Lewis Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2008-05-04

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Lewis Johnson Rigsby |
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 \ Margaret Johnson |
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Born: 1802-11-02 Clarke Co, Georgia USA
Died: 1892-07-27 Tyler Co, Texas USA
Marriages:
1. 1831-01-09 Mary Ann Foster
Children of Lewis Rigsby and Mary Foster:
William Lewis Rigsby b. 1831-11-29
Eliza Ann Rigsby b. 1833-07-13
Allen Jefferson Rigsby b. 1836-04-09
James Monroe Rigsby b. 1842-09-13
Benjamin Franklin Rigsby b. 1844-01-06
John Lewis Rigsby b. 1847-01-28
Sarah Jane Rigsby b. 1847-01-28
Wiley Thomas Rigsby b. 1849-04-01
Emily Aplis Rigsby b. 1850-12-11
Mary Frances Rigsby b. 1850-12-11 d. 1935-02-13
Shepherd Shelton Rigsby b. 1853-05-26
Margaret Annah Rigsby b. 1855-12-10

Notes:

[R35.3]

married in Monroe Co GA
buried on his homestead in TX

They also had:
Lewis Foster 1838-05-07 d young
Jane Elizabeth 1840-07-01 d young

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This page has:

Morgan County, GA 1824 Tax Digest Index

Rigsbey, Lewis 206

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Georgia 1827 Land Lottery

Lottery of Georgia 1827 ~ page 81 April 5, 1827
Fortunate Drawers: Lewis J. Rigsby
Captains District: Bixleys
Number: 143 District: 15
County: Muscogee County

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Ancestry.com
Court, Probate, and Land Records

Gregg Co TX 1849-04-14 Lewis J Rigsby to Matthew Cartwright 640 acres

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1880 census Tyler Co TX p362d
Luces J Rigsby 77 GA/NC/GA
wife Mary 64 GA/VA/GA
dau Mary F 29 TX
gson Arthur 10 TX/TX/TX
gson John T 8 TX/TX/TX

[children of son John L, who died c1876]

1870 census Tyler Co TX p398
Lewis J Rigsby 68 GA
Mary 54 GA
Willy F 21 TX
Emily A 19 TX
Francis 19 TX
Shepherd S 17 TX
Margaret 14 TX
Mary Rigsby 22 TX [black]
Wood 5 TX [black]

1860 census Tyler Co TX p369
L J Rigsby 57 GA [Lewis Johnson]
M 43 GA [Mary Ann Foster]
J M (m) 17 TX [James Monroe]
B F (m) 15 TX [Benjamin Franklin]
J L (m) 12 TX [John Lewis]
S J (f) 12 TX [Sarah Jane]
W T (m) 11 TX [Wiley T]
E A (f) 9 TX [Emily]
M F (f) 9 TX [Mary]
S S (m) 6 TX [Shepherd]
M A (f) 4 TX [Margaret]
A J (m) 24 GA [Allen Jefferson]
W Walker (m) 23 AL

1850 census Tyler Co TX p166
Lewis Johnson Rigsby 47 GA
Mary 34 GA
William L 18 GA
Allen J 13 GA
J Monroe 8 TX
Ben F 6 TX
John L 4 TX
Sarah J 4 TX
Willey T 1 TX
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