William H. Richards, Sr. was born in Chatham, Medina County, Ohio, about 1815. His parents were Daniel Richards (born Maryland ~1786 and died 1830 Ohio) and Mary "Polly" McCormick (born Pennsylvania ~1799 and died Ohio 1863). Daniel Richards and Mary McCormick had been married in Stark County, Ohio on 20 November 1815.
He married Mary Bowman, born~1826, on July 9, 1840, in Medina County, Ohio, when she was fourteen years old, with her Father's permission. Mary's parents were Christopher Bowman and Salvina Schafer Bowman, who had moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
In the 1840 Census, the newlywed couple was living next to Mary's father, Christopher Bowman and her oldest brother, John Bowman. William and Mary Richards were married for over 20 years, until her death in Ohio, which occurred sometime from 1860 through the year 1863, when both her parents passed away.
William and Mary Bowman's two oldest sons, William H., Jr. and Jasper Newton, died during their service in the Union Army, during the Civil War.
There have been DNA matches between descendants of William H. Richards, Sr. and his brother, David Richards. There have also been DNA matches between William's descendents and his sister, Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Richards Lance, but those matches might also be Lance family DNA matches. One of William's sisters was Lucinda Richards Traxler , whose young family was living next door to William's established family in the 1850 US Census for Chatham, Medina County, Ohio. (Lucinda's death certificate listed Daniel Richards as her father and her mother's maiden name as McCormick.)
Also right next door to Lucinda Richards Traxler's family was John Wheeler's older family. At that time, John Wheeler's daughter Mary Wheeler was already married to David Richards and later his daughter Sarah Wheeler would marry David Richard's half-brother, James Lance. (Much later, David Richard's widow, Mary Wheeler, would marry David Richard's step-brother and James Lance's half-brother, Abram Lance.)
William's oldest daughter, Salvina Edmonds "Lovina" Richards Dobson, married William Dobson who was the eldest offspring of Elizabeth Dobson Lance Miller, a step-sister of William.
1850 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 35 years, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), 24 years, born Ohio
William, 8 years, born Ohio
Jasper N., 6 years, born Ohio
Sorvina (Lovina), 3 years, born Ohio
Martha J. (Martha J. Richards Greenhoe), 2 years, born Ohio
1860 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 44, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), age 37, born Ohio
Newton, age 17, born Ohio
Martha, age 12, born Ohio
Susanna (Susan A. Richards Neff), age 10, born Ohio
George (George W. Richards), age 8, born Ohio
Wayland, age 6, born Ohio [No Further Records of Wayland]
Wesley (Wesley John Richards), age 3, born Ohio
John (John Richards), age 6/12, born Ohio
Mary Bowman Richards died in Ohio, sometime after the 1860 Census, but before 1863, when both her parents died.
Fifty-one-year-old William Richards married 43-year-old Mary Adeline Clapsaddle (1823-1907) on 10 June 1866, in Wayne County, Ohio. He moved his family to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 U.S. Census.
William's brother David Richards and William's half-brother James Lance, had already been settled in Michigan with their families.
Mary Clapsaddle's parents and siblings also moved to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 US Census.
1870 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 56, born Ohio
Mary A. (Clapsaddle), age 40, born Pennsylvania,
George, age 18, born Ohio
Wesley, age 14, born Ohio
John, age 11, born Ohio
1880 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 63, born Ohio, mother born Maryland, father born Pennsylvania
Mary (Clapsaddle), age 39, born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania
He married Mary Bowman, born~1826, on July 9, 1840, in Medina County, Ohio, when she was fourteen years old, with her Father's permission. Mary's parents were Christopher Bowman and Salvina Schafer Bowman, who had moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
In the 1840 Census, the newlywed couple was living next to Mary's father, Christopher Bowman and her oldest brother, John Bowman. William and Mary Richards were married for over 20 years, until her death in Ohio, which occurred sometime from 1860 through the year 1863, when both her parents passed away.
William and Mary Bowman's two oldest sons, William H., Jr. and Jasper Newton, died during their service in the Union Army, during the Civil War.
There have been DNA matches between descendants of William H. Richards, Sr. and his brother, David Richards. There have also been DNA matches between William's descendents and his sister, Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Richards Lance, but those matches might also be Lance family DNA matches. One of William's sisters was Lucinda Richards Traxler , whose young family was living next door to William's established family in the 1850 US Census for Chatham, Medina County, Ohio. (Lucinda's death certificate listed Daniel Richards as her father and her mother's maiden name as McCormick.)
