I believe that there were two Joel Riches who lived in that area - one being the nephew of the other. Following is information on one of them which I obtained from the Illinois Secretary of State's Office: Muster and Descriptive Roll of Company H, 155th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers Joel Rich, Corporal, age 24, 5'8 1/2", dark hair, dark eyes, dark complexion, farmer, native of Hamilton County; enlisted for a one-year period on Feb. 9, 1965, in Ashley, Illinois; mustered into service on Feb. 19 at Camp Butler by Capt. Hall; resident of McLeansboro, Illinois; died March 27, 1865, in Nashville, Tennessee of disease This muster roll also has the following information on Warren Rich: Musician, age 18, 5' 5", dark hair/eyes/complexion, farmer, native of Hamilton County; enlisted for a one-year period on Feb. 9, 1965, in Ashley, Illinois; mustered into service on Feb. 19 at Camp Butler by Capt. Hall; resident of McLeansboro, Illinois; mustered out on Sept. 4, 1865, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as a private by Capt. Wilson Hope this is helpful. Steve Rich At 06:09 PM 4/21/00 EDT, JET8642@aol.com wrote: >Jim Lantrip writes: > Researching the Hamilton County Illinois Rich Families. > >Hello List, I am researching Joel RICH from around Benton ILL. I believe that >Benton is in Franklin County which is close to Hamilton Co. I believe that >Joel may have been born in Kentucky around 1835 to 1839 and he died Dec. 15 >1879 I think Williamson Co. Joel married Susan Stalcup on April 26th 1860 in >Benton ILL. they had a daughter named Josephine (Jossie) that married into >the Summers/Somers family of Franklin Co. ILL. Does any of this sound >familiar to anyone? Please reply to me personally at JET8642@aol.com as well >as to the list. Thanks in advance. >Joyce Tadlock > > >

Craig, et. al. Thanks to Jim Lantrip, I just learned that by clicking on "Reply All," I don't have to erase anything, so disregard that part of my previous post. Tim Rich

Craig, I was one who responded to your "royal" post. The problem---at AOL, at least---is that in our mail program, we can click on a response button, and the originating email address--yours in this case--is automatically inserted. Once we hit "Send," it goes to your personal address unless we have erased it and inserted RICH-L@rootsweb.com, as I have done this time. Tim Rich

Craig Rich et. al. I too have a List and have noticed that replies to posted messages sometimes go directly to the person posting the message and not to the list. I think that it has to do with the way rootsweb formats its List messages and the way that the Email programs work. If I hit the reply to message Icon to a message that arrived via a list, the Email is automatically addressed to the sender. However if I hit the reply to all (as I have done with this Email) it then goes both to the sender and the List. Thus the original sender will receive this email twice. Researching the Hamilton County Illinois Rich Families. Jim Lantrip. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Rich" <crich@macatawa.org> To: <RICH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: How it's supposed to work... Hey folks, I posted a message last night about a supposed Rich royal line and received about a dozen responses -- all to my personal e-mail address and not one of them copied to the list. While I appreciate the responses I feel I need to remind everyone that a list-serv is a mass mailing list. Activity is necessary for the list to survive. Don't be afraid to post everything to the list. If folks aren't interested, they can delete it or unsubscribe from the list. A few of the responses were indeed personal and that's fine. But, let's all remember that when one person asks a question, there may be 100 waiting to share in the answer. We have 278 members, which makes each of us a valuable resource to the rest.. By the way, the general concensus about the royal line was that various parts of it are still unproven. Garde La Foy! -- Craig Rich Genealogist, Listowner: MAYFLOWER-L and RICH-L mailing lists http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/ Life Member: Rich Family Association http://www.richfamilyassociation.org

Thanks for the forum Craig. I very much appreciate it and am sure many others do also. I've posted tgius before but some newer members may have some leads: [missing Rich family members] Family of Marshall Howell Rich(TN-MS) son of Jacob Rich(NC-TN). Mystery surrounds several Rich family members of this branch whose Location after 1880 and their descendants have not been discovered. Rachel L. Rich(born Rachel L. McAninch Sep 28 1850) was last located With the family in Chickasaw County MS in the 1870 census. The mother of Rachel and ten of the sons, Louisa Jane, was located under the name Reich in the 1880 census of Columbia county AR with two sons John Rich and Jacob Rich. Louisa Jane Rich returned to north MS where she is buried(died Apr 26, 1894). Missing since 1880 are: Savannah Rich born 27 Oct 1845 TN Rosann Rich(born 1846 TN) Mary Ann Rich born 2 Sep 1847 TN Edward C. Rich born 7 Dec 1948[Edward was known to be the 1880 Fayette county TX census] Louisa V. Rich born 11 may 1851 TN Benjamin Brooks Rich born 18 mar 1854 Rachel L. Rich born Sep 28, 1850(born McAninch-changed her name) Jacob Rich (3rd)born 1 Dec 1859 MS Samuel Rich born 24 Jul 1870 MS Joseph P. Rich born 8 Sep 1861 MS[buried Nacogdoches Tx-died 20 Feb 1944] Robert A. Rich born 1 Jan 1863 MS William Thomas Rich born 14 Feb 1866 MS Henry Clay Rich born 11 Oct 1867 MS(twin of Hampton)[died 8 Sep 1933 b.Nacogdoches TX] John Rich born 15 Oct 1864 MS-believed to have become a doctor in Louisville. KY. Two other brothers(Alexander and Hampton/twin of Henry) remained in MS where they have abundant descendants. An uncle of these(Edward C. Rich born 6 May 1825 TN) settled in Wise county TX. It has recently been reported(Palmer family in TX) that John went to Louisville KY and became a doctor there. More should be coming later on this development. Any leads appreciated.

