Amaziah Richmond Family Bible Records

Name: Loring Richmond

Census 1880

Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont

Gender: Male

Age: 80

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Occupation: Saddler

Birth Year (Estimated): 1800

Birthplace: Vermont

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Loring Richmond Self M 80 Vermont

Susan Richmond Wife F 80 New Hampshire

Name: Loring Richmond

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 20 Nov 1881

Event Place: Vermont

Gender: Male

Age: 81

Father's Name: Amaziah Richmond

Mother's Name: Hannah Troop

Source

Benjamin B. Richmond & Mary Vernor #1229, #3223

[Originally posted on my blog "Detour Through History]

This blog started out with a notation I made from the Wayne Co., Michigan, Probate Index at the Michigan Archives. It stated: “Richmond, Mary S. (nee Vernor) (1891 year) – File #16561 – sister-in-law of Vernor, Emily W. (nee Smith)”

Since I’m always interested in RICHMOND family members, I was curious about which Richmond family member Mary Vernor had married. The Vernor name also had my curiosity piqued -- was Mary Vernor Richmond related to the family who invented Vernor Ginger Ale?

In the 1880 census I found:

1880 MI, Wayne Co., Detroit (Henry Street)
Richmond, Mary, age 48, NY NY NY
“ , Vernor, son, age 22, clerk, MI NY NY
“ , Harriet, 19, daughter “ “
“ , Mary E., 15, daughter “
“ , Emily, daughter

Based upon what I found in the 1880 census, I looked for a man named Richmond about 38 years old and born in New York, but living in Michigan in 1870, and found:

1870 MI, Wayne County, Detroit
RICHMOND, Barton B., 43, b. NY
“ Mary E., 38, b. NY
“, Vernor, 12, b. MI
“ , Harriet, 9, b. MI “ , Mollie, 5, b. MI
“ , Emily, 3, b. MI
RICHMOND, Eliza, 76, born MA
“ , Caroline, 38, b. NY

Apparently Barton B. Richmond’s mother, Eliza, was living with the family in 1870. After checking the J.B. Richmond book about the Richmond Family, I found that he was the son of Horace Richmond (#1229).

Silvester Richmond, an ancestor of Barton B. Richmond, married the granddaughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins – she was also the great-granddaughter of Thomas Rogers who was a passenger on the Mayflower.

The widowed Mary Richmond in 1900:

1900 MI Wayne Co., Detroit, John R Street
Richmond, Mary , July 1832, age 67, widow, 4children/3living
“ Vernor, March 1858, son, single, b. MI
“ Mary E., daughter, May 1865, single
“ Emily T., daughter, June 1868, age 32, single

Harriet Richmond appeared to be the child who died (the 1900 census indicated that Mary Richmond had 4 children / 3 living when the census was taken). Found in the GENDIS index:

LEONARD, Hattie
Date of Death: 29 April 1884
Ledger Page #238, Record #204
Died in Wayne Co., Detroit, Michigan
Female/White/Married
Age: 23 years, 9 months
Cause: Pleura Fever
b. Michigan
Housewife
Father: Richmond, Ben R., Detroit
Mother: Richmond, Mary L., Detroit

Also in GENDIS:

Richmond, Benj B.
Date of Death: 4 June 1875
Ledger Page 177, Record# 226
Place of Death: Fifth Ward, Detroit, Wayne County
Male/White/Single [Single??]
46 years
Unk Cause
b. NY
Stationeer
Father/Mother Unknown

RICHMONDS IN THE CITY OF DETROIT - 1886
Anonymous Detroit city and Wayne County directory for 1886 :
Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co., 1886.

James Vernor, the inventor of Vernor’s Ginger Ale, married Emily Smith. The Wayne County, Michigan, Probate File indicated that Mary Richmond, nee Vernor, was mentioned in the will of Emily Vernor, nee Smith.

Mary Vernor Richmond was the sister of James Vernor, druggist and inventor of Vernor’s Ginger Ale, and the daughter of J.T. & Polly Vernor. [See previous Blog]

1870 MI Wayne, Detroit, 5th Ward
Vernon[Vernor], Jeremiah, 43, bookkeeper
“ , Elizabeth, 39
“ , Harmon, 15
“ , George, 19
VERNOR, John T., 74, bookkeeper, b. NY
“ , Polly, 70, at home
VERNOR, James, 27, druggist

Vernor's Ginger Ale Connection to the Richmond Family #1229, #3821

Mary Vernor married Benjamin Barton Richmond, son of Horace & Eliza (Waldron) Richmond. Her brother, James Vernor, was the druggist who invented Vernor’s Ginger Ale. James Vernor married Emily Smith, and it was Emily (Smith) Vernor’s probate file that alerted me to the fact that Mary Vernor had married a Richmond. Here’s more information on the VERNOR and the SMITH families – the Mary Vernor Richmond family has a separate blog entry.

