Garland Rigsby Genealogy

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Born: 1829-11-13 Sumner Co, Tennessee USA
Died: 1914-07-05 Springfield, Robertson Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1850-02-18 Elizabeth Narcissa Rigsby
2. 1865-02-08 Sarah Frances Oliver

Children of Garland Rigsby and Elizabeth Rigsby:
Samuel H Rigsby b. about 1852-00-00
Asbury Dondson Rigsby b. 1855-04-16
Amanda M Rigsby b. 1858-04-15
John W Rigsby b. 1864-10-00


Children of Garland Rigsby and Sarah Oliver:
Nancy A Rigsby b. 1866-07-00
Mary Etta Rigsby b. 1868-02-22
Luther Thomas Rigsby b. 1870-05-10
Alexander Price Rigsby b. 1872-02-00
Louisa Rigsby b. about 1876-00-00
Emma D Rigsby b. 1878-05-25


Notes:

[R05.2.1.3]



married Elizabeth in Sumner Co TN
married Sarah in Allen Co KY
buried in Elmwood cemetery, Robertson Co TN

This page says that Amanda was born in 1858 to G W + Sally.
On the 1860 census his wife is Elizabeth.

With Elizabeth he also had a son Lawrence J c1852 d 1854-09-06.

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He was a farmer.

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This page has:

Allen Co deaths 1852 - 1861

Rigsby, Lawrence J. 2/m 9/6/54 Inflamation of brain G.W. & Elizabeth Rigsby

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1900 census Warren Co KY p143b
Alex B Rigsbey household
father (no name given) 82 1818-02 KY/KY/KY

[I'm fairly certain that's his son "Eic" and that Garland's age is off by 10 years.]

1880 census Allen Co KY p202
Garlin Rigsby 51 TN/VA/VA
wife Sarah F 40 KY/KY/VA
son John W 17 KY
dau Nancy A 13 KY
dau Mary E 12 KY
son Luther T 10 KY
son Eic? P 7 KY
dau Louisa 4 KY
dau Emma D 2 KY

1880 agricultural census Allen Co KY p21
Garlin W Rigsby (rents for share of production) 10 acres tilled; implements $3, livestock $25, production $10; 1 milch cow, 3 swine, 6 barnyard fowl, 50 doz eggs; 6 acres Indian corn, 25 bushels; 1 acre sorghum, 60? gals molasses; 20 cords wood, $20

1870 census Allen Co KY p217
Garlin W Rigsby 41 KY
Sarah F 37 KY
Amanda 12 KY
John W 6 KY
Nancy A 4 KY
Mary E 3 KY
Luther T 1/12 KY
Asberry D 14 KY

1860 census Allen Co KY p140
G W Rigsby 29 KY
Elizabeth 25 KY
S H (f) 8 KY
Dondson 4 KY
A M (f) 3 KY

1850 Allen Co KY census p 161a
J W Rigsby 20 TN
E Rigsby 16 KY

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