Estelle Rigney^{[1, 2]}

1905 - 1996  (90 years)

• Name	Estelle Rigney
  Born	24 Sep 1905	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	29 Jun 1996	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Buried	Hillcrest Burial Park Chatham, Virginia
  Person ID	I14955	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Albert Sidney Rigney,   b. 13 Jun 1867, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 23 Dec 1949, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Annie Mae Amos,   b. 15 May 1872, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 10 Jun 1906, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 34 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1889	Franklin County, Virginia
  Family ID	F4893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1910 Virginia Census showing Rigneys, Claude Marlowe and others cen12458ARigney&more.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone Estelle Powell (nee Rigney) hs14955EstellePowell(neeRigney).jpg

  
  

• Notes

  On Thursday, September 30, 1999 8:27 PM, Richard W. Kesler [SMTP:rkesler@pinehurst.net] wrote: > Did the letter name any other children of Ellen Rigney by Benjamin Turner Clement? These are simply cordial letters. F. B. CLEMENT wrote things like "thank you for the pictures," "How are the rest of the family? Give my love to them," and "I was so sorry to hear of Albert's death." The only items specific to the topic of the children of Ellen RIGNEY and Benjamin Turner CLEMENT in the letters written by F.B. CLEMENT that I have photocopies of are - "It would interest me if you care to relate the whole story of his life with your grandmother as well as with Sallie Gravelly." "It has always seemed to me that he did the Rigney children an injustice and a wrong in abandoning them without support." 19 Nov 1948 It was news to me that he ever returned there after he first left Va for Texas and also that he had the large number of children by your grandmother" 15 Jan 1949 "The Kodak picture enclosed of Rob, Albert and Ben reveal some similarity of features to my father." 9 March 1950 The only other family members mentioned in the letters to Estelle POWELL from F. B. CLEMENT are Aunt Tavia, Uncle Fletcher, and an Aunt Betsy Goggin The photocopies of these letters were sent to me by James A. Davidson, a grandson of Albert Sidney RIGNEY. Respectfully submitted, Marna F. B. CLEMENT Attorney and Counselor at Law Nashville, Arkansas These letters are addressed to: Mrs. S. C. Powell Chatham, VA The letters begin: Dear Estelle These letters contain details that indicate that indeed Benjamin Turner CLEMENT did father children by Ellen RIGNEY. This Benjamin Turner CLEMENT was the son of George Washington CLEMENT (1786 VA - 1867 VA) and Sarah 'Sally' TURNER (1804 VA - 1889 VA). The F. B. CLEMENT is Fletcher Blaine CLEMENT (b. 1892 AR), son of Benjamin Turner CLEMENT and Alice B. Williams (d. 1910 AR). Estelle POWELL was born Estelle RIGNEY (b. 1906 VA), the daughter of Albert Sidney RIGNEY (1867 VA - 1949 VA) who was the son of Ellen RIGNEY. If you have additional information on the families of any of these people, please do share it with the members of this group. Thank you. Sincerely, Marna Married Samuel C. Powell 5/30/1925 Pittsylvania County, Virginia

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=106062507. Daughter of Albert Sidney Rigney & Annie Mae Amos The headstone has wrong birth year on it, her mother died in June 1906 Married Samuel Powell on May 30, 1925 in Pittsylvania Co., Va Estelle Rigney married Samuel Curie Powell (1905 - 1983) Estelle is the recipient of the letters concerning her grandmother, Ellen Rigney Jackson. [S38] Headstone, Estelle R. Powell (nee Rigney).