James Rigsby Genealogy
Record modified: 2021-04-26
Born: 1830-02-04 Randolph Co, Missouri USA
Died: 1885-10-04 Pataha, Garfield Co, Washington USA
Marriages:
1. 1878-03-04 Nancy Crumpacker
Children of James Rigsby and Nancy Crumpacker:
Notes:
[R05.5.7]
married in Walla Walla Co WA
He and Nancy, and daughter Martha, are buried in Rigsby cemetery, Garfield Co WA.
Some web sites have his middle name as Walter, but I think that is wrong.. His next younger brother is named Walter. Note, though, that his son is James Walter. I suspect someone mixed up the two Jameses.
They also had a daughter Martha Luella 1880-11-03 d 1882-02-19.
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BLM General Land Office records, Vancouver WA land office
Garfield Co WA, serial no WAVAA 007939
1873-01-10 James W Rigsby 79.13 acres
NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of section 2
and NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of section 3
in Township 11 N Range 42 E of the Wilamette meridian
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from "Historic sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon":
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same source:
He moved to California in 1852.
First he worked in the mines near Hangtown (now Placerville), and then moved to the northern part of the state, ending in Yreka in late 1854.
In early 1856 he and his brother Walter began merchandising on Beaver creek, but apparently that wasn't too successful.
In the middle of that year they moved to Jackson Co OR, where they mined and ranched for a couple of years.
In 1858 James went to work in the Carriboo mines in British Columbia.
In early 1864 he went to Idaho and stayed in Elk City for the summer. He spent the winter in Walla Walla WA, then moved to Blackfoot country in early 1865.
In late 1865 he came to Pataha Creek in Garfield Co and took a ranch next to brother Walter.
He sold this ranch in 1867 and bought another in Pataha Co from Robert Montgomery.
About 1869 he sold this second ranch and moved to Whitman Co.
In 1874 he again moved, to a ranch four miles from Pataha City.
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"History of Merced Co CA" by John Outcalt
Assessment Roll of 1857
James Rigsby
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1883 territory census, Garfield Co WA Terr p187b
J W Rigsbee 52? MO
Nancy 38 MO
J W 4 WA
Emma 2m WA
Olive White 16 OR
William White 12 OR
Carrie White 11 OR
1880 agricultural census Columbia Co WA p10
J W Rigsby (owns); 30 acres tilled, 130 acres old fields, value $2000, implements $200, livestock $1815; total production $275; 25 acres grassland mown, 75 acres hay; 12 horses; 80 other cows; 30 barnyard fowl
1880 census Columbia Co WA p159c
J W Rigsby 48 MO/NC/KY
wife Nancy 33 MO/VA/KY
dau Lilles [White] 14 WA Terr
dau Olive [White] 12 WA Terr
son William [White] 10 WA Terr
dau Cassie [White] 8 OR
son James W 1 WA Terr
[Except for James, the children are from Nancy's first marriage.]
1870 census Walla Walla Co WA p300
J W Rigsby 38 MO
Walter 35 MO
He was in Canada in 1860.
1850 census Lee Co IA p414
Valencourt Vonasdale? household
Wesley Rigsby 20 UNK
[His brother John is on p436. Lee Co is on the Mississippi River, two counties east of Davis Co, where
his father is.]
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 9027
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