Benjamin Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2024-10-04

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Born: 1834-11-15 Missouri USA
Died: 1885-10-17 Van Buren Co, Iowa USA
Marriages:
1. 1866-10-18 Louisa M Hardy
Children of Benjamin Rigsby and Louisa Hardy:
Edwin Dudley Rigsby b. 1867-07-01
Ben F Rigsby b. 1869-02-19 d. 1878-08-22
Stella A Rigsby b. 1874-12-29 d. 1895-05-07
Mary Ada Rigsby b. 1881-07-12

Notes:

[R63.1]

married in Van Buren Co IA
Death date from what must be his gravestone in Vernon cemetery, Van Buren Co, but it gives his birth date as 1854.
His wife and daughter Stella are also buried there.

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He was a farmer.

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He served in the Civil War (Union), 3rd IA cavalry Co G.
He enlisted 1863-12-01.
He filed for a pension on 1873-07-18.

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Here is an 1897 map of part of Van Buren Co IA, showing land belonging to "B Rigsby". That would have to be this Benjamin, but I think he was dead by 1897. Probably the land was still in his name instead of his widow's.

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1885 state census IA, Van Buren Co p293
Benjamin Rigsby 50 MO
Louisa M 44 IA
Edwin D 17 IA
Stella 10 IA
Mary A 3 IA

1880 Agricultural Census Van Buren Co IA
Benjamin Rigsby -- 50 acres improved, 20 acres unimproved; farm value $1500, implements
$100, livestock $350; 4 milch cows, 5 other cows, 2 calves, 2 swine, 33 barnyard fowl,
8 other fowl; 100 doz eggs; 25 acres Indian corn, 700 bushels; 8 acres oats, 126
bushels; 5 acres wheat, 40 bushels; 2 acres sugar, 30 gals molasses; 1 acre potatoes,
25 bushels; 1 acre apples, 5 bushels

1880 census Van Buren Co IA p502c
Benj Rigsby 45 MO/MS?/KY
wife M Louisa 40 IA/NH/NY
son D Edwin 12 IA
dau A Stalla 5 IA

1870 census Van Buren Co IA p407 (faded)
Benjamin Rixby 34 MO
Louisa 24 IA
Edwin D 2 IA
B F (m) 1 IA
H E Hardy? domestic servant
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