Husband: George Washington Richards
Born: 1759 in Rockingham Co, VA 1,2,3
Died: 1835 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Buried: in Richards Survey Cemetery, Bunnells Run, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,1
Military: Indian Spy, Continental Army, Revolutionary War (Indian scout along Ohio River) 4,5,2
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Wife: Catherine Bush Married: Jul-30-1788 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: ca 1765 in Hardy Co, (W)VA 1 Died: 1814 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1 Buried: (unmarked) in Richards Survey Cemetery, Bunnells Run, near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Isaac Richards 6 Born: 1789 7 Died: 1814 Never married: 6 Notes 6
M Child 2: George Richards, Jr. 7,6 Born: 1790 Buried: in Cross (aka Wilson) Cemetery, Rock Camp Run, Ritchie Co, WV 2 (see note 1) Wife: Elizabeth Coburn b. ca 1791 Married: ca 1814 7
M Child 3: John Richards 6 Born: 1794 7
M Child 4: Benjamin Richards 6 Born: ca 1796 8 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 8,9 Wife: Priscilla Jones b. ca 1806
M Child 5: William Richards 6 Born: ca 1800 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 10 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 8 Medical condition: 1880 blind 11 Wife: Sarah ___ Also known as: Sarah Leggett Wife: Margaret "Peggy" Woodside b. ca 1820 d. bef Jun 1860 Married: Nov-11-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 12 Wife: Elizabeth J. Calhoun b. ca 1833 Married: Oct-21-1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13
M Child 6: Michael Richards 6 Born: 1804 7 Died: 1864
F Child 7: Catherine Richards 6 Born: ca 1807 10 Died: bef 1848 in Athens Co, OH 10 Husband: George Six b. Nov- 4-1800 d. Feb- 1-1884 Married: 1821 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 14
M Child 8: Jacob Richards 6 Born: Sep-27-1808 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1,3,15 Died: Apr-30-1899 at Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 1,3,15 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 2,1 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Ruth Ann Jones b. Jan-22-1814 d. Dec- 7-1875 Census name: Rutha Marriage Bond: Jul- 3-1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 16 Married: Jul- -1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 16 Wife: Druzilla A. ___ b. ca 1829 Married: May- 3-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 17
M Child 9: Elias Coleman Richards 6 5 Born: Mar-10-1810 5 Died: 1888 Census: 1870, 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Sarah Ellen Jones b. ca 1818 Also known as: Sallie Jones 18 Married: May- 7-1835 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5,14
M Child 10: James Richards 6 Born: 1812 7
M Child 11: Nelson Judge Richards 6 Census name: Nelson Richards Born: 1814 7 Died: 1880 Census: 1870 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 8 Wife: Mahala Jones b. ca 1825 d. Jun- -1879 Married: Aug-20-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 19
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Military Grave Marker. (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 177. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 362. (7) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (8) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (9) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (10) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (11) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as William Richards and Margaret Woodside. Married on Nov 11 1847 in Ritchie County, officiated by Eli Riddle. MR page 3 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11536189&Type=Marriage. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Wm. Richards, widower, 55, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of George & Catharine; and E. Calhoun, single, 27, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Solomon & Anna. Married Oct 21 1860 in Ritchie County, officiated by Eli Riddle. MR p. 7, Line 29 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537264&Type=Marriage. (14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 150. (16) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (17) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Jacob Richards, widowed, farmer, 60, b. in Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, son of (blank); and Druzilla A. Jackson, widowed, 48, b. in Pennsylvania, res. Ritchie Co, dau of (blank). Married May 3 1877 by Rev. Eli Riddle. (Note: On the same page of the large ledger-style marriage record book is an entry indicating that Jacob Richards may have married another woman the previous month. That entry states: Jacob Richards, widowed, farmer, 60, b. in Va, res. Ritchie Co, son of George & Catherine Bush; and Emeretta Stanly, single, 30, b. in Va, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Wm. & Margaret. Married on Apr 12 1877 by (blank). Omission of the minister's name makes it unclear whether the marriage actually occurred. MR p. 35. (18) Death record of son. (19) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11535954&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) No dates. Unmarked.