Benjamin Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2014-03-20

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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.

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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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