My line of Rich goes back to Samuel Rich in Connecticut. Samuel Rich Prosper Rich (1800-!880)--Married Clarissa Merwin Harry Rich (182--) Mary Rich (1824--) Samuel M. Rich (1825--) Daughter (1827) Judson Rich (1830-1902) Wellington Rich (1832-1906) Forrest Rich (1834---) Alonzo Rich (1836--) Caroline Rich (1838--) Sarah Rich (1840--) Prosper was a potter in Ohio. Welliington Rich was my Great Grandfather--he married Prudence Electa Smalley. Their children were: Edson Prosper Rich (1858-19300 Lura May Rich (1862-1922) David King Rich (1866-1942) As a youth he received just a grade school education, he later acquired a thorough knowledge of English and Latin . After graduating from Wesleyan University of Ohio, he taught in Griggsville, Il. for many years. He later resigned from teaching, took his family westward on the boats "Welcome & War Eagle". They settled in Atchison Co., Mo. to engage in farming. There they built a log cabin near the Missouri River. They experienced Small Pox, Droughts, Flooding, Grasshopper Attacks, and Fearful Storms- making their livelihood quite hectic. Since Wellington's father was a potter, they tried making pottery with a homemade kiln. Success was dependent upon the weather, which was most tricky. After an earthquake and clouds of mosquitos, Wellington decided to move his family to Brownsville, Ne. There he took charge of the grade schools 1869-1876---then on to Falls City. Later he was elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Ne. He taught the Sioux Indian school in Yankton, Dakota Territory for short time. In 1890 he was appointed Superintendent of Indian Schools in Phoenix,Az. There he established the schools (one for boys and one for girls) for the Secretary of Interior. After the government changed hands, the school met with change. Wellington was dismissed and moved to Omaha,Ne He retired in 1895 and continued to live in Omaha until his death in 1905