John Owen RIGBY b. 2 Mar 1832 , Kemper, Mississippi, USA d. 19 Aug 1923 Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1832 - 1923 (91 years)

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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

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.

[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