Jehu Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2020-10-13
Born: 1795-07-26 Guilford Co, North Carolina USA
Died: 1871-07-19
Marriages:
1. 1822-01-01 Rachel Worth
Children of Jehu Rigsby and Rachel Worth:
Notes:
[R16.5]
married in Randolph Co NC
buried in Little Blue River Friends cemetery, Rush Co IN
Apparently they had another son who died young.
He was a farmer.
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Why the big gap between Andrew and Eunice? Were there other children who died
between censuses?
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BLM General Land Office records, Indianapolis IN land office
Rush Co IN, serial no IN0530_.207
1829-04-13 Jehu Rigsby 80 acres
E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of section 13, Township 14 N Range 8 E
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When he died he owned the
NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of section 33, Township 14 N Range 8 E
A court case determined ownership as passed to his heirs.
Here is a map of Union twp in Shelby Co IN showing this land.
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1870 census Shelby Co IN p352
Jehu Rigsbee 75 NC
Rachel 67 IN
1860 census Shelby Co IN p521
Jehu Rigsby 62 NC
Rachael 55 NC
Lydia 14 IN
Mary 11 IN
1850 census Shelby Co IN p378
Jaker Rigsby 53 NC
Rachel 47 NC
Eunice 10 IN
Lydia 4 IN
Mary 1 IN
[where is Andrew?]
1840 census Rush Co IN p198
Jehu Rigsbey 1 M 10-15, 1 M 40-50, 1 F 0-5, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 30-40
[Andrew 12, Jehu 44, Eunice <1, Mariah 19?, Rachel 37]
1830 census Union Co IN p492
Jehu Rigsby 2 M <5, 1 M 30-40, 1 F <5, 1 F 20-30
[Andrew 2, x, Jehu 34, Mariah 9?, Rachel 27]
[Note that the older daughter's age doesn't match the 1840 census.]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 31610
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