Adam
Wyrick
Rigdon
Born in Appling County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John O Rigdon
and Mary Vera (Taylor) Rigdon
Brother of
James Manning Rigdon, John Greenberry Rigdon, Rachel (Rigdon) Taylor, Henry Harrison Rigdon, Thomas Clayton Rigdon, Enoch P. Rigdon, John M. Rigdon, Sylvania Rigdon, Martha Selaney (Rigdon) Turner, Mary C. Rigdon, Frederick Golden Rigdon and Ketterman Monroe Rigdon
Husband of
Mary Ann Elizabeth (Douglas) Rigdon
— married
about 1859 in Appling County, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 73
in Ware County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Apr 2016
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Biography
Adam Rigdon served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 47th Georgia Infantry
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 47th Georgia Infantry
Adam Wyrick Rigdon was born in 1836 in Georgia. He was the son of John O Rigdon and Mary Vera Taylor. In 1850, he was living in Appling County, Georgia with his parents and siblings.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Rigden | M | 41 | Farmer | South Carolina |
| Mary Rigden | F | 35 | Georgia | |
| James Rigden | M | 15 | Georgia | |
| Wyrick Rigden | M | 13 | Georgia | |
| Green B Rigden | M | 11 | Georgia | |
| Rachel Rigden | F | 9 | Georgia | |
| Henry H Rigden | M | 7 | Georgia | |
| Thomas C Rigden | M | 5 | Georgia | |
| Enoch P Rigden | M | 3 | Georgia | |
| John M Rigden | M | 2 | Georgia | |
| Sylvania Rigden | F | 0 | Georgia |
He served in Company "F", 47th Infantry Regiment Georgia (Appling Rangers, CSA).[2]
Sources
- ↑ * 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Militia District 442, Appling, Georgia; Roll: 61; Page: 14b; Line Number: 26
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18475887 (accessed 20 April 2023)
Wyrick Rigden (13) in Militia District 442, Appling, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia. - ↑ United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9XP-4PT : 25 August 2021), Adam W. Rigdon, 1861-1865.
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- Personal family data files.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Adam:
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~3.12%
Latrell (Lee) Martin
:
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~1.56%
Chris Martin :
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Kristin Merritt
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Rigdon-396 and Rigdon-395 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. Adam's middle name is Wyrick.
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