John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-11-20

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John Samuel Rigsby |
|  / Samuel Miller
 \ Ann Miller |
 \ Elizabeth Burton

Born: 1838-05-31 Kentucky USA
Died: 1928-06-02 Allen Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1863-10-17 Rachel Frances Finney
Children of John Rigsby and Rachel Finney:
Mary Jane Rigsby b. 1864-08-31
John Henry Rigsby b. 1866-09-25
Anna Lee Rigsby b. 1869-01-22
Robert A Rigsby b. 1871-02-20
Anthony Erby Rigsby b. 1873-09-05
Myrta D Rigsby b. 1879-12-20
Clarence Herbert Rigsby b. 1883-03-09

Notes:

[R05.2.5.3]

married in Allen Co KY
buried in Clifton Baptist church cemetery, Allen Co KY

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He was a farmer.

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Allen Co deaths

John S Rigsby 02 Jun 1928 90 Years Vol 28 cert 16398

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1920 census Allen Co KY p109a
John H Rigsby 52 KY/KY/KY
wife Nancy 32 KY/KY/KY
father John S 82 KY/US/US

1910 census Allen Co KY p104a
John S Rigsby 71 KY/KY/KY
wife Anisetta? 46 KY/KY/KY

[married 15 years, his second, her first; no children]

1900 census Allen Co KY p230b
John Rigsby 62 1838-05 KY/KY/KY
wife Betty A 36 1863-11 0/0 KY/KY/KY
son Clarence C 17 1883-03 KY

1880 census Allen Co KY p222b
John S Rigsby 42 KY/KY/KY
wife Rachel F 38 KY/KY/KY
dau Mary J 15 KY
son John H 13 KY
dau Anna L 11 KY
son Robert A 7 KY
son Anthony U 6 KY
dau Myrta D 6mo KY

1880 agricultural census Allen Co KY p33
John S Rigsby (rents for share of production) livestock $104, production $131; 1 horse, 1 milch cow, 1 other cow, 52 lbs butter; 12 sheep (7 lambs), 5 purchased, 12 sold, 2 died, 12 fleece, 36 lbs; 5 swine, 15 barnyard fowl, 52 doz eggs; 18 acres Indian corn, 200 bushels; 5 acres oats, 60 bushels; 4 acres wheat, 18 bushels; 1 acre sorghum, 17 gals molasses; 1/2 acre Irish potatoes, 8 bushels

1870 census Allen Co KY p 208
John S Rigsby 32 KY
Rachel F 24 KY
Mary J 5 KY
John H 3 KY
Annie L 1 KY
Henry Finney 76 KY [Rachel's father]
Sarah Finney 69 SC [Sarah Ritchey, Rachel's mother]

1870 agricultural census Allen Co KY p3
John S Rigsby 90 acres improved, value $600; 1 mule, 2 milch cows, 6 sheep, 6 swine, value $125; 200 bushels Indian corn, 160 bushels oats, 726 lbs tobacco, 100 lbs butter, 20 gal molasses, manufacture $20, animals slaughtered $75, production $280
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