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Josiah Richards
d.25 Jan 1879
- Josiah Richards1816 - 1879
Facts and Events
| Name[1][2] |
Josiah Richards |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][2] |
21 Feb 1816 |
Virginia |
| Marriage |
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to Eunice Dunfee |
| Residence[1] |
Est 1842 |
Wabash, Indiana, United States |
| Census[4] |
1850 |
Age: 34 |
| Occupation? |
From 1850 to 1860 |
Farmer |
| Census? |
1860 |
Noble Township, Wabash County, IndianaAge: 45 |
| Occupation[1] |
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Wabash, Indiana, United StatesFarmer |
| Residence[1] |
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Coshocton, Ohio, United States |
| Death[1][2] |
25 Jan 1879 |
Age: 63 |
| Burial[1][3] |
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Paw Paw, Wabash, Indiana, United StatesProbably Long Cemetery |
| Religion? |
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Wabash, Indiana, United StatesOne of the first members of the Christian Church in his community |
JOSIAH settled northwest of Urbana, Indiana (one half mile north, and one half mile west). He was a part of the farming community which surrounded the early "GAMBLE SETTLEMENT". These families were very inter-married. Besides Richards and Dunfee, the nearby related families included: Amber, Gamble, Jack, Joy, McCoy, Merrick, Signs, Vanduyne, Way, and many others.
Josiah was known as one of the foremost horse breeders in Wabash County.
--White Creek 02:14, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Helm, Thomas B. History of Wabash County, Indiana: containing a history of the county; its townships, towns, military records portraits of early settlers and prominent men, personal reminiscences, etc. (Chicago: J. Morris, 1884).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 History of Wabash County, Indiana: a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1914).
- ↑ "Cemetery Records for Pleasant, Chester, and Paw Paw Townships, Wabash County, Indiana" by L. Binnie.
- ↑ Next entry: ROBERT AMBER
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