Leonard Houghton Richards

1836 - 1916  (80 years)

• Name	Leonard Houghton Richards  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Born	11 April 1836	Napoli, Cattaraugus Co., New York, USA   [1]
  Census	3 October 1850	Ellery, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA   [2]
  	1850 United States Federal Census the town of Ellery in the County of Chautauqua State of New York enumerated by me, on the 3rd day of Oct 1850 John M Richards 62 M Farm $500 N.Y. Fanny Richards 48 F Unreadable Alpheus Richards 19 M N.Y. Lyman Richards 16 M N.Y. Leonard H Richards 14 M N.Y. Mariette Richards 12 F N.Y. Lucinda Richards 10 F N.Y. Albert W Richards 5 M N.Y. John M Richards 3 M N.Y. The previous family on the page is Adam Rappole with wife, and several children, including Electa Rappole aged 24. There is also a John Rappole with wife and 2 children on the same page.
  Submitter	1074
  Died	11 September 1916	Leon Corners, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Originally entered as “Leon, Whiteside, IL” - can’t find any place called “Leon” - Roger 5 July 2004
  Buried	after 11 September 1916	Leon Methodist Cemetery, Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I34337	Clan Moffat Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 December 2008

  
  

  Father	John March Richards,   b. 10 September 1788, Boscawen, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 6 November 1867, Leon Corners, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Fanny Moffit,   b. 27 August 1802, Concord, Erie Co., New York, USA ,   d. 2 June 1866, Leon Corners, Whiteside Co., Illinois, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F12002	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Hirtensia T. Sabin
  Married	26 September 1861  [1]
  Family ID	F12030	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  1850 Federal Census for Ellery Twp., Chautauqua Co., New York, USA Census image shows John Richards, with wife Fanny (Moffitt) and several of their children. Nearby families include 2 families named Rappole, including one with 24 year old daughter Elota Rappole - probably the person who became the wife of Orsemus Richards a week after the census was taken.

  
  

• Notes

  BURIAL: In Leon Methodist Cemetery, sec 34 Prophetstown Township, Whiteside County, IL. Taken from Morrison Chapter N.S.D.A.R. Cemetery Records. A copy is in the possession of Dorothy Dunbar Lahmeyer. CENSUS: 1910 US Census Soundex Film #1370175 his hage was 74 years old. He was living in Yorktown Township, Henry County, IL, with his wife Hortense and his son Otis W. RIchards and his daughter in law, Neva M. Richards. CENSUS: 1900 US Census Soundex Film #1243321 his age is 64 yrs old. He was living in Yorkstown Township, Henry County, Il, with his wife Hortensia, son Otis Richards 33 yrs old; daughter Stella Richards 27 yrs old; Emiel Pterson sister in law 24 yrs old, born Aug 1874 in Sweden; Almera Gudell 21 yrs old Aug 1879 born in IL. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Original Moffat GEDCOM File, Robert and Frances Moffitt. [S1901] 1850 Federal Census of United States.