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Descendants of George Richards

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ RICHARDS^1,^2,³ was born in Ireland, and died October 15, 1846 in Lloydsville, Cambria County, PA. He married CHARLOTTE BELLMAN^4,⁵ Bef. 1833, daughter of JACOB BELLMAN and CHARLOTTE ??. She was born December 1813 in Tioga Co. PA, and died Aft. 1900.

Notes for GEORGE RICHARDS:
A Cambria County researcher, who was researching the oldest families in Cambria County, had provided the Obit for George's son, Emanuel Richards. This man also suggested the Cambria County Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County for the family of this Emanuel. Based on the information found to date, I am certain that this George Richards is my GGGreat Grandfather.
The following is the information found on George Richards and his offspring.

Naturalization of George Richards filed in Clearfield Co. Pa, state the following:
George Richards arrived in the United States March 29, 1828. Filed for citizenship December 4, 1832, and granted Sept. 4, 1838. [Source: Clearfield Co. Clerk of Courts.]
The closest Record I could find for a George Richards that came into the country close to that time was March 11,1829 from London, on the ship Corinthian and lists him as a Gardiner.
* Author's note: On the document attached to the Naturalization papers, which is the page of the court docket, it states that the place of Nativity was Ireland. This is the only record to date to which George Richards himself provided the information. Obviously he should have known his place of birth. All the dates correspond with another document previously received and the signature matches. Although, we must add that on all the census records containg George Richards children, when asked where their father was born they responded with England.

This document can be viewed at :
http://community.webshots.com/user/richards312
Under the Richards album
Along with the published article in the Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County this is what was written regarding George Richards:
"Native of England and emigrated to America about 1830 or 1831 and located at Carthouse, Clearfield County, Pa. Married Charlotta Bellman, daughter of Jacob Bellman." [According to the records of Naturalization, this time line is incorrect.]

Petition in the Orphans Court
On the 28th day of Aug. 1871 Charlotte Bellman filed petition in the Orphans Court of Cambria County to divide the land between herself and her children. The land is described in territory and 433 acres and which land had several coal banks opened thereon at the death of said George Richards. The children are listed as follows: John Richards, Geroge B. Richards, Mary Anne married to Jacob Burg, Sarah Jane married to Daniel Spangler, Malinda married to Isaiah Haines, Hannah married to Perry Harkins, and Emanuel Richards. Charlotte was to have one equal third part of the estate. And to the children the remaining two-thirds were divided up evenly among the seven children.
[Source: Orphans Court of Cambria County, Pa]
Sent for completed Naturalization Papers on 01/04/2004
**This document can be viewed on: http://community.webshots.com/user/richards312
Listed under the Richards Album

More About GEORGE RICHARDS:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Glasgow Twp. Cambria Co. PA
Immigration: March 29, 1828
Naturalization: September 04, 1838

Notes for CHARLOTTE BELLMAN:
Charlotta Bellman was the daughter of Jacob and Charlotte Bellman of Tioga County Pennsylvania. Charlotte married George Richards Abt. 1833 to which marriage produced seven children. It is thought by some that Charlotte had three more children after the death of George Richards. Those three children were born out of wed lock to the best of our knowledge. Of those three children, only one was recognized by Joseph Miller to be his daughter. That child was Sevilla Miller, whose mother was Charlotte Bellman Richards.

Daughter, Sevilla Miller, can be found in the 1860 census with her half-brother John Richards. Perhaps David Richards was also a child of Charlotta and Joseph Miller? He was nine months old when the census was taken, but his father had died in 1846. Joseph Miller did "recognize" Sevilla as his child because she was given the name Miller and she is listed in his Will.

In the 1850 Census, White Twp., Cambria County, Pa:
Miller, Joseph, age 39 farmer
Meany? age 13
Margaret age 11
Peter, age 9
George, age 7
Sarah, age 4
Richards, Charlotta, age 36 Both parents born in PA
Sarah J., age 8
Melinda, age 6
David, age 9 mths. (Raises the question, whose son was David, George Richards died in 1846.)

