Rich Family Genealogy

Descendants of John Rich

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ RICH was born Abt. 1774 in Virginia, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Cherokee County, North Carolina. He married (1) SUSANNAH BARLYHORN September 12, 1799 in Rutherford county, North Carolina. He married (2) MARY HILL November 01, 1801 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Notes

Child of JOHN RICH and SUSANNAH BARLYHORN is:

i. HIRAM² RICH, b. 1800, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

Children of JOHN RICH and MARY HILL are:

2. ii. WILLIAM² RICH, b. November 01, 1802, Possibly Rutherford County, North Carolina; d. August 09, 1846, Blount County, Tennessee.

iii. JEREMIAH RICH, b. Abt. 1805, North Carolina; m. SARAH MILLER.

iv. HENRY RICH, b. Abt. 1808; d. 1834, Monroe county, Tennessee.

v. JOHN RICH, b. Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM² RICH (JOHN¹) was born November 01, 1802 in Possibly Rutherford County, North Carolina, and died August 09, 1846 in Blount County, Tennessee. He married KEZIAH HAMPTON October 23, 1823 in North Carolina. She was born December 03, 1802 in North Carolina, and died July 12, 1878 Near Birch Tree or Sinkin, Shannon County, MO. Note for Keziah

Children of WILLIAM RICH and KEZIAH HAMPTON are:

3. i. SARA MATILDA³ RICH, b. December 12, 1824, North Carolina.

ii. LUCINDA C. RICH, b. February 25, 1826.

iii. BARTLEY HAMPTON RICH, b. December 18, 1827.

iv. ANN M. RICH, b. October 02, 1829, Blount County, Tennessee; m. MOSES W. LIGHT, September 27, 1847, Knox County, Tennessee; b. 1828, North Carolina.

v. EMILY C. RICH, b. August 25, 1831.

vi. ROBERT ALEXANDER RICH, b. February 09, 1834, Monroe County, Tennessee; d. August 27, 1918, Missouri; m. MARY BROWN "POLLY" SHRUM, December 11, 1853.

vii. ELIZABETH MELINDA. RICH, b. May 29, 1836, Blount County, Tennessee; m. (1) ANTHONY "BILLY" SAVAGE; m. (2) JOHN DAVID BOOTH, August 28, 1860, Iron County, Missouri

4. viii. WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION RICH, b. August 10, 1838, Tennessee; d. December 1915, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

ix. JOHN C. RICH, b. January 13, 1841, Blount County, Tennessee; m. SARA JANE SMITH, October 30, 1865, Dent County, Missouri.

5. x. HARVEY DOKE RICH, b. September 11, 1844, Blount County, Tennessee; d. March 31, 1918, near Deer, Newton County, Arkansas.

Generation No. 3

3. SARA MATILDA³ RICH (WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born December 12, 1824 in North Carolina. She married WILLIAM COTTRELL December 25, 1842 in Blount County, Tennessee.

Children of SARA RICH and WILLIAM COTTRELL are:

i. HENRY⁴ COTTRELL, b. 1844.

ii. ELIZABETH COTTRELL, b. 1846.

iii. MATILDA COTTRELL, b. 1848.

4. WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION³ RICH (WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born August 10, 1838 in Tennessee, and died December 1915 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. He married LYDIA ROWE March 08, 1858 in Iron Co., Missouri. She was born Abt. 1832 in Tennessee. Note

Children of WILLIAM RICH and LYDIA ROWE are:

i. WILLIAM J.⁴ RICH, b. Abt. 1859.

ii. ADDISON HARRISON RICH, b. Abt. 1862.

iii. KEZIAH JANE RICH, b. Abt. 1864; d. Selma, Fresno County, California; m. JOHN ROBERT MOLE, August 29, 1883, Boone County, Arkansas; b. Abt. 1860, North Carolina.

6. iv. JOHN C. RICH, b. Abt. 1868, Missouri.

7. v. JAMES ALEXANDER RICH, b. November 09, 1870, Boone Co., Arkansas; d. March 17, 1960, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.

5. HARVEY DOKE³ RICH (WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born September 11, 1844 in Blount County, Tennessee, and died March 31, 1918 in near Deer, Newton County, Arkansas. He married (1) LOUISA CAROLINE SHRUM July 25, 1869 in Dent County, Missouri. It is disputed weather she died or they divorced and she remarried.
He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH UNDERWOOD June 08, 1872 in Dent County, Missouri, daughter of WILLIAM UNDERWOOD and MAHALAH TUCKER. She was born December 14, 1855 in Dunklin County, Missouri, and died March 15, 1931 in near Deer, Newton County, Arkansas.

