Herschel B. Rigsby (1893 - 1977)

Born 19 Oct 1893 in Tennessee, United States

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Died 1 Jul 1977 at age 83 in Woodbury, Cannon, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Herschel was born October 19, 1893 in Tennessee. He was the son of Joseph Rigsby.

He married Hannah Melton on March 6, 1910 in Cannon County, Tennessee. ^[1]

On June 5, 1917 he registered for the WWI draft in Cannon County, Tennessee. He listed he was born October 19, 1893 in Liberty, Tennessee. Herschel is a self-employed farmer supporting his wife and two children. He is of medium height, stout build with blue eyes and light colored hair. ^[2]

Herschel married Georgie Ellis on April 11, 1915 in Cannon County, Tennessee.^[3]

He passed away July 1, 1977 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee.^[4] Herschel was laid to rest in Center Hill Cemetery, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. ^[5]

Research Notes

On the 1940 census he is listed as Bee Rigsby. I'm not sure if his middle name is actually Bee or if the census taker spelled out his middle initial.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN43-HBD : 4 December 2014), H B Rigsby and Hannah Melton, 06 Mar 1910; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 26, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6L-H9W : 24 August 2019), Hershel B Rigsby, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNW1-LRX : 4 December 2014), H B Rigsby and Georgie Ellis, 11 Apr 1915; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 156, Cannon, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1NH-S2X : 19 May 2014), Hershel Rigsby, Jul 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 November 2019), memorial page for Hershel B. Rigsby (19 Oct 1893–1 Jul 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #136515464, citing Center Hill Cemetery, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Tim Osborne (contributor 47817994) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZB-S2G : accessed 21 November 2019), Hurshel Rigsby in household of Joe A Rigsby, Civil Districts 7-8, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 4A, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,560.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXG-TKN : accessed 21 November 2019), Herschal B Rigsby in household of Joe Rigsby, Civil District 8, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 31, sheet 7A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1492; FHL microfilm 1,375,505.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNGW-GYT : accessed 21 November 2019), B Rigsby, Civil District 9, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 32, sheet 11B, line 68, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1730; FHL microfilm 1,821,730.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7L-L6H : accessed 21 November 2019), Hershel B Rigsby, District 11, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 1B, line 61, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2283; FHL microfilm 2,342,017.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K44C-FJW : 29 July 2019), Bee Rigsby, Civil District 8, Cannon, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-9, sheet 1A, line 35, family 8, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3877.