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Life Story
Inez Rigsby: A Name Etched in Quiet Remembrance
Dates Unknown
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
The life of Inez Rigsby is largely unknown, preserved today only through her name etched on a modest headstone in the Evans Cemetery. No birth or death dates were recorded, and no surviving documents have yet confirmed her age, parentage, or the circumstances of her passing.
Her burial near the grave of Jim Rigsby suggests she was connected to the Rigsby family, a long-established lineage in the Altare and St. John Baptist Church communities. While a child named Inez appears in the 1930 census as a daughter of James and Assenia Rigsby, there is not enough evidence to confirm whether the headstone belongs to the same individual. Out of respect for historical accuracy, such a connection cannot be assumed.
Like many early burials in rural African American cemeteries, especially during the early to mid-20th century, records were not always preserved. Some lives—whether brief or full—left only a stone behind. Yet the presence of her name ensures that Inez Rigsby is remembered, even when the details of her story have been lost to time.
Her resting place at Evans Cemetery marks her inclusion in the broader Rigsby–Evans family legacy, and her memory continues through the careful preservation and documentation of this historic burial ground.
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Sources
- 1930 Federal Census
- U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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