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Albert Sidney Rigney

Albert Sidney Rigney[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1867 - 1949  (82 years)

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  • Name Albert Sidney Rigney 
    Born 13 Jun 1867  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Dec 1949  Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rigney Family Cemetery Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I12511  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of James Mitchell
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2019 

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

    Married 7 Oct 1897  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Annie Mae Amos,   b. 15 May 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1906, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1889  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Henry Lawson Rigney,   b. 26 Sep 1890, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1920, Snow Creek Area, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. Della Mae Rigney,   b. 13 Mar 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1970, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +3. Dan Sheler Rigney,   b. 24 Apr 1894, Callands, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1965, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Griffin Arthur Rigney,   b. 3 Sep 1898, Atlanta, Ga./Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1951, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     5. Berta Lee Rigney,   b. 30 Jun 1900, Callands, Pittsylvanmia County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1992, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     6. Geneva Rigney,   b. 24 Feb 1902, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1990, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     7. Estelle Rigney,   b. 24 Sep 1905, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1996, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F4893  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Serena Reynolds,   b. 25 Jun 1880, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1963, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frances Lucille Rigney,   b. 6 Dec 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 2011, Danville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F5183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Albert Sidney Rigney
    Albert Sidney Rigney
    palbertsidneyrigney.jpg
    Photograph 'Whale' and Albert Rigney
    Photograph 'Whale' and Albert Rigney
    p12458RigneysWhale,Albert.jpg
    Ellen Rigney Home
    Ellen Rigney Home
    EllenRigneyHome.jpg
    Home of Ellen Rigney and Albert Sidney Rigney and Serena Reynolds Rigney; All of Ellen's Children were Born Here
    Home of Ellen Rigney and Albert Sidney Rigney and Serena Reynolds Rigney; All of Ellen's Children were Born Here
    rigney home.jpg
    Ellen Rigney Family Photos of Briar Mountain, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    Ellen Rigney Family Photos of Briar Mountain, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    EllenRigneyFamilyofBriarMtnPittsCoVA.png

    Documents
    1940 Census-Albert Rigney
    1940 Census-Albert Rigney
    cen12458AlbertRigney.jpg
    United States Federal Census 1880 Virginia Pittsylvania Co. Ellen Rigney
    United States Federal Census 1880 Virginia Pittsylvania Co. Ellen Rigney
    c188012458EllenRigney.jpg
    Ellen Rigney Family shown on 1870 Census Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    Ellen Rigney Family shown on 1870 Census Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
    cen12458EllenRigney.jpg
    1910 Virginia Census showing Rigneys, Claude Marlowe and others
    1910 Virginia Census showing Rigneys, Claude Marlowe and others
    cen12458ARigney&more.jpg
    Dan Sheler Rigney-Obit
    Dan Sheler Rigney-Obit
    The Danville Register
    Sep 18, 1965
    Death Certificate-Dan S. Rigney
    Death Certificate-Dan S. Rigney
    dansrigney.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Piedmont Lineages: A Publication of the Virginia North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society November 2011 Issue, Page 7 Rigney Cemetery. The notation is "A long way off the main road and one of the roughest rides I've had. Barriors included ruts in the narrow farm road, a stream and a ditch in a field. A large tree has fallen into the cemetery. This cemetery hasn't been published in recent memory. (Mike and Chris)
      Graves for Ellen Rigney 1844-1904 and her son Albert S. Rigney Jul 13, 1867-Dec 23, 1949 and Sarena Reynolds, Jun25, 1880-No DOD; and another of his wife Annie Amos Wife of A.S. Rigney, May 15, 1872-Jun 10, 1906; other family members buried thee are George Washington Rigney b 15 Aug 1881-Dec 2, 1946; Lucy Amos Rigney Jun 7, 1865-Apr 23, 1917; Harry Rigney Mar 13, 1874-Nov 10, 1948 s/o Ellen; Henry L. Rigney Sep 26, 1890-May 3, 1920; John Archie Rigney Dec 25, 1902-May 7, 1963; Nannie R. Rigney Mar 13, 1881-Jan 18, 1964.

  • Sources 
    1. [S94] Piedmont Lineages.
      Piedmont Lineages: A Publication of the Virginia North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society November 2011 Issue, Page 7 Rigney Cemetery. The notation is "A long way off the main road and one of the roughest rides I've had. Barriors included ruts in the narrow farm road, a stream and a ditch in a field. A large tree has fallen into the cemetery. This cemetery hasn't been published in recent memory. (Mike and Chris)
      Graves for Ellen Rigney 1844-1904 and her son Albert S. Rigney Jul 13, 1867-Dec 23, 1949 and Sarena Reynolds, Jun25, 1880-No DOD; and another of his wife Annie Amos Wife of A.S. Rigney, May 15, 1872-Jun 10, 1906; other family members buried thee are George Washington Rigney b 15 Aug 1881-Dec 2, 1946; Lucy Amos Rigney Jun 7, 1865-Apr 23, 1917; Harry Rigney Mar 13, 1874-Nov 10, 1948 s/o Ellen; Henry L. Rigney Sep 26, 1890-May 3, 1920; John Archie Rigney Dec 25, 1902-May 7, 1963; Nannie R. Rigney Mar 13, 1881-Jan 18, 1964.


    2. [S129] Cemetery Records, http://www.vancpgs.org/contents/Cemeteries_Listing.pdf.
      Cemetery List for Albert Rigney

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NC-MarriageRecords&h=6416435.
      Harvey William Marlow
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 31
      Birth Year: abt 1906
      Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1937
      Marriage Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
      Father: W D Marlow
      Mother: Mary Alice Marlow
      Spouse: Frances Rigney
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Spouse Race: White
      Spouse Age: 20
      Spouse Father: Albert S Rigney
      Spouse Mother: Serene Rigney
      Event Type: Marriage
      Albert Sidney Rigney married Serene ?. Daughter Frances married Harvey William Marlow, s/o William David and Mary Alice Marlow (nee Giles)

    4. [S150] Photograph, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/75248035/person/40319540690/facts.

    5. [S37] Death Certificate, Dan S. Rigney.

    6. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR63-QN5.
      Albert Sidney Rigney to Annie Amos

    7. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84153674.

    8. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com.
      Albert Sidney Rigney
      Birth: 13 Jul 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
      Death: 23 Dec 1949 (aged 82)Pittsylvania Co., Va
      Burial: Rigney Family Cemetery
      Worlds, Pittsylvania County, Virginia