This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ikB.2ACE/207 Message Board Post: POSSIBLE Parents - Hiram? Rich b1835-3849 NC, m Nancy?Unknown b1800-1810 NC died aft 1872 Victoria Co., TX. Need proof of Parents of John W Rich b 1823 NC d 1897 TX and in 1850 he married Sarah Stiles b 1816 NC d 1903 TX - both buried at Spanish Fort, TX John W Rich founded Burlington, now Spanish Fort. His son, Benjamin Fuller Rich (called Uncle Fuller by many) operated a ferry at Spanish Fort. Any information on this family or of John W Rich parents would be appreciated. There is an Elijah Rich mentioned in some land deeds to John W and Nancy but I don't know where Elijah ties in to this line.