Family of Louisa, Daughter of John & Sally (Richmond) Scofield

Marriages from the Dibean database:
SCOFIELD,COFFEE,LOIZA - SCOFIELD,SAMUEL - COFFEE,WASHTENAW,--,,19 JUN 1841,--,--

This Coffey family in Livingston Co., MI, in 1850?

1850 MI Census, Livingston Co., Marion
Coffey, Samuel W., 34, b. VT
", Louisa, 24
", Mariett, 7
", Julia, 6
", Lovina, 2
", Samuel, 1
Ward, Louisa, 21
", Samuel 1

SCOFIELD,WILSON,MARYETTE - SCOFIELD,GEORGE - WILSON,WASHTENAW,--,,10 DEC 1873,--,--

1880 MI Census, Washtenaw, Ypsilanti
George WILSON  Self  M  W   33 ENG  Drayman  ENG  ENG
Mary WILSON  Wife  M  W  26 MI  Keeping House   MI  MI
Cora WILSON  Dau  S  W  4  MI  ENG  MI

In 1910, Mary is a widow living with her daughter and son-in-law,
Samuel & Cora Crawford in Ypsilanti

In 1920 Mary is a widow living with Cora & Samuel Crawford and her grandchildren,
Esther M., Edward W., and Ruth


1880 IA, Grand River, Decatur
Samuel W. COFFEE  Self  W W 67 VT   Farmer  VT   VT
Eugenia COFFEE  Dau  S W 21  MI KeepHouse  VT  VT
Elmer COFFEE Son  S  W 13  IA  Farm Laborer VT  VT

1880 IA Census Decatur
Jacob ROSS Self M W  36  PA Farmer PA  PA
Julia ROSS  Wife M  W  36  MI Keeping H. VT  NY
Albert ROSS  Son  S W  13 IA  PA  MI
Eldorah ROSS Dau  S  W  9  IA  PA MI
George F. ROSS  Son  S  W 5  IA  PA MI
Andrew T. ROSS Son   S  W  2  IA  PA  MI
Clara ROSS   Dau  S  W  6M  IA  PA  MI
Sumner COFFEE   BroL  S W  21  MI  Farmer VT NY

1870 IA Decatur
Ross, Jacob,27 , b. PA
", Julia, 25, b. MI
", Albert, 3, b. IA
", Elizabeth, 1, b. IA

1870 IA Decatur
Coffee, Samuel, 21, b. MI
", Matilda, 18, b. OH
", Marietta, b. IA

1860 IA Warren Co., Indianola
Coffey, Saml, 47, b. VT
", Louisa, 36, b. NY
", Marietta, 18, b. MI
", Juliet, 16
", Lavina, 12
", Samuel, 11, b. MI
", Eugene, 7
", Sumner, 4, b. MI

1900 IA Decatur
Jacob Ross family here, including wife, Julia, son Andrew J., daughters
Daisy,Maggie and Cora, b. June 1885

1910 IA Decatur
Jacob Ross, widower, here
W/daughter Daisy Smith, a widow, and grandson, Charley Smith,age 3

1920 IA Decatur
Jacob Ross, widower, here
W/daughter Daisy Smith,Divorced, age 38 and grandson, Charley Smith,age 13

There was a Jacob Ross in the 39th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Co.K; this one?

I seemed to find the family of Louisa Scofield,daughter of John & Sally
(Richmond)Scofield, but not the families of her sisters.

Richmond Family of New York & Georgia

The William R. Richmond family and my Richmond family had the same lineage from the first John Richmond through Edward(5), father of Silvanus. While my Richmonds left New York and headed to the Midwest, William Richmond went from New York (his mother, Rachel, was in Columbia Co., NY, in 1850) to Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia.


William's first wife, Eva Potts Richmond, was born 25 Oct 1802 and died 28 January 1835.

The marriage between William R. Richmond and Sophia Stark is given as 22 Aug 1885 in the J.B. Richmond book (above). This is obviously an error; Henry, son of the second marriage was born in 1839 according to the book. They were married in 1835 and were living in Georgia by 1850.

