Townly Rigg
Townly Rigg
Townly Rigg was born December 12, 1802 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. His parents were Charles Rigg and Elizabeth Rachel Barker Rigg. He was one of nine children born to Charles and Elizabeth. They moved to Illinois sometime after his youngest sibling was born. He married Phebe Maria Cory on June 25, 1825 in Wabash County, Illinois. Together they had nine children. Around 1874 Townly and Phebe along with their youngest son, Thomas Townley Rigg and his family plus their daughter, Maria Eliza Rigg Sloan and her family moved to Butler County, Kansas. Townly died on November 21, 1877 in Leon, Kansas and is buried at the old Quito Cemetery. Phebe, who was born on October 07, 1806 in Catskill Mountains, New York died on August 24, 1883 in Leon, Kansas and is buried along side her husband in the Quito Cemetery.
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Townly Rigg's New Tombstone
Phebe Rigg's Tombstone
The original tombstone of Townly Rigg which is located at the Quito Cemetery near Leon, Kansas had fallen into several pieces due to erosion and possible vandalism. For some time now, many of us had discussed restoring or replacing his tombstone. Dick Albright took on the task of restoring it by using steel rods and also a protective coating over the stone but when it came time to reset the tombstone it fell to pieces. Dick along with Bill Rigg decided to take on the task of replacing the tombstone. Dick contacted a local contractor to help with this endeavor. They did a rubbing of the stone to get the exact type of lettering and the exact wording and had a new tombstone made. The cost of this project was $450 and for anyone that would like to make a donation to help pay for this you may send your donation to Dick Albright 417 North Hillside El Dorado, Kansas 67042. Any surplus money collected will be donated to the newsletter fund. Thanks Dick and Bill for your efforts in replacing Townly's tombstone.
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