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RIGG, Catharine

RIGG, Catharine

Female 1838 - 1912  (74 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 15 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name RIGG, Catharine  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 14 May 1838  Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 25498381 
    Inheritance 28 Mar 1887  Owen County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    inheritance of one quarter of her father's estate, plus some personal property, when her father's will was probated 


    • "I, Alexander M. Rigg, of Overton, Ky, being of sound mind and ____ memory but growing feeble in body, and being desirous to give directions as to the course and disposition of my estate, do make, ordain and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and cancelling all former wills or codicils by me made.

      "First - After all my just debts are paid, which I desire first done, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas J. Rigg now of Atchison, Kansas, the sum of five hundred dollars, and to Harry B. and Sara A. Rigg, children of Dr. W. C. Rigg, now of Macon, Mississippi, the sum of three hundred dollars to be equally divided between them, and to be loaned at interest the share of Harry B. until he shall attains the age of twenty one years, and the share of the said Sara A. until she attains the age of sixteen years, and when each arrives at the age mentioned, his or her share to be invested in some valuable memento of their grand-father.

      "Second - After the payments of my debts and the bequeaths entertained in the first clause of my will, I desire the remainder of my estate divided into four equal shares, and disposed of as follows. To my son Harry B. Rigg one full share. To my son Thomas J. Rigg one full share, and this in addition to the bequeaths entertained in the first clause herein.

      "To my daughter, Mrs. Kate Low, one full share, and the remaining share to be divided between my daughters Mrs. Mildred Curtis and Mrs. Sallie Cochran, in the proportion of one fourth of the share to Mrs. Curtis and three-fourth of the share to Mrs. Cochran.

      "Third - I give and bequeath to my son Overton C. Rigg my trunk, wardrobe, wash-basin and water-set.

      "Fourth - I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs. Kate Low my steel mattress, willow rocking chair, and the photograph of her mother.

      "Fifth - I give and bequeath to my daughter-in-law Mrs. Harry Rigg, my bed stead, and to my son Thomas J. Rigg my bed.

      "Sixth - It will be observed that I have not named all my children in this will. Their names are not omitted because they are not thought of, but the disposition I have made of my estate herein is made after mature deliberation, and is so made in order to secure as near as I can full equality between my children.

      "Seventh - I nominate my son Harry B. Rigg as executor of this my last will and having full confidence in his honesty and integrity, I desire that he be permitted to so act without giving either bond or security."
      Signed "April 30th 1883, A. M. Rigg Sr."
    Death 17 Sep 1912  Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Age 74 years 
    Burial 18 Sep 1912  New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Address:
    New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery
    KY 227 West
    New Liberty, Kentucky
    USA 
    Person ID I231  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2025 

    Father RIGG, Alexander Moxley Sr.,   b. 9 May 1805, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1887, Catawba, Pendleton, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Mother COCHRAN, Lucy Ann Catharine,   b. 16 Jan 1810, Spring Hill - Cabell Family Home, Norwood, Nelson, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1871, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LOW, George Stackpole,   b. Dec 1832, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1859  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11] 
    Age at Marriage She : 20 years and 8 months - He : 26 years and 1 month. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Husband's death 
    Residence 1860  Owen County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    with her father and mother on their farm 
    Residence From 1870 to 1908  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 11] 
    Children 
    +  1. Female LOW, Katherine,   b. 3 Nov 1860, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1925 (Age 64 years)
    >  2. Male LOW, Alexander Greenleaf,   b. 29 Sep 1863, Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1939, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +  3. Male LOW, Dr. Joseph Hooker,   b. 28 Jan 1867, Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1929, Welcome, King George, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F196  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 May 1838 - Moxley, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - with her father and mother on their farm - 1860 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1870 to 1908 - Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInheritance - inheritance of one quarter of her father's estate, plus some personal property, when her father's will was probated - 28 Mar 1887 - Owen County, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 1912 - Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery
    KY 227 West
    New Liberty, Kentucky
    USA - 18 Sep 1912 - New Liberty Odd Fellows Cemetery, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Bible - Cochran(e) & Associated Families, (London, England: Thomas Baskett, 1759), 6 Dec 2010, Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page. Hand written.
      "Catharine Rigg first daughter of A. M. & L. A. C. Rigg was born on Monday the 14th day of May 1838 at Marion, Owen County Kentucky."
      Note: Marion is also known as Moxley.
      The Cochran(e) Family Bible      		 The Cochran(e) Family Bible
      Between the Books of Apocrypha and the Books of the New Testament, second page.


    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 59.

    3. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 13 Jul 2013, accessed 13 Jul 2013<, Catherine Rigg Low, Memorial #25498381.

    4. [S997] Death Certificate - KY - 1852-1965 - Online Image (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1222 : 2007)), 13 Aug 2016, accessed 13 August 2016), Kate Low, 12 September 1912; Commonwealth of Kentucky, Death Certificate.
      Death Certificate - Catherine Rigg Low      		 Death Certificate - Catherine Rigg Low


    5. [S999] Edward Mayes, Book - Mayes (Rigg) Family (Ancestry), (Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros., circa 1928.), 16 Aug 2016, p b-101 - b-113.
      Book - Mayes Family (Rigg)      		 Book - Mayes Family (Rigg)


    6. [S1003] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1850 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=8054&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 28 Aug 2016, M432, roll 216, District 1, p. 231B, dwelling 101, family 101, Alexander M. Rigg, accessed 28 August 2016.
      Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.      		 Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    7. [S1006] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1880 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 1999), 27 Nov 2020, T9, roll 437, Owenton, enumeration district (ED) 140, p. 130D, dwelling 26, family 27, George S. Low, accessed 27 November 2020.
      Census - 1880 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low      		 Census - 1880 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low


    8. [S1356] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1900 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 27 Nov 2020, T623, Owenton, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 4, p. 123A, dwelling 60, family 72, George S. Low, accessed 27 November 2020.
      Census - 1900 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low      		 Census - 1900 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low


    9. [S1007] Kentucky. Owen County., Wills - KY - Owen County - Probate Records - 1774-1989 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : 2015.), 28 Aug 2016, vol D-G, p 153-5, A. M. Rigg, Sr; (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 : accessed 28 August 2016).
      Will - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.      		 Will - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    10. [S1004] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1860 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 28 Aug 2016, M653, roll 391, District 2, New Liberty, p. 226, dwelling 421, family 406, A. M. Rigg, Sr., accessed 28 August 2016.
      Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.      		 Census - Owen County, KY - Alexander M. Rigg, Sr.


    11. [S1005] Kentucky, Owen County, Census - US - 1870 - KY - Owen County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 27 Nov 2020, M593, roll 493, Owenton, p. 285A, dwelling 46, family 47, George S. Low, accessed 27 November 2020.
      Census - 1870 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low      		 Census - 1870 - Owenton, KY - George S. Low



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