In 1860, Gulich Twp. Clearfield Co. Pa
Charlotta was living with her daughter Sarah Jane, who at that time was married to Daniel Spangler:
Daniel Spangler age 25
Sarah age 20 (Sarah was age 18 in the 1850 census)
Charlotte Richards age 50 ( Charlotta was age 36 in the 1850 Census)
Elizabeth C. Bellman-[ thought to be Charlotte's daughter, father unknown).

Petition in the Orphans Court
On the 28th day of Aug. 1871 Charlotte Bellman filed petition in the Orphans Court of Cambria County to divide the land between herself and her children. The land is described in territory and 433 acres and which land had several coal banks opened thereon at the death of said George Richards. The children are listed as follows: John Richards, Geroge B. Richards, Mary Anne married to Jacob Burg, Sarah Jane married to Daniel Spangler, Malinda married to Isaiah Haines, Hannah married to Perry Harkins, and Emanuel Richards. Charlotte was to have one equal third part of the estate. And to the children the remaining two-thirds were divided up evenly among the seven children.
[I have the copy to this petition if any one would like a copy.]

In 1880, she was living with a daughter, Mary E. and her husband Henry Stine age 31; Mary C. age 28; Mary C. age 1; and Charlotte Richards age 67. This is from the 1880 Logan Township, Blair County, PA census.

1900 Census:
Dixon, Josiah age 50
Elizabeth wife, age 48 and one child whose name is unknown;
David I. Dixon, son age 1
Charlotta Richards mother-in-law age 86
Josiah and Elizabeth had been married 16 years
Elizabeth was the mother of 6 children, only 3 of whom were still living. Josiah, Elizabeth and the first child are shown on the bottom of a page, which is very difficult to read. Elizabeth's husband's name was actually Isaiah Dixon, but spelled in this census record as Josiah.

According to Charlotte's son Emanuel's obit, he had two half-sisters surviving him named Mrs. Daniel Hollen and Mrs. John Dixon. We now know that Mrs. Daniel Hollen was Elizabeth and suspect that Mrs. John Dixon was Sevilla Miller. They were probably daughters Charlotte had after George Richards' death, making them half-sisters to Emanuel.

More About CHARLOTTE BELLMAN:
Census: 1850, White Twp. Cambria County, PA
Petition, Orphans Court: August 28, 1871, Cambria Co. Pa

Children of GEORGE RICHARDS and CHARLOTTE BELLMAN are:

2.	i.	MARY ANN² RICHARDS, b. Abt. 1833, Cambria County PA; d. Bef. 1896.
3.	ii.	JOHN RICHARDS, b. April 19, 1836, Blair County, PA; d. August 29, 1915, Eldorado, PA.
	iii.	HANNAH RICHARDS⁶, b. 1838, Pa; d. Bef. 1896 ⁷; m. PERRY HARKINS⁸, January 21, 1858, White Twp. Cambria County, Pa; b. 1838, Crawford County, Pa; d. Bef. 1896.

Notes for HANNAH RICHARDS:
In the Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia of Cambria County Pennsylvania page 55

Hannah is listed as the child of George Richards and Charlotta Bellman. This was written in 1896 and Hannah Richards married to Perrie Harkins was listed as deceased.

She is found in the 1850 Census, for White Township, Cambria County, PA, living with her sister Mary Ann:
BURGE, Jacob, head of household age 25; Mary Ann wife, age 17;
RICHARDS, Sarah age 13, sister in law
RICHARDS, Hannah age 12, sister in law
RICHARDS, Emanuel age 5, brother in law.

In the 1860 Census of Beccaria Twp. Clearfield County, Hannah 18 is living with Perry Harkins 22 in a residence next to Hannah's brother John Richards.

Obviously one of these census is off in ages. For if Hannah was indeed 12 years of age in 1850 then she would have been 22 years of age in 1860.

