Ida Belle Rigney^{[1, 2, 3]}

1875 - 1964  (88 years)

• Name	Ida Belle Rigney
  Born	30 Jun 1875	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 May 1964	Western State Hospital, Staunton, Virginia
  Buried	Oakes Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	I12236	My Reynolds Line | Thomas Carter of Goochland
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Turner Clement/Clements, Esquire,   b. 25 May 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 3 Sep 1913, Pike County, Arkansas  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Sidney 'Ellen' Rigney,   b. Jun 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1904, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	7 Oct 1897	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  	1900 VA Census Pittsylvania County Callands Heritage Quest Series T623, Roll 1722 Page 215 Monroe Jackson 45, Hellen (Ellen) 46, Minnie Jul 1882, Lula M. Jan 1884, Annie S. May 1885; this census also shows 13 children and 13 children living and shows married 3 years. Levi Monroe Jackson married Eleanor Sidney Rigney, d/o Owen and Sally Adkins Rigney, Oct 7, 1897 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Jackson Family Genealogist, Jody Davis: Ancestors and Descendants of Martha Ann Jackson's father James (Samuel) Jackson and Judith Emmerson.
  Family ID	F3890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John James Oakes,   b. 24 May 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Oct 1952, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Ernest N. Oakes,   b. 13 Oct 1909, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1986, Memorial Hospital of Martinsville & Henry Co.  (Age 76 years)   2. Bertha Oakes,   b. Abt 1910, Pittsylvania County, Virginia U.S.A. ,   d. Aft 1987  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F3818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John James Oakes,   b. 24 May 1865, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 19 Oct 1952, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 87 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lou Ella Oakes,   b. 27 Oct 1895, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Oct 1973, Danville, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F8142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Ellen Rigney Family Photos of Briar Mountain, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia EllenRigneyFamilyofBriarMtnPittsCoVA.png

