Howdy folks

I am attempting to put together a comprehensive database
of everyone named Rigsby (and spelling variations) who
lived in the US up to 1900. Eventually I will extend this
to England and the 20th century, but for now I'm keeping it
limited.

Earlier I posted on Genforum all the Rigsby census entries
from 1790 to 1900. I have now finished a first pass of an
analysis of these entries, and have used the results to
construct my database. Next I'll go through the Rigsby
vital records I've managed to find, to get wives' names and
children's birth dates. After that I'll do a second pass
through the censuses to see if I can spot any new
connections or identify anyone by process of elimination.
When I'm through with the second pass I'll post an
annotated version of the censuses. Then I'll go through all
the rest of the notes I've accumulated on the Rigsbys and
add whatever new details I can.

I have the database online, so please take a look. The name
index is here:

http://hindskw.com/KennethHinds/nameindexr.html

The Rigsbys are combined with the rest of my ancestors and
cousins, so you will have to scroll down a ways to get to
them. Be sure to check for alternate spellings, too. So far
I have 2067 Rigsby, 272 Riggsbee, 89 Rigsbee, and 10
Riggsby. Possibly I have some of them mis-filed; sometimes
it's hard to tell who was the first on a branch to use a
different spelling.

I've given each person an "R-number". For each branch of
the family, I went back as far as possible. Each of these
progenitors got a number. For example, Allen Rigsby who
married Margaret Johnson is R35; Thomas Rigsby who was the
ancestor of the DeKalb and Cannon Co TN families is R14;
and my James Rigsby of Wake Co NC is R05. The children of
each of these are numbered in birth order: Allen's first
child is R35.1, James' fourth child is R05.4 . Following
generations get additional numbers: my gg-grandmother Jane
Ellen Rigsby is R05.2.5.4, the fourth child of the fifth
child of the second child of R05 James.

Corrections and questions are welcome. I know I don't have
everybody in my database yet, and probably I made some
wrong assumptions as I went through the census. You can
post a message here, or use the email link on any of the
pages at my site.

Ken