will Records vol 4 p526

I Madison Rigsbee of Rush County Indiana
being of sound mind and disposing memary
do make and publish this my last will and
testament hereby revoking any wills made by
me heretofore.

Item 1st It is my will that at my death all
my property both real and personal shall be
the property of my wife Mary Rigsbee during
her natural life time.

Item 2nd At the death of my wife Mary Rigsbee
all my real estate to be the property of my
son Marshall Rigsbee providing he shall pay
to my daugher Flora E Swaim or her heirs
the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars.

Iterm 3rd It is my will that at the death of my
wife Mary Rigsbee any personal property she
may have shall be equally divided between
my son Marshall Rigsbee and my daughter
Flora E Swaim.

Item 4th I nominate and appoint my son
Marshall Rigsbee the Executor of this my last
will and testament.

Signed by said testator in our presence and
signed by us in his presence.

Madison Rigsbee

Witness Frank A Mull, Leonidas H Mull

Election of Widow
I hereby elect to take under the will of my
husband Madison Rigsbee and accept the provision
made for me therein, this 5th day of August 1894.

Mary Rigsbee

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1880 census Rush Co IN p121a
Madison Rigsbee 56 NC/NC/NC
wife Mary 47 IN/NC/NC
dau Flora E 20 IN/?/?

1870 census Rush Co IN p487
Madison Rigsby 45 NC
Mary 37 IN
Marshall 14 IN
Flora 10 IN

1860 census Rush Co IN p586
Madison Rigsby 36 NC
Mary 27 IN
Louiza 7 IN
Marshall B 4 IN
Emma 3 IN
Flora 1 IN
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