1850 GA Census, Richmond Co.
Richmond, William R., clerk, NY, 51
", Sophia, 49, b. CT
", Julia, 18, b. NY
", Henry, 11, b. NY
Scurlits?, Philera, 37, CT, merchant
", Elizabeth, 30
(Other non-relatives)

1860 GA Census, Richmond Co., Augusta
Richmond, William R., 61, b. NY, merchant
", Sophia, 60, b. CT
", Julia A., 24, b. NY

Elizabeth, daughter of William R. & Eve (Potts) Richmond married Hopson Pinckney (see the Pinckney family blog here).

Julie, daughter of William & Eve Richmond married Charles Stark. She and Charles are living with Christopher Stark in Lyme, CT, in 1860, 1870, and 1880. Christopher Stark and Phebe Tabor Jewett* were the parents of Charles Stark. Christopher was the son of Nathan & Rebecca (Palmer) Stark according to this website. Julia Richmond Stark's stepmother, Sophia (Stark) Richmond (1800 - 1864), was the daughter of Nathan & Rebecca (Palmer) Stark.

1880 CT Census, Lyme, New London, CT
Christophr STARK Self W Male W 90 CT Farmer CT CT
David J. STARK Son S Male W 54 CT Farmer CT CT
Charles STARK Son M Male W 49 CT Farmer CT CT
Julia STARK DauL M Female W 45 NY NY NY
Clarisse R. STARK GDau S Female W 9 CT At Home CT NY
Frances F. STARK Dau S Female W 66 CT Keeping House CT CT

Julia (Richmond) Stark died in Aug 1911 according to this site; her husband, Charles, died June 1911.

*Phebe Tabor Jewett was the daughter of David Moody Jewett according to this site - see a brief biography of David M. Jewett here.

Elizabeth Richmond Pinckney of Charleston, SC

Elizabeth Richmond, born 9 May 1824, in New York, daughter of William & Eve (Potts) Richmond, married Hopson Pinckney, as his second wife, on 18 Oct 1855. Mr. Pinckney's family with his first wife* can be found here.

1850 SC Charleston
Pinckney, Hopson, 37, Bank Officer
", Maria L., 34
", George Coffin, 12
", Martha, 11
", Hopson, 9
", Roger, 8
", Samuel, 6
", Sarah, 5
" Eliza M., 3
", Mary L., 1

1860 SC Charleston
Pinckney, Hopson, M.D., age 46, b. SC, $50,000 in trust
", Mrs., age 66 (sic), b. NY

The City of Charleston, South Carolina had an 1861 Census; Hopson Pinckney is found here in that census.

1870 SC Census - Charleston
Pinckney, H., 55, Express Messenger?, b. SC
", Elbz, 45, school teacher, b. SC [sic]
", Sal, 23, b. SC
", Elzb, 22, b. SC
", A.A., 11, SC
", W. R., 8, b. SC
(and other non-related persons)

1880 SC Census - Charleston
Hopson PINCKNEY Self M W 67 SC Planter SC SC
Eliz Bth PINCKNEY Wife M W 56 NY School Teacher NY NY
Sally PINCKNEY Dau S W 35 SC At Home SC SC
Richmond PINCKNEY Son S W 18 SC At College SC NY
Ann A. TUCKER Other S W 60 SC School Teacher SC SC
Jos MIDDLETON Other M B 45 SC Waiter SC SC
Eliza MIDDLETON Other M B 34 SC Cook SC SC

Elizabeth (Richmond) Pinckney died 2 June 1880 and is buried in the historic Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, SC. Her gravestone is marked "From Her devoted Pupils."

[Snippet view of book on Google mentions Elizabeth Richmond as 2nd wife (of Dr. Hopson Pinckney) and that she had come from Virginia to Charleston, SC, to teach at a girls boarding school)]

[Snippet view - mentioned in fiction]
[Snippet view - "Mrs. Hopson Pinckney's.. School and another reference to her school here]

1880 PA Census - 1st Ward, South Bethlehem, Northampton
William ULRICH Self M W 31 PRUSSIA Teacher PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
Mary ULRICH Wife M W 29 PA Keeping House PA PA
Eda ULRICH Dau S W 5 PA PRUSSIA PA
William ULRICH Son S W 3 PA PRUSSIA PA
Mary ULRICH Dau S W 1M PA PRUSSIA PA
Lizzie MICHAEL SisterL W 37 PA At Home PA PA
Howard KUNTZ Other S W 20 PA Student PA PA
Herbert ALDRICH Other S W 20 MA Student MA MA
Fred JENKINS Other S W 18 NH Student NH NH
Richmond PINKNEY Other S Male W 18 SC Student SC NY

Lehigh University is in the South Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, area and that is probably where (William) Richmond Pinckney attended school. The information found here about William Richmond Pinckney, Class of 1884, appears to confirm it.

