--part1_20.5aa1c1b.264995aa_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The fwd'ed item is a list of RICHes found in the cemeteries of Chautauqua Co., Kansas, and may be of help to someone searching this line. Vern Rich <vrnri@aol.com> --part1_20.5aa1c1b.264995aa_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <lynnp@hit.net> Received: from rly-ye01.mx.aol.com (rly-ye01.mail.aol.com [172.18.151.198]) by air-ye01.mx.aol.com (v73.12) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 May 2000 11:54:06 -0400 Received: from ns1.hit.net (ns1.hit.net [206.252.160.1]) by rly-ye01.mx.aol.com (v72.8) with ESMTP; Tue, 09 May 2000 11:53:41 2000 Received: from [206.252.164.33] (sedan028.hit.net [206.252.164.33]) by ns1.hit.net (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA27983 for <VrnRi@aol.com>; Tue, 9 May 2000 10:53:40 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <200005091553.KAA27983@ns1.hit.net> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh - 4.01 (295) Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 10:53:09 -0500 Subject: Re: Stagecoach Stop in Elk City From: "Lynn Pipher" <lynnp@hit.net> To: VrnRi@aol.com Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Vern, The Rich family also shows up in Chautauqua County cemeteries. The McCumber family does not. In the Cloverdale Cemetery(in the NW part of the county), are Jackson Rich(20 Apr 1850-22 Feb 1936) and Henrietta Rich(28 Nov 1855-16 Apr 1897). In the Cedar Vale cemetery are, Vermont Rich(22 Sep 1882-5 Jul 1961) and Ethel S. Rich(28 Nov 1884-4 May 1946). In the Ozro Falls Cemetery is Alta May Rich(28 N0v 1873-13 Jan 1930-). In the Greenwood Cemetery in Sedan is Goldy M. Rich dau of E. & J. P.(30 N0v 1902-9 Jan 1906). Lynn Pipher from Sedan ---------- >From: VrnRi@aol.com >To: lynnp@hit.net >Subject: Stagecoach Stop in Elk City >Date: Sun, May 7, 2000, 8:19 PM > >Lynn Pipher: > >Sandy Faler of Elk City, KS, has given me your name to contact re: some data >and a photo of what we think is a stagecoach stop in Elk City for the >Overland Stage Co. stage line. Sandy provided me with copy of your e-mail to >her re: some of your thoughts. > >I am working on getting a good copy negative of the photo we have and will be >able to supply a copy photo to you before long. The information I have on >the photo is that an Enoch and Mary Ann(Rich) McCumber(my great grandmother) >owned or operated the stop, & ran it as a boarding house and tavern in Elk >City. They married in 1873 in Montgomery Co. She died in Pana, Illinois, in >1905 and there is no mention of her husband so we assume he died earlier and >are searching records for info on him in SE Kansas. It was a second marriage >for her and her first was to Alexander Rich who lived in Elk City and they >had 5 children. They migrated to Elk City from Waynesville, Illinois, about >1868. > >The Rich family shows up on the 1870 Census for Elk City. An Enoch McCumber >shows up in Elk Falls Twp for 1870. A 20 year old son shows up as the only >Rich in the 1880 census for Elk City. Rich relatives continue to visit the >area thru the 80's and 90's and on into the 1900's but we have no solid info >on the McCumber's other than what I have given. > >I hope the photo and data will be of some assistance. > >Vern Rich > --part1_20.5aa1c1b.264995aa_boundary--