Thomas Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2013-03-19

 / Allen Rigsby
 / Thomas Rigsby|
|  \ Margaret Johnson
Thomas J Rigsby |
|  /
 \ Mary (unknown) |
 \

Born: about 1841-00-00 Alabama USA
Died: 1891-04-04 Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee USA

Notes:

[R35.10.2]

He was a carpenter.

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His will of 1891 says his nearest heirs are Malissa Forfey and John W Dixon.

John W Dixon 1843-12-xx TN s/o Mary c1821 TN
Melissa Morton 1838-09-xx TN wife of John Forfey c1818 HOL

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1880 census Davidson Co TN p285c
Thomas Rigsby 40 TN/TN/TN [lives alone]

1870 census Davidson Co TN p208
Thomas Rigsby 30 TN
Mary 52 KY [sb 44 NC]
Elija Morton 56 VT

1860 census Davidson Co TN p339
John Ketzgervell household
Thomas Rigsby 22 AL

[This pretty much has to be s/o Thomas from Randolph and Barbour Co AL.
Almost all the Thomases born in that time period are accounted for, and the 1870 census shows
him with an older woman named Mary, which matches Thomas Sr's wife.]

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