David
Wellington
Rigsby
Born in Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Lewis Rigsby
and Elizabeth J (Grimes) Rigsby
Brother of
Lorena Temple (Rigsby) Johnson, Erastus Brown Rigsby, Georgana Grace (Rigsby) Isenhart, Mary Frances (Rigsby) Jackson, Frederick Earl Rigsby, Minnie Pearl Rigsby and Arzola Dove Rigsby
Died
at age 54
in Gauley Mills, Webster, West Virginia, United States
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Biography
David Rigsby was a West Virginian.
- The Life Summary of David Wellington Rigsby:
When David Wellington Rigsby was born on 5 November 1877, in Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States, his parents were Thomas Rigsby and Elizabeth Grimes.[1]
He married Effie Lou Kyer in 1900, in Webster, West Virginia, United States.[2]
They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
- Arden Hobart Rigsby-1901–1976
- Oren Glen Rigsby-1903–1905
- Mamie Madeline Rigsby-1905–Deceased
- Melvin Harmon Rigsby-1910–1988
- Mabel Catherine Rigsby-1913–1999
- Carl Harold Rigsby-1918–1995
- Margie Elaine Rigsby-1922–1994
- Donna Marie Rigsby-1925–1957[3]
In 1900, David and Effie lived in his father's home in Glade District, Webster, West Virginia, United States.[4]
In 1920, they lived in Webster, West Virginia, United States with four (4) children.[5]
They lived in Glade District, Webster, West Virginia, United States in 1930 with five (5) children.[6]
He died on 12 March 1932, in Gauley Mills, Webster, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 54,[7] and was buried in Dunford Cemetery, Camden on Gauley, Webster, West Virginia, United States.[8]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TQ-SL1 : 15 July 2017), Davis W Rigsby in household of Thomas Rigsby, Academy, Little Levels, Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 118, sheet 199B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,411.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTKC-92N : 11 February 2018), Davis W Rigsby and Effie Kire, 1900; citing Webster, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 590,742.
- ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2Y7-13
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZK-M89 : 14 January 2022), Davis W Rigsby in entry for Thomas L Rigsby, 1900.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKP-9L6 : 4 February 2021), Willington Rigsby, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCZ-KBW : accessed 21 April 2023), Will Rigsby, Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 4B, line 81, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2557; FHL microfilm 2,342,291.
- ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1BF-BYV : 10 March 2018), David Wallington Rigsby, 12 Mar 1932; citing Webster, West Virginia, County Records, 4428, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,953,683.
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25156581/david-wallington-rigsby
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