John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2006-01-31

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Born: 1799-00-00 Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1822-00-00 Kizziah Lewis

Children of John Rigsby and Kizziah Lewis:
William Hiram Rigsby b. 1823-04-25
Elizabeth Rigsby b. about 1825-00-00
Sarah Ann Rigsby b. 1825-12-21
John Doad Rigsby b. 1830-07-16
Mary A Rigsby b. 1831-00-00
Benjamin Franklin Rigsby b. 1834-06-00
George W Rigsby b. 1836-00-00
James Acey Rigsby b. 1837-02-14
Keziah Caroline Rigsby b. about 1840-00-00


Notes:

[R14.10]

married in White Co TN
buried in Fairplay cemetery, Saline Co AR

I am not positive that Samuel was his son.
I am not positive that Mary was his daughter, but she pretty much has to be. John's was the only Rigsby family in AR from 1850 to 1870.

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1850 census Hot Springs AR p310
John Rigsby 51 VA
Benjamin 16 TN
George 14 TN
James 12 TN
Keziah 10 TN
John 18 TN

1850 census DeKalb Co TN p36
Rigby John 50 NC
Kezziah 43 NC
John D. 18 TN
Benjamine F. 15 TN
George W. 13 TN
James A. 12 TN
Kizziah 6 TN

[Note: They are listed in both AR and TN. Apparently they moved while the census was going on.]

1840 Census Dekalb Co TN p264
John Rigsby 1 M 5-10, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F <5, 2 F 10-15, 1 F 30-40
[This has to be him, but the children don't match at all.]

1830 census Smith Co TN p71
Rigsby, John 1 M 5-10, 1 M 30-40, 2 F <5, 1 F 30-40
[William H 8, John K 31, Elizabeth, Sarah 5, Kizziah Lewis]

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