John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-11-20
This is my ancestor 5 generations back.

 / James Rigsby
 / John Rigsby|
|  \ Susannah Wright
John Wilson Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Elizabeth Howard |
 \

Born: 1812-00-00 Pendleton Co, South Carolina USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1831-04-14 Ann Miller
Children of John Rigsby and Ann Miller:
William Perry Rigsby b. 1832-00-00
Elizabeth Narcissa Rigsby b. 1834-12-04
Wilson Lee Rigsby b. 1836-00-00
John Samuel Rigsby b. 1838-05-31
*Jane Ellen Rigsby b. 1841-02-18
Cuthbert B (Burton?) Rigsby b. 1843-00-00 d. 1861-12-10
James Edward Rigsby b. 1845-04-00
Amanda E Rigsby b. 1847-03-02

Notes:

[R05.2.5]

middle name from death certificate of son John
The name Wilson was not uncommon among this Rigsby branch. I wonder where it came from?

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married in Allen Co KY
One tree at Ancestry.com says he died 1887-01-23 Allen Co KY.

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He was a farmer.
He was also Postmaster of the Motley Post Office of Allen Co.

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Appointments of U. S. Postmasters 1832-1971

Allen Co KY
1856-03-17 John W Rigsby

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Apparently son Cuthbert died in the Civil War. He was in the 9th KY infantry, Company J. His pension records show his mother filing for him to 1881-09-07, and then his father to 1885?-07-09. [The date for his father is very hard to read. It might be an 1888, or something else.]

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On the 1860 Allen Co census page 109 is a family of John Miller age 42 KY with wife and 8 children. They are 4 families away from John W Rigsby. I would guess John Miller is Ann's brother. Between them is the family of T M Oliver 26 KY, and the family of Lafayette Bunch 28 KY.
Lafayette Bunch married Anna Lee Rigsby, granddaughter of this John W through his son John Samuel.
Sarah Oliver, d/o Thomas Oliver, married Garland Rigsby, s/o this John's brother James.

According to a list of Allen Co births, John Miller's wife was Mary A Rigsby. She is probably a sister of this John W Rigsby.

On the 1880 Allen Co KY census, John W's neighbor on one side is Amanda Bunch, and on the other is Thomas Oliver. Thomas Oliver's neighbor is John Burton, and then comes Harrison Burton. Note that John W's wife Ann Miller's mother was a Burton. Are John and Harrison related?

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1880 census Allen Co KY p223c, District #4
John W Rigsby 68 KY/KY/KY
wife Ann 67 KY/KY/KY

He is a farmer. He and his wife can read and write.

1880 agricultural census Allen Co KY p34
John W Rigsby (owns) 20 acres tilled, 20 acres woodland, value $410, implements $8, livestock $201, fences $10, production $77; 3 horses, 2 milch cows, 1 other cow, 104 lbs butter; 8 sheep (2 lambs), 6 fleeces, 25 lbs; 6 swine, 30 barnyard fowl, 52 doz eggs; 15 acres Indian corn, 150 bushels; 12 acres oats, 60 bushels; 7 acres wheat, 29 bushels; 1/4? acre Irish potatoes, 5 bushels; 1/4? acre sweet potatoes, 5? bushels; 14 cords wood, $14

1870 census Allen Co KY p209b, precinct #3, Claypool post office
John W Rigsby 58 SC
Ann 57 KY
Bell 9 KY

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $475. His wife cannot read or write.
Bell is his granddaughter through son Wilson Lee.

1870 agricultural census Allen Co KY p3
John W Rigsby 25 acres tilled, value $300, implements $25; 2 horses, 2 milch cows, 6 swine, value $800; 23? bushels winter wheat, 200 bushels Indian corn, 100 bushels oats, 100 lbs butter, 15 gal molasses, 20 lbs honey, manufacture $30, animals slaughtered $80, production $325

1860 census Allen Co KY p109, Gainesville district, Gainesville post office
J W Rigsby 49 SC [John W]
Ann 48 KY
J S (m) 21 KY [John Samuel]
C B (m) 17 KY [Cuthbert B]
Jane 19 KY
James 15 KY
A E (f) 13 KY [Amanda E]

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $600, and his personal estate at $300.

1860 agricultural census Allen Co KY p25
John W Rigsby 25 acres improved, 30 acres unimproved, value $600, implements $160?; 4 horses, 2 mules, 5 other cattle, 20 sheep, 40 swine, value $300; 54 bushels wheat, 1000 bushels Indian corn, 1800? bushels tobacco, 40 lbs wool; 8 bushels Irish potatoes, 18 bushels sweet potatoes; 100 lbs butter; manufacture $40; animals slaughtered $25

1850 census Allen Co KY p159a, twp not given
J W Rigsby (m) 38 SC [John W]
A (f) 37 KY [Ann Miller]
W P (m) 18 KY [William Perry]
W L (m) 14 KY [Wilson Lee]
J S (m) 12 KY [John Samuel]
J (f) 9 KY [Jane Ellen]
C B (m) 7 KY [Cuthbert]
J E (m) 5 KY [James]
A E (f) 3 KY [Amanda]
Samuel Miller 69 SC [Ann's father]

He is a farmer. His real estate is valued at $700.

1840 census Allen Co KY p59
John B Rigsby: 2 M <5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 15-20, 1 M 20-30, 1 F <5, 1 F 20-30
[John 2, Wilson 4, William 5, John T 14, John W 28, Elizabeth 5, Ann 27]

John T is a son of John W's brother James.

Nelson Long is on p 64, and Samuel Miller is on p 70, so clearly the three families lived fairly close to each other.

1830 census Allen Co KY p46
John Rigsby: 1 M <5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 10-15, 3 M 15-20, 1 M 40-50,
1 F <5, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 20-30, 1 F 40-50

This John should be 18.

Samuel Miller is on p 59.

1820 census Allen Co KY p124
John Rigsby: 3 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 16-18, 1 M 26-45,
1 F <10, 1 F 10-16, 1 F 26-45

This John should be 8.

On the 1810 census, there is no Allen Co; the area was then in Warren Co. There is no Rigsby or Miller in Warren Co.

On the 1810 census for Pendleton Co is a John Rigsby, with children who appear to match this John's father's family. Perhaps this John was born right before his father left SC for KY, or even on the trip. That would explain why he put both states as his birth place.
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