1860 MI Wayne, Detroit
Vernor, J.T., 60, married, bookkeeper
“ , Polly, 60
“ , J.S., 31, Ins Agent, b. NY
“ Elizabeth, 28, MI
“ Harriet S., 25, b. NY
“ , Charles H., 20, accountant, b. NY
“ , James, 17, b. NY
“ H.R., 4?, male, b. Michigan

1880 MI Wayne Co., Detroit
Vernor, James, 36, drug store, NY NY NY
“ Emma, 30, wife, MI Eng Eng
“ , James, Jr., son, 3, MI NY MI

1880 MI Wayne, Detroit
SMITH, Alice, 61, widow, Eng Eng Eng
“ , Andrew F., son, 26, MI
JOHNSON, Alice G., 30, daughter
“ , Geo A., son-in-law, 40, shoe dealer
“ , Alice W., granddaughter, 8
SMITH, Caroline, 59, sister
McNamara, Bridget, servant

1900 MI, Wayne, Detroit, Canfield
Verner, James, Apr 1843, 57, widowed
“ , James Jr., March 1877
“ , Emily, daughter, Aug 1880
Johnson, George, Sept 1839, MI
“ , Alice, wife, July 1843, 56, m31 yrs, 2children/1living

1910 MI Wayne Co., Detroit
Vernor, James, widowed, age 67, NY NY NY, manufacturer of ginger ale
“ , James, Jr., 33
Johnson, Alice, sister-in-law, 66, widowed, MI Eng Eng

1860 MI, Wayne Co., Detroit, 8th Ward
SMITH, Stephen, 42, merchant, b. England, $7,000/$10,000
“ , Alice, 42
“ , Caroline, 16, b. MI
“ , Alice, 18, b. MI
“ , Stephen, 14, b. MI
“ , Charles, 10, b. MI
“ , Emily, 8, b. MI
“ , Franklin, 7, b. MI
“, Eliza, 5, b. MI

1870 MI Wayne Co., Detroit, 5th Ward
SMITH, Stephen, 55, boot & shoe dealer, Eng
“ , Alice, 52
“ , Stephen, 24
“ , Charles, 20
“ , Emily, 18
“ , Frank, 15
“ , Lizzie, 14
Booth, William, domestic servant, b. Scotland
Gilmore, Christiana?, 19

GENDIS
SMITH, Stephen F.
DOD: 22-Oct-1873
Page 188, Record #222
Place of death: Detroit, Wayne Co.
M/W/M, Age: 27y, 2m, 14d
Consumption Constipation
b. Detroit
Shoe Merchant
Father: Smith, Stephen
Residence: Elizabeth [Street?]
Mother: Smith, Alice C., Residence: Detroit
1 Sept 1874 – Date of Record

SMITH, Steven
DOD: 18-Jun-1871
Ledger Pg 312, Record #5020
Place of Death: _____, Wayne Co.
M/W/Married, Age 54 yrs
Cause: Heart Disease
b. England
Shoe Merchant
Father: Unk / Mother: Unk

SMITH, Alice
DOD: 3-Apr-1881
Ledger Pg 279 / Record #659
Place of Death: Detroit / Wayne County
F/W/Widowed, Age: 62y 7months
Cause: Heart Disease
Housewife
Father: Thomas Smith, residence: England
Mother: Alice Smith, residence: England

1880 MI Wayne Co., Detroit, Bagg Street
VERNOR, Jeremiah, 53, Insurance
“ , Elizabeth, wife, 49
VERNOR, Polly, 79, mother
Vernor, Harmon, 25, son, Ins
“ , George W., son, bookkeeper
Temon?/Feiner?, Frank, 21, nephew

1870 MI Wayne, Detroit, 5th Ward
Vernon[Vernor], Jeremiah, 43, bookkeeper
“ , Elizabeth, 39
“ , Harmon, 15
“ , George, 19
VERNOR, John T., 74, bookkeeper, b. NY
“ , Polly, 70, at home
VERNOR, James, 27, druggist

A short biography and pictures can be found at “findagrave.com” linked to James Vernor.

Information found at this Rootsweb WorldConnect site corroborated much of what I’d found and has additional information: CLARK Ancestors by Ronda Oberlin

VERNOR data I found on various City of Detroit Directories listed on HeritageQuest online:

CITY OF DETROIT DIRECTORIES

Johnston, James Dale.Johnston's Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan Detroit: Published annually by J.D. Johnston, 1857, 355 pgs.

VERNOR & ANDERSON, gen’l insurance agents, 45 Griswold
Vernor, Benjamin, of V & Anderson, r 148 Fort w
Vernor, John T., w/Vernor & Anderson, r 80 Farrar
Vernor, J.S., b. John T. Vernor


Anonymous Johnston's Detroit city directory and advertising gazetteer of Michigan : with an appendix carefully revised. Detroit: J.D. Johnston & Co., 1861, 360 pgs.

Vernor, Benjamin, fire & ins agent, 45 Griswold, res 148 Fort w
Vernor, J.S., 80 Farrar
Vernor, Charles H., 80 Farrar
Vernor, James, r 80 Farrar
Vernor, James, salesman, Higby & Stearns
Vernor, Martin, brewer, Jeff ave 10th Ward


Clark, Charles F. Charles F. Clark's annual directory city of Detroit, for 1862-'3 : Detroit: C.F. Clark, 1862, 397 pgs.

