Ancestors of William Leon RICHEY Sr

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Ancestors of William Leon RICHEY Sr
Generation 1
1. William Leon RICHEY Sr, son of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae WILEY was born on 03
Dec 1913 in Texas, USA. He died on 23 Jan 1977 in Harlingen, Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He
married Lula Frances SHIELDS, daughter of William Crawford SHIELDS and Mary Elizabeth
WEST about 1940. She was born on 03 Jul 1921 in Oklahoma, USA. She died on 17 Feb 2012 in
Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, USA. He married Lela Mae French. She was born on 28 May
1922. She died on 26 Dec 2009 in Texas, USA.
Notes for William Leon RICHEY Sr:
Obituary of William Leon RICHEY, 63, of Harlingen died Sunday afternoon. Funeral arrangements
will be announced by Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Directors. Valley Morning Star Monday, 24
January 1977 Page A2.
Obituary of William L. RICHEY, 63, died Sunday in Harlingen State Cest Hospital. He is survived
by the widow, Mrs. Lela Mae RICHEY of Harlingen; a son, William L. RICHEY, Jr. of Miami, Fla.;
three sisters, Mrs. Pat HAYNES of Harlingen, Mrs. Wilford SMITH of Harlingen, and Mrs. Roy
PLETCHER of Harlingen; two brothers, Monroe RICHEY of Harlingen and Emery H. RICHEY of
Los Angeles, Calif. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral
Dirctors Chapel with the Rev. Gene Horton of the Rio Hondo Baptist Church officiating. Bural will
be in Mont Meta Memorial Park. Valley Morning Star, Tuesday, 25 Jan 1977 Page A2
Obituary of William L. RICHEY. Funeral services for William Leon RICHEY, 63, will be 11 a.m.
today in Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral Directors chapel with the Rev. Gene Horton officiating. Burial
will be in Mont Meta Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Phillip Salazar, Johnny Juell, John Eddie
Clissold, Jimonie Nablett, Dean Long, and Browning Smith. Valley Morning Star, Wednesday, 26
Jan 1977, Page A2
He was located on the 1920 & 1930 census in Hale Co, Tx.
Notes for Lula Frances SHIELDS:
1940 Dec obit for mother: Lula Shields of Ardmore, Carter Co, OK
1964 Lula Richey
1976 Lula Shields of Arlington, Tx
1976 Lula Shields of Harlington, Tx
1989 no mention in obit for John Raymond Shields
Died Friday night in a nursing home in east Texas. No pain and no disease, just old age and
accumulated ills.
This line continues in the Shields book.
Notes for Lela Mae French:
Lela Mae is the 5th wife of William Richey.
Lela Mae Biddison, 87, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on Saturday morning at the age
of 87 years old. She was a resident of the Terrace at Clear Lake, Webster, TX. She was a
long-time resident of Edinburg and Harlingen which are both in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Preceding her in death was her first husband, Joel Tisdale, her second husband, Leon Richey and
her third husband, Thurman Biddison, as well as two brothers, Dallas French and Henry French;
two sisters; Pauline Longshore and Ommie Smith; and one nephew, James French.
Surviving Lela Mae are: Stepson Bill Richey of Palm City, Florida, wife Linda, and two
Granddaughters: Leeana - 18yrs old and Lynet - 14 yrs old; one brother: Dennis French of
Wimberly, TX, and numerous nieces, nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews.
Lela Mae Biddison loved the Lord her God with all her heart, mind, soul and strength. She lived her
life to honor Him. She retired from the State Chest Hospital in Harlingen, TX. She also had a
private beauty shop business in her home for many years. Her last job was a fun job where she
private beauty shop business in her home for many years. Her last job was a fun job where she
worked at a daycare center with small children for several years. When she married Thurman
Biddison, she moved to Wimberly, TX.
Visitation will be held, December 29, 2009 from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at the Ashcraft Buck
Funeral Home with funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. at Mont Meta Memorial Park
Mausoleum Chapel in San Benito with Rev. Gene Horton officiating.

Burial:
Mont Meta Memorial Park
San Benito
Cameron County
Texas, USA
Generation 2
2. Monroe William RICHEY, son of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny"
WOODARD was born on 22 Aug 1891 in Seagoville, Dallas Co, Texas, USA. He died on 11 Feb
1941 in Harlingen, Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He married Hettie Mae WILEY about Jul 1911.
