John Owen RIGBY

1832 - 1923  (91 years)

• Name	John Owen RIGBY  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	2 Mar 1832	, Kemper, Mississippi, USA   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	, Refugio, Texas, USA
  pg 53
  Refugio PO J O, Sarah, Robert, John, Jane, Melissa, Sileta, Amos
  Census	23 Jun 1880	, Goliad, Texas, USA
  ED 65, pg 13-14 (351B-352A)
  Precinct 2 RIGBY John Owen M 47 1833 Head Mississippi RIGBY Sarah F 44 1836 Wife Louisiana RIGBY Robert M 21 1859 Son Texas RIGBY John M 19 1861 Son Texas RIGBY James M 17 1863 Son Texas RIGBY Malissa F 15 1865 Dau Texas RIGBY Salita F 12 1868 Dau Texas RIGBY Amos M 10 1870 Son Texas RIGBY Zacharia M 8 1872 Son Texas RIGBY David M 5 1875 Son Texas RIGBY Pearl F 1/12 1880 Dau Texas May
  Pension	31 Aug 1909	, Goliad, Texas, USA
  Confederate
  #15248 Rigby, John O. Indicates he was born in Darlington, SC. Applied 5 Jul 1909 Pension Rigby, John Owen 15248 Claimant: Rigby, John Owen Pension Number: 15248 County: Goliad
  Died	19 Aug 1923	Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Cause: senile dementia, fractured hip
  Buried	20 Aug 1923	Sarco Creek, Goliad, Texas, USA   [6]
  	Address: Sarco Creek Cemetery Goliad County Goliad County, Texas
  Person ID	I15237	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Russell Thomas RIGBY,   b. 1798, , Duplin, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Abt 1863, , , Mississippi, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lydia SULLIVAN,   b. Between 1801 and 1804, , Scott, Mississippi, USA ,   d. Bef 1846, , Kemper, Mississippi, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1819	, , South Carolina, USA   [7]
  	If they did marry in 1819, there are probably more children but I believe they married a little later.
  Family ID	F2426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah MARTIN,   b. 26 Nov 1837, , , Louisiana, USA ,   d. 6 Feb 1936, Sarco Creek, Goliad, Texas, USA  (Age 98 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1856	, Refugio, Texas, USA   [8, 9]
  Children	1. Robert Russell RIGBY,   b. 18 Sep 1858, , Refugio, Texas, USA ,   d. 6 Aug 1928, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. John Ellis RIGBY,   b. 2 Oct 1860, , , Texas, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1946, , Bexar, Texas, USA  (Age 85 years)   3. James Manly RIGBY,   b. 21 Dec 1862, , Refugio, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1940, , San Patricio, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)   4. Melissa C RIGBY,   b. 28 Apr 1864, Rockport, Aransas, Texas, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1929, Bloomington, Victoria, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. Saletia Ann RIGBY,   b. 9 Sep 1867, , Refugio, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 1958, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA  (Age 90 years)   6. Amos Franklin RIGBY,   b. 25 Jan 1870, Sarco Creek, Goliad, Texas, USA ,   d. 29 Feb 1964, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)   7. William Zachariah RIGBY,   b. 18 Jan 1872, , Refugio, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Apr 1966, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)   8. David Owen RIGBY,   b. 10 Jul 1874, Rockport, Aransas, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Nov 1931, , San Patricio, Texas, USA  (Age 57 years)   9. Mary Pearl RIGBY,   b. 31 May 1880, , Goliad, Texas, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1960, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F6376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 2 Mar 1832 - , Kemper, Mississippi, USA Married - 26 Jun 1856 - , Refugio, Texas, USA Census - pg 53 - 1870 - , Refugio, Texas, USA Census - ED 65, pg 13-14 (351B-352A) - 23 Jun 1880 - , Goliad, Texas, USA Pension - Confederate - 31 Aug 1909 - , Goliad, Texas, USA Died - Cause: senile dementia, fractured hip - 19 Aug 1923 - Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA Buried - Address: Sarco Creek Cemetery Goliad County Goliad County, Texas - 20 Aug 1923 - Sarco Creek, Goliad, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):There is a John Rigby, born 1832, SC, listed on the 1860 cenus in Washington County, living with A M and Anna Upshaw.

  
  

• Sources

  [S916] Grasse, Jamie Rigby, John Owen Rigby. [S917] Kelly, Susan A, John Owen Rigby. [S1103] 1850 Kemper, MS, pg 293-4 (147B-148A), hh #119. John O Rigby [S918] Cemetery, Sarco Creek, Goliad Co, TX, John Owen Rigby. 2 Mar 1832 [S1103] 1850 Kemper, MS, pg 147A. age 18, Miss [S918] Cemetery, Sarco Creek, Goliad Co, TX, John Owen Rigby. [S917] Kelly, Susan A, Lydia Russell. abt 1819 [S483] Pension File, Rigby, Sarah #39346. 26 Jun 1855, Victoria [S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Origby, John. to Sara Martin, 26 Jun 1856, Refugio County