Person:Richard Giddens (4)
Richard Franklin Giddens
b.4 Dec 1798 Wilkes County, North Carolina
d.20 Nov 1870 Red River County, Texas
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  • H.  Richard Franklin Giddens1798 - 1870
  • W.  Jane Walker1799 - 1866
m. 28 Dec 1818
  1. Wiley William Giddens1819 - 1897
  2. Nancy GiddensAbt 1820 -
  3. Malinda GiddensAbt 1821 - 1893
  4. Lieut. James Richard Giddens1829 - 1865
  5. Sarah GiddensAbt 1831 -
  6. John Giddens1834 - 1862
  7. Francis Marion Giddens1839 - 1910
  8. George GiddensAbt 1840 -
  9. Jane GiddensAbt 1844 -
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m. 31 Oct 1867
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Richard Franklin Giddens
Gender Male
Birth[1] 4 Dec 1798 Wilkes County, North Carolina
Other[1] 1810 Floyd County, KentuckyMoved from North Carolina to Kentucky.
Marriage 28 Dec 1818 Floyd County, Kentucky(his 1st wife)
to Jane Walker
Census[2] 1820 Floyd County, Kentucky
Other[1] Abt 1822 Vermillion County, IllinoisMoved from Kentucky to Illinois.
Census[4] 1830 Vermillion County, Illinois
Military[1] From 1831 to 1832 IllinoisServed as a sergeant, Illinois militia, in the Black Hawk War.
Other[1] 8 Jan 1833 Red River County, TexasArrived in Texas from Illinois.
Religion[1] 1844 Red River County, TexasDonated the land for the Concord Baptist Church, of which he served as deacon.
Census[5] 1850 Red River County, Texas
Census[7] 1860 Red River County, Texas
Marriage 31 Oct 1867 Red River County, Texas(his 2nd wife, her 2nd husband; no issue)
to Elizabeth Harriet Fuller
Census[8] 1870 Red River County, Texas
Will[9] 17 Nov 1870 Red River County, Texas
Death[1] 20 Nov 1870 Red River County, Texas
Burial[1] Old Concord Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas

Floyd County, Kentucky, 1820 census:[2]

Giddens, Richard
Males
under 10 = 1
16-15 = 1
Females
16-25 = 1

Vermillion County, Illinois, 1830 census:[4]

Giddins, Richard
Males
under 5 = 2
5-9 = 1
10-14 = 1
30-39 = 1
Females
5-9 = 2
30-39 = 1

Not found anywhere in 1840 census.

Red River County, Texas, 1850 census:[5]

Gideon, Richard 58 yrs Farmer (real estate = $4,200) b. North Carolina
      Jane 50 yrs b. North Carolina
      John 16 yrs [rest of column is blank]
      Frances 11 yrs [b. Texas]
      George 10 yrs [b. Texas]
      Jane 6 yrs [b. Texas]

Red River County, Texas, 1860 census:[7]

Gidens, R. F. 61 yrs Farmer (real estate = $10,000; personal estate = $20,850) b. Virginia
      Jane 60 yrs b. North Carolina
      Marion 21 yrs b. Texas
      George 20 yrs b. Texas
      Jane 16 yrs b. Texas
      Washington 23 yrs b. Alabama
Walker, Geo. 19 yrs b. Illinois

Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:[8]

Giddings, Richard 71 yrs Farmer (real estate = $8,000; personal estate = $2,000) b. North Carolina
      Harriet 48 yrs Keeping House b. Tennessee
      Maudy 23 yrs b. Texas
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Find A Grave.

    Richard F. Giddens

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Floyd, Kentucky, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M33)
    p. 34.
  3.   United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
    18 Feb 1828.

    Giddens, Richard F.

    Purchased 80 A. @ $1.25/acre, S36 T20N R13W. Vol. 291, p. 16. Cert. no. 833, issued 19 May 1828.

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermilion, Illinois, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M19)
    p. 112.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 209A, dwelling/family 192/192.
  6.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    26 Feb 1856.

    Giddings, Richard F.

    1508.25 A., Cert. No. 3, File 140, Vol. 12, Patent #388 (1st Class).

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 81, dwelling/family 315/315.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 26B, dwelling/family 223/223.
  9. ↑ Texas. Probate Court (Red River County). Wills, 1847-1882. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1980)
    Bk. B (1859-82), 17 Nov 1870.
  10.   Texas. General Land Office. Abstracts of All Original Texas Land Titles Comprising Grants and Locations. (Austin, Texas: Texas General Land Office)
    3 Jan 1857.

    Grantee: Harmon Lincecum
    Patentee: Richard F. Giddens

    320 A., File 486, Vo. 18, Patent #352 (3rd Class)

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