William Rigsby Genealogy

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Born: about 1883-00-00 Tennessee USA
Died: 1925-12-02 Kingsport, Sullivan Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1905-09-16 Flossie Hulse
Children of William Rigsby and Flossie Hulse:
Opal Rigsby b. about 1908-00-00
Goldie Sylvia Rigsby b. 1910-06-01 d. 1940-11-02
Noland David Rigsby b. 1911-02-07
Maynard Rigsby b. 1912-12-22
Agnes Rigsby b. about 1914-00-00
Irene Rigsby b. 1915-01-00
Sarah Frances Rigsby b. 1917-10-00
David Odell Rigsby b. 1921-03-27
Lulu Kate Rigsby b. 1923-07-04 d. 1944-07-13

Notes:

[R28.1.6.7]

married in Washington Co TN
both buried in Fordtown Baptist cemetery, Sullivan Co TN, as is daughters Goldie and Lula

--
The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee)

1925-12-02
William M Rigsby, aged 42 years, was instantly killed about 1.30 oclock
this afternoon, when he fell through a tin roof in the boiler room of the
old Federal Dye Plant here.
Rigsby, who was an employee of the plant, was working on the roof, when
suddenly it broke through, causing him to fall a distance of about 30
feet, landing on a steel rod, projecting from an old boiler. The piece of
metal partially impaled Rigsby's body in the region of the heart. The skull
was fractured at the base, both legs were broken, the right below the knee,
and the left in the thigh, and the right side was fractured.
Dismantling of machinery and other work was in progress at the plant at
the time of the accident. Earlier in the day, another mishap occurred at
the place, when Frederic Newell, superintendent of the Morse Dismantling
Company, sustained a crushed foot, which necessitated amputation of one
side of the member later at the River View Hospital.
Rigsby's home is near Fordtown TN. He is survived by a wife and ten
children. Efforts were being made this afternoon to notify the dead man's
family of the accident. The body was taken to a local undertaking
establishment to be prepared for burial. Funeral arrangements will be
announced later, but it has definitely been decided to take the body to
Rigsby's home.
Mr Rigsby had been employed at the Federal plant for about seven months.
He was considered one of the best workers at the place, and was well
liked by his fellow employees. He received a slight injury while at work
at the plant on October 22 but had fully recovered.

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1920 census Washington Co TN p212b
William M Rigsby 37 TN/TN/TN
wife Flossie 35 TN/TN/TN
dau Opal 12 TN
dau Golden 10 TN
son Nolan 9 TN
son Manard 7 TN
dau Agnus 5 TN
dau Irene 4 11/12 TN
dau Sarah 2 2/12 TN
father Richard D 81 TN/TN/TN

1910 census Washington Co TN p29b
William W Rigsby 24? TN/TN/TN
wife Flossie 26 TN/TN/TN
dau Opal 2 TN
dau Golden 10/12 TN
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