Notes for PERRY HARKINS:
Darlene Pyeatt gave the information on Perrie and parents.

1860 Census living in Beccaria Twp. Clearfield Co.,PA

Marriage Notes for HANNAH RICHARDS and PERRY HARKINS:
2/3/1858: Married at the residence of Jacob Hartzel in White Township on Thursday, the 21st, ult., by Thomas Hollen, Esq., Mr. Perry Harkins and Miss Hannah Richards, all of that township.

iv.

GEORGE B. RICHARDS, b. March 13, 1838, Allegheny Ore bank, Huntingdon Co., now Blair Co., PA; d. January 12, 1897, PA; m. SUSAN E. BEERS^9,¹⁰, March 30, 1865, White Twp. Cambria County Pa; b. May 18, 1851, Fallen Timber, Cambria Co., Pa ¹¹; d. March 29, 1937, Reade Twp, Cambria County, Pa.

Notes for GEORGE B. RICHARDS:
Source: Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia, Cambria County Pennsylvania Genealogy. Page 54 and 55.
Captain George B. Richards, a farmer of Reade township, this county, is a son of George and Charlotta (Bellman) Richards, and was born at Allegheny Ore bank, Huntingdon county, now Blair county, Pennsylvania March 13,1838.
His father, George Richards, was a native of England, and emigrated to America about 1830 or 1831, and located at Carthouse, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. While in his own country, he learned the trade of a stone-mason, and acquired considerable knowledge of mineralogy, and followed this pursuit as a means of gaining a livelihood of his adopted county. From Coalport, Clearfield county. His residence here was not permanent, and he soon returned to Allegheny Ore Bank. He finally located at Lloydsville, at that time called Richards Coal bank, this county, where he died in October, 1846.
He was a member of the old line Whig party, and took a normal interest in all political affairs. In religious faith he was an ardent member of the Lutheran Church.
His marriage with Charlotta Bellman, a daughter of Jacob Bellman, of Tioga county, Pennsylvania, resulted in the birth of seven children, three sons and four daughters: Mary Ann, deceased, who was the wife of Jacob Burge; John, a veterinary surgeon of Blair county, Pennsylvania; George B; Sarah Jane, wife of James Bowman, a blacksmith, of Allmansville, Clearfield county; Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Perrie Harkins; Malinda, deceased, who was the wife of Isaac Haines, and Emanuel of Madera, Clearfield county.
George B. Richards was educated in the common schools of Cambria and Blair counties, and, prior to the Civil War, earned a comfortable living as a day laborer. When the crisis of civil war threatened the dismemberment of our Union, he was one of the first 75,000 volunteers to respond to President Lincoln's call for troops. April 21,1861, he enlisted in company "D," Fourteenth regiment, Pennsylvania Militia infantry, and served four months. September 14, 1861, he re-enlisted in company "D," Fifty-third regiment, Pennsylvania infantry, and was appointed first corporal, but was soon raised to the rank of sergeant, and again first sergeant. He received his discharge in December, 1863, and re-enlisted the same month in his former company, where he was promoted to the office of first lieutenant. His career was one of advancement; his services in behalf of his country received due recognition, and he was again promoted; this time he was raised to the rank of captain. His regiment belonged to the Army of the Potomac, and in all the engagements in which he participated the only injury he received was while at Savage Station; he suffered a sunstroke, which impaired his left elbow, and rendered him a cripple for life.
After receiving his discharge from the military service, July 10,1865, he purchased a farm in Reade township, this county, on which he located in August, 1865, where he has since been actively engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He is a member of David Truxel Post, 421, G.A.R., at Glasgow, a member of Washington Camp, No.56, P.O.S. of A., of Glasgow, and of the agricultural order of the Grange at Mount Pleasant, Clearfield county, Pennsylvania. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party, and has filled some of the local offices.
His marriage with Susan E. Beers, a daughter of John Beers, a carpenter and farmer (who served as a volunteer in the war with Mexico), near Fallen Timbers, this county, was celebrated March 30,1865.***Note, no children listed.****

1850 Census, White Twp. Cambria Co.
George Richards age 13 is found living in the household of George Lamer and wife Mary. Also living in the household was Mary Davis age 18. Next door to the Lamer's was the household of James Bowman and wife Barbara with children George, Susan, Samuel, Jacob and Mary E.