Also right next door to Lucinda Richards Traxler's family was John Wheeler's older family. At that time, John Wheeler's daughter Mary Wheeler was already married to David Richards and later his daughter Sarah Wheeler would marry David Richard's half-brother, James Lance. (Much later, David Richard's widow, Mary Wheeler, would marry David Richard's step-brother and James Lance's half-brother, Abram Lance.)
William's oldest daughter, Salvina Edmonds "Lovina" Richards Dobson, married William Dobson who was the eldest offspring of Elizabeth Dobson Lance Miller, a step-sister of William.
1850 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 35 years, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), 24 years, born Ohio
William, 8 years, born Ohio
Jasper N., 6 years, born Ohio
Sorvina (Lovina), 3 years, born Ohio
Martha J. (Martha J. Richards Greenhoe), 2 years, born Ohio
1860 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 44, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), age 37, born Ohio
Newton, age 17, born Ohio
Martha, age 12, born Ohio
Susanna (Susan A. Richards Neff), age 10, born Ohio
George (George W. Richards), age 8, born Ohio
Wayland, age 6, born Ohio [No Further Records of Wayland]
Wesley (Wesley John Richards), age 3, born Ohio
John (John Richards), age 6/12, born Ohio
Mary Bowman Richards died in Ohio, sometime after the 1860 Census, but before 1863, when both her parents died.
Fifty-one-year-old William Richards married 43-year-old Mary Adeline Clapsaddle (1823-1907) on 10 June 1866, in Wayne County, Ohio. He moved his family to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 U.S. Census.
William's brother David Richards and William's half-brother James Lance, had already been settled in Michigan with their families.
Mary Clapsaddle's parents and siblings also moved to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 US Census.
1870 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 56, born Ohio
Mary A. (Clapsaddle), age 40, born Pennsylvania,
George, age 18, born Ohio
Wesley, age 14, born Ohio
John, age 11, born Ohio
1880 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 63, born Ohio, mother born Maryland, father born Pennsylvania
Mary (Clapsaddle), age 39, born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania
William H. Richards, Sr. was born in Chatham, Medina County, Ohio, about 1815. His parents were Daniel Richards (born Maryland ~1786 and died 1830 Ohio) and Mary "Polly" McCormick (born Pennsylvania ~1799 and died Ohio 1863). Daniel Richards and Mary McCormick had been married in Stark County, Ohio on 20 November 1815.
He married Mary Bowman, born~1826, on July 9, 1840, in Medina County, Ohio, when she was fourteen years old, with her Father's permission. Mary's parents were Christopher Bowman and Salvina Schafer Bowman, who had moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
In the 1840 Census, the newlywed couple was living next to Mary's father, Christopher Bowman and her oldest brother, John Bowman. William and Mary Richards were married for over 20 years, until her death in Ohio, which occurred sometime from 1860 through the year 1863, when both her parents passed away.
William and Mary Bowman's two oldest sons, William H., Jr. and Jasper Newton, died during their service in the Union Army, during the Civil War.
There have been DNA matches between descendants of William H. Richards, Sr. and his brother, David Richards. There have also been DNA matches between William's descendents and his sister, Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Richards Lance, but those matches might also be Lance family DNA matches. One of William's sisters was Lucinda Richards Traxler , whose young family was living next door to William's established family in the 1850 US Census for Chatham, Medina County, Ohio. (Lucinda's death certificate listed Daniel Richards as her father and her mother's maiden name as McCormick.)
Also right next door to Lucinda Richards Traxler's family was John Wheeler's older family. At that time, John Wheeler's daughter Mary Wheeler was already married to David Richards and later his daughter Sarah Wheeler would marry David Richard's half-brother, James Lance. (Much later, David Richard's widow, Mary Wheeler, would marry David Richard's step-brother and James Lance's half-brother, Abram Lance.)
William's oldest daughter, Salvina Edmonds "Lovina" Richards Dobson, married William Dobson who was the eldest offspring of Elizabeth Dobson Lance Miller, a step-sister of William.
