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RIGG, Harry Bodley

RIGG, Harry Bodley

Male 1844 - 1924  (80 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RIGG, Harry Bodley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 4 May 1844  Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8] 
    • The Cochran(e) Family Bible inscription says he was born on the 4th of May which I believe to be correct. The Cochrane Family History Book says the 29th of May. - W. Winston Cochrane IV
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 25498585 
    Residence 23 Jun 1860  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    with his brothers, Edward G. Rigg and Alexander M. Rigg, Jr., 
    Military Service From Oct 1862 to May 1865  [10, 11, 12] 
    Confederate 4th Kentucky Calvery, Company B, during the Civil War, 
    • He was wounded in the Battle of Bean's Station, Grainger County, TN, on 14 December 1863, and spent time in a hospital in nearby Rogersville, TN. He did survive the war.
    Residence 1870  New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Role: Occupant
      His younger brother, Harry, was also living with them.
    Occupation Jun 1880  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Operates a Hotel on Seminary Street 
    Inheritance 28 Mar 1887  Owen County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    inheritance of one quarter of his father's estate when his father's will was probated 
    • He was also named as the Executor of his father's estate.

      "I, Alexander M. Rigg, of Overton, Ky, being of sound mind and ____ memory but growing feeble in body, and being desirous to give directions as to the course and disposition of my estate, do make, ordain and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and cancelling all former wills or codicils by me made.

      "First - After all my just debts are paid, which I desire first done, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas J. Rigg now of Atchison, Kansas, the sum of five hundred dollars, and to Harry B. and Sara A. Rigg, children of Dr. W. C. Rigg, now of Macon, Mississippi, the sum of three hundred dollars to be equally divided between them, and to be loaned at interest the share of Harry B. until he shall attains the age of twenty one years, and the share of the said Sara A. until she attains the age of sixteen years, and when each arrives at the age mentioned, his or her share to be invested in some valuable memento of their grand-father.

      "Second - After the payments of my debts and the bequeaths entertained in the first clause of my will, I desire the remainder of my estate divided into four equal shares, and disposed of as follows. To my son Harry B. Rigg one full share. To my son Thomas J. Rigg one full share, and this in addition to the bequeaths entertained in the first clause herein.

      "To my daughter, Mrs. Kate Low, one full share, and the remaining share to be divided between my daughters Mrs. Mildred Curtis and Mrs. Sallie Cochran, in the proportion of one fourth of the share to Mrs. Curtis and three-fourth of the share to Mrs. Cochran.

      "Third - I give and bequeath to my son Overton C. Rigg my trunk, wardrobe, wash-basin and water-set.

      "Fourth - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Kate Low my steel mattress, willow rocking chair, and the photograph of her mother.

      "Fifth - I give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law Mrs. Harry Rigg, my bed stead, and to my son Thomas J. Rigg my bed.

      "Sixth - It will be observed that I have not named all my children in this will. Their names are not omitted because they are not thought of, but the disposition I have made of my estate herein is made after mature deliberation, and is so made in order to secure as near as I can full equality between my children.

      "Seventh - I nominate my son Harry B. Rigg as executor of this my last will and having full confidence in his honesty and integrity, I desire that he be permitted to so act without giving either bond or security."
      Signed "April 30th 1883, A. M. Rigg Sr."
    Death 4 Jul 1924  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6] 
    Age 80 years 
    Burial New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Address:
    New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery
    KY 227 West
    New Liberty, Kentucky
    USA 
    Person ID I234  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2025 

    Father RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr.,   b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1887, Catawba, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine,   b. 16 Jan 1810, Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1871, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MCCREARY, Sallie,   b. 1850, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1920, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1871  Owen County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8, 14, 15] 
    • Married at Alexander Moxley Rigg Sr.'s house, Harry's father, and witnessed by James McCreary, probably Sallie's brother, and Ed Rigg, Harry's brother. [14]
    Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 3 months - She : ~ 21 years and 8 months. 
    Residence 1875  Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    on the family farm 
    Residence Jun 1880  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    in a hotel on Seminary Street 
    Residence 1900  Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    at 628 Garrard Street 
    Residence 1910  Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    on Railroad Street 
    Residence 1920  Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    at 1228 N. Capitol Avenue, 
    Children 
       1. Female RIGG, Catherine,   b. 25 Jul 1872   d. 24 Sep 1872 (Age 0 years)
    +  2. Male RIGG, Gayle,   b. 28 Feb 1874, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    >  3. Female RIGG, Loulie,   b. 23 Sep 1876, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 May 1844 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - with his brothers, Edward G. Rigg and Alexander M. Rigg, Jr., - 23 Jun 1860 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Aug 1871 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - on the family farm - 1875 - Marion (Moxley), Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Operates a Hotel on Seminary Street - Jun 1880 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - in a hotel on Seminary Street - Jun 1880 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - inheritance of one quarter of his father's estate when his father's will was probated - 28 Mar 1887 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 628 Garrard Street - 1900 - Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - on Railroad Street - 1910 - Sanders, Carroll, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - at 1228 N. Capitol Avenue, - 1920 - Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jul 1924 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 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
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.
      "H. B. Rigg fourth son of A. M. & L. C. Rigg the 4th day of May 1844."
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible      		 The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page.