3. Hettie Mae WILEY was born on 10 Feb 1895 in Gillespie Co, TX (Blanco Co). She died on 05 Sep
1972 in Cameron Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for Hettie Mae WILEY:
Member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Buried at Mont Meta Memorial Park, San Benito, Tx
Obituary of Hettie Mae RICHEY JOHNS, 77, died in Valley Baptist Hospital Tuesday. A native of
Gillespie County, she moved to Harlingen from Plainview in 1931. She was a baby sitter. Mrs.
Johns was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and the Nazarine Missionary Society.
Survivors include three sons, Leon Richey and Monroe Richey of Harlingen and Jake Richey,
Englewood, CA; three daughters, Mrs. Pat (Ava Lee) Haynes, Mrs. Wilford (Effie) Smith, and Mrs.
Roy (Louise) Pletcher, all of Harlingen; two sisters, Mrs. Ola Allen and Mrs. Vada Warrick of
Lubbock; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m.
Friday is the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Ralph Dingus officiating. Pallbearers will be
Kenneth Terry, Robert Terry, Arthur Helms, Elward Smith, Jaret Cummings, and Browning Smith.
Burial will be in Mont Meta Memorial Park. The family has suggested that those friends so desiring
may contribute to the Nazarene Missionary Society.
This line continues in the Wiley book.
Hettie Mae WILEY and Monroe William RICHEY had the following children:
1. i. William Leon RICHEY Sr, son of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae WILEY
was born on 03 Dec 1913 in Texas, USA. He died on 23 Jan 1977 in Harlingen,
Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He married Lula Frances SHIELDS, daughter of William
Crawford SHIELDS and Mary Elizabeth WEST about 1940. She was born on 03 Jul
1921 in Oklahoma, USA. She died on 17 Feb 2012 in Copperas Cove, Coryell,
Texas, USA. He married Lela Mae French. She was born on 28 May 1922. She
died on 26 Dec 2009 in Texas, USA.
ii. Ava Lee RICHEY, daughter of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae WILEY was
born on 17 Apr 1917 in Texas, USA. She died on 22 May 2007 in Fredericksburg
East, Gillespie, Texas, USA. She married Odie Lee HAYNES, son of Edward W.
HAYNES and Lula B in 1934. He was born on 20 Jan 1910 in Oklahoma, USA. He
died on 10 Mar 1989 in Cameron Co, Texas, USA. She married Lloyd H Pavlovich
on 05 Feb 1999 in Tarrant Co, Texas, USA. He was born on 07 Apr 1907. He died
on 15 Mar 2006 in Hurst, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
Notes for Ava Lee RICHEY:
Notes for Ava Lee RICHEY:
Buried at Mont Meta Memorial Park Cemetery.
Name: Lloyd H Pavlovich
Gender:Male
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1999
Birth Year: abt 1907
Age: 92
Spouse: Ava Richey
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1917
Spouse Age: 82
Marriage County: Tarrant
Marriage State: Texas
Source:Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
Notes for Odie Lee HAYNES:
1920 & 1930 Census Cameron Co, TX
Obituary for Odie Lee Haynes, March 11, 1989, Valley Morning Star, Page A9
Funeral services for Odie Lee (Pat) Haynes, 79, will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday
by the Rev. Eddie Moer in First Baptist Church in Combes. He died early Friday
morning in Valley Baptist Medical Center. Burial will be in Mont Meta Memorial
Park with Buck Ashcraft Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Haynes was born in
Oklahoma on Jan. 20, 1910, and coming from Pauls Valley, OK., he had lived in
Harlingen since 1910. He was a retired plant foreman of 23 years for Hygeia Dairy
Company and a member of First Baptist Church in Combes. Survivors are his wife,
Mrs. Ava Lee Haynes of Harlingen; two sons, Ronald G. Haynes and Bobby J.
Haynes, both of Houston; a brother, Earl Haynes of Corpus Christi; three sisters
Verda Bennett of Los Fresnos, Babe Eichman of Brownsville and Elsie Henly of
Bishop; and four grandchildren.
Buried at Mont Meta Memorial Park.
iii. Emery Harold RICHEY, son of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae WILEY
was born on 03 Oct 1919 in Texas, USA. He died on 18 Feb 1990 in Inglewood,
Los Angeles Co, California, USA. He married Dorothy V. Eye. She was born in
1921.
Notes for Emery Harold RICHEY:
Also known as Jake. He was cremated.
iv. Effie Marie RICHEY, daughter of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae WILEY
was born in 1921 in Plainview, Hale Co, Texas, USA. She died on 30 Jul 2013 in
Spicewood, Travis, Texas, USA. She married Wilford Monroe SMITH. He was born
on 23 Jun 1909. He died on 08 Jun 1980 in Cameron Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for Effie Marie RICHEY:
Alive 1977 & 1980 Harlingen, TX
Effie Marie Smith
SPICEWOOD, TX.-
Effie Marie Smith died peacefully on July 30, 2013, in her home in Spicewood,
Texas. She was born in Plainview, Texas in 1920 and married Wilford Monroe
Smith in Harlingen, Texas in 1938.
Wilford preceded her in death in 1980.
Wilford preceded her in death in 1980.
In 2002, Effie moved to Spicewood. She was a loving, supportive wife, mother,
grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by one sister, Louise Pletcher (Roy) of Bloomington, Texas, her
three children, Thelma Lou Rudd (John) of Spicewood, Monty (Sue) of Cottonwood
Falls, Kansas, and Kenneth Dean Smith of Johnson City, Texas, formally Riverside
California, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews who love her dearly.
A graveside service will be held at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito, Texas,
at 1:00 pm on Monday, August 5, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the charity of your choice .
Condolences may be offered at:
www.clementswilcoxfuneral
home.com
Arrangements are under the direction of Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home of Marble
Falls.
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Notes for Wilford Monroe SMITH:
Obituary of Wilford M. Smith, 70, died Sunday evening in Valley Baptist Medical
Center. He was a long-time rancher and farmer in the Harlingen area since 1918.
Smtih was an Elder and a member of the Parkwood Memorial Bible Church in
Harlingen. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral
Home of Harlingen. June 9, 1980
Obituary of Wilford M. Smith, 70, died Sunday evening in Valley Baptist Medical
Center. Survivors include, his wife, Effie Marie Smith of Harlingen; two sons, Monty
Smith of San Benito and Kenneth Dean Smith of Banning, CA; one daughter,
Thelma Lou Crawford of Austin; three brothers, Horace, Homer and Browning Smith
all of Harlingen; one sister Ozelia Mueller of Harlingen; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Kreidler-Ashcraft Chapel with the Rev.
Harold F. Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Mont Meta Memorial Park in San
Benito. Pallbearers will be W.H. Thompson, Elward Smith; Graham Smith, Bill
Mueller, Jay Harmon, T.J. Wardlow, Glen Ambos and John Greenhill. Memorial
contributions may be made to Child Evangelism Fellowship of Rio Grande Valley or
Rio Grande Bible Institute in Edinburg, TX.
v. Monroe William RICHEY Jr., son of Monroe William RICHEY and Hettie Mae
WILEY was born on 29 Jan 1924 in Plainview, Hale Co, Texas, USA. He died on 27
Aug 2002 in La Feria, Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He married Naomi Lucille TERRY.
She was born on 23 May 1924. She died on 22 Nov 1996 in Harlingen, Cameron
Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for Monroe William RICHEY Jr.:
Burial in Mont Meta Memorial Park.
Name: Beryl L Otten
Gender:Female
Marriage Date: 17 May 1997
Birth Year: abt 1925
Age: 72
Spouse: Monroe W Jr Richey
Spouse: Monroe W Jr Richey
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1924
Spouse Age: 73
Marriage County: Hidalgo
Marriage State: Texas
Source:Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002
vi. Hettie Louise RICHEY. She married Roy Vern PLETCHER. He was born in 1930.
Notes for Hettie Louise RICHEY:
Alive in 1972 & 1977 Harlingen, TX, 2007 Bloomington, Victoria Co, Tx.
Not listed on the 1930 census
Generation 3
4. John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY, son of William RICHEY and Elizabeth was born on 11 Jun 1850 in
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA. He died on 22 Sep 1925 in Hale Co, Texas, USA. He married
Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD after Jul 1870.
5. Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 28 Nov 1852 in Louisiana, USA. She
died on 27 Apr 1917 in Gouldbusk, Coleman Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY:
"A History of Coleman County and Its People", Vol. 2 by The Coleman County Historical
Commission
"John Hugh Richey and his wife Virginia (1852-1917) came to Texas from Louisiana soon after the
birth of their daughter, Mary Albatinah (January 5, 1874-September 13, 1959). They settled in
Hunt County, near Greenville. They reared a family of 12 children, all with names that began with
the letter M., Mary, Mack, Monroe, Minthie, etc. Mary married James December 18, 1890. They
operated a drug store for several years in Seagoville, before coming to Coleman County in 1910.
They had eight children, seven of whom reached maturity. The eldest daughter, Effie Elizabeth
Virginia, was born in Hunt County, and the youngest daughter, Clonnie Mae, was born in
Gouldbusk. All of the others were born in Seagoville. The eldest son, William Thomas (October
12, 1891-May 24, 1965) married Callie M. Cardwell. They had one son, James Cardwell, who
served in WWII as a Captain, and died in an automobile accident. He left no issue. Effie Elizabeth
Virginia, July 1, 1893, married Laroy Hunton Griffith, December 16, 1913. Ada Nell, December 4,
1897, married (1) John E. Gray, and (2) Jack Sossaman. She enlisted in the Women's Air Corps
until the end of WWII. She left no issue. She is buried in Coleman. Walter Earl, November 17,
1900, married Lois Dieterich, Deceember 12, 1919. Hugh Carroll, December 22, 1902, married
Louise Hamilton. They had two children: Katherine, born March 17, 1934, and Hugh Howard, May
19, 1937. Hugh Carroll died March 8, 1983, and gave his body to Cancer Research. Roy Obed,
April 18, 1905-December 13, 1945, married Lois Z. Thompson of Gouldbusk. Clonnie Mae,
September 24, 1911, married (1) Marshall A. Martin and (2) Dr. M.O. Sowell. She left no issue.
She is buried in Coleman.
J.H. Richey and his family came to Coleman County about 1906. They settled near the town of
Gouldbusk. In 1910, the eldest son of J.F. and Mary A. Thweatt, Will T., married and came to live
with his grandfather. He must have liked the country, as he was soon followed by the rest of the
family. The family bought land less than a mile from Gouldbusk. They came to Valera by train
from Seagoville. One of the first crops planted by the Thweatt family was Sudan grass. This crop
was so successful that he became known as 'The Sudan King of West Texas.' The Thweatt family
belonged to the Methodist Church and were active in establishing the early church in Gouldbusk.
J.F. Thweatt was one of the three Trustees when the present building was built around 1914 or
15."
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Buried at Plainview Cemetery, Hale Co, Tx Block 254 Space 4 Lot 8
The Richey's were very tall. John Hugh "Looked like Abraham Lincoln" quoted by Monroe Richey.
He was well over six feet tall, thin and strong. John Hugh and his son Monroe William and son
William all married very petite women.
Notes for Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD:
Cemetery in Gouldbusk Cemetery.
Father born in TX
Mother born in AL
Also uses the name Jenie. Woodward variant.
Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD and John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY had the following
children:
i. Melvin RICHEY, son of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born in 1870 in Louisiana, USA. He died before 1900.
Notes for Melvin RICHEY:
Maybe from a previous marriage.
ii. Mary Albertinah RICHEY, daughter of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia
Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 05 Jan 1874 in Alexandria,
Rapides Parish, LA. She died on 13 Sep 1959 in Coleman Co, Texas, USA. She
married James Frederick THWEATT, son of James William THWEATT and
Elizabeth CUMMINGS on 18 Dec 1890 in Texas, USA. He was born on 07 Feb
1869 in Texas, USA. He died on 25 Apr 1925.
Notes for Mary Albertinah RICHEY:
Buried in the Gouldbusk Cemetery.
Notes for James Frederick THWEATT:
"A History of Coleman County and Its People", Vol. 2 by The Coleman County
Historical Commission:
"In 1910, J.F. THWEATT bought land from the B. A. SMITH and John DONAHO
Surveys and homesteaded just north of Gouldbusk. There was a daughter of the
Thweatts whose name was Effie Elizabeth. She was 'courted' by secret signals
given by the Griffith's cotton gin whistle. On December 16, 1913, Effie Elizabeth
and Laroy Hunton were married and bought land now know as the Terrell Place,
just across Bull Creek from his father.
L.H. 'Roy' found that he did not like farming. He and his cousin, Lonnie
Smith, worked at different jobs, driving trucks, etc. In 1918, Roy came home to go
to fight for his country, but Armistice was declared before he could leave.
