Born in Parke, Indiana, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Elisha W Ames Jr
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Missouri (Ames) Mayer
Wife of
John C Rigby
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Bert Cubbison Rigby
Died
at age 64
in Jackson, Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2022
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Biography
Mary was born in 1841. She was the daughter of Elisha Ames. She passed away in 1906.
- Fact: Residence (1850) Farmers Creek twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
- Fact: Residence (1856) Farmers Creek twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
- Fact: Residence (1860) Farmers Creek twp, Jackson, Iowa, USA
- Fact: Residence (1880) Andrew, Jackson, Iowa, USA
- Fact: Residence (1900) Perry, Jackson, Iowa, USA
- Fact: Residence (1905) Jackson, Iowa, USA
Sources
- "1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 184; Page: 320a; Line Number: 8
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2564933 (accessed 29 July 2022)
Mary E Ames (10) in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Born in Indiana. - "Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997"
Will Records, 1838-1938; Author: Iowa. District Court (Jackson County)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9064 #3522071 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Mipouri Ames probate. - 1856 "Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925"
Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1084 #9469926 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Mary Ames (15) in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Born in Indiana. - "1860 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1860; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M653_326; Page: 334; Family History Library Film: 803326
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #5534273 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Mary E Ames (17) in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa. Born in Indiana. - "1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Andrew, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Page: 423A; Enumeration District: 314
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #47733152 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Mary E Rigby (38), wife, Keeping House, in household of John C. Rigby (52) in Andrew, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Born in Indiana. - "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Perry, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240438
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #14462043 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Mary Rigby (58), widowed mother, in household of George Baker (34) in Perry, Jackson, Iowa. Born in Indiana, USA. - "Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997"
Probate Records; Author: Iowa. District Court (Bremer County); Probate Place: Bremer, Iowa
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9064 #1757859 (accessed 2 August 2022)
Elizabeth A Rigby probate on 11 Sep 1906. - Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15149232/mary-elizabeth-rigby: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Ames Rigby (22 Sep 1841–13 Jun 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #15149232, citing Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by AenneLa (contributor 48548982).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Elizabeth (Cecil) Kelts 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A833988 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member Elizabeth_Cecil
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~1.56%
Kenneth Curry :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jason Cecil :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A307399 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lynn Kelts :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
George Kelts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A427611 [compare] [compare x], Ancestry member georgekelts
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~0.78%
Carlos Olvera :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member olveracn
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