1850 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 35 years, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), 24 years, born Ohio
William, 8 years, born Ohio
Jasper N., 6 years, born Ohio
Sorvina (Lovina), 3 years, born Ohio
Martha J. (Martha J. Richards Greenhoe), 2 years, born Ohio
1860 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 44, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), age 37, born Ohio
Newton, age 17, born Ohio
Martha, age 12, born Ohio
Susanna (Susan A. Richards Neff), age 10, born Ohio
George (George W. Richards), age 8, born Ohio
Wayland, age 6, born Ohio [No Further Records of Wayland]
Wesley (Wesley John Richards), age 3, born Ohio
John (John Richards), age 6/12, born Ohio
Mary Bowman Richards died in Ohio, sometime after the 1860 Census, but before 1863, when both her parents died.
Fifty-one-year-old William Richards married 43-year-old Mary Adeline Clapsaddle (1823-1907) on 10 June 1866, in Wayne County, Ohio. He moved his family to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 U.S. Census.
William's brother David Richards and William's half-brother James Lance, had already been settled in Michigan with their families.
Mary Clapsaddle's parents and siblings also moved to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 US Census.
1870 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 56, born Ohio
Mary A. (Clapsaddle), age 40, born Pennsylvania,
George, age 18, born Ohio
Wesley, age 14, born Ohio
John, age 11, born Ohio
1880 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 63, born Ohio, mother born Maryland, father born Pennsylvania
Mary (Clapsaddle), age 39, born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania
He married Mary Bowman, born~1826, on July 9, 1840, in Medina County, Ohio, when she was fourteen years old, with her Father's permission. Mary's parents were Christopher Bowman and Salvina Schafer Bowman, who had moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio.
In the 1840 Census, the newlywed couple was living next to Mary's father, Christopher Bowman and her oldest brother, John Bowman. William and Mary Richards were married for over 20 years, until her death in Ohio, which occurred sometime from 1860 through the year 1863, when both her parents passed away.
William and Mary Bowman's two oldest sons, William H., Jr. and Jasper Newton, died during their service in the Union Army, during the Civil War.
There have been DNA matches between descendants of William H. Richards, Sr. and his brother, David Richards. There have also been DNA matches between William's descendents and his sister, Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Richards Lance, but those matches might also be Lance family DNA matches. One of William's sisters was Lucinda Richards Traxler , whose young family was living next door to William's established family in the 1850 US Census for Chatham, Medina County, Ohio. (Lucinda's death certificate listed Daniel Richards as her father and her mother's maiden name as McCormick.)
Also right next door to Lucinda Richards Traxler's family was John Wheeler's older family. At that time, John Wheeler's daughter Mary Wheeler was already married to David Richards and later his daughter Sarah Wheeler would marry David Richard's half-brother, James Lance. (Much later, David Richard's widow, Mary Wheeler, would marry David Richard's step-brother and James Lance's half-brother, Abram Lance.)
William's oldest daughter, Salvina Edmonds "Lovina" Richards Dobson, married William Dobson who was the eldest offspring of Elizabeth Dobson Lance Miller, a step-sister of William.
1850 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 35 years, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), 24 years, born Ohio
William, 8 years, born Ohio
Jasper N., 6 years, born Ohio
Sorvina (Lovina), 3 years, born Ohio
Martha J. (Martha J. Richards Greenhoe), 2 years, born Ohio
1860 Census; Chatham, Medina County, Ohio:
William, age 44, born Ohio
Mary (Bowman), age 37, born Ohio
Newton, age 17, born Ohio
Martha, age 12, born Ohio
Susanna (Susan A. Richards Neff), age 10, born Ohio
George (George W. Richards), age 8, born Ohio
Wayland, age 6, born Ohio [No Further Records of Wayland]
Wesley (Wesley John Richards), age 3, born Ohio
John (John Richards), age 6/12, born Ohio
Mary Bowman Richards died in Ohio, sometime after the 1860 Census, but before 1863, when both her parents died.
Fifty-one-year-old William Richards married 43-year-old Mary Adeline Clapsaddle (1823-1907) on 10 June 1866, in Wayne County, Ohio. He moved his family to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 U.S. Census.
William's brother David Richards and William's half-brother James Lance, had already been settled in Michigan with their families.
Mary Clapsaddle's parents and siblings also moved to Michigan, sometime before the 1870 US Census.
1870 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 56, born Ohio
Mary A. (Clapsaddle), age 40, born Pennsylvania,
George, age 18, born Ohio
Wesley, age 14, born Ohio
John, age 11, born Ohio
1880 Census; Dallas, Clinton County, Michigan:
William, age 63, born Ohio, mother born Maryland, father born Pennsylvania
Mary (Clapsaddle), age 39, born Ohio, mother born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania
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