Joseph Rigsby Genealogy

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Born: 1842-04-16 Kentucky USA
Died: 1913-05-05 Johnson Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. about 1860-00-00 Delilah Thyrza Sagraves
Children of Joseph Rigsby and Delilah Sagraves:
Cynthia Ellen Rigsby b. 1862-04-22
Lydia M Rigsby b. 1867-01-01
Rosanna Rigsby b. 1868-04-00
Squireville Rigsby b. 1870-02-00
Cora S Rigsby b. 1878-01-13
Alina Rigsby b. 1879-03-20
Rilda Jane Rigsby b. 1880-06-25
Alonzo Roscoe Rigsby b. 1884-01-30

Notes:

[R17.1.3.7]

He served in the Civil War (Union).
He enlisted 1864-05-21.
He filed for a pension on 1891-08-27.

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He was a farmer.

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Census report for school year ending June 30, 1894. [Johnson Co KY]
Parent Child Age Sex
Wilburn Rigsby Cora Rigsby 16 M
Alina Rigsby 14 F
Rilda Rigsby 12 F
Alonzo Rigsby 10 M

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1910 census Johnson Co KY p253b
Lonzie Riggsby household
father Wilbourne 68 KY/NC/NC
sis Rilda J 28 KY

1900 census Johnson Co KY p242b
Wilburn Rigsby 58 1842-04 KY/KY/KY
wife Thursen 58 1842-05 9/8 KY/KY/KY
dau Rose Ann 32 1868-04 KY
dau Rilda J 19 1880-06 KY
son Lonzo 16 1884-01 KY
dau Alina Sagraves 20 1880-03
son Arthona J Sagraves 1 1899-02
son James Sagraves 22 1878-04

[Arthona? is really s-l; James is grandson]

1880 census Johnson Co KY p155c
Joseph N Rigsby 38 KY/NC/NC
wife Thursey 38 KY/NC/NC
dau Scintha 18 KY
son Lidia 14 KY
dau Rosanna 12 KY
son Squirevill 10 KY
dau Cora S 2 KY
dau Alnina A 3m KY

1880 agricultural census Johnson Co KY p18
Joseph W Rigsby (rents for share of production) 20 acres tilled, 2 acres meadow, 75 acres woodland, value $300, implements $4, livestock $100, production $100; 1 acre grassland not mown; 1 horse, 1 milch cow, 1 ox, 1 other cow, 60 lbs butter; 3 fleeces, 6 lbs (but no sheep); 6 swine, 8 barnyard fowl, 15 doz eggs; 8 acres Indian corn, 200 bushels; 1 bushel dry beans; 50? lbs broom corn; 1/8? acre Irish potoates, 15 bushels; 1/2 acre tobacco, 375 lbs; 12 apple trees (1 acre), 20? bushels, $2

1870 census Johnson Co KY p130
Joseph W Rigsby 28 KY
Thersa 28 KY
Cynthia A 8 KY
Lydia M 3 KY
Roseanna? 2 KY
Squire V 3/12 KY
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