William Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-04-27

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Born: 1843-00-00 Tennessee USA
Died: (unknown)
Marriages:
1. 1869-10-03 Martha Jane Adcock

Children of William Rigsby and Martha Adcock:
Sarah E Rigsby b. 1870-11-10
Russell B Rigsby b. 1872-05-00
Esquire Pierce Rigsby b. 1874-03-08
Caldonia Rigsby b. about 1878-00-00


Notes:

[R14.5.4.3]

married in DeKalb Co TN

He was a farmer.

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I think he served in the Civil War (Confederate), 23rd TN infantry Co C.

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1900 census White Co TN p201a
William H Rigsby 57 1843-02 TN/NC/TN
wife Marthy 60 1839-08 TN/TN/TN
son Esquire P 26 1874-03 TN
son Russell B 28 1872-05 TN
d-l Fannie 21 1879-02 TN/TN/TN
gson Herman 3 1897-10 TN

[Fannie is Russell's wife]

1880 agricultural census DeKalb Co TN
William Rigsby (owns); 12? acres tilled, 70 acres woodland, 4 acres old fields, value $200, implements $5, livestock $100; fences $15; wages paid $8; total production $90; 1 horse; 1 milch cow, 1 other cow (1 purchased, 2 sold), 10 lbs butter; 6 sheep (7 lambs, 4 sold, 2 slaughtered), 6 fleeces, 6 lbs; 7 swine; 8 barnyard fowl, 14 other fowl, 50 doz eggs; 12 acres Indian corn, 200 bushels; 1 acre sorghum, 102 gals molasses; 1 acre beans; 1/4 acre tobacco, 20? lbs; $2 forest products

1880 census DeKalb Co TN p171c
William Rigsby 37 TN/TN/TN
wife Martha J 38 TN/TN/TN
dau Sarah E 9 TN
son William R 14 TN
son Russel 8 TN
son Edgar D 6 TN [Esquire Pierce]
dau Caldonia 2 TN

1870 census DeKalb Co TN p176
William Rigsby 26 TN
Martha J 30 TN
William R 3 TN

[William R is Martha's son, but not by William Rigsby.]

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