Rich Family

William Rich

William was born in 1759 in Goochland, Virginia. He married Polly Ellen Hooker. He died in 1832 in Jackson, Tennessee.

They had the following children:
John Rich
Warren Rich
Obediah Rich
Jesse Rich
William Rich
Joel Rich
Jeremiah Rich
Robert Rich

John Rich

John Rich was born on 23 September 1788 in Orange County, North Carolina. He died on 1 March 1845 in Riley Ford, Fentress, Tennessee. He married Catherine Pile on 14 June 1810 in Wolf River, Pickett County, Tennessee.Catherine Pile was born on 7 February 1788 in Orange County, North Carolina. She died on 10 April 1878 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

Thomas Rich

William Rich

James Rich

Margaret Rich

Thomas Rich

Thomas was born on 03 March 1811 in Overton County, Tennessee. He married Anna Young. He died on 1866.

They had the following children:

Harriet Ann Rich
Martin Alexander Rich

Calvin Rich
Algarena Rich
John Rich
Martha Rich

Calvin Rich Civil War Pension File

Calvin Rich was born 21 January 1836 in Pall Mall, Fentress, Tennessee. He was married to Margaret Angel on August 1858 in Pickett, Tennessee. He was a Civil War Veteran fighting for the Union Army. He enlisted as a private on 03 November 1863. He enlisted in Company B, 13th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on 23 December 1863. He mustered out of Company B, 13th Cavalry Regiment Kentucky on 10 January 1865 in Camp Nelson, Kentucky. The Census of 1880 shows that Calvin and the family were living in Piney Woods, Clinton County, Kentucky. Calvin died 27 April 1910 and was buried in Rich Cemetery, Pickett, Tennessee.

1880 Census for Clinton County, Kentucky

They had the following children:

Joseph Marshall Rich

William Thomas Rich

Edward Rich

Rubin Rich
Shelby Rich
Winey Rich
Tiney Rich
Lucencia Rich

Mary Rich

Lou Annie Rich

William Thomas Rich

William was born 3 May 1859 in Fentress, Tennessee. He married Melinda Owens in 1881. Melinda was born 10 October 1861 Overton, Tennessee. William died in 1926 in Monterey, Fentress, Tennessee. Melinda died 12 January 1902 Livingston, Overton, Tennessee.

They had the following children:

John Calvin Rich

Myra Bell Rich

Willie Jane Rich

James Porter Rich

Mary Ann Rich

Albert Andrew Rich

Margaret Louise Rich

Stella Mae Rich

Martha Emaline Rich

Henryetta Clay Rich

Julia Elizabeth Rich

Rich Family

John Calvin Rich

John was born on 25 October 1896 in Overton, Tennessee. John's mother died when he was only 2 years old. His father was killed in a rail road accident in 1926. John moved to Detroit and is found in the Grand Traverse 1920 Census as a boarder of Andrew C. Dauchy. He went to work at the Ford Motor Company, but found work as a garage mechanic. This is where he met Dorothy Elizabeth Wood. He married Dorothy in Detroit, and they moved to Santa Ana, California prior to 1940. He died on 29 March 1976 in Orange, California..

They had the following children:

John Calvin Rich II

Ronald Rich

Lorraine Rich

Irene Rich

Norma Arlene Rich