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Green Mercer Richards1,2,3,4,5,6,7

born 7 September 1798, died 7 October 1878
  • Father: James Richards (born about 1776, died after 15 December 1850)
  • Mother: Love Mercer (born about 1781, died after 21 July 1861)

Family: Sarah 'Sally' Rice (born 9 January 1807, died 13 November 1871)

Facts and Notes

  • Marriage: Between 1785 and 1857; Sarah 'Sally' Rice; South Carolina, USABGO8
  • Birth: 7 September 1798; Georgia, USABGO9,10,11,6,7
  • Military: Between 1812 and 1815; War of 1812. Pvt serving in Georgia Militia under Capt Samuel Clay and Capt Green Brantley2
  • Possessions: 28 April 1824; W half of NE quarter, Section 14, Township 17, Range 11 W, Huntsville Meridian, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USABG; Sale of 80 Acres of public land1
  • Marriage: 25 November 1824; Sarah 'Sally' Rice; Fayette County, Alabama, USABGO12,3,6
  • Residence: 1830; Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USABGO13
  • Residence: 1840; Fayette County, Alabama, USABGO14
  • Residence: 7 October 1847; Davis Creek, Fayette County, Alabama, USABG5
  • Residence: 1850; Division 15, Fayette County, Alabama, USABG; Age: 529
  • Residence: 1860; Eastern Division, Fayette County, Alabama, USABG10
  • Residence: 1866; Fayette County, Alabama, USABGO4
  • Residence: 1870; Township 16 Range 13, Fayette County, Alabama, USABG; Age: 70; Census Post Office: Fayette11
  • Death: 7 October 1878; Lamar County, Alabama, USABGO6,7
  • Burial: After 7 October 1878; Old Harmony Cemetery, Lamar County, Alabama, USABG; South of Vernon on property of Mr. Charles Hudgens, 5544 Mud Creek Road (CR-10), Millport, Alabama 35576 (33.6084480N, 88.2372561W).7

Citations

  1. [S385] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=BLMlandpatents&h=2077116&indiv=try, Record for Green M Richards
  2. [S528] Ancestry.com, War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Warof1812_Pension&h=34789&indiv=try, Record for Green M Richards
  3. [S674] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1ALMarriages&h=922870&indiv=try, Record for Green M. Richards
  4. [S529] Ancestry.com, U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IRStax&h=3702995&indiv=try, Record for Green M Richards
  5. [S530] Ancestry.com, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=USAppointPost&h=98772&indiv=try, Record for Green M Richards
  6. [S778] Personal Family Tree, Louis Moore Family Tree. Provided by Martha Cobb, 2013. Descendants of William Richards. A paper copy of the genealogy was given to Robert Reyes and is the basis for this information.
  7. [S779] Personal Family Tree, Steve Ricards Family Tree. Provided by Steve Richards, 3 December 2014. Early Richards Line Details. Attached to an e-mail sent to Robert Reyes.
  8. [S665] Hunting For Bears, comp., South Carolina Marriage Index, 1641-1965, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SCmarriages_ga&h=191180&indiv=try, Record for Green Mercer Richards
  9. [S398] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18346906&indiv=try, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 15, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M432_5; Page: 73A; Image: 342, Record for Gean M Richards
  10. [S415] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=17536863&indiv=try, Year: 1860; Census Place: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 350; Image: 354; Family History Library Film: 803009, Record for Gran M Richards
  11. [S354] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=13106186&indiv=try, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16 Range 13, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 425A; Image: 376; Family History Library Film: 545515, Record for G M Richards
  12. [S688] Ancestry.com, Alabama, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1825, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamal&h=5941&indiv=try, Record for Sally Rice
  13. [S371] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1830usfedcenancestry&h=1018983&indiv=try, 1830; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Series: M19; Roll: 3; Page: 325; Family History Library Film: 0002330, Record for Green M Richards
  14. [S469] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1840usfedcenancestry&h=1708937&indiv=try, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 190; Image: 1059; Family History Library Film: 0002332, Record for Grun M Richards