General Notes

Chronology:

1817 May 15:  John Richmond, s/o Jonathan and Hannah Harriet Duncan Richmond, born in Augusta, Oneida County, New York, USA.

1820:  John age 3, residing in Syracuse, Onondaga County, per 1820 census.

1840 abt:  John married Lucretia Vaughn

1841 to 1851:  John and Lucretia had 5 children born Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York

1853 May 24:  born dau Nancy Ophelia Richmond in Illinois.

1861 Apr 12:  Civil War began

1864 Mar 12:  John enlisted as a Private in County, A, 112th Illinois Infantry Regiment (age 44)

1865 May 31:  John received a medical discharge at Mound City, Illinois for Chronic Nephritis (swelling of the legs which made him unable to walk).

1867 Mar 7:  John was granted a Civil War Pension

1867 abt:  John and family, B. F. Walton, John Vaughn (bro-in-law of John), and others, removed to Iowa to take advantage of the Homestead Law.

1892 Nov 29:  John died in Manson, Iowa and is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Iowa

1893 Feb 15:  John's wife Lucretia was granted widow's Civil War Pension.

1897 Mar 10:  Lucretia Vaughn Richmond died in Manson, Iowa and is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Manson, Iowa

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From correspondence between Rae Walton and Bud Schafer in the late 1980's.  Rae Walton(now deceased) writes:

"In the Onondaga 1820 census, John was listed as age 3.  He was the youngest in the family and all the children were probably born in Augusta so this would indicate the family moved from Augusta to Onondaga sometime during John's first three years.  John and Lucretia and their five children left Onondaga in 1852 and headed west.  They had been farmers in Onondaga for over thirty years.  They had been in Illinois for several years when, on April 12, 1861, the Civil War started.  John, feeling a great sense of duty, decided to enlist as a Private in 2nd Liuet. Thomas J. William's Company (A) 112th Illinois Infantry Regiment on March 12, 1864 to serve three years even though he was then 44 years old and still had three children dependent on him.  His youngest daughter, Nancy Ophelia had been born in 1853 in Illinois)  While in the Army, he contracted an illness that led to Chronic Nephritis and swelling of his legs which made him unable to walk.  He received a medical discharge May 31, 1865 at Mound City, Ill. where he had been hospitalized.  His discharge papers are with the Richmond papers in my posession.  As of this date I have not been able to find where in Illinois the Richmond's lived.  Since Any Minerva, dau. of John, married B. F. Walton in Genesso, it could well be that the Richmond's were farmers in Henry County, but here again I have not been able to find Census data to give me a clue.  John was approved for Civil War Pension on March 7, 1867 - # 121,657.  It was about this period that the Richmond's with daughter Amy Minerva, B. F. Walton and many other members of the Richmond family, including Lucretia's brother John Vaughn, moved on to Iowa to take advantage of the Homestead Law which granted public land to settlers free or at a low price on the condition that they live on it and make it productive.  The first Homestead Law in the U.S. was passed in 1862 and signed by President Lincoln.  The homesteaders had to be at least twenty-one years old or the head of a family.  He had to be an American Citizen, or have declared his intention to become one.  The homestead became the property of the homesteader after he had lived on it for a certain number of years and had made certain improvements. Veterans were given preference.  This helped John and his son Henry to acquire land in Iowa.  Henry also fought in the Civil War.  After John's death in 1892, Lucretia had applied for widow benefits under the terms of the Civil War Act.  She was granted a pension on Feb. 15, 1893. Certificate #386268.  She received this pension until her death March 10, 1897.  She was 85 years old.  Had John not enlisted in the Civil War, he would have probably survived much longer than he did."

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  Burial Notes

Rose Hill Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He worked as a farmer. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 7 December 1850 in Erin, Chemung County, New York, USA. ⁷ 1850 census, Erin, Chemung, NY; 7 June 1850; Ancestry image #32 of 45
  dwg #214, fam #214
  John Richman 32 Farmer $7000 NY
  Lucretia Richman 38 NY
  Hezekiah Richman 8 NY
  Henry Richman 7 NY
  Anna Richman 6 NY
  Rosetta Richman 3 NY
  Note: 1841 to 1851: John and Lucretia had 5 children born Syracuse, Onondaga Co., NY per Elsie Rae Walton (However, the abstract above discredits this statement. Bud)

• He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 12 July 1860 in Fox, Kendall County, Illinois, USA. ⁸ Fox, Kendall County, Illinois, USA (J., age 43)

• He worked as a farmer on 18 July 1870 in Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 18 July 1870 in Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA. ⁵
  

1870 Census (18 July 1870) — Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA

                                                          Real   Personal 
No.   Name                 Age  Sex Race  Occupation     Estate   Estate   Birthplace   Remarks
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48    Richmond   John       54   M   W    Farmer           --        --    New York     male US citizen >21 yrs
      --------   Lucretia   58   F   W    Keeping House    --        --    New York     --     
      --------   Henry J    26   M   W    Work on Farm     --        --    New York     male US citizen >21 yrs    
      --------   Ardon      18   M   W    --               --        --    New York     --     
      --------   Nancy      17   F   W    --               --        --    Illinois     --     

49    Vaughn     Tompkins   55   M   W    Farmer           --        --    New York     male US citizen >21 yrs
      Harrington Hannah     26   F   W    House Keeper     --        --    New York     --     
      Vaughn     Pheby      21   F   W    --               --        --    New York     --  
      ------     Daniel     16   M   W    --               --        --    New York     -- 
      Slamson    Moses      25   M   W    Work on Farm     --        --    New York     -- 

50    Richmond   Hezekiah   28   M   W    Farmer           --        --    New York     male US citizen >21 yrs
      --------   Lucinda    28   F   W    Keeping House    --        --    Australia*   --     
      --------   Charles     4   M   W    --               --        --    Iowa**       --
      --------   Jay         1   M   W    --               --        --    Iowa**       --    

      *both parents of foreign birth      **mother of foreign birth
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Source Citation:  Year: 1870; Census Place:  Lincoln, Calhoun, Iowa; Roll: M593_380; Page: 12; Image: 25.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 7 June 1880 in Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA. ⁹
  

Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 John RICHMOND   Self   M   Male   W   63   NY   Farmer   MA   MA
 Lucretia RICHMOND   Wife   M   Female   W   68   NY   Keeping House   RI   RI
 Arden RICHMOND   Son   S   Male   W   28   NY   Working On Farm   NY   NY
 Nancy RICHMOND   Dau   S   Female   W   27   IL   Keeping House   NY   NY
 Annie RICHMOND   GDau   S   Female   W   4   IL      NY   PA

1880 Census Place: Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA

Family History Library Film   1254330
NA Film Number   T9-0330
Page Number   264A
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• He appeared on the Iowa State Census in 1885 in Lincoln Township, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA. ⁴
  

Iowa State Census 1885:

Name       Age       Gender       Birth Place       Marital Status       Township Name
John Richmond       68       M       New York       M       Lincoln
Lucretia A. Richmond       70       F       New York       M       Lincoln
Henry J. Richmond       41       M       New York       W       Lincoln
Arden A. Richmond       34       M       New York       M       Lincoln
Minerva Richmond       25       F       Illinois       M       Lincoln
Anna Richmond       9       F       Illinois       S       Lincoln