Richards Family History ~ Thomas Sherrod Richards l

As any family history, there are gaps and guesses...all which I hope to discover and make any corrections found.

What we have at this point is not only our family history, it is a very interesting story. Putting together the time lines brings out touching facts.

Thomas Sherrod Richards I, our grandfather was born October 12, 1787 and died September 30 1846 at the age of 58.
He was married twice.

His first wife was Sally Thompson, who he married Feb 16, 1815. when he was 28.
(don't know her age at this point)

They had 3 children together.
Children of that marriage:
Polly Richards,
Charity Richards, b
Joseph M. D. Richards. b 1815

Mother of these children and wife Sally Thomas died in (?) a guess is 1825.

Thomas was left with these three children who were ages, 9, 8 and 6. He remarried the following year.

He married second wife,
Elizabeth Jordan on May 26, 1826 in Pike County, Georgia.
He was then 39, she was 21.
Elizabeth Jordan Richards is our shared Grandmother.

Thomas dies at age 58, leaving Elizabeth with seven children from their marriage.
Ages 19, 17, 16, 10, 7, 6, 5. Can you imagine?

The 3 children from first marriage were all in their 20's and gone when Thomas died.

Children of Thomas and Elizabeth:

William Jackson Richards
Susan A. Richards
Thomas Sherrod Richards ll
James M. Richards (born about 1830 in Chambers, Co, Georgia, which is now part of the state of Alabama. Alabama became a state is 1819).
George Washington Richards (My Great, great grandfather.) b. 19 March 1839
Rufus Richards b. 1840
Edna Prudence Richards b. 1842

Makes me feel sad that my g.g. grandfather grew up from age 7 without a father. From family stories as well as census I do know his younger brother, Rufus, was living with George when the Civil War came...
I know that story...and will write separately.
June