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George Herman Rich

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George Herman Rich

Birth
Middlefield, Otsego County, New York, USA
Death
9 Dec 1899 (aged 70)
Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
237
Memorial ID
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George Herman Rich was the son of Rufus Rich 1805 and Saloma Gillett. His parents were married in Middlefield, Otsgeo, New York, and lived there until about 1837 when they moved to Albion, Oswego, New York along with much of the mother's family. The father of Rufus, Col Moses Rich, also made a similar move.

George married Laura Matilda Greenfield in Edinburg, Saratoga, New York on September 14, 1851. The couple lived in Scriba and Albion, Oswego, New York. They had 5 children, one of whom died early.

By 1870 the family moved to Penn, Sullivan, Missouri close to where his brothers Marcus and Demetrius had moved.

Children:

Ellen M "Nellie" 1853, married William Fletcher Campbell, lived in Little Laramie River, Albany, Wyoming. One child.

Anna Georgia 1854, married David Watt McDole, lived in Hebron, Larimer, Colorado, one child.

William Rufus 1856, married Cristina Penny, lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Three children.

Frank 1863, died in 1880, buried in this cemetery.

There was another unknown child who died at a young age.

Suggested edit: Served in the Civil War as a Private, Co. A, 26 NY Infantry
Contributor: Linda Conner (47850995)
George Herman Rich was the son of Rufus Rich 1805 and Saloma Gillett. His parents were married in Middlefield, Otsgeo, New York, and lived there until about 1837 when they moved to Albion, Oswego, New York along with much of the mother's family. The father of Rufus, Col Moses Rich, also made a similar move.

George married Laura Matilda Greenfield in Edinburg, Saratoga, New York on September 14, 1851. The couple lived in Scriba and Albion, Oswego, New York. They had 5 children, one of whom died early.

By 1870 the family moved to Penn, Sullivan, Missouri close to where his brothers Marcus and Demetrius had moved.

Children:

Ellen M "Nellie" 1853, married William Fletcher Campbell, lived in Little Laramie River, Albany, Wyoming. One child.

Anna Georgia 1854, married David Watt McDole, lived in Hebron, Larimer, Colorado, one child.

William Rufus 1856, married Cristina Penny, lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Three children.

Frank 1863, died in 1880, buried in this cemetery.

There was another unknown child who died at a young age.

Suggested edit: Served in the Civil War as a Private, Co. A, 26 NY Infantry
Contributor: Linda Conner (47850995)


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