James Rigdon Quinney Jr.

b. 22 June 1826, d. 13 January 1892
  • James Rigdon Quinney Jr. was born on 22 June 1826 in Marengo County, Alabama.
  • He was known as Rigdon.
  • He married Eugenia C. Barnes, daughter of James W. Barnes and Caroline Alice Greene, on 18 March 1862.
  • James Rigdon Quinney Jr. and Eugenia C. Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, living near her parents.. Other members of the household included Carrie Quinney.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
  • On 2 December 1873, Rigdon Quinney was nominated by U. S. Grant to be deputy postmaster at Navasota, Grimes County. He was replaced as Navasota postmaster in February 1877, and then re-nominated the following October. His commission expired on 20 November 1881, and Adrian N. Garvin was nominated in his place.
  • The following appeared on 19 June 1877 in The Galveston Daily News: The press dispatches from Washington of the 12th said Moses M. Camp had been commissioned postmaster at Navasota, Texas. A private dispatch from Navasota says Dr. R. Quinney is the lucky man, commissioned by the President for Navasota postoffice.
  • James Rigdon Quinney Jr. and Eugenia C. Barnes appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
  • He was an estimator, according to the 1880 census.
  • James Rigdon Quinney Jr. died on 13 January 1892 at age 65.
  • His wife Eugenia C. Barnes became a widow at his death.
  • He was interred at Odd Fellows Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
  • The following appeared on 15 January 1892 in The Galveston Daily News: (Navasota, Jan. 14) Jan. 14.--Dr. Rigdon Quinney died suddenly at his home in this city on Tuesday, at 1.48 p. m., from the effects of la grippe. His remains were taken to Houston and interred at Glenwood cemetery [sic]yesterday evening.
         Dr. Quinney was well know in Grimes county, having practiced medicine here and at Anderson for fifteen years. He was ex-alderman and postmaster at Navasota. He leaves a wife and one daughter. The latter is Mrs. T. D. Cobbs, wife of T. D. Cobbs, a leading attorney at Houston.
  • The following appeared on 15 January 1892 in The Galveston Daily News: (Houston, Jan. 14) Dr. R. Quinney, father of Mrs. Captain T. D. Cobbs, died at Navasota yesterday. His remains were brought to Houston [sic] to-day, and will be buried at 3 o'clock to-morrow from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Cobbs. The pall-bearers are: James A. Baker, jr., A. S. Richardson, A. W. Littig, Henry Currie, G. C. Street and F. A. Reichardt.
         Captain Cobbs and his wife have the warm sympathy of a large circle of friends in this city.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2013

Family: Eugenia C. Barnes b. 22 December 1842, d. 31 August 1909