Person:Jane Richards (9)

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Jane G. Richards
m. 5 Jun 1798
  1. Jane G. Richards1802 - 1889
m. 6 Oct 1823
  1. Sarah Elizabeth Russell1826 -
  2. Cornelia Tilden Russell1832 - 1909
  3. William C. Russell1839 - 1863
Facts and Events
Name Jane G. Richards
Gender Female
Birth? 4 Jul 1802 Frederick County, Virginia
Marriage 6 Oct 1823 Frederick County, Virginiato Joseph Russell
Death? 15 Mar 1889 Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois
Burial? Oak Grove Cemetery

She appears to have been named for her grandmother Jane Gant (or Gaunt) Richards.

RUSSELL. Died 15-03-1889. Mrs. Jane G. Russell, 87, died at the home of Judge O. P. Powell, March 15. The former Jane Richards married Joseph Russell October 1823 in Frederick County, VA. They moved to Jersey County in 1865. She had recently resided with her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Fulkerson. She was the mother of 6 children, 2 of whom survive. The funeral was from the home of Col. Fulkerson, with Rev. L. C. Tyson of the Presbyterian church presiding. Pallbearers: G. E. Warren, A. A. McReynolds, J. G. Marston, L. D Cory, J. S. Daniels, B. F. Calhoun, O. Randolph and Wallace Leig. [Source: Jersey.Illinoisgenweb.org/obits/.]