This information is being Research by the DAR Regent Rose Mitcham for future Member Brenda Alston Bradford. This maybe able to help someone else later with their genealogy. I have found the Richards and South line from John Daniel And William South. Amanda is in the book listed at the bottom of the email. We are looking for the parentage of John Green Richards Rose This is the history of James G. Richards the correct name was John Green Richards. Found it in the 1979 History of Washington Co., IL. James Green Richards moved his wife and five children from Florence, South Carolina to Alabama in the late 1850s. Being a Union sympathizer, in 1861 he went north to join the 1st Alabama Calvary leaving his family behind. The family was forced to leave by rebel soldiers, and they joined James in Mississippi. He was sick and died at Corinth. Family was sent to Tennessee with refugees and took a boat from Memphis to Cairo, IL. In 1862 they were loaded into stock cars and sent to Richview, Ill in Washington County. The mother and baby brother soon died and the other four children grew up in the Pleasant Grove and Beaucoup areas. James R. Richards, b. in Florence, South Carolina, in 1856, married Pauline Babb, born in 1857, to Eli S. Babb and Nancy Johnson Babb. James and Pauline lived their entire lives in Washington County, where they raised seven children. P. 409-410 You did inform me of the death of the mother and son as well as where they were buried at the Richview Cemetery, Richview. IL. and the children were given to others in the area of Ashley, Washington County, IL. Be raised and to work for their living. I did find the family that your grandfather James Richards lived with 1880, but know sign of James Richards in the 1870 census. The name of the family was Herman Peithman in Hoyleton, Washington co., IL. This is the same township of where Benjamin Franklin Richards was living. 1880 Census records is that Benjamin F. Richards was living as a laborer with the family of John E. Haun from TN in the township of Hoyleton, Washington Co.,. IL. John D. Richards was living in Nashville, Washington Co., IL Margaret Richards Logan. I have not found the James Richards in Census. He may have lived used a different surname at the time. 1880 Census Washington Co., IL John E. HAUN Self M Male W 37 TN Farmer TN TN Mary E. HAUN Wife M Female W 27 IL Keeping House TN IL Ada Alice HAUN Dau S Female W 14 IL At Home TN IL Hannah HAUN Dau S Female W 12 IL At Home TN IL Elmer HAUN Son S Male W 10 IL TN IL Eerte HAUN Son S Male W 8 IL TN IL Melvin HAUN Son S Male W 6 IL TN IL James W. HAUN Son S Male W 10M IL TN IL B. F. RICHARDS Other S Male W 25 SC Laborer Farm NC NC Albert WINFREE Other S Male W 15 IL Laborer Farm KY IL 1870 Washington County, IL Nashville, p178 George Ballard, age 36, b. IL, farmer Philmela?, age 30, b. IL Nettie, age 12, b. IL Julia, age 9, b. IL Josephine, age 6, b. IL Lucy, age 2, b. IL Benjamin Richard, age 17, b. IL, works on farm 1880 Census Thomas LOGAN Self M Male W 31 IL Saw Miller TN TN Margaret LOGAN Wife M Female W 30 SC Keeps House SC SC Nora LOGAN Dau S Female W 12 IL School IL SC Cliffe LOGAN Dau S Female W 10 IL School IL SC Clara LOGAN Dau S Female W 10 IL School IL SC Mattie LOGAN Dau S Female W 7 IL School IL SC Philo LOGAN Son S Male W 4 IL Home IL SC Nannie LOGAN Dau S Female W 2 IL Home IL SC 1900 Washington County, IL Beaucoup, p10a William W. Jones, b. June 1866, age 33, m. 9 yrs., b. IL IL IL Nora A., wife, b. Jan 1868, age 32, m. 9 yrs., b. IL IL SC Verne J. dau, b. Jun 1891, age 8, b. IL Thomas Logan, father-in-law, b. Jul 1841, age 58, b. IL SC TN 1880 Census Nashville, Washington Co., IL John RICHARDS Self M Male W 30 SC Farmer NC SC Susan RICHARDS Wife M Female W 27 IL KeepHou IL IL Jane RICHARDS Dau S Female W 7 IL SC IL John RICHARDS Son S Male W 4 IL SC IL James RICHARDS Son S Male W 1 IL SC IL William WOODHARD Other S Male W 18 IL Servant IL IL This is the family that James R. Richards lived with. Herman PEITHMANN Self M Male W 40 PRU. Farmer PRUSSIA Louisa PEITHMANN Wife M Female W 28 IL Keeping House RUSSIA William PEITHMANN Son S Male W 1 IL PRUSSIA IL Lydia PEITHMANN Dau S Female W 8 IL PRUSSIA IL Louis PEITHMANN Son S Male W 6 IL PRUSSIA IL Edward PEITHMANN Son S Male W 3 IL PRUSSIA IL The families of South and Richards came from Laurens Co., SC 1860 Marion County, AL Western Dist, p 578 & 579 John G. Richards, age 35, b. SC Amanda Richards, age 43, b. SC Margaret Richards, age 13, b. SC John Richards, age 12, b. SC Benjamin Richards, age 8, b. SC James Richards, age 7, b. SC William Richards, no age given, b. AL John Daniel Richards was married to Louise Woodside The children were: Martha Richards born IL Amanda Jane Richards born IL John Calvin Richards born IL James W. Richards born IL Walter Sanford Richards born IL 1883 Edgar Ney Richards born NE Harvey Leonard Richards born NE Charles Elmer Richards born NE Frank Daniel Richards born NE 1900 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Ward #9, p12b John D. Richards, b. Oct 1849, age50, m. 28 yrs., b. SC SC SC Louisa S., wife, b. Jan 1851, age 49, m. 28 yrs., b. IL IL IL John C., son, b. Jun 1877, age 23, b. IL James W., son, b. Mar 1879, age 21, b. IL Wm. B., son, b. May, 1881, age 19, b. IL Walter, son, b. Mar 1883, age 17, b. IL Edgar, son, b. Feb 1885, age 15, b. Nebraska Harvey L., son, b. Dec 1886, age 13, b. Nebraska Charles, E., son, b. May 1889, age 11, b. Nebraska Frank., son, b. Apr 1891, age 9, b. Nebraska John Daniel Richards born July 5, 1850 died May 22, 1938 Ranger, Eastland co., TX buried Evergreen Cemetery was the age of 87 years 10 months 18 days Lived 12 years in Ranger, TX Families Books: John Daniel Sr. 1724-1819 Of Essex County, Virginia and Laurens County, South Carolina His Virginia Ancestry and some of his descendants By: Christine South GEE