Hey folks, I posted a message last night about a supposed Rich royal line and received about a dozen responses -- all to my personal e-mail address and not one of them copied to the list. While I appreciate the responses I feel I need to remind everyone that a list-serv is a mass mailing list. Activity is necessary for the list to survive. Don't be afraid to post everything to the list. If folks aren't interested, they can delete it or unsubscribe from the list. A few of the responses were indeed personal and that's fine. But, let's all remember that when one person asks a question, there may be 100 waiting to share in the answer. We have 278 members, which makes each of us a valuable resource to the rest.. By the way, the general concensus about the royal line was that various parts of it are still unproven. Garde La Foy! -- Craig Rich Genealogist, Listowner: MAYFLOWER-L and RICH-L mailing lists http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/ Life Member: Rich Family Association http://www.richfamilyassociation.org

I hope I can find the home this belongs in. My grandmother, Ella Talbott Simonson b. 1879, d. 1965 and in her belongings were the following: 1. A picture taken in Tacoma, Washington. Peterson Photography. This picture is of a child and on the back of the picture is written: Mabel Ellen Rich - Age 3 months 2 days. 2. A birth announcement reading: Mr. and Mrs. George E. Rich Announce the birth of Mabel Ellen on May Ninth Nineteen hundred an d16 Weight 10 On the back of the birth announcement envelope is the address: 742 Market St., Tacoma The Rich family may have been friends of my grandmothers for a time when she lived in Tacoma but must have meant something special for her to keep these momentos. Can anyone direct me to the property home for this? -- "Live today as you would like to remember it tomorrow." ---by Ruby Simonson McNeill--- Visit my homepage at: http://www.members.home.net/rubymc/homepage.htm and my ancestors at: http://www.members.home.net/rubymc/antafl.htm

Is anyone aware of the following royal line which supposedly shows a connection between EDWARD I (LONGSHANKS) KING OF ENGLAND straight down to Sarah Roberts, wife of Richard Rich of Cape Cod. Has this been proved? Has it been disproved? I've been pointed to the web site, but haven't yet contacted the author. Anyone know him? The link is: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/u/n/Robert-A-Huntley/GENE5-0001.html Just click on the little numbers to the left of each generation and it takes you through the line to Sarah Roberts. Wishful thinking? -- Craig Rich Genealogist, Listowner: MAYFLOWER-L and RICH-L mailing lists

I am searching for information about my great, great grandmother, Clara Rich (1824-1894). She was married to John B. Wilson III and lived on a farm in Lapeer, Michigan. One of her sisters was the mother of John Dewey, the educator. Also according to family oral history one of Clara's sisters was one of the first women doctors in the U.S. We would greatly appreciate any information about the sisters' names, the names of Clara's parents and their genealogies, as well as hearing from other descendants of this family. Please reply to jborel@juno.com Joan Borel

I am still looking for any information on this family. Thank You Jerry Nan Descendants of William Rogers 1. William Rogers was born about. 1850 married: Eliza (Liza) Jane Riche Children of William Rogers and Eliza Jane Riche are: 1. Catherine Elizabeth Rogers born: May 4, 1870, died: July 29, 1966, in NC married: ? Henry Cook children of Henry and Elizabeth Rogers Cook 2: 1. William (Willie) Cook (see bottom of page) 2. Dora Belle Cook 2. Dempsy (Demp) Rogers (murdered in the mountains of NC) 3. Elijah (Liga) Rogers fell from back door of home and broke his neck lived on Elder Mountain, TN in a log cabin behind his mother Eliza Jane Rogers. He is buried Sherwood, TN Had a wife and three children. Names unknown. 4. Lou Rogers married Arvil Smith in 1920 at missing Ridge, TN one son Arvil Smith, Jr. 5. Ronnie Rogers (girl) 6. Amanda Josephine Rogers married John (Kit ) Fox Young (part Cherokee) also known as Kit Young Children: 10 five born under name Young 5 born under name Fox. Catherine Elizabeth Rogers and Henry Cook Children information 1. William (Willie) Cook also known as William Memphis Ray in WV born around 1895 at Topton, NC Cherokee Co. Believed to have married unknown had 2 children before 1919 as William Cook. Married Vola Sias January 17, 1920, as Memphis Ray in WV.( my grandfather) they had two children 1. Eula Mae Ray 2. Beulah Lee Ray Served in TN Nation Guard 1916 -- 1917 Polk Co TN lived at Copper Hill, TN. William Memphis Ray died: Feb. 11, 1952 Logan Co. WV 2 Dora Belle Cook (sister of William) married Memphis Ray in Polk, Co TN. July 25. 1918. They had 4 girls. Dora Belle died Nov. 19, 1964 in GA

