Hiram Richmond's Probate

#3125.  Hiram Richmond 7 (Billings 6, Edward 5, Perez 4, Silvester 3, Edward 2, John1).

Name: Heram Richmond

Probate Date: 7 Aug 1871

Probate Place: Van Buren, Michigan, USA

Inferred Death Year: Abt 1871

Inferred Death Place: Michigan, USA

Case Number: 796

Item Description: Bonds and Letters of Admin, 1860-1868, 1895-1902; 

Orders Appointing Guardians, 1895-1919

Emma S. Richmond, Administratrix
Emma's the guardian of Ralph Richmond and Sibyl Richmond

Source Citation
Records of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, Appraisers in Estates of Deceased Persons, 1860-1920; Author: Michigan. Probate Court (Van Buren County); Probate Place: Van Buren, Michigan

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Michigan, Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestr.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name Hiram Richmond

Event Type Death

Event Date 17 Mar 1871

Event Place Antwerp, Van Buren, Michigan

Gender Male

Age 51

Marital Status Married

Occupation Farmer

Birth Year (Estimated) 1820

Birthplace New York

Sophia (Holland) Hannah, Daughter of Abigail Richmond

2513.  Abigail (7), born about 1804; married James Holland.  Resided in Murray, C.W.
          [Their child]:

Sophia HOLLAND m. John Hannah (see GenForum message)

 Ontario Marriages, 1800-1910
Groom's Name:     John Hannah
Bride's Name:     Sophia Holland
Marriage Date:     26 Jul 1852
Marriage Place:     , Victoria District, Ontario

Canada Census, 1871
Name:     Sophia Hanna
Calculated Birth Year:     1825
Country or Province of Birth:     O
Marital Status:     Married
Ethnic Origin:     English
Religion:     C Of England
Census Place:     03, Brighton c, East Northumberland 55, Ontario
    John Hanna     M     47
    Sophia Hanna     F     46

Canada Census, 1881
Name:     Sophia Hanna
Calculated Birth Year:     1825
Birthplace:     Ontario
Marital Status:     Married
Ethnic Origin:     English
Religion:     Ch of Eng
Head of Household:     John Hanna
Census Place:     Murray, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
    John Hanna     M     56y
      Sophia Hanna     F     56y
    Victoria Hanna     F     7y

Hanna Sophia     F           Head     W     Sep 19     1825     75
Ferguson Berton     M      son-in-law     M     Dec 16     1871     29
Ferguson Victoria     F     Daughter     M     Jun 27     1873     27
1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict:    Brighton, NORTHUMBERLAND (East/Est), ONTARIO

 Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947
Name:     Sophia Hannah
Event Date:     24 Jul 1903
Event Place:     Brighton Twp, Northumberland, Ontario
Gender:     Female
Age:     77
Estimated Birth Year:     1826

Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947
Name:     George Hanna
Event Date:     19 Apr 1932
Event Place:     Murry Twp, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Gender:     Male
Age:     82
Father:     John Hanna
Mother:     Sophia Holland

Almina (Richmond) Langworthy - A Tale of Two Death Certificates

The copy of Almina's death record obtained from Mecosta County, Michigan, did not match the record that the Michigan Archives have posted online in an important way. In a previous post I outlined that I sent for the record hoping Almina (Richmond) Langworthy's death record would name her parents (Thomas Richmond & Laura Backus) because the death record for my great-great grandmother (Almina's sister, Cynthia) did not and I needed the documentation. Why did Mecosta County send back a record with Laura Balkins instead of Backus when I had given them the name Backus? Now that I've seen the State of Michigan's version of Almina's death record, which says Backus to me, I'm even more puzzled.

Of course I'm relieved that ___ Richmond and Laura Backus were listed on Almina (Richmond) Langworthy's death certificate. The name "Thomas" was not on the record; it was blank. It was for the Backus line that was the crucial piece of proof was needed.

Death Certificate of Almina Langworthy

Almina (Richmond) Langworthy was the sister of my ancestress, Cynthia (Richmond) More, and the daughter of Thomas P. & Laura (Backus) Richmond. Cynthia's death record (1912 in Lapeer Co., Michigan) did not list her parents, so I sent for Almina's death certificate hoping that parents would be listed. It was a partial victory - however since I was trying to prove relationship to Laura BACKUS, listing the record as "Laura Balkins" was frustrating, especially since I mentioned that her parents were Thomas Richmond and Laura Backus. I now need to see the original, handwritten entry to see if it reads "Backus" to me.

Almina (Richmond) Backus is a Mayflower descendant through her mother, Laura Backus, to Constance Hopkins (and of course, Stephen Hopkins).

Her death record from Mecosta Co., Michigan: