James Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-09-30

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Born: 1833-07-16 Pikeville, Bledsoe Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1913-10-10 Pikeville, Bledsoe Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1854-00-00 Elizabeth Atchley
Children of James Rigsby and Elizabeth Atchley:
John W Rigsby b. 1855-11-04
Sampson Washington Rigsby b. 1857-07-03
Raymond Rudolph Rigsby b. 1860-02-06
James Alexander Rigsby b. 1866-03-08
Virginia Octave Rigsby b. 1871-04-07
Julia P Rigsby b. 1873-01-05

Notes:

[R14.5.1.1]

probably born in Johnson Co TN
married in Pikeville, Bledsoe Co TN
both buried in Pikeville cemetery, Bledsoe Co TN

He was a miller.

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He served as a Confederate Private in the Civil War from 1862-12-20 to 1863-06-20. [43 TN Infantry Co C]

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1910 census Bledsoe Co TN p160b
James L Rigsby 76 TN/VA/NC
wife Liza 73 TN/TN/NC
dau Julia P 34 TN

1900 census Bledsoe Co TN p48b
James L Rigsby 66 1833-07 TN/NC/VA
wife Eliza 64 1835-07 6/6 TN/TN/SC
dau Virginia O 29 1871-04 TN
dau Julia P 27 1873-01 TN

1890 census schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans
Bledsoe Co TN
James L Rigsbey (Confederate)

1880 census Bledsoe Co TN p44b
James Rigsbey 46 TN/NC/TN
wife Eliza 43 TN/TN/TN
son John 24 TN
son Washington 23 TN
son Raymond 20 TN
son James 17 KY
dau Virginia 9 TN
dau Julia 6 TN

1870 census Bledsoe Co TN p45
James L Rigsby 36 TN
Liza 33 TN
John W 14 TN
Washington 12 TN
Ramon R 9 TN
James A 7 TN

1860 census Bledsoe Co TN p402
James L Rigsby 27 TN
Eliza 25 TN
John W 5 TN
William? S 3 TN
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