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"Mr. John E. Rigsbee gave the name "Guinea Prairie" to the land on which
he settled in the early 1830s."
Celebrate Anniversary of Rigsbee Farm
More than 60 relatives and friends gathered at the Rigsbee homestead on
Guinea Prairie in Brooklyn Township Saturday, June 25, 2005, in
celebration of the 170th anniversary of the homesteading of the farm by
John E. Rigsbee. Four generations of the Rigsbee family were present at
the gathering.
The assembled guests enjoyed a potluck dinner at noon, featuring a big
kettle of beans and bacon cooked in pioneer style on the hearth by Jane
and Diane Rigsbee.
An interesting program was arranged for the occasion.
Sixth generation descendant David Rigsbee reviewed the history of Brooklyn
Township and the farm on which the gathering took place. Nancy Rigsbee, a
seventh generation descendant, was a featured vocalist, and Paul Miller
entertained with selections played on his mountain dulcimer. Steve
Hoover, assisted by the John Miller family, gave horse-drawn wagon tours
of the farm. The Miller and Rigsbee families wore period clothing.
John E. Rigsbee, one of Brooklyn Township's earliest settlers, arrived in
Schuyler County, Illinois, from North Carolina in 1832. About 1835, he
settled on the east half of the southeast quarter of section seven,
calling his claim Guinea Prairie, by which the area is still known today.
The original sheep skin deed granting title to the farm is preserved by
members of the family. The log house built on the property in the 1830s
still exists and was incorporated into the present frame house in 1900.
At the death of John E. Rigsbee, the farm passed to his son, Lemech, then
to his son, Everett, and to his son and daughter-in-law, Howard and Jane
Rigsbee. The present owners are Jane, David and Diane Rigsbee.
The oldest person in attendance was Ruby Waddell, and the youngest was
Marcus Lee, an eighth generation Rigsbee descendant.
Honored guests were Rigsbee cousins Marian and Dave Bonikowske, Dianne
and John Turner, and Judy and Doug Peppers.
- The Rushville Times, Wednesday, July 6, 2005, page 8A, column 4
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Purdum genforum message 191
[R58.2]
v. SAMUEL (JR) PURDUM, b. October 19, 1837, Hamilton
Co/IN; d. August 08, 1918; m. CORNELIA RIGSBY, February 25, 1866,
Schuyler Co/IL; b. 1839.
[Samuel s/o Samuel A Purdum + Rebecca Doll Tullis]
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http://www.vsg.cape.com/~dougshow/fourth-site/hendrickson2.html
[R58.5]
HENDRICKSON DESCENDANTS
Columbia/Carroll Co. OH & McDonough Co., IL
James Scott [b: 6 Aug 1843, McDonough Co., IL; d: 25 Jan 1920; bur: Scott's
Cemetery]--m: Ann Louisa Rigsbee on 11 Dec 1866.
[James s/o John S Scott + Mary Hendrickson]
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