VERNOR, BENJAMIN, insurance agent, and agent for Herring’s Safes, 45 Griswold, h 148 Fort w
Vernor, Charles H., clerk B Vernor, h 80 Farrar
Vernor, James, clerk, Higby & Stearnes, bds 80 Farrar
Vernor, Jeremiah S., bookkeeper, B Vernor, h 80 Farrar
Vernor, John T., accountant, B Vernor, h 80 Farrar

Clark, Charles F. Charles F. Clark's annual directory of the inhabitants, incorporated companies, business firms, etc., of the city of Detroit for 1863-'4

VERNOR, BENJAMIN, Ins agnt, 45 Griswold, h 148 Fort w, agt for Herring’s Safes
Vernor, Charles H., clerk, u.s. Quartermaster’s office, bds 80 Farrar
Vernor, Jeremiah S., acct, BVernor, bds 80 Farrar
Vernor, John T., acct, h 80 Farrar

Clark, Charles F. Charles F. Clark's annual directory of the inhabitants, incorporated companies, business firms, &c., of the city of Detroit for 1865-'6

Vernor, Benjamin, Ins Agnt, 45 Griswold, h 148 Fort w
Vernor, Charles H., clerk, Quartermaster’s Office, bds 80 Farrar
Vernor, Jeremiah S., accountant, B Vernor’s, bds 80 Farrar
Vernor, John T., accountant, B Vernor’s, h 80 Farrar

Charles F. Clark's annual city directory of the inhabitants, incorporated companies, business firms, &c., of the city of Detroit for 1867-8

VERNOR, BENJAMIN, Gen’l Ins. Agent, 48 Griswold, h. 148 Fort W. (See adv.)
VERNOR, Charles H., cashier, M.U. Ex. Co., bds 80 Farrar
VERNOR, James (Vernor & L-Hommedieu), bds 80 Farrar
VERNOR, Jeremiah S., Clerk, h. 80 Farrar
VERNOR, John T., accountant, h. 80 Farrar
VERNOR & L’HOMMEDIEU (James Vernor & Charles L’Hommedieu) druggists, 219 Woodward

Anonymous Charles F. Clark & Co.'s annual city directory of the inhabitants, business firms, incorporated companies, etc., of the city of Detroit, for 1870-71

Vernor, Benjamin, ins agent, 99 Griswold, h 222 Fort w
Vernor, Charles H., bookkeeper, h 50 Montcalm
Vernor, James, druggist, 235 Woodward, bds 164 Bagg
Vernor, Jeremiah S., insurance agent, h 164 Bagg
Vernor, John T., clerk, bds 164 Bagg
Vernor, Robert, lab, h 116 Antietam

Anonymous J.W. Weeks & Co.'s annual directory of the inhabitants, business firms, incorporated companies, etc., of Detroit, for 1874-75

Vernor, Benjamin (Vernor Bros) h 222 Fort w
Vernor, Charles H., bookkeeper, h 235 Park
Vernor, James, druggist, 235 Woodward, bds 254 Lafayette
Vernor, Jeremish S. (Vernor Bros) h 164 Bagg
Vernor, Louise De F., bds 222 Fort w
Vernor, Mrs. John T., bds 164 Bagg
Vernor Bros (Benjamin & Jeremish S.) Ins Agents 99 Griswold

Anonymous Detroit city directory for 1879 : J.W. Weeks & Co., 1879,

Vernor, Benjamin (Vernor Bros), h 222 Fort w
VERNOR BROTHERS, (Benj & Jeremiah ) Genl Ins Agnts, Seitz Blk, 33 Congress w
Vernor, Charles E I, trav agent, h 395 16th
Vernor, Charles H., bookkeeper, Second National Bank, h 255 Park
Vernor, George W., bds 164 Bagg
Vernor, Harmon R., clk Vernor Bros, bds 164 Bagg
Vernor, Harry, h 26 Monroe ave
Vernor, James, druggist, 235 Woodward ave h 63 High w
Vernor, Jeremiah S.,, (Vernor Bros) h 164 Bagg
Vernor, Polly (wid John T) h 164 Bagg

Anonymous J.W. Weeks & Co.'s Detroit city directory for 1885 :

*VERNOR, Benjamin (Vernor Brothers), h 222 Fort w
VERNOR BROTHERS (Benjamin & Jeremiah S), Ins agnts Seitz Blk, 33 Congress w
Vernor, Charles H., bkkpr, Det Nat Bank, h 255 Park
Vernor, George W., bkkpr Tel & Tel Const. Co., bds 164 Bagg
Vernor, Harmon, clk, Vernor Bros, h 77 Brainard
*Vernor, James, Druggist & Florists, 235 Woodward ave, h 108 Elizabeth w
Vernor, Jeremiah S, (Vernor Bros), h 164 Bagg
Vernor, Paul, molder, bds 173 Benton