Garrard Co. Kentucky




William Rigsby (Billie), born in 1815 and died April 10th, 1896. He is buried in Garrard Co. KY; in the old family graveyard, located on the old Richmond Road about 1 mile north of Spangler farm. Williams parents were William Rigsby (also known as Billie) and Lucy Adams. Lucy Adams parents were John Adams and Susanna (Suckey) Parrish of Lousia Co., Va..

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Married:  November 4th 1847 at Place unknown.

Margaret Kennedy, who was born in 1820 and died in 1880. She was the daughter of David (wells) Kennedy (1792 -1872) and Peggy Faulkner (1799-1879).

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Ben T. and
Margaret (Rigsby) Lunsford
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Amelia (Rigsby) Ross
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Elija Jane (Rigsby)
Conn
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Robert Rigsby
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Mary Elizabeth
(Rigsby) Shaw
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Elija Jane (Rigsby)
and Sidney Boone Conn
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Lucy (Rigsby) Anderson
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Mary Elizabeth Rigsby, born July 18th, 1848 and died February 14th, 1929. At the time of her death she lived with her son James S. Shaw in Lincoln Co. and was buried next to her husband in the Preacherville cemetery. She married Fredrick Green Shaw who was born August 5th, 1827 and died November 21st. 1900. Number of children unknown.

Elija Rigsby, born 1849 and she married Sidney Boone Conn. Source noted 10 children.

Margaret Rigsby, born April 11th, 1851 and died march 16th, 1922. She married Ben T. Lunsford. Mr. Lunsford was born November 13th, 1850 and died July 27th, 1933. They are buried in Preacherville Cemetery. Source showed 11 children.

Amelia Rigsby, born November 14th, 1852 and died September 9th, 1936. She married Dave G. Ross who was born October 10th, 1843 and died September 8th, 1902. They had 11 children.

Molly Rigsby, born 1854 (Molly shows on the Census but I think this is actually Mary Elizabeth Rigsby since Molly is a nickname for the name Mary.)

John W. Rigsby, born 1855 , married Eliza Conn. Source shows 4 children.

Harriet E. Rigsby, born December 10th, 1855 and died February 28th, 1929. She married Gentry Hawley and the source shows they had 6 children.

Lucy F. Rigsby was born in Garrard Co, KY on Feb 26th, 1858 and she died June 1st, 1940. She married James Samuel Anderson on Sept 30th, 1880 in Garrard Co, KY. and they had 9 children.

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David Joseph Rigsby, born 1861, married Sallie Likens. They had one daughter, named Lucy who married Richard Robinson.

James Rigsby, born 1863, married Callie Adams. Source shows they had 6 children.

Robert Rigsby, born 1866, married Lee Mc Queary. They lived in Illinois and source shows "No Children".

Andrew S. Rigsby (Andy), born 1868 married Janie Likens a sister to the wife of David Joseph Rigsby above. They show to have had 4 children.
Andy's second wife was Allie Barron and source shows they had 5 - 6 children.