Lewis Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2022-11-20
Born: 1810-12-01 North Carolina USA
Died: (unknown) Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1826-12-21 Elizabeth Deboard
Children of Lewis Rigsby and Elizabeth Deboard:
Notes:
[R17.1.3]
married in Lawrence Co KY
He probably died in Lawrence Co KY or Johnson Co KY.
The tree at FamilySearch.org says he died 1882-12-31.
He was a farmer.
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This page has:
births Lawrence Co KY
Rigsby, Elizabeth August 16, 1855 F A Lewis Rigsby and Elizabeth Deboard Laurel
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This page has:
1833 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis [listed twice]
1841 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis
1843 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis
1845 Lawrence Co KY Tax List
Rigsby, Lewis
1848 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis
1849 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis [listed twice]
1850 LAWRENCE CO KY TAX LIST
Rigsby, Lewis
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"Kentucky Land Grants" by Willard Rouse Jillson
Warrants 1816 - 1873
Book W p454
1827-10-25 Lewis Ringlesby 231 acres, Lawrence Co, Big Sandy River
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KY Secretary of State web site
Lawrence Co
Grant book 25 p452, patent 12867
Lewis Rigsby
40 acres, Upper Laurel fork
survey 1848-04-11, grant 1849-04-09
Grant book 44 p687
Rigsby, Lewis
55 Acres, Samuels Fork
survey 1854-03-14
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1880 census Lawrence Co KY p380d
Lewis Riggsby 70 NC/VA/VA
s-l P George Wheeler 22 KY/VA/KY
dau Elizabeth Wheeler 24 KY/NC/NC
gson Edward W Wheeler 2 KY
gdau California Wheeler 7/12 KY
1880 agricultural census Lawrence Co KY p20
Lewis Rigsby 25 acres tilled, 14 acres meadow, 10 acres woodland, value $100, implements $2, livestock $40, production $20; 1 horse, 1 milch cow, 1 other cow, 50 lbs butter; 5 sheep; 5 barnyard fowl, 20 doz eggs; 3 acres Indian corn, 10 bushels; 8 acres rye, 30 bushels; 4 acres wheat, 20 bushels
1860 census Lawrence Co KY p93
Lewis Riggsby 51 NC
Elizabeth 50 NC
Thomas 81 NC
Willburn 18 KY
Thursday 18 KY
Martha 17 KY
Merideth 13 KY
Elizabeth 5 KY
[Thursday is Wilbourn's wife.]
[Several of thoses ages are off.]
1860 agricultural census Lawrence Co KY p23
Lewis Riggsby 20 acres improved, 50 acres unimproved, value $300, implements $8; 1 horse, 2 milch cows, 4 other cattle, 8 sheep, 15 swine, value $200; 20 bushels wheat, 10 bushels rye, 200 bushels Indian corn, 12 lbs tobacco, 20 lbs wool, 2 bushels Irish potatoes, orchard products $4, 6 lbs flax, 3 lbs flaxseed, 9 gals molasses, manufacture $40, animals slaughtered $60
1850 census Lawrence Co KY p95
Lewis Rigsby 40 NC
Elizabeth 40 NC
Willis 20 KY
Lucinda 18 KY
Henry 16 KY
Nancy 14 KY
Miles 11 KY
Sernetta 9 KY
Wilbourn 7 KY
Martha 7 KY
Meredith 3 KY
1840 census Lawrence Co KY p19
L Rigsby 2 M <5, 1 M 10-14, 1 M 20-29, 2 F <5, 1 F 5-9, 1 F 20-29
[Miles 3, Henry 5, Willis 10, Lewis 30, Sernetta <1, Nancy 4, Lucinda 8, Elizabeth 30]
1830 census Lawrence Co KY p287
Lewis Rigsby 1 M <5, 1 M 20-29, 1 F 15-20
[Willis <1, Lewis c20, Elizabeth c20]
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