    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 63.

    3. [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. 154
      Eternal Rest - New Liberty Cemetery, Pg. 153      		 Eternal Rest - New Liberty Cemetery, Pg. 153


    4. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Jul 2013, accessed 13 Jul 2013<, Harry B. Rigg, Memorial #25498585.

    5. [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)      		 Book - Mayes Family (Rigg)


    6. [S997] Death Certificate - KY - 1852-1965 - Online Image (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 22 Aug 2016, accessed 22 August 2016), Harry B. Rigg, 4 July 1924; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Death Certificate No. 16172.
      Death Cert - Harry B. Rigg      		 Death Cert - Harry B. Rigg


    7. [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.      		 Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    8. [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 Aug 2016, T9, roll 437, Owenton, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 129A, dwelling 1, family 1, Harry Rigg, accessed 28 August 2016.
      Census - Owen County, KY - Harry Rigg & Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.      		 Census - Owen County, KY - Harry Rigg & Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    9. [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      		 Census - Owenton, KY - Edward Rigg, A. M. Rigg Jr. & Harry Rigg


    10. [S1366] Kentucky., Military Records - US - Civil War - Confederate - KY - Pensions (Ancestry), (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3163/ : 2012), 30 Nov 2020, Solider's Application for Pension, Application #236, filed 17 June 1912, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3163/ : accessed 30 November 2020).
      Civil War Pension Application - Harry B. Rigg      		 Civil War Pension Application - Harry B. Rigg


    11. [S1367] Military Records - US - Civil War - Confederate - Compiled Service Records (Fold3), (Fold3. http://www.fold3.com/ : Copyright 2011), 1 Dec 2020, Harry B. Rigg, Company B, 4th Kentucky Calvary, "NARA Publication No. 319, Roll 31," Fold3 (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 1 December 2020).
      NARA Compiled Service Records - Harry B. Rigg      		 NARA Compiled Service Records - Harry B. Rigg


    12. [S214] Internet - Wikipedia, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), 30 Nov 2020, accessed 30 November 2020), Battle of Bean's Station, Grainger County, TN, 14-15 December 1863.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bean%27s_Station.

    13. [S1007] Kentucky. Owen County., Wills - KY - Owen County - Probate Records - 1774-1989 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : 2015.), 28 Aug 2016, vol D-G, p 153-5, A. M. Rigg, Sr; (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : accessed 28 August 2016).
      Will - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.      		 Will - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    14. [S1273] Marriage Records - KY - 1783-1965 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61372/ : 2016)), 30 Nov 2020, accessed 30 November 2020), H. B. Rigg & Sallie McCreary, 26 August 1871; Owen County, Marriage Register, p 64.
      Marriage Record - Harry B. Rigg and Sallie McCreary      		 Marriage Record - Harry B. Rigg and Sallie McCreary


    15. [S1362] Death Records - MI - Death Records - 1867-1952 (Ancestry), ((https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : 2017)), 30 Nov 2020, accessed 30 November 2020), Sallie B. Rigg, 9 January 1920, Certificate #17; State of Michigan, Department of Vital Statistics.
      Death Cert - Sallie McCreary Rigg      		 Death Cert - Sallie McCreary Rigg


    16. [S1363] Kentucky, Kenton County, Census - US - 1900 - KY - Kenton County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 30 Nov 2020, T623, Covington, enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 6A, dwelling 95, family 109, Harry B. Rigg, accessed 30 November 2020.
      Census - 1900 - Covington, KY - Harry B. Rigg      		 Census - 1900 - Covington, KY - Harry B. Rigg


    17. [S1364] Kentucky, Carroll County, Census - US - 1910 - KY - Carroll County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2006), 30 Nov 2020, T624, roll 465, Sanders, enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 2A, dwelling 35, family 39, Harry B. Rigg, accessed 30 November 2020.
      Census - 1910 - Sanders, KY - Harry B. Rigg      		 Census - 1910 - Sanders, KY - Harry B. Rigg


    18. [S1365] Michigan, Ingham County, Census - US - 1920 - MI - Ingham County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6061&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 30 Nov 2020, T625, roll 772, Lansing, enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 10A, dwelling 204, family 215, Harry Rigg, accessed 30 November 2020.
      Census - 1920 - Lansing, MI - Harry Rigg      		 Census - 1920 - Lansing, MI - Harry Rigg



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