He went to work for Clyde Edens in the Edens Mercantile Company in
Gouldbusk until it burned in 1925. Clyde Edens bought out Stevens Hardware in
Coleman, and asked Roy, or Pearl, as he was affectionally called, to work for him,
which he did until Clyde and Pearl returned as partners in the General Merchandise
Company in Gouldbusk. The Griffiths became sole owners of the store for over 40
years. During the depression, there were many ups and downs. It was difficult to
keep the store running on a financial level, especially when so many customers
were given credit.
Pearl knew the store would be run well by his wife and his brother-in-law,
Roy Thweatt, so he undertook many other projects for the benefit of his community.
He became the unofficial mayor of the town. He was a member of the Fraternal
He became the unofficial mayor of the town. He was a member of the Fraternal
Order of the Woodmen of the World and the International Order of Odd Fellows. At
the age of 19, he was one of the youngest Noble Grand Commanders. In 1928, he
was secretary and treasurer of the Coleman County Chamber of Commerce; was
rain and weather reporter for the Lower Colorado River Authority, until his death;
sparked several work projects of the community, such as the building of the
Gouldbusk Lake; operated the water system for many years; and helped initiate the
REA program for Coleman County.
Two daughters were forn to 'Mr. Pearl and Miss Effie.' Mary Love, born
November 14, 1914, and Emma Nell, December 17, 1916. Mary Love married
Fabrian A. Griffin, September 6, 1940. She was a school teacher whose first school
was in the Hardin community. They had two sons, Tommy Griffith, September 9,
1943, and Larry Wayne, July 31, 1945. Emma Nell married Glyn Downey, October
6, 1940. Pearl Griffith died November 16, 1973, buried in Gouldbusk."
"A History of Coleman County and Its People", Vol. 2 by The Coleman County
Historical Commission
"J.H. Richey and his family came to Coleman County about 1906. They settled
near the town of Gouldbusk. In 1910, the eldest son of J.F. and Mary A. Thweatt,
Will T., married and came to live with his grandfather. He must have liked the
country, as he was soon followed by the rest of the family. The family bought land
less than a mile from Gouldbusk. They came to Valera by train from Seagoville.
One of the first crops planted by the Thweatt family was Sudan grass. This crop
was so successful that he became known as 'The Sudan King of West Texas.' The
Thweatt family belonged to the Methodist Church and were active in establishing
the early church in Gouldbusk. J.F. Thweatt was one of the three Trustees when
the present building was built around 1914 or 15." (Full story listed under John
Hugh Richey)
iii. Martha Emily RICHEY, daughter of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia
Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 15 May 1876 in Rapides Parish,
Louisiana, USA. She died on 22 Feb 1899 in Hunt Co, Texas, USA. She married
Robert Lowrie POSTON, son of Thomas Hart Benton POSTON and Joanna Amelia
LOWRIE on 31 Aug 1893 in Hunt Co, Texas, USA. He was born on 10 Jan 1869 in
Montague Co, Texas, USA. He died on 05 Mar 1908 in Hunt Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for Martha Emily RICHEY:
Buried at Gouldbusk Cemetery.
iv. M. Dudly RICHEY, son of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born in 1879 in Texas, USA. He died in 1900.
v. Baby RICHEY, child of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born about 1880.
vi. Manual Cornelius "Mac" RICHEY, son of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia
Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 15 Aug 1882 in Kaufman Co,
Texas, USA. He died on 02 Jan 1972 in Lynn Co, Texas, USA. He married Lanora
Odellia WILEY on 14 Sep 1905 in Coleman Co, Texas, USA. She was born on 12
Dec 1889 in Texas, USA. She died on 03 Sep 1972 in Lubbock Co, Texas, USA.
Notes for Manual Cornelius "Mac" RICHEY:
Obituary for M.C. 'Uncle Mac' Richey, 89, a Lynn County resident since 1917, died
Sunday at his home at Rt. 1, Tahoka. Funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday at his home at Rt. 1, Tahoka. Funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the Church of the Nazarene at Grassland where he was a member.
The Rev. Ray Smith, pastor, and the Rev. E.A. Rawlings of Olton will officiate.
