William Ticknor Richards
| Birth and Death | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 8 Jan 1802 | New Hampshire | |||
| Death | 18 Jul 1872 | Grant Co, Wisconsin, USA | |||
| Burial | Prairie Cemetery, Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, USA | ||||
| Parents | |||||
| Parent | Daniel Wetherell Richards | 22 Feb 1772 | Connecticut | 4 Mar 1845 | Illinois |
| Parent | Ruth Ticknor | 29 Jan 1782 | New Hampshire | 24 Mar 1845 | Illinois |
| Marriage | 28 Jan 1798 | Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire USA | |||
| Family | |||||
| Spouse | Sally Bentley | 1806 | New York | 10 Jan 1870 | |
| Children | Amelia Ann Richards | 1830 | Illinois | ||
| Oliver Bentley Richards | 1833 | ||||
| Truman S Richards | 31 Dec 1835 | Wisconsin | 27 Jan 1916 | Washington | |
Notes
- One of the first settlers in Wisconsin to take up land from the Homestead Act. Lead miner near Platefille.
Documents
- 1836 Territorial Index of Wisconsin
- There is a William F and a Daniel Richards in Iowa County. Iowa County would later be split into Grant.
- 1850 U.S. Census
- Grant, Wisconsin
- 1860 U.S. Census
- Millville, Grant, Wisconsin
- 1870 U.S. Census
- Woodman, Grant, Wisconsin
- Truman S. Richards Death Certificate
- Seattle, Washington. Mistakenly lists wife as mother.
Ancestors
- William Ticknor Richards
b.8 Jan 1802
d.18 Jul 1872
- Daniel Wetherell Richards b.22 Feb 1772 d.4 Mar 1845
- Ruth Ticknor b.29 Jan 1782 d.24 Mar 1845