William Richmond Pinckney and his father Hopson were members of the Society of Cincinnati.

* Marriage Announcement - Newspaper Extract

The Family of Gilbert M. Richmond

Gilbert M. Richmond, son of Simeon & Elizabeth (Curtis) Richmond, married Helen Louisa, the daughter of Platt S. Beach. See the blog about Mr. Beach here.

In the 1850 WI census taken in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Gilbert, age 23, and Helen, age 21, were living next door to Gilbert's parents, Simeon (age 54, b. NY) and Elizabeth (49, b. NY), and Gilbert's siblings: Anson, 26; Amanda, 25; Simeon, 20; Leander, 18; Jane, 16; Ellen, 14; Mary, 8; Henry, 10; and George, age 3.

A family tree with the Simeon Richmond family included can be found here.

The 1860 WI Census in Walworth Co. lists Gilbert, Helen and children Mary, Clara and Frank (for ages see the excerpt from the Richmond Family book above).

The census taken in 1870 for Walworth, WI, lists Gilbert, Helen, Frank and Nellie, age 5.

In 1880, Gilbert Richmond's son, Frank, is living with his uncle, Anson Richmond.

Anson O. RICHMOND Self M W 57 NY Farmer NY NY
Catherine RICHMOND Wife M W 52 NY NY NY
Ada RICHMOND Dau S W 13 WI At School NY NY
Elizabeth RICHMOND Dau S W 11 WI At School NY NY
Frank G. RICHMOND Nephew S W 23 WI Farm Laborer NY NY

Source Information: Census Place Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin

Helen & Gilbert's daughter Mary married in 1874:

IGI Individual Record
Mary E. Richmond
Parents: Father: G. M. Richmond
Mother: Richmond
Spouse: Harvey J. Hedges [Note: b. Ohio]
Marriage: 21 MAY 1874 , Walworth, Wisconsin
[Note: Harvey is probably the son of Alfred & Esther Hedges, found in the 1850 OH Geauga Census]

In 1880 Harvey & Mary (Richmond) Hedges have a son, Alfred, and a daughter, Esther.

In 1900, Gilbert (known as Marquis Richmond) is living in Escambia Co., Florida next door to grandson, Alfred Hedges.

1900 FL Escambia, Millview Pct.
Richmond, Marquis, head, Mar 1827, 73, m20, NY NY NY, laborer
", Orthelia, wife, b. July 1858, 41, m20, 1child/1living, Ger Ger Ger
", Frank, son, Oct 1856, "D", WI NY NY
", William, son, Aug 1882, 17, Single, IL NY GER
Next Door:
Hedges, Alfred, head, Feb 1875, 25, m6, WI OH WI
", Annie, wife, Jany 1877, 23, m6 3ch/3living, GER
", Eugenie O., dau, July 1894, 5, Single, WI WI Ger
", Ethel M, dau, Nov 1896, 3, Single, FL WI Ger
", Marie E., dau, Nov 1899, single, FL WI Ger

A birth record for William Richmond was found:

IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0

William Herman
Birth: 04 AUG 1882 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Parents: Father: Gilbert Mark Richmond
Mother: Ottilia Emilie Bertha Ziemer

See William Richmond's birth certificate online here. According to William's birth certificate, his father, Gilbert Mark Richmond, was born in Leroy, Genesee Co., NY, and his mother was born near Berlin, Germany.

Gilbert M. Richmond remarried in 1879, according to the Illinois Marriage Records online:

RICHMOND, GILBERT M -  ZIEMER, OTHIELIE  1879-08-28 00D/ 00041960 COOK    

The Gilbert Richmond family, with his new wife, appears to be enumerated in Chicago, IL, in the census in 1880, as illustrated below:

George RICHMOND Self M W 50 NY Feather Dusters NY NY
Tilly RICHMOND Wife M W 21 PRU PRU PRU
Nettie RICHMOND Dau S W 16 WI At Home NY NY

In 1910, Harvey & Mary Hedges were living in Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi, with their granddaughter, Eugenie Hedges, age 14, b. WI), and Mary's brother, Frank Richmond, a widower. Alfred Hedges was still in Escambia Co., Florida, with wife, Annie, daughters Ethel and Marie and a son, Frank, age 9, b. FL.

