Martin Rigsbee Genealogy

Record modified: 2017-06-25

 / Travis Rigsby
 / John Rigsby|
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Martin Van Buren Rigsbee |
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 \ Lydia Worth |
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Born: 1818-12-24 Guilford Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1908-12-29 Rush Co, Indiana USA
Marriages:
1. 1847-12-09 Lucinda Barnard
Children of Martin Rigsbee and Lucinda Barnard:
Alveron Rigsbee b. 1850-08-19
Florella Elizabeth Rigsbee b. 1853-04-14
John Lee Rigsbee b. 1857-03-26
Adrian Rigsbee b. 1859-07-27

Notes:

[R16.4.1]

married in Rush Co IN
second married in Hamilton Co NE 1894-10-27 Adaline Folger 1833 Union Co IN d 1909-05-03 Rush Co IN d/o Jethro Folger + Mary (unknown)
He and Lucinda are buried in Little Blue River Friends cemetery, Rush Co IN.

He was a farmer.

See "History of Rush Co IN" for an article on him.
Or email me and I will send you a copy.

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He lived right on the county line between Rush Co and Shelby Co.
Here is an 1880 map of Hanover twp in Shelby Co IN showing his land.

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US IRS Tax Assessment Lists 1862 - 1918

IN, District 4 (Rush Co), 1863
Martin Rigsbee 1 2-horse hack; value $100, tax $2

IN, District 4 (Rush Co), 1865
Martin Rigsby, Posey twp; income $170, tax $8.50
Martin Rigsby, Posey twp; 1 buggy?, tax $1

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Rush Co IN Will Records vol 6 p138

I, Martin Rigsbee, make this my last will, and hereby revoke all former wills made by me.

Item (1) -- There shall first be paid out of my estate, after my death, all my just
debts, the expenses of my last sickness and burial and of settling of my estate.

Item (2) -- After paying the items provided for in item one of this will, there shall
be paid to my wife, Adeline Rigsbee, in case she survives me, the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars, if there remains that much property belonging to my estate, and if there is not
so much, she shall have all there is. Said sum shall be paid her in money, or if she so
elects, in money and other personal property taken at its appraised value by her. And
I give and bequeath to her the property herein in this item named and she is to have
the same absolutely.

Item (3) -- All my property remaining after complying with items one and two of this will,
I give and bequeath to my son John L Rigsbee, and in case my said wife shall die before
I do, then all my property remaining after complying with item one of this will I give
and bequeath to my said son and he is to have the same absolutely.

Item (4) -- I appoint my said son executor of this will.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this the 18th day of July, 1907.

Martin Rigsbee

witness Clark John, Thomas K Mull

[proved 1909-01-04]

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1900 census Rush Co IN p75b
Martin Rigsbee 81 1818-12 NC/NC/NC
wife Adaline 66 1833-07 9/7 IN/NC/NC

1880 census Rush Co IN p66b
Martin Riggsbee 61 NC/NC/NC
wife Lucinda 56 NC/NC/NC
dau Florella 26 IN
son Lee 23 IN
son Adrian 20 IN
bro Zimri 46 IN

1870 census Rush Co IN p359
Martin Riggsbee 51 NC
Lucinda 45 NC
Alveron 19 IN
Florella 17 IN
J L (m) 13 IN
Adrian 10 IN

Lydia 71 NC
Zimri 34 IN

[two families in one household]
[Lydia is his mother, and Zimri is his brother.]

1850 census Rush Co IN p372
Martin Riggsbee 31 NC
Lucinda 25 NC
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 13093
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