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Submitted by Carol Rigsbee (not verified) on Sat, 2/14/2015 - 10:44am
Rufus L. Rigsbee (called R.L) was born and raised in Chatham Co. later moved to Durham and married Sara Taylor. Sara died after the birth of their daughter. Five years later he married Annie Laurie Tapp from Roxboro. Rufus was a carpenter/builder and he built this house. He also built the first Lakewood Baptist Church that was on James St. where he and Annie Laurie where charter members. Later R.L. purchased some farm land that was located on Dixon Road. There he built another house. William Ira Dodson married Christine Rigsbee, daughter of R.L. and Annie Laurie where they raised their family. Their daughter Bernice Dodson Eubanks later lived there until her death. My husband (Gary Lee Rigsbee) was the son of R.L. Rigsbee, Jr. and Louise Ferrell Rigsbee. Gary's father ran Rigsbee Bros. Lumber Company which was located in Chatham Co., who also built several houses on Dixon Rd. (all of which are now gone)
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