The Cochrane & Allied Families
Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.
RIGG, Alexander Moxley Jr.
1839 - 1912 (73 years) Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1810 - 1871 (60 years)-
Name RIGG, Alexander Moxley [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Suffix Jr. Birth 14 Jan 1839 Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
[1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] - The Cochran(e) Family Bible inscription says he was born in 1939 which I believe to be correct. The Cochrane Family History Book says 1840 based on his tombstone inscription. His Death Certificate also says 1840. - W. Winston Cochrane IV
Gender Male Residence 23 Jun 1860 Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA [10] with his brothers, Edward G. Rigg and Harry B. Rigg, Residence 1875 Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA [4, 11] on the family farm Business 1883 Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA [12] a general store - An ad in a county atlas states: "Dealer in Staples and Fancy Groceries, Notions, etc., Drugs and all kinds of Medicines; and Wharf Master at Marion's Landing." Marion was located on the Kentucky River.
Appointed 17 Apr 1886 Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA [13] as the U.S. Postmaster FindaGrave Memorial ID 25498592 Occupation Owen County, Kentucky, USA [7, 9, 11] Farmer Death 29 Mar 1912 Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA [2, 3, 8, 9] Cause: Cerebral Paralysis/Alcoholism Age 73 years Burial New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA [3, 8, 9] Address:
New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery
KY 227 West
New Liberty, Kentucky
USA- Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #25498592.
Person ID I232 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 15 Aug 2025
Father RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr., b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jan 1887, Catawba, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA (Age 81 years) Mother COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine, b. 16 Jan 1810, Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jan 1871, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA (Age 60 years) Family ID F97 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family GRIFFITH, Elizabeth B., b. 4 Nov 1858, Carroll County, Kentucky, USA d. 11 Jan 1921, Owen County, Kentucky, USA (Age 62 years) Residence From 1887 to 1912 Owen County, Kentucky, USA [6, 7] Marriage 25 May 1887 Owen County, Kentucky, USA [2, 6, 7, 8, 14] Age at Marriage He : 48 years and 4 months - She : 28 years and 6 months. Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death Family ID F206 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Nov 2020
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Birth - 14 Jan 1839 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
Residence - with his brothers, Edward G. Rigg and Harry B. Rigg, - 23 Jun 1860 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
Residence - on the family farm - 1875 - Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA Business - a general store - 1883 - Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA Appointed - as the U.S. Postmaster - 17 Apr 1886 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA 
Occupation - Farmer - - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Residence - From 1887 to 1912 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 25 May 1887 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA 
Death - Cause: Cerebral Paralysis/Alcoholism - 29 Mar 1912 - Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA 
Burial - Address:
New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery
KY 227 West
New Liberty, Kentucky
USA - - New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. Hand written.
"Alexander M. Rigg son of A. M. & L. A. C. Rigg was born on the 14th January 1839 at Marion, Kentucky." Note: Marion is also known as Moxley.
The Cochran(e) Family Bible
Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. - [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 63.
- [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Jul 2013, accessed 13 Jul 2013<, Alexander M. Rigg, Memorial #25498592.
- [S999] Edward Mayes, Book - Mayes (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros., circa 1928.), 16 Aug 2016, p b-101 - b-113.
Book - Mayes Family (Rigg) - [S1003] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 28 Aug 2016, M432, roll 216, District 1, p. 231B, dwelling 101, family 101, Alexander M. Rigg, accessed 28 August 2016.
Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr. - [S1356] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1900 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 28 Nov 2020, T623, Owen County, enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 22, dwelling 442, family 442, Alexander M. Rigg, accessed 28 November 2020.
Census - 1900 - Owen Co., KY - A. M. Rigg, Jr. - [S1357] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1910 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 28 Nov 2020, T624, roll 497, Owen County, enumeration district (ED) 79, p. 11A, dwelling 224, family 224, Alexander M. Rigg, accessed 28 November 2020.
Census - 1910 - Owen Co., KY - A. M. Rigg Jr. - [S483] Historical Society of Owen County, KY, Cemetery Records - New Liberty, KY, 12 Jul 2013, 154.
Eternal Rest - New Liberty Cemetery, Pg. 154 
Eternal Rest - New Liberty Cemetery, Pg. 153 - [S997] Death Certificate - KY - 1852-1965 - Online Image (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 15 Aug 2016, accessed 15 August 2016), Alec Rigg, 29 March 1912; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Death Certificate No. 8859.
Death Certificate - A. M. Rigg, Jr. - [S1004] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1860 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 28 Aug 2016, M653, roll 391, District 2, Owenton, p. 225, dwelling 417, family 402, Edward G. Rigg, accessed 28 August 2016.
Census - Owenton, KY - Edward Rigg, A. M. Rigg Jr. & Harry Rigg - [S1006] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1880 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 28 Nov 2020, T9, roll 438, Owen County, enumeration district (ED) 147, p. 13, dwelling 115, family 119, A. M. Rigg Jr., accessed 28 November 2020.
Census - 1880 - Owen County, KY - A. M. Rigg Jr. - [S996] Griffing, B. N., Map - Owen County, KY - 1883 (Ancestry), ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: D. J. Lake & Co., 1883) (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1127 : accessed 2010).), 13 Aug 2016, 13 August 2016.
Bussiness - Alexander M. Rigg, Jr. - [S993] U.S. Government - Appointments of Postmasters - 1832-1971 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1932 : 2010.), 13 Aug 2016, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1932 : accessed 13 August 2016); Alex M. Rigg Jr., Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, appointed 17 April 1886, vol 45, date range 1875-1892, p 382.
Postmaster Appointment - A. M. Rigg, Jr. - [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 28 Nov 2020, accessed 28 November 2020), A. M. Rigg and Lizzie Griffith; Marriage Register, p 150, Owen County, 1819-1941.
Marriage Record - A. M. Rigg Jr. & Elizabeth B. Griffith
- [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. Hand written.