Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMichael C. Rigney 
Birth21 Jan 1858, Pennsylvania
CensusJun 1900, Lehigh, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory
Death23 Oct 1929, Chickasha, Grady Co, OK
BurialRose Hill Cem, Chickasaw, Grady Co, OK
MemoPlot: Holy Name
Misc. Notes
Listed in the Indian Territory in 1900 as Michael Rigney (1858, PA) single and working as a laborer, and parents born in Ireland.
Obit on 31 Oct 1929
Was found tragically drowned in Line Creek in the northern part of Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Obit on 31 Oct 1929
Was found tragically drowned in Line Creek in the northern part of Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Spouses
Birth6 Apr 1862, Fannin Co, TX
Death6 Apr 1922, Cement, Caddo Co, OK
BurialCement IOOF Cem, Cement, OK
FatherSherrod Gabriel Nowlin (1823-1907)
MotherRuth A. Methvin (1824-1893)
Misc. Notes
It appears that she has a twin brother Albert.
Following the death of James, the Nowlin family history says that she married John Sherrod Nowlin (her cousin) in 1895, and had a son Bryan Ward Nowlin who died young before John's death on 21 Sep 1905 in Clinton, AR.
They have not been located in the 1900 census.
On 10 Apr 1907 Allie was granted the 160 Acres in Searcy Co, Arkansas as the widow of John S. Nowlin, by the Harrison office of the U.S. General Land Office, based on the May 20, 1862: Original Homestead Entry.
In the 1910 Colorado census Allie is listed with her son Harvey as a widow.
By 1920 Allie (51, TX) was remarried to Mike Rigney, and had her granddaughter, Allie Redmon living with her.
Following the death of James, the Nowlin family history says that she married John Sherrod Nowlin (her cousin) in 1895, and had a son Bryan Ward Nowlin who died young before John's death on 21 Sep 1905 in Clinton, AR.
They have not been located in the 1900 census.
On 10 Apr 1907 Allie was granted the 160 Acres in Searcy Co, Arkansas as the widow of John S. Nowlin, by the Harrison office of the U.S. General Land Office, based on the May 20, 1862: Original Homestead Entry.
In the 1910 Colorado census Allie is listed with her son Harvey as a widow.
By 1920 Allie (51, TX) was remarried to Mike Rigney, and had her granddaughter, Allie Redmon living with her.
Marriage11 Nov 1915, Caddo Co, OK