Alexander Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2021-05-17

 / Thomas Rigsby
 / Warren Rigsby|
|  \ (unknown) (unknown)
Alexander S Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Mary Holderfield |
 \

Born: 1840-08-20 Tennessee USA
Died: 1883-12-13 Christian Co, Illinois USA
Marriages:
1. Amelia Isabel Nolan

Children of Alexander Rigsby and Amelia Nolan:
Mary Catherine Rigsby b. 1862-06-01
Joseph Warren Rigsby b. 1863-11-19
John Wesley Rigsby b. 1865-10-25
William Henry Rigsby b. 1867-04-08
Lucy Ann Rigsby b. 1869-06-09
Almon Hilyard Rigsby b. 1870-10-15
Martha Elizabeth Rigsby b. 1872-07-06
Eliza Jane Rigsby b. 1876-01-03
Edward Alexander Rigsby b. 1878-03-13


Notes:

[R14.6.9]

buried in Bilyeu cemetery, Christian Co IL

He served in the Civil War (Confederate), 22nd TN Infantry.
He enrolled 1862-10-02 with his brother Almon.

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He was a farmer.

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1880 Agricultural Census Christian Co IL (page in bad shape)
Alexander Rigsby -- 30 acres improved; farm value $300, implements $50, livestock $250;
3 horses, 2 milch cows, 2 calves, 6 swine, 20 barnyard fowl, 20 other fowl, 60? dozen
eggs; 12 acres Indian corn, 300? bushels; 18 acres wheat, 263 bushels; 1/2 acre sugar,
40 gals molasses

1880 census Christian Co IL p672a
Alexander Rigsby 39 TN/NC/NC
wife Amelia J 39 TN/TN/TN
son Joseph W 16 TN
son John W 14 TN
son William H 13 TN
dau Lucy A 12 TN
son Alman E 10 TN
dau Elizabeth 8 TN
dau Liza Jane 4 IL
son Eddie A 2 IL

1870 census Jackson Co TN p294
Alexander Bigsby 30 TN
Armelia J 29 TN
Alman 27 TN
Margritte 26 TN
Mary C 8 TN
Joseph W 4 TN
William H 3 TN
Lucy A H 1 TN
Mary 60 TN
John W 4 TN

[Alman is his brother, Margritte is his sister, Mary is his mother]

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