Burial will be in Grassland Cemetery with White Funeral Home of Tahoka in charge
of arrangements. A native of Kaufman County, Richey was married to Nora Wiley
in 1905 at Coleman. He came to Lynn County from Coleman and was a retired
farmer. Survivors include his wife , a daughter Mrs. Ora Braswell of Turlock, CA; a
son, Elmer of Highland, CA; 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 10
great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Kelley Laws, Elmer Rash, Dink
Clifton, T.J. Wardlow, H.C. Gribble and Carlos McCleskey.
"Grassroots Upside Down, A History of Lynn County, Texas" by Frank P. Hill and
Pat Hill Jacobs. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Richey and Ora Braswell listed as a charter
member of Grassland Church of the Nazarene, which organized on August 18,
1921 and met in the Grassland school building until May. The school burned in
1921 and classes were held at the new church.
Notes for Lanora Odellia WILEY:
Obituary for Mrs. Nora Ordelia Richey, 82, died about 7:30 a.m. Sunday in Highland
Hospital in Lubbock where she had been a patient for three weeks. Services will be
conducted at 2 p.,. Wednesday in the Church of the Nazarene in Grassland with the
Rev. W.M. Dorough, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Lubbock
officiating. Burial will be in the Grassland Cemetery under the direction of White
Funeral Home. Mrs. Richey was married to M.C. Richey on Sept. 14, 1905 in
Coleman County. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Grassland.
SUrvivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ora Braswell of Turlock, CA; a son, Elmer
Richey of Highland, CA; three sisters, Mrs. Vada Warrick of Lubbock, Mrs. Hetty
Johns of Harlingen, and Mrs. Ola Allen of Lubbock; 15 grandchildren, 38
great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
vii. Baby RICHEY, child of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born in 1883.
viii. Mentha Alice RICHEY, daughter of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia
Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 21 Feb 1885 in Kaufman Co,
Texas, USA. She died on 31 Jul 1922 in Plainview, Hale Co, Texas, USA. She
married Robert Lowrie POSTON, son of Thomas Hart Benton POSTON and
Joanna Amelia LOWRIE about 1901 in Texas, USA. He was born on 10 Jan 1869
in Montague Co, Texas, USA. He died on 05 Mar 1908 in Hunt Co, Texas, USA.
She married Walter C BELL. He was born in 1871 in Texas, USA.
Notes for Mentha Alice RICHEY:
Also uses the name Mittie.
#2 husband Walter C. Bell
ix. Baby RICHEY, child of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born in 1887.
x. Baby RICHEY, child of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline "Jenie
Jenny" WOODARD was born in 1890.
2. xi. Monroe William RICHEY, son of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline
"Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born on 22 Aug 1891 in Seagoville, Dallas Co,
Texas, USA. He died on 11 Feb 1941 in Harlingen, Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He
Texas, USA. He died on 11 Feb 1941 in Harlingen, Cameron Co, Texas, USA. He
married Hettie Mae WILEY about Jul 1911. She was born on 10 Feb 1895 in
Gillespie Co, TX (Blanco Co). She died on 05 Sep 1972 in Cameron Co, Texas,
USA.
xii. Unknown RICHEY, child of John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY and Virginia Caroline
"Jenie Jenny" WOODARD was born about 1893.
Generation 4
8. William RICHEY, son of Daniel Kennady RICHEY and Elizabeth Jerusha WHITE was born in 1827
in Louisiana, USA. He died between 1876-1880. He married Elizabeth about 1847.
9. Elizabeth was born in 1830 in Louisiana, USA. She died between 1856-1860.
Notes for William RICHEY:
He is listed deaf in 1860.
Name: Mrs. Armida P. Thompson
Spouse: Wm. Ritchey
Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1863
Marriage Pace: Avoyelles
Source: LA Marriages
Notes for Elizabeth:
Elizabeth and William RICHEY had the following children:
i. William RICHEY, son of William RICHEY and Elizabeth was born in 1848 in
Louisiana, USA.
Notes for William RICHEY:
4. ii. John Hugh "Henry" RICHEY, son of William RICHEY and Elizabeth was born on 11
Jun 1850 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA. He died on 22 Sep 1925 in Hale Co,
Texas, USA. He married Virginia Caroline "Jenie Jenny" WOODARD after Jul 1870.
She was born on 28 Nov 1852 in Louisiana, USA. She died on 27 Apr 1917 in
Gouldbusk, Coleman Co, Texas, USA. He married Unknown.
iii. Daniel RICHEY, son of William RICHEY and Elizabeth was born in 1852 in
Louisiana, USA.
