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- Richmond, John, Oxford township; merchant and farmer; post office, Evansbu
rgh, Ohio; son of Edward and Martha (Nott) Richmond; was born March 1, 181
7, inSalina, New York. He came to this state with his parents in 1822 a
nd locatedin Morgan county. His parents formerly came from Vermont. Whi
le in Salina his father was engaged in the salt trade. He also sold good
s. After they came to Morgan county he was engaged in the carpenter trad
e. Mr. Richmond came to this county with his parents in June 1824, and loc
ated on the banks of the Walhonding six miles above Roscoe. In 1826, th
ey moved to Roscoe. Mr. Richmond'sfather was engaged as a stone-cutter, a
nd boarded hands engaged in the construction of the Walhonding canal. In J
une, 1828 the family moved to Oxford township and engaged in the buildi
ng of the Ohio canal. Mrs. Richmond's mother died in March, 1829. His fath
er kept tavern and a station on the Ohio canal from that time up to his de
ath in 1846.
Mrs. Richmond was married March 3, 1836 to Miss Elizabeth Reed, of this co
unty. They became the parents of six children, viz: Catherine A., George U
., John E., Mary E., James J. and William H.Mr. Richmond had followed boa
ting from his boyhood until he married. He thenpurchased a boat and follo
wed boating for fifteen years During that time he was also engaged in t
he dry goods and grain business. In April 1850, Mr. Richmond start
ed on an overland journey to California, as captain of a company offifte
en men. They were on the road four months and fifteen days. While in Calif
ornia he was engaged in mining and trading. He returned by vessel Ju
ly 5, 1852, via Panama. Mrs. Richmond died in February 1852. He married No
vember 28, 1852 Miss Elizabeth Higbee, daughter of J. C. Higbee, Esq. Th
ey became the parents of five children, Viz: Elizabeth N., Jesse F., Charl
es H., Francis A., and Lottie C. His wife died in June 1864. His third mar
riage took place in January 1865 to Mary J. McClain, of this county. Mr. R
ichmond has been engaged in farming and mercantile business. He has amass
ed a fortune. Staring in the world a poor boy, meeting reverses after reve
rses, he nevertheless by hisown honest labor accumulated a fortune. He h
as always worked hard, and has been regarded as honest and upright in h
is dealings, thereby gaining the esteem of all who knew him. He operates l
argely in grain and wool. He owns a splendid farm of over 600 acres, a d
ry goods store, a ware-house, and town property in the town of Orange. M
r. Richmond had two sons who served In he rebellion. James J. was a memb
er of Company C., Fifty-first Regiment, O. V. I. He diedat Green Lake, Te
xas and was buried there. John E. was a member of Company H. Eighty-Eigh
th Regiment, O.V. I. He served three months, and was then discharged on ac
count of sickness.
SOURCE: History of Coshocton County, Ohio 1740-1881- Biographical Sketche
s. p-774
FROM the biography of John E. Richmond, source below.
John Richmond, the father of our subject, was born in Onondaga county, N
ew York, March 1, 1817, and was therefore but eleven years of age whenh
is father settled in this county. In early manhood he wedded Elizabeth Ree
d, who was born in this township, April 10, 1817, and the young couple set
tled on a farm. Later he bought a canal boat, which he ran for a numb
er of years. Five children were born to this union, of whom our subje
ct is now the onlyone living. On April 1, 1850, the father, in company wi
th a party of others,started for the gold fields by the overland route, a
rriving there September 15. He returned home July 15, 1852, by way of t
he water route, stopping in New York for two weeks and sending his gold nu
ggets to the mint at Philadelphia, where they were assayed and run into fi
fty dollar slugs. He evidently considered it unwise to inform his young ch
ildren as to the amount he thus acquired, although they were not without c
uriosity in t
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Richmond, John, Oxford township; merchant and farmer; post office, Evansburgh, Ohio; son of Edward and Martha (Nott) Richmond; was born March 1, 1817, in Salina, New York. He came to this state with his parents in 1822 and located in Morgan county. His parents formerly came from Vermont. While in Salina his father was engaged in the salt trade. He also sold goods. After they came to Morgan county he was engaged in the carpenter trade. Mr. Richmond came to this county with his parents in June 1824, and located on the banks of the Walhonding six miles above Roscoe. In 1826, they moved to Roscoe. Mr. Richmond's father was engaged as a stone-cutter, and boarded hands engaged in the construction of the Walhonding canal. In June, 1828 the family moved to Oxford township and engaged in the building of the Ohio canal. Mrs. Richmond's mother died in March, 1829. His father kept tavern and a station on the Ohio canal from that time up to his death in 1846.
