joe w. rigsby
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Life Story
Joe W. Rigsby — Dates Unknown, Evans Cemetery
Dates Unknown
Burial: Evans Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi
The life of Joe W. Rigsby is largely unrecorded, preserved today only through the name engraved on his headstone in the Evans Cemetery. No birth or death dates accompany the marker, and no confirmed documentation has surfaced to identify his parents, age, or the circumstances of his passing.
While a census record suggest he may have been the son of Nebraska McGowan, born in 1942, there is not enough evidence to confirm this connection. Out of respect for accuracy and the integrity of the genealogical record, his biography remains free of speculation.
Like many African American burials from earlier decades in rural Mississippi, Joe’s life was not captured in official records—or those records may have been lost over time. Even so, his presence within the Rigsby section of the Evans Cemetery indicates a familial bond and places him within the extended lineage of the Rigsby and Evans families, a community deeply rooted in the Altare and St. John Baptist Church areas.
Though the written details of his life are unknown, the stone that bears his name ensures that Joe W. Rigsby is not forgotten. Through ongoing preservation and documentation of the Evans Cemetery, his memory endures as part of the broader story of the families who shaped this community.
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Sources
- 1950 Federal Census
- U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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