Lewis Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-07-30

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Lewis P Rigsby |
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Born: 1844-11-00 DeKalb Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1917-00-00
Marriages:
1. Nancy J (unknown)
2. 1884-11-24 Mary Elizabeth Chambers
3. about 1906-00-00 Mary Hanna Houston

Children of Lewis Rigsby and Nancy (unknown):
Andrew Rigsby b. about 1866-00-00
John Henry Rigsby b. about 1873-00-00


Children of Lewis Rigsby and Mary Chambers:
Henry Pinkeny Rigsby b. 1886-03-11
Benjamin Rigsby b. 1889-07-31
Blaine M Rigsby b. 1891-10-15
Ray Rigsby b. 1893-09-15


Children of Lewis Rigsby and Mary Houston:
Myrtle Fern Rigsby b. 1906-07-11


Notes:

[R14.5.5.1]

Lewis + Mary had another child about 1896. Mary and the child died soon after childbirth.

married Mary in Crittenden Co KY
buried in Hogan cemetery, Gallatin Co IL

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He was a farmer.

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He served in the Civil War (Union), 37 KY infantry, Co C.
He enlisted 1863-06-20.
He filed for a pension on 1887-07-26.

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1910 census Gallatin Co IL p16a
Louis P Rigsby 67 TN/US/US
wife Mary H 41 IL/IL/IL
son Henry 22 IL
son Bengim? 19 IL
son Blaine 17 IL
son Ray 15 IL
sson John E Vicray? 21
sson Charles A Vicray? 20
sson Guay? Vicray? 19
sdau Ettily? Vicray? 13

1900 census Union Co KY p89a
Louis? Rigsby 55 1844-11 TN/TN/TN
son Henry 13 1886-06 KY/TN/TN
son Ben 10 1889-07 KY
son Blaine 8 1891-10 KY
son Rhea? 6 1893-12 KY

1880 census Allen Co KY p243c
Lewis Rigsby 34 TN/TN/TN
wife N J 29 KY/NC/KY
son Andrew 14 KY
son J Henry 7 KY
nie M J Pearson 5 KY/KY/TN

1870 census DeKalb Co TN p182
Lewis P Rigsby 24 TN
Nancy J 19 TN
Andrew 4 KY
Lavina? 40 TN
Caroline 16 TN

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