Olny H. Richmond

See Civil War Veteran Olny H. Richmond's strange story.

Olny H. Richmond's (final) marriage to Verona (Marcellus) Doane:

Groom's Name: Oluly H. Richmond

Bride's Name: Verona M. Doane Nee Marcellus

Marriage Date: 05 Dec 1899

Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, New York

Groom's Father's Name: Lyman M. Richmond

Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy Mckendrick

Bride's Father's Name: John T. Marcellus

Bride's Mother's Name: Hannah Osgood Richardson

The Lyman M. Richmond family in a blog post here.  Was Olny's mother, Nancy McKendrick, a cousin of Stephen A. Douglass; see the story here.  See his photo here.

Olny Richmond's parents were married in Livingston County, Michigan,  29 January 1842.

In 1850, Olney was 7 years old and living in Plymouth, Michigan, with his mother and (possible) step-father (Olny's brother, Dan RICHMOND, was born in 1850, so perhaps John and Nancy were never married :

United States Census, 1850

event place: Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Household Gender Age Birthplace

John Gunsolly M 37 New York

Nancy Gunsolly F 28 New York

James Gunsolly M 7 Michigan

Olney Richmond M 7 Michigan

Fanny Richmond F 5 Michigan

See the Gunsolly carding mill now located in Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan.


In 1860 Olny was living with his mother and siblings in Greenbush, Clinton Co., Michigan, and also in Livingston County, Michigan (with his sister, Fanny and the Stansill family).

United States Census, 1910

residence: Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota

Household Gender Age Birthplace

self Henry J Wadsworth M 69y Ohio

wife Ruth A Wadsworth F 66y New York

son Frank M Wadsworth M 33y Minnesota

Ida M Wadsworth F 33y Wisconsin

Ella Wadsworth F 58y Ohio

Olney H Richmond M 66y Michigan

Vernona M Richmond F 55y New York

Joel L Carris M 55y Ohio

Selina Semundson F 24y Minnesota

Ella T Boden F 28y Germany

Clara M Smith F 25y Wisconsin

Olney H. Richmond, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"

name: Olney H. Richmond

death date: 30 Mar 1920

death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

gender: Male

birth date: 22 Feb 1844

birthplace: St John's, Michigan

father: Lyman Richards

father's birth place: New York

mother: Nancy Hawkins

mother's birth place: New York

occupation: Professional Teacher

residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

cemetery: Forest Home