Children of HARVEY RICH and LOUISA SHRUM are:

i. MARY IRENE⁴ RICH, b. September 10, 1870; d. January 13, 1955, Bunker, Reynolds County, Missouri; m. LEWIS ROBERT HIGHLEY, May 02, 1894, Dent County, Missouri; b. January 01, 1859, Missouri.

ii. JOHN CALVIN RICH, b. Abt. 1872; m. ELLEN WILSON.

Children of HARVEY RICH and MARY UNDERWOOD are:

iii. ADA CATHERINE⁴ RICH, b. June 29, 1874, Missouri; d. December 01, 1954; m. (1) JOHN M. MAHAN, August 06, 1893, Bartlett, Shannon county, Missouri. m. (2) LEVI BREEDLOVE;

iv. WILLIAM HARVEY RICH, b. September 26, 1875, Missouri; d. December 22, 1956, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas; m. ANNIE ISABEL VANDERPOOL, June 13, 1905, Newton county, Arkansas; b. April 28, 1888, Newton county, Arkansas; d. 1977, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas.

v. BARTLEY DOKE RICH, b. March 03, 1877, Bartlett, Shannon (Dent) county, Missouri; d. October 31, 1944, Red Rock, Newton county, Arkansas (Mt Judea); m. (1) SARAH ISABELLE WILSON; m. (2) THENA CAMPBELL, December 08, 1898, Red Rock, Newton county, Arkansas.

vi. ANNE RICH, b. May 1880.

vii. ELIZABETH ARMINTA RICH, b. October 29, 1883, Dent county, Arkansas; d. December 18, 1964, West Fork, Washington county, Arkansas; m. DAVID MONROE EASTER, October 10, 1906, Newton county, Arkansas; b. April 08, 1883, Stone County, Arkansas; d. March 04, 1969, Bentonville, Benton county, Arkansas.

viii. HARRY FRED RICH, b. December 02, 1886, Dent county, Missouri; d. 1969, Stilwell, Adair county, Oklahoma; m. ARMINDA ELNORA BEAN, December 27, 1911, Swain, Newton county, Arkansas; b. 1890; d. February 1974, Stilwell, Adair county, Oklahoma.

ix. CORA VIOLA RICH, b. September 23, 1888, Dent county, Missouri; d. Unknown; m. (1) BAZ REED, Abt. 1903; m. (2) JOSEPH ZERRING, Abt. 1906; m. (3) ELIJAH RADFORD, Bef. 1920.

x. HERMAN CHRISTOPHER RICH, b. May 25, 1890; d. October 13, 1954, Newton county, Arkansas; m. ELSIE BEAN, Abt. 1916, Arkansas; b. June 12, 1901; d. June 20, 1984, Newton county, Arkansas.

xi. MAGGIE KEZIAH RICH, b. December 28, 1892; d. August 29, 1976, Huntsville, Madison county, Arkansas; m. (1) RICHARD JONES, Abt. 1911, Newton county, Arkansas; m. (2) JOHN COLUMBUS HALL, Abt. 1919, Patrick, Madison county, Arkansas; m. (3) GEORGE PATRICK, Abt. 1928, Madison county, Arkansas.

xii. EMMA RICH, b. July 05, 1897, Wayton, Newton county, Arkansas; d. January 29, 1988, Redding, Shasta county, California; m. (1) JAMES A. BOWERS, April 26, 1914, Newton county, Arkansas; m. (2) WESLEY PIRKEY, Abt. 1930, California; m. (3) JAMES VERNON DAVIS, Abt. 1940.

xiii. MAHALAH RICH, b. March 26, 1899, Wayton, Newton county, Arkansas; d. October 23, 1973, Portales, Roosevelt county, New Mexico; m. ROBERT MURAT HALL, September 23, 1916, Wayton, Newton county, Arkansas; b. March 12, 1890, Patrick, Madison county, Arkansas; d. January 20, 1967, Lubbock, Lubbock county, Texas.

INFANT DEATHS

BERTHA RICH.
FRANK RICH.
GEORGE RICH.
JOSIE RICH.
LESTER RICH.