George B. Richards Captain
Oct. 16,1861 Pr from 1st Sgt. to 1st Lt. 8/20/1864 to Capt. 11/21/1864.
Mustered out with Company 6/ 30/1865 Vet
George B. Richards Pri D 14 Pa Vol Apr 23 1861 |Aug 6 1861 |. Glasgow
[Source:Clearfield County Genealogy Project: Fifty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company "D". Tran scribed by William Beers II]

1870 Census, White Township, Cambria County Pa:
Richards, George B., 32 years old, farmer
Susan, 20 years old, keeping house
*****No children listed******
1880 census for Reade Township, Cambria County, PA,
Richards, George, ages 42, farmer
Susan, wife, age 29, keeping house
(10 years have passed and still no children listed for this couple)

Susan Richards filed for George B. Richards Civil War Pension in Jan. 1897.
I have requested those records as well and will post as soon as they arrive. If any children were born between 1880 and 1897, surely they would be listed on the pension records as his children.

George B. Richards is listed on the Plaque # 3 as a Captain on the Ebensburg War Memorial.

March 30th, 1865 Susan E. Beers married George B. Richards they resided in what was known as Reade Twp., Cambria County,Pa. on a farm that George had purchased. Susan was approximately 14 yrs old when she married the 26 year old George B. Richards.
1870 Census, White Township, Cambria County Pa:
Richards, George B., 32 years old, farmer
Susan, 20 years old, keeping house
1880 census for Reade Township, Cambria County, PA,
Richards, George, age 42, farmer
Susan, wife, age 29, keeping house

(10 years have passed and still no children listed for this couple. George died in 1897 and in the 1880 Census, there are still no children listed.)
Susan Richards filed for George B. Richards Civil War Pension in Jan. 1897. (Which I have just sent for those records. Certainly if there were any children born after the 1880 census, they would have been listed as minor children on the pension records.)

1910 Census for Cambria County, Pa
Richards, Susan E. living with one non-relative.

1920 Census, White Twp., Cambria County Pa
Richards, Susan E. 69 years of age Head of Household
Beers, George W., Brother, age 65 yrs. old
Brady, Dorsy?, Boarder, 53 yrs. old

1930 Census, Reade Twp, Cambria County,Pa:
Richards, Susan, age 79, head of household, widowed, age at time of first marriage is given as 14 yrs.
Brady, Dorris G, boarder, male, age 63

Funeral Notice for Susan E. Richards
FUNERAL OF MRS. RICHARDS
Flinton, March 31, 1937 Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Richards who died Saturday night at her home, here will be conducted at 1:30 o"clock tomorrow at the Richards home by Rev. Emory Stocksinger, pastor of the Glasgow Lutheran Church, Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. [Source: Johnstown Tribune Democrate].

I have the complete Civil War Records on this individual
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Two affidavits stating in the Civil War Pension Records that Susan E. Beers and George B. Richards never had children. Affidavits given by Susan E. Beers and George B. Richards

Affidavit To Origin of Disability.
Blair County, Pennsylvania
H. B. Foreman gives this account to what happened that day the George B. Richards suffered from sun stroke. (They were at the Salvage station in Virginia)
We were on retreat from Tain Oakd to Harrison landing and the claimant was so overcome with the Hot Sun that he became helpless and Joseph D. Ghanoe and myself were ordered by Captain John B. McKinnon to pick claimant up and take him to the rear, we took him back to a spring of water where there was quite a number of doctors, there we left him in hence came.
Signature of H. B. Foreman ends this document
Document also states that H. B. Foreman was a private in Company D 53rd Reg't Pennsylvania vol. and this occurred on the or about the 29th day of June, 1862. Further states that H.B. Foreman was 51 years of age at the time this affidavit was taken. Document dated Feb.20,1888.

