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Name: George Washington Richards ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13}
Sex: M
Birth: 16 JAN 1804 in Greensboro, Greene, Georgia, USA ^{1 2 3 7 8 11 13}
Death: 3 JUL 1887 in Mashulaville, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA ^{8 11}
Burial: Mashulaville, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA. ⁸
Residence:
1. 1840 in District 892, Cobb, Georgia, USA. ¹²
1. 1850 in Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi. ³
1. 1850 in Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi. ³
1. 1860 in Township 18, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States. ¹
1. 1860 in Township 18, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States. ¹
1. 1870 in Township 13, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States. ²
1. 1870 in Township 13, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States. ²
1. 1880 in Beat 4, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA. ⁷
1. 1880 in Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi, United States. ⁷
1. in United States. ¹⁰
1. in Shuqualak, Noxubee, Mississippi. ²
Person Id: I109
Tree Id: 595626

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Parents

Father:

William Henry Richards: Birth: 28 JAN 1742 in King and Queen County, Virginia, USA. Death: 7 FEB 1836 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA

Mother:

Nancy Mercer: Birth: 1774 in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA. Death: 16 NOV 1850 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA

Family
Marriage:

Married: Lucinda Belcher on 19 JUN 1828 at Jasper County, Georgia.^{4 5 9}
Lucinda Belcher: Birth: 9 JAN 1809 in Laurens County, Georgia. Death: 17 NOV 1876 in Mashulaville, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA

Children:

Cyrus White Richards: Birth: 1829 in Fayette, Alabama, USA. Death: 1909 in Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas, USA
Littleton Belcher Richards: Birth: 12 APR 1831 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 13 JAN 1898 in Mashulaville, Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA
Martha Jane Richards: Birth: 19 FEB 1833 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 3 JUL 1864
Mary Elizabeth Richards: Birth: 22 SEP 1834 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 1915 in Van Zandt, Texas
Clinton George Richards: Birth: 11 MAR 1837 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 31 OCT 1894 in Hays City, Hays, Texas
Huldah Mercer Richards: Birth: 20 FEB 1839 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 1840
Rufus Mercer Richards: Birth: 11 MAR 1841 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama, USA. Death: 1842 in Mississippi, USA
Nancy America Richards: Birth: 7 MAR 1843 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA. Death: 19 APR 1926 in Winston, Mississippi, USA
Virginia Caroline Richards: Birth: 28 JUL 1845 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA. Death: 1846
William Taylor Richards: Birth: 27 APR 1847 in Mississippi, USA. Death: 1848
Johnston Warren (Dock) Richards: Birth: 7 JAN 1849 in Mashulaville, Noxubee, Mississippi, USA. Death: 3 DEC 1899 in Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi, USA
Thomas Washington Richards: Birth: 3 APR 1851 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, USA. Death: 27 DEC 1889 in Van Zandt, Texas, USA

Family
Marriage:

Married: Mary Ann Russell on 1 MAR 1877 at Noxubee, Mississippi, USA.⁶
Mary Ann Russell: Birth: 15 JUN 1835 in Alabama, USA. Death: 25 FEB 1902 in Noxubee County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

1.	Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 18, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M653_579; Page: 285; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 803579 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1;
2.	Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13, Noxubee, Mississippi; Roll: M593_743; Page: 35B; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 552242 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes;
3.	Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi; Roll: M432_370; Page: 81A; Image: 168 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, ;
4.	Title: Georgia Marriages to 1850 Author: Dodd, Jordan Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;
5.	Title: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 Author: Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
6.	Title: Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Author: Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
7.	Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 4, Noxubee, Mississippi Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;
8.	Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
9.	Title: Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Author: Ancesrty.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;
10.	Title: U.S., Confederate Service Records, 1861-1865 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;
11.	Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Page: Birth year: 1804; Birth city: Greensboro; Birth state: GA Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;
12.	Title: 1840 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: District 892, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: 39; Page: 251; Family History Library Film: 0007042 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 58;
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Notes

