George Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2022-11-20

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Born: 1845-07-25 Allen Co, Kentucky USA
Died: 1922-08-24 Davidson Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1872-06-09 America Vandalia Holland
Children of George Rigsby and America Holland:
William Edgar Rigsby b. 1873-03-08
Hensley Rigsby b. 1875-00-00
Nannie B Rigsby b. 1878-10-14 d. 1893-00-00
Roy F Rigsby b. 1881-08-21
Edna Mary Rigsby b. 1886-04-26
Bertha E Rigsby b. 1889-11-00

Notes:

[R05.2.4.6]

married in Sumner Co TN
both buried in Black Jack cemetery, Simpson Co KY

He served in the Civil War (Union), 52 KY Infantry, Co F. He enlisted 1863-07-04 and mustered in
1863-11-13 in Franklin, Simpson Co KY. He mustered out 1865-10-18 Bowling Green, Warren Co KY.

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He was a farmer.

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1920 census Simpson Co KY p49a
Riley G Rigsby 72 KY/VA/KY
wife America V 67 TN/VA/VA

1910 census Simpson Co KY p64b (faded)
George R? Rigsby 62 TN/VA/VA
wife America V 56 TN/VA/VA
son Roy 26 KY
dau Bertha E 20 KY

1900 census Simpson Co KY p204b
Ed Rigsby 52 1847-07 TN/TN/TN
wife America 48 1851-11 6/6 TN/TN/TN
son Willie 27 1873-03 KY
dau Mammie 21 1878-10 KY
son Roy 18 1881-08 KY
dau Edna 14 1886-04 KY
dau Bertha 11 1889-03 KY

1880 census Simpson Co KY p408d [hard to read]
R G Riggsly 32 KY/KY/KY
wife A C? 27 KY/TN?/TN?
son Wm? 7 KY
son Henry? 4 KY
dau Maimie? 2 KY

1880 agricultural census Simpson Co KY p6b
R G Rigsby (owns) 18 acres tilled, 10 acres woodland, value $150, implements $50, livestock $50, production $100; 1 horse, 1 mule, 2 milch cows, 2 calves, 50 lbs butter, 12 swine, 30 barnyard fowl, 1000 doz eggs; 16 acres Indian corn, 150 bushels; 1/4 acre sorghum, 27 gal molasses; 31? gals maple molasses; 3/4 acre tobacco, 1000 lbs

1870 census Simpson Co KY p94
Benjamin Hendricks household
Riley E Rigsby 25 KY
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