Sections of George B. Richards Civil War Pension records can be viewed on:
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Under the Richards Album

More About GEORGE B. RICHARDS:
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Glasgow, Cambria Co. PA
Census: 1880, Reade Twp., Cambria Co. Pa

Notes for SUSAN E. BEERS:
I obtained Susan's obit, census records, church records, and finally the Civil War Pension Record of George B. Richards. This took months to gather all this information, and not without some helpful individuals on the Cambria County Genealogy site.

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Susan Beers is buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery next to George W. Beers.
March 30th, 1865 Susan E. Beers married George B. Richards they resided in Reade Twp. on a farm that George had purchased. Susan was approximately 15 yrs old when she married the 27 year old George B. Richards.

1870 Census, White Township, Cambria County Pa:
Richards, George B., 32 years old, farmer
Susan, 20 years old, keeping house
(The couple had been married five years, no children)

1880 census for Reade Township, Cambria County, PA,
Richards, George, ages 42, farmer
Susan, wife, age 29, keeping house

10 years have passed and still no children listed for this couple. George died in 1897 and in the 1880 Census, there are still no children listed. However, that still left a seventeen year span. Both obits were found and no children are listed.
Susan Richards filed for George B. Richards Civil War Pension in Jan. 1897.
1897 Susan filed the documents required to receive the Civil War pension for her late husband. For months following, numerous affidavits were filed, required forms filled out in her communication with the US Pension Office. On two of the required forms there are specific questions regarding any children up to eighteen years of age. Both Susan and George wrote in the space NO CHILDREN.

1910 Census for Cambria County, Pa
Richards, Susan E. living with one non-relative.

1920 Census, White Twp., Cambria County Pa
Richards, Susan E. 69 years of age Head of Household
Beers, George W., Brother, age 65 yrs. old
Brady, Dorsy?, Boarder, 53 yrs. old

1930 Census, Reade Twp, Cambria County,Pa:
Richards, Susan, age 79, head of household, widowed, age at time of first marriage is given as 14 yrs.
Brady, Dorris G, boarder, male, age 63

OBIT for Susan E. Richards, posted by Jenny on Cambria County Site:
FUNERAL OF MRS. RICHARDS
Flinton, March 31, Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Richards who died Saturday night at her home, here will be conducted at 1:30 o"clock tomorrow at the Richards home by Rev. Emory Stocksinger, pastor of the Glasgow Lutheran Church, Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. [Source: Johnstown Tribune Democrat] (No children mentioned.)

Susan E. Beers Richards death certificate is among the records. Her brother Benjamin was the informant on her death certificate.

More About SUSAN E. BEERS:
Age at time of death: 86 yrs, 10 months, 11 days
Burial: April 01, 1937, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Glasgow, Cambria Co., PA
Funeral Home: Robert E. Chaplin Funeral Place, Coalport, Pa.
Widow: January 12, 1897

Marriage Notes for GEORGE RICHARDS and SUSAN BEERS:
George B. Richards and Susan Elizabeth Beers were joined in marriage on
Thursday, the 30th day of March, 1865, by Thomas Hollen Esq., both declaring themselves free from all engagements. Seal of White Twp. signed by Thomas Hollen Esq. Witness Mary P. Beers, of Glasgow Pa.

4.	v.	SARAH JANE RICHARDS, b. March 17, 1840, PA; d. April 07, 1906, Allemansville, Gulich, Clearfield Co. Pa.
5.	vi.	MALINDA RICHARDS, b. October 10, 1844, Lloydsville PA; d. March 26, 1874, Glen Hope, Clearfield Co. PA.
6.	vii.	EMANUEL RICHARDS, b. September 11, 1846, Cambria County, Pa; d. February 23, 1925, Township of Reade, Borough of Glasgow, Cambria Co.Pennsylvania.

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