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From: Bob Baird <>
Subject: Re: [TNCAMPBE-L] J.H. RIgney
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 11:30:03 -0400


Dusty Smith wrote:
>
> I have recently discovered that my 3xgrandfather is buried in
> Newcomb Cemetery (presume this is in or near Jellico). The reason
> we haven't been able to find him is that his gravestone was stolen.
> Disgusting, isn't it?
>
> He died somewhere between 1920-1929. Does anyone know how I could
> get a record of his burial. Does the cemetery itself have records
> that I could obtain? Can I write to some local place in Newcomb for
> the info? It appears that the tombstone was stolen within the past
> 7 years or so (more or less), so I am assuming that this
> tombstone/plot would have been part of the record all along.
>
> He was J.H. Rigney, but could be listed several ways:
> John Hank Rigney
> Jehu Hank Rigney
> Jahue Hank Rigney
> Hank Rigney
>
> Can you help? Do you have an old tombstone inscriptions book, maybe
> that would include this stone? I'd appreciate your help.
>
> Dusty Smith

In Dorothy Bruce's "Cemetaries of Campbell County", page 137 there is
an entry for J. H. Rigney, Jr Jan 21, 1874 - Mar 9, 1929. I think
these entries were taken from cemetary records, rather than from
physical tombstones.

Hope this helps,

Bob Baird

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