Canada Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2006-08-31

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Canada Rigsby |
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Born: about 1788-00-00 Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina USA
Died: about 1849-00-00 DeKalb Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1809-02-09 Mary Polly Lewis

Children of Canada Rigsby and Mary Lewis:
William Rigsby b. 1810-00-00
Thomas Rigsby b. 1814-00-00
Russell Rigsby b. 1818-00-00
Canada II Rigsby b. 1821-00-00
Milton Rigsby b. about 1825-00-00
Mary "Pop" Rigsby b. 1825-00-00
James Meely Rigsby b. 1828-00-00
Samuel Lee Rigsby b. 1830-00-00
Keziah Rigsby b. 1832-05-00


Notes:

[R14.5]

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married in Carter Co TN

Some net genealogies say he had children Harris and Milton, but they are not on the census with him. I have decided that Harris was actually not his son, but am not yet sure about Milton.

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Was the other daughter the Margaret Rigsby 1820 who married in Lowndes Co MS Elihu Sanders?

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1840 census White Co TN p26
Canada Rigsby 1 M 5-10, 1 M 10-15, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 30-40
[Samuel 9, James 12, Canada c52, Kezia 8, Mary 15, Mary]

[Note that Harris and Milton are not there. Where is Canada II?]

1830 census White Co TN p20
Canada Rigsby 1 M<5, 1 M 5-10, 1 M 10-15, 2 M 15-20, 1 M 40-50, 1 F <5, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 40-50
[James 2, Canada II 9, Russell 12, Thomas 16, William 20, Canada c42, Mary 5, dau 14?, Mary]

[Note that Harris and Milton are not there.]

1820 census White Co TN p346
Canada Rigsby 3 M <10, 1 M 10-16, 1 M 26-45, 1 F <10, 1 F 26-45
[Russell 2, Thomas 6, x, William 10, Canada c32, x 4, Mary]

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