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Death Certificate-Ida Bell Rigney Oakes ida bell oakes.jpg
  		Ida Rigney Oakes-Obit The Danville Bee May 16, 1964
  		United States Federal Census 1880 Virginia Pittsylvania Co. Ellen Rigney c188012458EllenRigney.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, ldbushey@tampabay.rr.com. Eleanor Sidney RIGNEY ? Sex: F ? ALIA: /Ellen/ ? Birth: JUN 1844 in Briar Mountian Pittsylvania CO, VA ? Death: 1904 in Briar Mountian Pittsylvania CO, VA ? Note: Yvonne, Eleanor Sidney Rigney was my GGreat-grandmother too! My great grandfather was Robert's brother James Hunter Rigney. I have some family letters also. They are from F.B. Clement, Benjamin F. Clement's son by his second "marriage". He was an attorney in Nashvilee, Arkansas. The letters are dated 1949-1950 and sent to Mrs. G.C. Powell (Estelle Rigney). She is the daughter of Robert and James brother, Albert. On the second page of one of his letters it says "he did the Rigney children an injustice and a wrong in abandoning them without support. What are their feelings toward him?" I am missing the 1st page to that one, but I have 3 others complete. Ellen and Benjamin never got married, but had 13 children. Ellen married Levi Monroe Jackson October 4, 1894 and the last 4 of her children took his name. Ellen and Ben's children: William Johnson Rigney, b. March 8, 1863 Benjamin Lee Rigney, b. March 14, 1866 Albert Sidney Rigney, July 13, 1867 Mary Ellen Rigney, b. April 9, 1868 Samuel Harris Rigney, b. abt 1870 Horis G. Rigney, b. abt 1872 Robert Morris Rigney, b. abt1873 Ida Belle Rigney, b. June 15, 1875 James Hunter Rigney, b. Dec 13, 1878 Madison Monroe Rigney, b. August 1879 Minnie G. Rigney, b. July 1882 Lula M. Rigney, b. Jan 1884 Anne Rigney, b. May 1885 I also have a letter to Mr. James R. Huntsman of Stillwater, Minn. dated 1978, from Madalene Vaden Fitzgerald. She is doing some family research for him. I don't know who he is. She had a note given to her by Mrs. Maude Carter Clement, Historian, and wife of the late Senator Nathaniel E. Clement. It told her about how 3 of Benjamin Clement's brothers were killed in a feud. There isn't much else in it except she said she would look for marriage record for Ellen and Benjamin. Ellen is probably daughter to Sally Lolly Adkins that married Owen Rigney. She then took on the Rigney name. I haven't had time to search the Adkins link. Maybe someone out there can give you and I some help with the connection. Hope this helps. Pam Herring Mashburn ** My Ellen? is as follows: Eleanor Sidney (Ellen) Rigney; b. abt 1844, d. about 1904. Mother: Sarah (Sallie) Adkins Father: Owen Rigney Ellen had 11 children by Benjamin Turner Clemet, but never married him. She named all of her children Rigney. I have my Grandmother's marriage certificate and it gives no name for her father. I believe that all the birth certificates do not have a father's name. She married Levi Monroe Jackson 10/4/1894. Her children are as follows: William Johnson Rigney; b. 3/8/1863, d. 6/17/1932. Benjamin Lee Rigney; b. 3/14/1866, d. 6/8/1956. Albert Sidney Rigney; b. 7/13/1867, d. 12/23/1949. Mary Ellen (Molly) Rigney; b. 4/9/1868, d. 7/25/1864 Samuel Harris Rigney; b. abt. 1871, d. unknown Horris G. Rigney; b. 1872; d. unknown. Robert Morris Rigney; b. abt. 1873, d. abt 1955. Harry Richard (Whale) Rigney; b. 3/13/1874; d. 11/10/1948 Ida Belle Rigney; b. 1875; d. 5/15/1964. THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER. James Hunter Rigney;b. abt 1877, d. unknown. Madison Monroe Rigney; b. 8/1879, d. unknown ** Eleanor Sidney "Ellen" Rigney was born in 1844 and died in 1904. She is my great-great grandmother. Her son, Harry Richard "Whale" Rigney, was my great grandfather. I have two different photos of her. Ellen's parents were Owen Rigney and Sally Adkins Rigney. Ellen was born and lived in the Briar Mountain section of Pittsylvania County all of her life. Nine of her children were by Benjamin Turner Clement. She later married Levi Monroe Jackson. There were five children by this marriage. Here tombstone reads "Ellen J. Rigney Born 1844 Died 1904. Desmond Kendrick Henry County Archivist ** Hi, Interesting, from my notes, My great grandfather Willis Griffin Rigney was married to 1st wife, Elizabeth Hedricks in Pittsylivana County,VA. Her parents were John Hedricks and Susan Midkiff. I noticed " Midkiff" so I recalled that a Rebecca Rigney, daugther of Jonathan Rigney SR or JR married Spencer Midkiff. Do you have any info about Rigney/Hedricks/Midkiff families ? I hope that this will lead to the parentage of John Rigney (m. Anna Adkins) John Rigney was grandfather of Willis Griffin Rigney thru his son, William(m. Mary " Polly" Gibson) Any comments ? Thanks, Suzy McCoy ** According to her entry in the 1900 census, Ellen had 13 children; the first nine went by Rigney and the last four by Jackson. Ellen married Levi Monroe Jackson in 1894 and in the 1900 census, the last four children (Mattison, b. 1879 or 1880, Minnie G., b. Jul 1882, Lula M., b. Jan 1884, and Anne, b. May 1885) were listed as Levi Monroe Jackson's STEP children. Descendants of the children who went by Rigney insist that she had a long-term relationship with Benjamin Turner Clement who later in life moved to Nashville, Arkansas, where he married and had one son. However, he frequently returned to Pittsylvania county to visit his sister who lived near Ellen Rigney. Although Ellen went by Rigney, in the 1850 census she is listed in the household of Owen Rigney, wife Sally Rigney, son John Rigney, l year old. Also in the household were Ellen ADKINS, age 9, and Susanna ADKINS, age 7 -- suggesting that these two girls were the children of Sally, but NOT Owen. When Ellen married in 1894 her mother was given as Sallie Rigney; no father was listed. ** Madison M. who went by Jackson married Lousetta Wells in 1910. They lived in Mountain Valley, Henry Co. In the 1850 census Owen Rigney's household showed Sally and a 9-year-old girl names Ellen Adkins. I'm beginning to think that this Ellen is the one who became Ellen Rigney. She may have been a daughter or a sister of theSally Lolley Adkins who married Owen Rigby. Again, my thanks. Father: Owen RIGNEY b: ABT. 1819 in Pittsylvania County Va. Mother: Sarah Lolly ADKINS Marriage 1 Benjamin Turner CLEMENTS b: 1838 ? Marriage Beginning Status: Single Children 1. James Hunter RIGNEY b: 9 JUL 1877 in Pittsylvania, VA 2. Samuel Houston RIGNEY 3. Robert RIGNEY 4. Albert RIGNEY 5. Benjamin Lee RIGNEY b: 14 MAR 1866 in Pittsylvania County, VA 6. Harry Richard RIGNEY b: 13 MAR 1874 in Pittsylvania County, VA 7. Ida Belle RIGNEY 8. Claude Albert RIGNEY [S4] Deborah Lozano. Birth: May, 1866 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 19, 1952 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Married to Ida Belle Rigney Family links: Spouse: Ida Belle Rigney (1875 - 1964)* *Calculated relationship Burial: John Oakes Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Plot: Buried in Family Yard Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Lisa (Oakes)Thomas Record added: Aug 16, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 115583486 Birth: May, 1866 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 19, 1952 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Married to Ida Belle Rigney Family links: Spouse: Ida Belle Rigney (1875 - 1964)* *Calculated relationship Burial: John Oakes Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Plot: Buried in Family Yard Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Lisa (Oakes)Thomas Record added: Aug 16, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 115583486 Birth: May, 1866 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 19, 1952 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Married to Ida Belle Rigney Family links: Spouse: Ida Belle Rigney (1875 - 1964)* *Calculated relationship Burial: John Oakes Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Plot: Buried in Family Yard Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Lisa (Oakes)Thomas Record added: Aug 16, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 115583486 Birth: May, 1866 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 19, 1952 Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Married to Ida Belle Rigney Family links: Spouse: Ida Belle Rigney (1875 - 1964)* *Calculated relationship Burial: John Oakes Callands Pittsylvania County Virginia, USA Plot: Buried in Family Yard Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Lisa (Oakes)Thomas Record added: Aug 16, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 115583486 [S37] Death Certificate. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115583750.