John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-04-26

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / John Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
John Dock Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Kizziah Lewis |
 \

Born: 1830-07-16 Smith Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1899-10-04 Keltonburg, DeKalb Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1850-09-19 Mary Ann Tippeth

Children of John Rigsby and Mary Tippeth:
Malinda C Rigsby b. about 1853-00-00
Nancy D Rigsby b. about 1855-00-00
Harriet S Celony Rigsby b. 1857-05-01
Melissa Callie Rigsby b. 1857-05-01
John K Rigsby b. 1860-00-00
James Albert Rigsby b. 1863-07-24
Isabell Rigsby b. 1869-10-02
Rosie Rigsby b. about 1871-00-00


Notes:

[R14.10.6]

married in DeKalb Co TN
both buried in Young cemetery, DeKalb Co TN

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He served in the Civil War (Union), 5 TN cavalry, Co E.
He filed for a pension on 1877-10-17, and his widow Mary E filed on 1899-11-16.

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1880 agricultural census DeKalb Co TN p12
John D Rigsby (owns); 40 acres tilled, 20 acres old fields, value $1200, implements $50, livestock $150; $10 fences; total production $200; 3 horses, 2 milch cows, 1 other cow (2 calves, 2 sold, 1 slaughtered), 170 lbs butter; 7 swine; 12 barnyard fowl, 7 other fowl, 150 doz eggs; 13 acres Indian corn, 150 bushels, 5 acres oats, 60 bushels; 1/8 acre sorghum, 50 gals molasses; 1/2 acre Irish potatoes, 25 bushels; $5 garden produce sold; 45 cords wood, $20 forest products

1880 census DeKalb Co TN p217b
John D Rigsby 50 TN/TN/TN
wife Mary A 45 TN/TN/NC
dau Isabella 10 TN
son James A 18 TN
son Rosie? 9 TN

1870 agricultural census Cannon Co TN
John D Rigsby; 45 acres improved, 55 acres unimproved, value $600, implements $5; wages paid $60; 1 horse, 1 milch cow, 10 sheep, 11 swine, value $175; 750 bushels Indian corn, 30 bushels oats, 50 lbs tobacco, 15 lbs wool, 35 bushels Irish potatoes, 100 lbs butter, $100 home manufacture, $300 animals slaughtered; total production $1225

1870 census Cannon Co TN p208
John D Rigsby 40 TN
Mary 36 TN
Malinda 18 TN
Harriet S 13 TN
Malissa C 13 TN
John K 10 TN
James A 8 TN
Isabell 8/12 TN

1860 census DeKalb Co TN p112
John D Rigsby 27 TN
Mary A 26 TN
Malinda C 7 AR
Nancy D 5 TN
Harriet C 2 TN
Melissa C 2 TN

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