In 1920, Alfred Hedges in living in Biloxi with wife Annie, children Marie & Frank, and his widower father, Harvey Hedges, who was listed as a partner in a lunch room.

My work here is done -- on the Gilbert Marquis Richmond family. Sometimes middle names do matter.

Will of James Richmond of Bloomfield, Wisconsin

The Last Will and Testament of James Richmond, son of Elijah & Elizabeth (Fowler) Richmond:

STATE OF WISCONSIN No. 2592
Walworth County Court
IN PROBATE

In the Matter of Last Will and Testament of James Richmond, deceased, of town of Bloomfield, Wis.

Court Record, Vol. -1- Page 217
Vol. 14 Page 598, 613
Vol. 16 Page 310, 321

The petition of Ira Pratt Richmond of the town of Bloomfield in said county, respectfully represents that James Richmond late of the town of Bloomfield aforesaid deceased on the fifteenth day of December 1874 at the residence of Newman Acker in said town died testate, as the petitioner believes; that the instrument in writing herewith presented to this Court, is the Last Will and Testament of said deceased, as petitioner believes; that he, the said petitioner is the child and sole heir of said deceased; that Wm D. Chapin named and appointed in and by said last will and testament executor thereof___accepting said Inst.
(Etc.)


Known all men by these presents that I, James Richmond of the town of Bloomfield, County of Walworth, state of Wisconsin, a farming laborer being of sound mind & memory do make, declare & publish this my last will & testament.

1. First, (crossed out words) of all, is reserved of my property, sufficient to defray the expenses of my sickness, burial & funeral expenses. Also to purchase & to place at my grave, a set of good, substantial, gravestones. Also a set of good, substantial grave stones for my deceased sister Mrs. Harriet Garrett, which also are to be placed at her grave.

2. I give & bequeath to my nephew Melvill Richmond, age 4 years, 1 grey colt, (gelding) & buffalo robe, they being at the residence of Ira P. Richmond's.

3. I give & bequeath to Mrs. Huldah Sherman, one of my bedspreads & Mrs. Acker is to have the other one.

4. I give & bequeath to my brother, Ira P. Richmond, the black Bombagine Cloth, for a summer coat, it is in the bureau I have at his house.

5. I give & bequeath to my niece, Sarah Weatherwax, my large Bible.

6. I give & bequeath to Arretta Acker my niece, my photograph album.

The _____ of all my other effects, goods, notes, property, & credit, of whatever character, I give & bequeath to my son Pratt Richmond, in testimony of the love & good will I bear to him. I do hereby nominate & appoint Wm Densmore Chapin to be the sole administrator & executor of this my last will & testament& seal, & publish & decree this to be my last will & testament in presence of those witnesses named below, this tenth day of December 1874.
James Richmond (signed)

Signed, sealed, declared, & published by the said James Richmond, as, & for his last will & testament in presence of us, who at his request & in his presence & in presence of each other, have subscribed our names, as witnesses hereto.

Chas R. Foster Of Bloomfield, Walworth Co.
[Newman] Acker Of Bloomfield, Walworth Co.

In 1860, 49 year old James A. Richmond was living with his brother, Ira Richmond, in Walworth County, Wisconsin. Was James the James Richmond in prison in Auburn, Cayuga Co., New York, in 1850 (and probably incarcerated in 1850 per the dates listed next to the names in the census)? The crime was listed on the census [arson] but what was it (illegible). It appears as though the earliest case file for inmates at Auburn was 1894 with most from the 20th century. If James' son, Ira Pratt Richmond, was born ca 1853, could an incarcerated James be his father?

Were James Richmond and his brother Thomas (my ancestor) married to sisters? [Laura Backus married Thomas Richmond; was her sister, Lorenza married 1st to James Richmond and 2nd to William Watrous?]

Who was James Richmond's niece, Sarah Weatherwax? Was she related through his wife's family? Did he have more than one wife?

Several questions, not enough answers to the puzzles posed by James Richmond, late of Walworth County, Wisconsin.