First Generation  

1. Timothy Rich was born about 1799 in North Carolina and died after 1870.

General Notes: Occupation: Farmer

Places of residence: Orange, NC; Lincoln, Giles, TN; Tippah, MS

Timothy married Nancy Bevill, daughter of Elisha Bevill and Sarah Davis, on 6 Jun 1821 in Orange, North Carolina. Nancy was born about 1799 in North Carolina and died after 1870.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 M    i. John Rich was born about 1823 in North Carolina.

General Notes: Occupation: Farmer

John married Melinda Bevil on 23 Feb 1842.

   3 F    ii. Jane Rich was born about 1823 in North Carolina.

Jane married Reid Hopper on 21 Nov 1841 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

+ 4 M    iii. William Franklin Rich was born about 1826 in North Carolina, died in May 1887 in Tippah County, Mississippi about age 61, and was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi.

   5 F    iv. Ann Carolyn Rich was born about 1827 in North Carolina and died after 1870.

   6 M    v. Morgan Alvis Rich was born on 21 May 1829 in Tennessee, died on 8 Apr 1907 in Tippah County, Mississippi at age 77, and was buried in Pleasant Ridge, Tippah County, Mississippi.

General Notes: Occupation: Farmer
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Morgan married Mary M "Polly" Holly. Mary was born in 1829 and died in 1875 at age 46.

Morgan next married Elvira Elizabeth Newsom on 16 Jun 1880. Elvira died after 1910.

   7 M    vi. Iley J (Frank) Rich was born about 1832 in Tennessee and died on 25 Jan 1867 about age 35.

General Notes: Occupation: Farmer

   8 M    vii. Duncan T Rich was born about 1835 and died in Apr 1880 about age 45.

   9 F    viii. Eliza Ellen Rich was born on 24 Jun 1836.

   10 F    ix. Nancy D Rich was born on 21 Oct 1837 and died on 15 Jun 1916 at age 78.