Second Generation  

4. William Franklin Rich (Timothy¹) 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.

General Notes: Occupation: Farmer

Places of residence: North Carolina; Lincoln, Giles, TN; Tippah, MS

Sources: Court house records from Delta, Lamar, Hall, Childress, & Donley Counties

Texas death records from Forth Worth Library, Federal Census 1860 to 1920

Tippah County, MS marriage records, Tombstone dates from Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, Hall County, and Cooper Cemetery in Cooper, Delta County, Texas. Funeral home records from Memphis and Hedley at the Memphis Library.

Personal information from Vernon Rich.

The above information was supplied by Pat Fox.

William married Martha Angelina Barkley, daughter of John Locke Barkley and Elizabeth Bostic, about 1853. Martha was born about 1836 in , Maury, Tennessee, USA, died about 1910 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA about age 74, and was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi.

Children from this marriage were:

   11 F    i. Lovey Ann Rich was born on 30 Jul 1854 and died in 1927 at age 73.

+ 12 M    ii. William Thomas "Tom" Rich was born on 1 Dec 1855 in Tippah County, Mississippi, USA and died on 5 May 1926 in Hall County, Texas, USA at age 70.

   13 M    iii. Timothy Parolee Rich was born on 10 Mar 1858 in Tippah County, Mississippi, died on 16 Jun 1929 in Tiplersville, Tippah County, Mississippi at age 71, and was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi.

   14 F    iv. Sarah Jane Rich was born on 8 Apr 1860 in Tippah County, Mississippi, died after 1904, and was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi.

   15 F    v. Martha Elizabeth Rich was born on 28 Feb 1862 in Tippah County, Mississippi, died on 16 Apr 1923 in Tippah County, Mississippi at age 61, and was buried in Falkner, Pogue, Tippah County Mississippi.

Martha married John Hardin Renfrow on 18 Nov 1888 in Tippah County, Mississippi.

   16 M    vi. Major Anderson "Bud" Rich was born on 22 Mar 1864, died on 28 Jun 1934 in Memphis, Hall County, Texas at age 70, and was buried on 29 Jun 1934 in Memphis, Hall County, Texas.

Major married Nancy Bell Braddock on 18 Jul 1890 in Roxton, Lamar County, Texas.

+ 17 M    vii. Robert Alvis Rich was born on 23 Apr 1866 in Tippah County, Mississippi, died on 5 Feb 1930 in McAdoo, Dickens County, Texas at age 63, and was buried on 6 Feb 1930 in McAdoo, Dickens County, Texas.

   18 M    viii. Benjamin Bruce Rich was born on 10 Dec 1868 in Tippah County, Mississippi and died on 8 Dec 1923 in Sonoma, Sonoma County, California at age 54.

Benjamin married Martha Ann Barkley about 1895.

   19 M    ix. Samuel Barkley Rich was born on 27 Jan 1870 in Tipplersville, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA and died on 4 Dec 1907 in Tiplersville, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA at age 37.

General Notes: Find a Grave--
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Samuel married Francis Delialah Meeks. Francis was born on 16 Aug 1870 in Tiplersville, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA and died on 15 Mar 1969 in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA at age 98.

   20 M    x. James H. Rich was born on 27 Feb 1873 in Tippah County, Mississippi, died on 1 Oct 1889 in Falkner, Tippah County, Mississippi at age 16, and was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Tippah County, Mississippi.