John Rigsby Genealogy

Record modified: 2018-12-21

			/	Frederick Rigsby
	/	Thomas Rigsby	\|
	\|		\	Nancy Harrell
John Wesley Rigsby	\|
	\|		/
	\	Milly Glenn	\|
			\

Born: about 1846-00-00 North Carolina USA
Died: 1905-03-30 Crockett Co, Tennessee USA

Marriages:
1. 1867-02-25 Rachel C Vickers
2. 1873-02-16 Mary A Proctor

Children of John Rigsby and Rachel Vickers:

Theophilus J Rigsby	b. 1869-01-00
Mirna or Margaret L Rigsby	b. 1870-03-29

Children of John Rigsby and Mary Proctor:

Robert Ralph Rigsby	b. 1874-01-22
Willie G Rigsby	b. about 1878-00-00
Lillie Mae Rigsby	b. about 1881-00-00
Maggie Rigsby	b. 1882-11-00
Fannie Rigsby	b. 1884-09-00
Thomas Henry Rigsby	b. 1885-11-14
Ora Lillian Rigsby	b. 1887-02-01
Allen Thurman Rigsby	b. 1888-10-22
Joseph Jasper Rigsby	b. 1892-04-09
John B Rigsby	b. 1893-12-25

Notes:

[R01.8.7]

Warning: I am guessing this Wesley is the same as the John W Rigsby who moved to Haywood Co TN.
He is the only Rigsby of about the right age from NC who vanishes. He also lives near Jefferson Rigsby
who must be the oldest son of Thomas (see his notes).
John W's gravestone gives his birth date as 1840-07-26, which is consistent for the 1900 census entry.
Wesley's entries are consistent with the entries for J W of Haywood Co as being born c1846.
Is John of Crockett Co not the same as J W of Haywood Co? Note that those two counties adjoin, and
that there were no Rigsbys in Crockett Co before 1900.

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married in Wake Co NC
"Marriages of Wake Co NC 1760 - 1868" gives their marriage date as 1867-02-30.
He and Mary are buried in Robertson cemetery, Crockett Co TN.
Rachel is buried in Tabernacle cemetery, Haywood Co TN.

He was a farmer.

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1900 census Crockett Co TN p6b
James W Rigsby 58 1841-07 NC/NC/NC
wife Mary 49 1851-01 11/9 NC/NC/NC
dau Maggie 17 1882-11 TN
dau Fannie 15 1884-09 TN
dau Dora? 13 1887-02 TN
son Simon 11 1888-10 TN
son Jodie? 8 1892-04 TN
son John 6 1893-12 TN

[I would think that isn't him, but there are birth records for those children naming their father as Wesley Rigsby.]

1880 census Haywood Co TN p152b
J W Rigsby 34 NC/NC/NC
wife Mary 27 NC/NC/NC
son Theophilus 12 NC
dau Mirna L 9 TN
son Robert 6 TN
son William G 2 TN [really dau Willie]

1870 census Haywood Co TN p313
J W Rigsby 22 NC
Rachel 23 NC
Theophilus 2 NC
Miney (f) 3/12 NC
Hiram? Vickers 37 NC

Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 355

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