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Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby 1879–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1959

Death Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Father: Seth Rigby

Mother: Rebecca Gingrich

Spouse(s): David Hendershott

Children(s): Dorothy Hendershott, Doris Hendershott

Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby was born in 1879 in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA, the child of Seth Rigby And Rebecca Gingrich. In 1926, Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby resided in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby married David E Hendershott, and had children including Doris May Hendershott, Dorothy Belle Hendershott. Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby passed away in 1959 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby was born in 1879 in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA, the child of Seth Rigby And Rebecca Gingrich.
  • In 1926, Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby resided in Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby married David E Hendershott, and had children including Doris May Hendershott, Dorothy Belle Hendershott.
  • Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby passed away in 1959 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Rigby
1836–1902
Birth Location: Ohio
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Rebecca Gingrich
1842–1916
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Indiana
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Spouses(s)

David Hendershott
1879–1958
Birth Location: Emmet, Michigan
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Children(s)

Dorothy Hendershott
1910–1984
Birth Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
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Doris Hendershott
1910–2000
Birth Location: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
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Dorothy Rigby's Ancestors

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Dorothy Rigby
1879–1959
Birth Place: Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Parents
Seth Rigby
1836–1902
Ohio
Rebecca Gingrich
1842–1916
DeKalb County, Indiana
Grandparents
Eli Rigby
1805–1849
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret VanSkyock
1812–1874
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Rigby
1757–1845
Abigail Baker
1764–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Aaron Baker
1726–1788
Mary Regester
1735–1811

Dorothy Rigby's Descendants

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Dorothy (Belle "Dolly") Rigby (24 Aug 1879–21 May 1959) m. David (E) Hendershott (19 Aug 1879–10 July 1958)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Belle) Hendershott 1910–1984
  2. 2. Doris (May) Hendershott 1910–2000 m. Earl (Devon) Heimbaugh 1909–1992 m. Neal (Wickizer) Corey 1893–1974
    1. 1. Marcetta (Sonya) Heimbaugh 1932–2015

Dorothy Rigby's Timeline

3 Records

1879
24 Aug 1879
Birth of Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
1926
1926
Age 47
Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby resided here in Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1959
21 May 1959
Age 80
Death of Dorothy Belle "Dolly" Rigby in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1959
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
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