Richard Pius Mudd (b. 1-24-1818; d. 9-28-1892) married Elizabeth Jane Montgomery (b. Nov. 1819; d. 7-4-1854) on November 17, 1840, in St. Rose, Springfield, Kentucky. To this union was born six children. After Elizabeth's death, Richard Pius married Margaret Olive Glover (b. Nov. 1833; d. 1912) on April 11, 1855, in Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. From this union were born 10 children.

Children of RICHARD MUDD and ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY are:

WILLIAM THOMAS MUDD, b. 12 Jun 1841, St. Rose, Kentucky; d. 06 Jul 1906, New Hartford, Pike County, Missouri.

ANN CATHERINE MUDD, b. Bef. 05 Mar 1843, Kentucky; d. May 1909, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri; m. ROBERT HAGEN, 31 Oct 1880, Montgomery City, Missouri. More About ANN CATHERINE MUDD: Baptism: 03 Mar 1843, St Rose's Priory, Springfield, Kentucky

GEORGE BENEDICT MUDD, b. 01 Aug 1844, Washington County, Kentucky; d. 12 Nov 1923, Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Missouri; m. SARAH C. JAMES; b. 29 May 1844; d. 30 May 1923, Montgomery City, Montgomery County, Missouri.

EMMA MUDD, b. 1847.

MARGARET FRANCES MUDD, b. 19 Mar 1848, Washington County, Kentucky; d. 02 Nov, New Hartford, Pike County, Missouri.

CHARLES HENRY MUDD, b. 02 Jan 1850; d. Bet. 1850 - 1859.

Children of RICHARD MUDD and MARGARET GLOVER are:

CHARLES ROBERT MUDD, b. 31 Mar 1856.

JAMES HENRY MUDD, b. 09 Jan 1859.

ROSE ANN MUDD, b. 23 Apr 1860; d. 1863, Hartford, Illinois.

MARY JANE MUDD, b. Mar 1862; d. Jan 1949.

MARY ELIZABETH MUDD, b. 26 Mar 1864; d. 02 Feb 1901.

WALTER FRANCES MUDD, b. 23 Mar 1866.

RICHARD PIUS MUDD JR., b. 29 Apr 1868.

EDWARD G. MUDD, b. 1871, Missouri.

JOSEPH VINCENT MUDD, b. 09 Jun 1875.

PAUL ALEXIUS MUDD, b. Bef. 25 Feb 1876; m. ETTA STUART. PAUL ALEXIUS MUDD: Baptism: 25 Feb 1876, Millwood, Missouri

Richard Pius is related to Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Boone. In 1856 they moved to Missouri and were devout Catholics and members of St. James Catholic Church, which was a mission church in New Hartford. From 1881 to 1882, St. James was under the jurisdiction of Immaculate Conception Parish in Montgomery City. Both Richard Pius and Margaret are buried at St. James Catholic Cemetery. Richard Pius Mudd came from generations of Catholics whose lineage is traced to 1634 when the first Mudds arrived in Maryland. According to The Mudd Family of the United States, Volume 1, Published 1977, the first arrivals came here seeking religious freedom from the persecution of Catholics in England and the religious reformation prior to and during that period. A law in 1655 prohibiting Catholicism and Anglicanism in Maryland caused many to seek asylum elsewhere. They eventually migrated to Kentucky where Catholics were free to practice their faith.

Richard Pius Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the son of Alexius Mudd (b. 2-27-1787; d. 1844) and Anna Elizabeth Delia Wright (b. between 1804-1808; d. July, 1853) who were married on January 23, 1814, in Washington County, Kentucky. Alexius was a surveyor in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1816. From this union was born six children. After the death of Anna, Alexius married Mary Ellen Clements (b. between 1804–1808) on September 16, 1834, in St. Rose Church, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. From this union were born seven children.