John (#6645) & Lucinda (Jordan) Richmond

John Richmond, who was born in Coshocton, Ohio, on 10 August 1834, married Lucinda Jordan.  Lucinda's step-mother, Melissa (Richmond) Stephens Jordan, was her husband John's half-sister.  He died in Rochester, Fulton County, Indiana, in 1924.  Lucinda preceded him in death, also dying in 1924.  John and Lucinda had the following children:

Alice A Richmond [died in early childhood per mother's obit]
Benjamin Franklin Richmond [died in early childhood per mother's obit]
Violet M Richmond [Mrs. Kessler per mother's obit]
Charles L Richmond [mother died at his home]
George R Richmond [of Ft. Wayne per father's obit]

United States Census, 1900

name: Lucinda Richmond

residence: Mentone town (part), Kosciusko, Indiana

birth date: Dec 1835

birthplace: Ohio

spouse's birthplace: Ohio

father's birthplace: Virginia

mother's birthplace: Ohio

years married: 46

estimated marriage year: 1854

mother how many children: 5

number living children: 2

  Household Gender Age

spouse John Richmond M

  Lucinda Richmond F

child George R Richmond M  [barber]

Lucinda (Jordan) Richmond also helped to raise six of her younger step (or half?) siblings plus two of her brother's children.

United States Census, 1870

name: Lucinda Richmond

estimated birth year: 1836

gender: Female

age in 1870: 34y

color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White

birthplace: Ohio

home in 1870: Indiana, United States

  Household Gender Age

John Richmond M 35y

  Lucinda Richmond F 34y

Violet Richmond F 9y

Charles Richmond M 2y

Isabel Jordon M 12y

Daniel Hardman M 25y

Martha Hardman F 24y

John Hardman M 5y

Laura Hardman F 4y

Frank S Cook M 2y