Mrs. Richmond was married March 3, 1836 to Miss Elizabeth Reed, of this county. They became the parents of six children, viz: Catherine A., George U., John E., Mary E., James J. and William H. Mr. Richmond had followed boating from his boyhood until he married. He then purchased a boat and followed boating for fifteen years During that time he was also engaged in the dry goods and grain business. In April 1850, Mr. Richmond started on an overland journey to California, as captain of a company of fifteen men. They were on the road four months and fifteen days. While in California he was engaged in mining and trading. He returned by vessel July 5, 1852, via Panama. Mrs. Richmond died in February 1852. He married November 28, 1852 Miss Elizabeth Higbee, daughter of J. C. Higbee, Esq. They became the parents of five children, Viz: Elizabeth N., Jesse F., Charles H., Francis A., and Lottie C. His wife died in June 1864. His third marriage took place in January 1865 to Mary J. McClain, of this county. Mr. Richmond has been engaged in farming and mercantile business. He has amassed a fortune. Staring in the world a poor boy, meeting reverses after reverses, he nevertheless by his own honest labor accumulated a fortune. He has always worked hard, and has been regarded as honest and upright in his dealings, thereby gaining the esteem of all who knew him. He operates largely in grain and wool. He owns a splendid farm of over 600 acres, a dry goods store, a ware-house, and town property in the town of Orange. Mr. Richmond had two sons who served In he rebellion. James J. was a member of Company C., Fifty-first Regiment, O. V. I. He died at Green Lake, Texas and was buried there. John E. was a member of Company H. Eighty-Eighth Regiment, O.V. I. He served three months, and was then discharged on account of sickness.
SOURCE: History of Coshocton County, Ohio 1740-1881- Biographical Sketches. p-774
FROM the biography of John E. Richmond, source below.
John Richmond, the father of our subject, was born in Onondaga county, New York, March 1, 1817, and was therefore but eleven years of age when his father settled in this county. In early manhood he wedded Elizabeth Reed, who was born in this township, April 10, 1817, and the young couple settled on a farm. Later he bought a canal boat, which he ran for a number of years. Five children were born to this union, of whom our subject is now the only one living. On April 1, 1850, the father, in company with a party of others, started for the gold fields by the overland route, arriving there September 15. He returned home July 15, 1852, by way of the water route, stopping in New York for two weeks and sending his gold nuggets to the mint at Philadelphia, where they were assayed and run into fifty dollar slugs. He evidently considered it unwise to inform his young children as to the amount he thus acquired, although they were not without curiosity in the matter, and our subject, then ten years of age, recalls conducting a quiet investigation in his own behalf on one occasion when his father was asleep, when he went into his bedroom and found the buckskin belt in which he carried his gold, and it was so heavy he could not lift it. The mother of our subject died in February, 1852, while the father was away. On his return from California he bought a farm of one hundred and twenty-one acres, which is now owned by his son Frank, a sketch of whose life appears elsewhere in this edition. Later in partnership with John Peck, of Coshocton, the father bought from a Mr. Davis a general merchandising store which they conducted for a number of years and which Mr. Richmond conducted alone for a long time after the death of his partner. He also ran a hotel at Orange and engaged in the grain business. Politically, he was a stanch republican. His second wife was Miss Elizabeth Higby, who was born in this county. Five children were born to this union, of whom but two are now living, Frank A., and Lottie, the wife of John Goudy, of Bisbee, Arizona. The mother died on May 22, 1864, and the father was again married, his third union being with Mary McClain, a native of this county, who died in 1890, having survived her husband, who passed away in 1887, for three years.
SOURCE: Centennial History of Coshocton Co., Ohio 1909
by William J. Bahmer, Vol 1 page 297-299
Submitted by: Dale & Muriel White
Joseph C. Higbee, from Trenton, New Jersey, settled on his military section about 1820, and remained there until
his death, about 1873, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. It is said his death was hastened, if not caused, by a violent abuse he received from some one who, it is believed, purposed robbery. His first wife was Miss Hackinson. One of his daughters was married to Rev. Mr. Southard, who was for a time a minister of Trinity Church, New York. Another is said to have married Mr. Hay, a lawyer, in Pittsburg. John Richmond, of Orange, married a daughter by the second wife. As illustrating "the style" of the man, the story was long current in the neighborhood, that, when he first came to the country, then in comparatively a wilderness condition, he brought with him six dozen ruffled shirts.
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