Francis Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2014-04-28

			/	Wright Rigsby
	/	William Rigsby	\|
	\|		\	Nancy (unknown)
Francis Marion Rigsby	\|
	\|		/
	\	Rebecca Vann	\|
			\

Born: 1847-09-23 Jefferson Co, Illinois USA
Died: 1902-06-10 Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co, Oklahoma USA

Marriages:
1. 1868-02-02 Martha Tucker

Children of Francis Rigsby and Martha Tucker:

Sarah Isabel Rigsby	b. 1869-02-04
William Francis Rigsby	b. 1870-10-23
Josiah Rigsby	b. 1872-09-23
Harriet Matilda Rigsby	b. 1874-09-25
George Washington Rigsby	b. 1876-03-21
Jenetta Rigsby	b. 1878-02-03
Sophia Rigsby	b. 1879-11-00
Jessie Blanche Rigsby	b. 1881-10-08
Ernest J Rigsby	b. 1885-01-31
Cam Stevenson Rigsby	b. 1887-11-04
Harry Harrison Rigsby	b. 1891-09-07
Arthur Waltz Rigsby	b. 1893-12-21

Notes:

[R05.3.5.5]

married in Greene Co IL
buried in Fleetwood cemetery, Sequoyah Co OK

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He served in the Civil War (Union), 44th IL infantry Co I. I think he was also in 49th regiment IL infantry.
He enlisted 1864-01-19.
He filed for a pension on 1885-11-13. His widow filed on 1906-06-21, I think (hard to read).

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1900 census Cherokee Nation IT p172b
Francis M Rigsby 52 1847-09 IL/TN/TN
wife Martha 51 1848-06 14/12 IL/TN/TN
dau Sopia 20 1879-11 IA
dau Jessie 18 1881-10 TX
son Ernest 14 1886-01 AR
son Cosie? 12 1887-11 AR
son Harry 10 1889-10 AR
son Auther 6 1893-12 IT

1880 census Collin Co TX p16b
B F Rigby 32 IL/TN/TN
wife M 30 IL/TN/TN
dau S O 11 IL
son W M 9 IL
son J 7 IL
dau H? M 5 IL
son G W 4
dau Jennie 2 IL
dau Sopha 5/12 IA

1870 census Greene Co IL p190
Frank Rigsby 22 IL
Martha 21 IL
Isabel 1 IL

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 15499

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