Notes for Daniel RICHEY:
iv. Benjamin Cornelius RICHEY, son of William RICHEY and Elizabeth was born
between Jan 1854-1856 in Louisiana, USA. He married Alice Prilley HAWTHORN,
daughter of William HAWTHORN and Mary Emily LINCECUM on 18 Dec 1879 in
Kaufman Co, Texas, USA. She was born in May 1859 in Louisiana, USA. He
married ? Unknown. She was born in Texas, USA. She died before Dec 1879 in
Texas, USA.
Notes for Benjamin Cornelius RICHEY:
Notes for Benjamin Cornelius RICHEY:
First wife unknown name, son Daniel. Alive 1910 Dallas Co, TX, died before 1921.
Generation 5
16. Daniel Kennady RICHEY, son of Andrew RICHEY and Phoebe HUGHES was born in 1797 in
Washington Co, Tennessee, USA. He died in Aug 1853 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA. He
married Elizabeth Jerusha WHITE, daughter of James Taylor WHITE and Mary "Polly" PAUL on
30 Apr 1820 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, USA.
17. Elizabeth Jerusha WHITE, daughter of James Taylor WHITE and Mary "Polly" PAUL was born in
1800 in Rapides, Louisiana, USA. She died between 1838-1840 in Louisiana, USA.
Notes for Daniel Kennady RICHEY:
Found on census 1820, 1830, 1840 and 1850 Avoyelles Parish, LA.
Early the area covered by what is now called Greene County Tennessee was a much larger area.
See history of Greene County. In "Early East Tennessee Taxpayers" Compiled by Pollyanna
Creekmore. This was published by the East Tennessee Historical Society Publication Number 39
in 1967. She wrote that Greene County was established by an Act of the North Carolina general
assembly on April 18, 1783.
The Washington District of North Carolina was established as a "County" by the General Assembly
of North Carolina in 1777, and was organized as a county on February 23, 1778. Greene County
was taken from Washington County in 1783. Tennessee became a state in 1796 and Washington
and Greene Counties North Carolina became Washington and Greene Counties Tennessee.
Witness to the marriage of William REED and Mary BRADLEY on 30 Aug 1819 in Avoyelles
Parish, LA. Source: Brides Book of Avoyelles Parish, LA Vol. 1.
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The will of Daniel K. RICHEY names William RICHEY executor. Andrew (minor) Tutor was
Kennedy with Hugh McNEAL as under Tutor. Hugh was the stepson of Daniel K. from his second
wife, Nancy [ROE] McNEAL, widow of Robert McNEAL. His will is located in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, Vol. 1 (1855-1858), pp 98-102. On 25 Jan 1856, permission to sale Slaves was requested
of the court on a petition by William RITCHIE and also a petition by Kenedy RITCHIE and Andrew
RITCHIE. The sale of Cypress, age about 47 yrs and Mary, aged about 44 yrs with three children
under the age of 10 yrs was ordered by the court on 25 Jan 1856. Sale was completed on 7 Apr
1856.
On 21 Apr 1856, Recorded in Bk AA, p. 228, #9198 in Avoyelles Parish, LA, William and Andrew
RICHEY, vendors, sold to Vendee, Kennedy RICHEY, 320 arpents of land at Point Maegre.
(pronounced as "Mager")
Mrs. Daniel K. RICHEY sold the original Daniel K. RICHEY land to her son Hugh McNEAL in 1860.
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Avoyelles Parish, LA #5146, on 3 Feb 1841, Daniel Kennady RICHEY of Avoyelles Parish, LA sold
and tranferred to Lewis WHITE, of same Parish and State, "a certain tract or parcel of land situated
lying and being in this Parish being the East 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 12, Twp 3, Range 2E
containing 79.43 acres together with all the improvements; rights and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining it being the divided half of the 21 day of November 1835 by
Receiver's Receipt #2482." Price of $150. Witnesses: Pierre COUVILLION and John B. HENO.
Parish Judge, Cervais BAILLIO
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Served War 1812. Pension transcription in Rapides Parish, Private in company commanded by JM
Solibellas (1st Lieut) 15th regiment LA Militia commanded by Col. Josiah S. Johnston. Pressed into
service at Avoyelles, LA 1815. Mustered into service under Capt. George Hayes, then transferred
to Lieut. Solibellas.