Benjamin Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-08-31

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / John Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
Benjamin Franklin Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Kizziah Lewis |
 \

Born: 1834-06-00 Tennessee USA
Died: (unknown) Arkansas USA
Marriages:
1. Dorcas Warford

Children of Benjamin Rigsby and Dorcas Warford:
Mary Lucinda Rigsby b. about 1856-00-00
Sarah Rigsby b. about 1857-00-00
James M Rigsby b. 1859-00-00
Wiley Rigsby b. about 1860-00-00
Ellen Permelia Rigsby b. 1867-10-16
Isaac Benjamin Rigsby b. 1868-10-02
Laura Ann Rigsby b. 1871-11-00


Notes:

[R14.10.7]

married in AR
He and Dorcas are buried in Fairplay cemetery, Saline Co AR.

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He was a farmer.

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He enlisted in Co F of the 3rd AR Cavalry (Confederate) on 1862-09-27, but deserted on 1863-10-27.
He and brother George first enlisted in 25th AR infantry 1862-03-01.

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Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878
Hot Springs Co AR

1866-03-09 list of families needing rations
B F Rigsby, 1 over 16, 4 under 16; 3 rations

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BLM General Land Office records, Little Rock AR land office

Hot Spring Co AR, serial no AR0380_.165
1889-01-26 Benjamin F Rigsby 160 acres
NW 1/4 of section 15, Township 3 S Range 16 W of the 5th principal meridian in AR

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1910 census Muskogee Co OK p282a
Isaac B Rigsby household
father Benjamin F 75 TN/TN/TN

1900 census Saline Co AR p55a
Benjamin Rigsby 65 1834-06 TN/TN/TN
wife Dorcas 65 1834-11 8/4 TN/TN/TN
dau Laureann 28 1871-12 AR

1880 census Hot Spring Co AR p606c
B F Rigsby 46 TN/TN/TN
wife Darcus 45 TN/TN/TN
son James 21 AR
dau Ellen 13 AR
son Benjamin 10 AR
dau Anna 8 AR

1870 census Hot Spring Co AR p564
Benjamin Rigsby 36 TN
Dorcas 36 TN
Lucinda 14 AR
Sarah 13 AR
James 11 AR
Wiley 9 AR
Permelia 3 AR
Isaac B 8/12 AR

1860 census Hot Spring Co AR p929
Benjamin 25 TN
Dorcas 24 TN
James M 1 AR
Mary L 4 AR

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