Generation No. 4

6. JOHN C.⁴ RICH (WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born Abt. 1868 in Missouri. He married EVELINE REBECCA CHANEY September 25, 1887 in Boone County, AR, daughter of GRANVILLE CHANEY and MALINDA EASTER. She was born August 08, 1865 in Missouri, and died November 26, 1894 in Boone Co., Arkansas. Note

Children of JOHN RICH and EVELINE CHANEY are:

8. i. WILLIAM MARION⁵ RICH, b. July 22, 1888, Boone County, Arkansas; d. July 22, 1970, Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma.

9. ii. FRED L. RICH, b. March 31, 1890, Boone County, Arkansas; d. August 06, 1971, Lathrop, San Joaquin County, California.

iii. MAMIE M. RICH, b. April 18, 1893, Boone County, Arkansas; d. August 03, 1970, Fort Collins, Larimer Co, Colorado; m. ANDREW TIVES JOHNSON, Abt. 1912, Possibly Oklahoma; b. October 22, 1888, Claiborne Co. Tennessee; d. December 26, 1971, Fort Collins, Larimer Co, Colorado.

7. JAMES ALEXANDER⁴ RICH (WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born November 09, 1870 in Boone Co., Arkansas, and died March 17, 1960 in Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK. He married MARTHA L. She was born April 12, 1876 in Texas, and died September 25, 1919 in Oklahoma.

Children of JAMES RICH and MARTHA L. are:

i. MINTHA?⁵ RICH, b. 1896, Texas.

ii. JAMES A. RICH, b. 1900, Oklahoma.

iii. ADA RICH, b. 1905, Oklahoma.

Generation No. 5

8. WILLIAM MARION⁵ RICH (JOHN C.⁴, WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born July 22, 1888 in Boone County, Arkansas, and died July 22, 1970 in Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma. He married GIPSY LEVENIA JONES in Oklahoma, daughter of FRANCIS JONES and SARAH MORRIS. She was born March 23, 1894 in Texas, and died May 10, 1968 in Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma.

Children of WILLIAM RICH and GIPSY JONES are:

i. GENEVA FAYE⁶ RICH.

ii. JOHN FRANKLIN RICH, b. February 12, 1916, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; d. May 30, 1999, Seminole, Seminole County, Oklahoma.

iii. WILLIAM DELMAR RICH, b. January 27, 1918.

iv. RUBY LOUISE RICH, b. March 19, 1920, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; d. July 1985; m. LEON BADGETT; b. 1921; d. 1984.

v. EDITH BEATRICE RICH, b. August 05, 1921; d. December 18, 1945.

vi. ESTHER M. RICH, b. October 26, 1921; m. GEORGE L. NORMAN, October 26, 1940, Oklahoma.

vii. ELVIN HAWKINS RICH, b. April 10, 1923; d. March 30, 1996.

viii. WARREN M. RICH, b. March 16, 1931; d. May 18, 1982; m. MARGARET.

9. FRED L.⁵ RICH (JOHN C.⁴, WILLIAM JOSEPH MARION³, WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born March 31, 1890 in Boone Co., Arkansas, and died August 06, 1971 in Lathrop, San Joaquin, California. He married NANCY D. JOHNSON Abt. 1918. She was born September 28, 1894 in Missouri, and died May 28, 1953 in Lathrop, San Joaquin, California.

Children of FRED RICH and NANCY JOHNSON are:

i. LEON VERNON⁶ RICH, b. April 27, 1918, Oklahoma; d. January 22, 1994, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California; m. GLADYS DILBECK.

ii. ALMA KATHERINE RICH, b. September 11, 1920, Oklahoma; d. May 02, 1989, Ukiah, Mendocino County, California.

iii. STERLING CLIFFORD RICH, b. May 15, 1925, Oklahoma; d. May 15, 2001, Oklahoma; m. DOROTHY BRAY.

iv. DEWARD RICHARD RICH, b. January 16, 1926, Oklahoma; d. July 28, 1992, Oklahoma; m. ROBERTA CRUZ.

v. BILLIE JOE RICH, b. August 07, 1928, Oklahoma; d. March 11, 1981, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California; m. EUGENIA.

vi. MILDRED JOYCE RICH, b. September 27, 1930, Oklahoma; d. July 05, 1993, Manteca, San Joaquin County, California.

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