Archibald Rich (Ritch) m. Tabitha Brown on August 28, 1836 in Habersham Co. GA. They had at least one son WILLIAM MELTON RICH b. in 1841 in Cartersville, GA. William Melton Rich m. MARY BARILLA WOFFORD on August 27, in Cartersville, GA. Were there more children for Archibald Rich and Tabitha Brown? Would like to hear from any descendants of Archibald Rich and Tabitha Brown. Charlotte G. Boykin

Trying to find the parents of Peter P. Rich, b. 26 July 1781 and d. 7 Nov 1864 in Lee, Maine. Married Sally Rich. Believed to have been born in Truro, Ma but not sure. Father may be Barnabas Rich but not sure! Thank you. Mel. mel@ucnsb.net

I know this would probably be listed under "chat", but just had to share this. Please forgive me if you have already seen this or receive it twice ~ I'm on more than one site. Donna - Colorado ============= THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR NAMES: (1). Thou shalt name your male children: James, John, Joseph, Josiah, Abel, Richard, Thomas, William (2) Thou shalt name your female children: Elizabeth, Mary, Martha, Maria, Sarah, Ida, Virginia, May (3) Thou shalt leave NO trace of your female children. (4) Thou shalt, after naming your children from the above lists, call them by strange nicknames such as: Ike, Eli, Polly, Dolly, Sukey.---making them difficult to trace. (5) Thou shalt NOT use any middle names on any legal documents or census reports, and only where necessary, you may use only initials on legal documents. (6)Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, in various ways: Hicks, Hicks, Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks (7) Thou shalt, after no more then 3 generations, make sure that all family records are lost, misplaced, burned in a court house fire, or buried so that NO future trace of them can be found. (8) Thou shalt propagate misleading legends, rumors, & vague innuendo regarding your place origination (A) you may have come from : England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales....or Iran. (B) you may have American Indian ancestry of the______tribe...... (C) You may have descended from one of three brothers that came over from______ (9) Thou shalt leave NO cemetery records, or headstones with legible names. (10) Thou shalt leave NO family Bible with records of birth, marriages, or deaths. (11) Thou shalt ALWAYS flip thy name around. If born James Albert, thou must make all the rest of thy records in the names of Albert, AJ, JA, AL, Bert, Bart, or Alfred. (12) Thou must also flip thy parent's names when making reference to them, although "Unknown" or a blank line is an acceptable alternative.

Thank you, Donna from Colorado "6)Thou shalt learn to sign all documents illegibly so that your surname can be spelled, or misspelled, in various ways: Hicks, Hicks, Hix, Hixe, Hucks, Kicks" Are you by any chance related to the Hicks? Or did you just choose that name randomly?

Beth, What is birthdate for the Martin Rich who married Sarah Overstreet, please. Any ideas who his folks were or where he came from? Helen

I'm writing in regards to my Rich family of Decature Co. GA. I would like to know if there is any other family member that is doing research on this family that lived in the south west corner of GA. Some of the other counties my Rich family lived in are Miller and Early. Here is a list of family names that I'm working on that have a tie to the Rich name. Martin Rich m Sarah Overstreet Thomas J. Rich b 1815 m Lettie Fann Ard family McCann family Glover family Harrell family maybe came from Thomas Co. GA Overstreet family Womble family south GA / north FL Thank you, Beth

I am looking for any information on John E. Rich h/o Sarah E. Farrar. Sarah was the d/o Abel and Mary Harris Farrar. John died July 12, 1900, Malden, Mass. The dates on John and Sarah's headstone are: a.. John E. Rich b.. 1832-1900 c.. Sarah E. d.. 1836-1910 e.. Gertrude L.R. Stone f.. 1858-1884 Does anyone have any information on who John's parents may be or who Gertrude is? Linda greenela@rcn.com

Linda, two things: 1) Always include in your queries what you know about the person's birth date and location, death date and location, where he lived. Dates and locations are very important, even if they are guesses. If you don't know, say so. Give them and you will have much greater success in getting people to take the time to search their records for you. 2) Genealogy is spelled with an A (a common error for beginners). Good luck. Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington email: ccason@compuserve.com >I would like to find info about the following: >Mattie, Lenora, Mae, Edgar, or Avery Rich all which have passed. >Edgar was my father who passed in 5/86. Any assistance would be appreciated. > I am a beginner in the geneology field. Thanks. >Linda Lou Rich

HI, Linda Lou: Have you any dates or further details on your lost Richs? They would help, and so would an idea of where they lived. Thanks. ML in VT

I would like to find info about the following: Mattie, Lenora, Mae, Edgar, or Avery Rich all which have passed. Edgar was my father who passed in 5/86. Any assistance would be appreciated. I am a beginner in the geneology field. Thanks. Linda Lou Rich