Note: 1st Confederate Infantry Battalion Originally attached to Brig. Gen. Albert Rust's Brigade, of Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner's 3d Military District at Port Hudson, LA, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, and commanded by Maj. G. H. Forney. At the bombardment of Grand Gulf, MS (29 April 1863), the battalion was attached to Brig. Gen. John S. Bowen's Grand Gulf (MS) Defense Forces, and commanded by Lt. Col. G. H. Forney. At Champion Hill (16 May 1863) the unit was assigned to Brig. Gen. Lloyd Tilghman's (killed 16 May 1863) and Col. Arthur E. Reynold's 1st Brigade, of Maj. Gen. William Wing Loring's Division, Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's Army of Vicksburg. During the siege of Vicksburg, the unit was attached to Col. Arthur E. Reynold's and Brig. Gen. John Adams' (assumed command 8 June 1863) 1st Brigade, of Maj. Gen. William Wing Loring's Division, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Relief, Department of the West. [Refer to page 682, Volume 3 of the WPA Monumentation Books; Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XXIV, Part 1 - Reports, page 706, and Edwin Bearss' The Vicksburg Campaign, Volume II, pages 316 and 642 and Volume III, page 1150.] ID: I98994 · Name: George W. Richards · Given Name: George W. · Surname: Richards · Sex: M · Birth: 16 Jan 1804 in Greene County, Georgia Formed 1786 From Washington, Oglethorpe, Wilkes Counties 1 · Death: 1887 in Noxubee County, Mississippi Formed 1833 From Choctaw Cession Of 1830 1 · _TAG: · _PPEXCLUDE: �� Reference Number: 98994 2 · _UID: 126C45C5F2CD4C1EAB9AFFEDD3FC2C300D59 · Change Date: 12 Jul 2001 at 18:15
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Father: William Richards b: 28 Jan 1742 in King And Queen County, Virginia Formed 1691 From New Kent County Mother: Nancy Mercer b: Abt 1774 in Georgia
Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown · Married: 1828 in Jasper County, Georgia Formed 1812 From Baldwin County 1 · Change Date: 12 Jul 2001
Sources: · Abbrev: Mercer Family Chart Title: A Chart of the Mercer Family Author: Don W. Mercer Date: 2 Dec 1999 · Abbrev: G. Hunter Ferrell <ghferr20@bellsouth.net> Title: G. Hunter Ferrell <ghferr20@bellsouth.net> Date: 3 Jun 1999
Census: 1830 Federal census, Fayette Cty, AL George Richards - Males: under 5=1; 20-30 = 1 Females: 15-20=1 The 1841 Choctaw Cty state census shows 2 free white males and1 female. 1850 Federal census, 23rd Subdivision, Choctaw Cty, MS, pg. 81 G. W. Richards 44 M Farmer 1000 GA Lucinda 43 F GA Cannont read or write Ciras 21 M Farmer AL Littleton 19 M Farmer AL Martha 17 F AL Mary 16 F AL Clinton 12 M AL Hulda 11 F AL Ruphus 9 M AL America 8 F MS Virginia 5 F MS Taylor 3 M MS Johnson 2 M MS 1860 Federal census, Bankston Post Office, Township 18, pg 5, Choctaw Cty, MS, enumerated on August 4, 1860 by I. B. Mabry. Richards, G. W. 55 M farmer RE=1,600 PP=3,859 GA Lucinda 48 F household GA Rufus M. 18 M farm laborer AL Nancy A. 15 F spinster MS Virginia C. 13 F MS Johnson W. 9 M MS Thomas W. 7 M MS William T. 11 M MS idiotic 1880 Federal census, West half of Beat 4, SD 2, ED 33, pg 14 B, enumberated on June 21, 1880 by J. A. Nicholson Richards, George 75 M Farmer GA father-VA mother-GA Mary 40 F housekeeping MS father-SC mother-SC Peter Charles 10 M MS father-MS mother-MS John 9 M MS father-MS mother-MS George must have come to Mississippi in 1941 after Ruphus was born. He was not on the 1940 Choctaw Cty Federal census. ID: I98994 Name: George W. Richards Given Name: George W. Surname: Richards Sex: M Birth: 16 Jan 1804 in Greene County, Georgia Formed 1786 From Washington, Oglethorpe, Wilkes Counties 1 Death: 1887 in Noxubee County, Mississippi Formed 1833 From Choctaw Cession Of 1830 1 Reference Number: 98994 2 Change Date: 12 Jul 2001 at 18:15 Father: William Richards b: 28 Jan 1742 in King And Queen County, Virginia Formed 1691 From New Kent County Mother: Nancy Mercer b: Abt 1774 in Georgia Marriage 1 Lucinda BELCHER b: 1809 Married: 19 JUN 1828 in Jasper Co., GA Children Cyrus White RICHARDS b: 8 SEP 1829 in ,Fayette Co., AL Littleton Belcher RICHARDS b: 1831 Sources: Abbrev: Mercer Family Chart Title: A Chart of the Mercer Family Author: Don W. Mercer Abbrev: G. Hunter Ferrell <snuffy20@telocity.com> RICHARDS, GEORGE W. Spouse: PETERS, MARY ANN [Mrs] Marriage Date: 1 Mar 1877 County: Noxubee State: MS

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