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Charlotte Virginia “Charity” <I>Marr</I> Rigsby

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Charlotte Virginia “Charity” Marr Rigsby

Birth
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1906 (aged 73–74)
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Hays, Warren County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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~❤~ In Your Memory ~❤~


There is no marker


From the Times Journal, an early Bowling Green KY newspaper, ca 1906.

Mrs. Rigsby Gone.
Mrs. Rigsby died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Compton at Rocky Hill Station last Tuesday after one week's illness. She was 72 years of age, having been born in September of 1832, was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and loved by all who knew her. Her maiden name was Marr. She was born and raised near Grangetown, Barren County. She was the mother of fourteen children, nine of which are still living. J C Rigsby (typo, should be Thomas C, our bustling and estimable blacksmith is the youngest. After funeral services at the grave, by Rev. Ruddell her remains were laid to rest in the Hays Cemetery beside her husband who died two years ago. (M.R.P.)


From the files of Western KY University Library.




1900 United States Federal Census about Charity V Rigsby
Name: Charity V Rigsby
Age: 67
Birth Date: Sep 1832
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law
[Mother-in-law]
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: number of living children: 9
Mother: How many children: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Roscoe C Marr 39
Bettie J Marr 43
Lolla S Greer 17
Charity V Rigsby 67
Minnie Clark 20
Lula Vaughn 15
Cinderella S Dowell 38

1870 Allen KY
William P Rigsby 37
Charity V Rigsby 36
William P Rigsby 18
Lee A A Rigsby 17
Elizabeth J Rigsby 14
Elizah C Rigsby 15
John W Rigsby 13
Elbridge F Rigsby 10
Mary E Rigsby 8
Amanda H Rigsby 6
Daniel Rigsby 5
Sarah A Rigsby 4
Willis Rigsby 5/12


1850 United States Federal Census about C V Mar
Name: C V Mar
[C V Marr]
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Allen, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Family Number: 712
Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Mar 46
N G Mar 46
N M Mar 22
A D Mar 19
C V Mar 17
C P Mar 16
J W Mar 14
E E Mar 13
L J Mar 10

daughter's death:
Name: Mary Elizabeth Welcher
[Mary Elizabeth Rigsby]
Death Date: 9 Apr 1932
Death Location: Warren
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1864
Birth Location: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: James M Welcher
Father's Name: Perry Rigsby
Father's Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Virginia Marr
Mother's Birth Location
Smith's cemetery
~❤~ In Your Memory ~❤~


There is no marker


From the Times Journal, an early Bowling Green KY newspaper, ca 1906.

Mrs. Rigsby Gone.
Mrs. Rigsby died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Compton at Rocky Hill Station last Tuesday after one week's illness. She was 72 years of age, having been born in September of 1832, was a consistent member of the Methodist Church, and loved by all who knew her. Her maiden name was Marr. She was born and raised near Grangetown, Barren County. She was the mother of fourteen children, nine of which are still living. J C Rigsby (typo, should be Thomas C, our bustling and estimable blacksmith is the youngest. After funeral services at the grave, by Rev. Ruddell her remains were laid to rest in the Hays Cemetery beside her husband who died two years ago. (M.R.P.)


From the files of Western KY University Library.




1900 United States Federal Census about Charity V Rigsby
Name: Charity V Rigsby
Age: 67
Birth Date: Sep 1832
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother in Law
[Mother-in-law]
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: number of living children: 9
Mother: How many children: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Roscoe C Marr 39
Bettie J Marr 43
Lolla S Greer 17
Charity V Rigsby 67
Minnie Clark 20
Lula Vaughn 15
Cinderella S Dowell 38

1870 Allen KY
William P Rigsby 37
Charity V Rigsby 36
William P Rigsby 18
Lee A A Rigsby 17
Elizabeth J Rigsby 14
Elizah C Rigsby 15
John W Rigsby 13
Elbridge F Rigsby 10
Mary E Rigsby 8
Amanda H Rigsby 6
Daniel Rigsby 5
Sarah A Rigsby 4
Willis Rigsby 5/12


1850 United States Federal Census about C V Mar
Name: C V Mar
[C V Marr]
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: Allen, Kentucky
Gender: Female
Family Number: 712
Household Members:
Name Age
Daniel Mar 46
N G Mar 46
N M Mar 22
A D Mar 19
C V Mar 17
C P Mar 16
J W Mar 14
E E Mar 13
L J Mar 10

daughter's death:
Name: Mary Elizabeth Welcher
[Mary Elizabeth Rigsby]
Death Date: 9 Apr 1932
Death Location: Warren
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 5 Feb 1864
Birth Location: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: James M Welcher
Father's Name: Perry Rigsby
Father's Birth Location: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Virginia Marr
Mother's Birth Location
Smith's cemetery


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