192 people from the county histories of Richland County, Illinois: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.
From Portrait and biographical record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, governors of the state, and of the pres (1893); Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois. Historical and biographical (1884). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.
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Everyone in the Richland County index, A to Z (192)
Althouse
- Alexander Althouse (b. 1837); child of Frederick Althouse and Catherine (Lichtenberger) Althouse
Ameter
- Frederick Ameter; married Elizabeth Krutsinger
Armsey
- W. Armsey (b. 1837, Marion County); married Jennie Cazel
Austin
- Frank G. Austin (b. 1869); child of Edward Austin and Susan L. (Winter) Austin
Avard
- Thornton A. Avard (b. 1816)
Bailey
- William T. Bailey (b. 1822); married Nancy Crapper
Bauer
- Philip Peter Bauer (b. 1804); married Mary Dundore
Beals
- Amos H. Beals (b. 1839, Cumberland County)
Beckett
- James Beckett (Butler County); child of James Beckett and Elizabeth (Hill) Beckett
Billings
- Peter Billings; child of AVilliam Billings and Mary (Davis) Billings
Bissell
- William H. Bissell (b. 1811)
Boughan
- William Boughan; child of John Dixon. Mr. Boughan
Bourne
- Samuel T. Bourne (b. 1841, Decatur County)
Bower
- William Bower (b. 1842)
- W. Bower (b. 1855)
- Henry L. Bower; child of P. P. Bower
- William Bower; child of Philip Peter Bower and Mary (Dundore) Bower; married Sara E. Ridgway
Boyle
- W. O. Boyle; married Annie Milton
Bridges
- W. L. Bridges (b. 1841, Rockingham County); child of Absalom Bridges and Maria (Laray) Bridges
Brooks
- Joseph L. Brooks (b. 1847, Fayette County); married Sarah E. Resler
Busick
- I. K. Busick (b. 1844, Madison County); child of George H. Busick and Elizabeth (Byerly) Busick; married Mary Arnold
Butler
- Charles Butler (b. 1843, Fleming County); child of Caleb Butler and Anna (Summers) Butler
- George Butler; married Elizabeth K. Jones
Byrne
- Samuel Byrne; married Olive Monroe
Catt
- J. M. Catt (b. 1838, Jasper County)
Chaille
- James X. Chaille; child of John Chaille and Jane Chaille
Clem
- Alvin Clem (b. 1849, Delaware County); child of Joel Clem and Magdaline (Kessler) Clem
- Alvin Clem; married Catherine Feutz
Cloud
- Silas Cloud (Franklin County)
Clutter
- J. A. Clutter (b. 1847, Bourbon County)
Cochennour
Colvin
- William Edward Colvin (Highland County); child of Peter Colvin and Abigail (Davidson) Colvin; married Lydia J. Jackson
Cowger
- John B. Cowger; child of Jonathan Cowger and Sarah (Birt) Cowger
Cummins
- John Cummins (b. 1807); child of Daniel Cummins and Dolly (Johnson) Cummins
Cummixs
- John F. Cummixs (b. 1840, Crooked Creek Township)
Dales
- James R. Dales (b. 1824, Livingston County)
Darling
- Andrew Darling (b. 1820)
Davis
- W. H. Davis (b. 1850)
Davison
- John Davison; child of James H. Davison
Decker
- Thomas J. Decker (b. 1850)
Delzell
- John N. Delzell (b. 1818, Blount County); child of Robert Delzell and Dorcas (Davis) Delzell
Donaldson
- William Donaldson (b. 1821); married Sarah Ann
Douglas
- William Douglas (b. 1822, Dearborn County); married Sarah Ann Read
Ducey
- V. P. R. Ducey (b. 1863); child of Patrick Ducey and Mary (Ronan) Ducey
Eckenrode
- Sylvester J. Eckenrode (b. 1838)
Edmondson
- D. C. Edmondson (b. 1853); child of Joseph Edmondson and Miriam (Mitchell) Edmondson
Elliott
- William Elliott (b. 1810); married Alta Webster
- John Elliott; married Ann Maria Truitt
Ever
Eversman
- Henry Eversman (b. 1837); married Catherine Busse
Farquhar
- A. B. Farquhar (b. 1841, Fayette County)
Fausnacht
- John Fausnacht (Berks County)
Ferriman
- William Ferriman (b. 1835)
Fifer
- Joseph Wilson Fifer (b. 1840)
Fishel
- Calvin U. Fishel (b. 1846)
Fisk
- Francis H. Fisk (b. 1836)
Fleming
- Robert Fleming (b. 1830); child of James Fleming
- David Fleming (b. 1837); child of James Fleming
French
- Augustus C. French (b. 1808)
Fulk
- G. W. Fulk (b. 1833, Washington County); child of Jacob Fulk
Gadau
- Harriet Gadau (b. 1830)
Gaffner
- Daniel Gaffner (b. 1831)
Gallagher
- John Gallagher (b. 1830); child of James Gallagher and Elizabeth (Riley) Gallagher
- James M. Gallagher (b. 1859); married Mary C. Garner
Gardner
- Joel Gardner (b. 1825); child of Thomas Gardner and Frances (Calhoun) Gardner
Gesenhues
Gibson
- Smith Gibson; married Emily J. Stanley
Gillaspie
- R. Abraham Gillaspie (b. 1816)
Ginder
- Dennis Ginder (b. 1836, Columbiana County); child of Ignatius Ginder; married Eva Hedrick
Glathart
- John Glathart; child of John Glathart and Catherine Glathart; married Sarah Frances Thompson
Godejohann
- William Godejohann (b. 1849)
Godeke
- Henry Godeke (b. 1849)
Gray
- Orlando W. Gray; child of Abel Gray and Betsey (Pettingill) Gray
Hall
- Richard Hall (b. 1827, Jefferson County); child of John Hall and Elizabeth (House) Hall
- Harvey M. Hall (b. 1838)
Hamilton
- Reuben Hamilton (b. 1830, Gibson County)
Hardsock
- George Hardsock (b. 1839); married Dora Reynolds
Harmon
- Henry Harmon (b. 1853, Greene County); child of Henry Harmon
Harrell
- Alonzo E. Harrell (b. 1853)
Haselton
- P. Haselton; child of John Haselton and Mercy (Phelps) Haselton
Heap
- Isaiah Heap (b. 1825)
- Benjamin F. Heap (b. 1847, Oluey Township)
Hedrick
- Edwin Hedrick; child of Samuel Hedrick and Sarah (Lucas) Hedrick; married Mary Ann Adamson
Heindselman
- George Heindselman (b. 1841)
Henry
- Osbern Henry (b. 1843); married Nannie F. Carson
- Robert Jasper Henry (b. 1852)
- Osborn Henry; married Elvessa Goss
Hill
- John Hill; married Delia Higgins
Hinman
- Charles Hinman (b. 1840, Bartholomew County)
- H. S. Hinman (b. 1847); married Rose A. McWilliams
Horner
- John N. Horner (b. 1841); child of George W. Horner and Sarah (Reck) Horner
Horrall
- Kinneth D. Horrall (b. 1838, Daviess County)
Hughes
- J. W. Hughes; child of John H. Hughes and Elizabeth (Gatmore) Hughes
Hutchinson
- Timothy H. Hutchinson; child of Galen Hutchinson and Olive (Flint) Hutchinson
Johnson
- V. Johnson (b. 1832, Madison Township); married Mary Jane Rawlins
- Moses Johnson (b. 1839, Decker Township); married Margaret Porterfield
- William B. Johnson (b. 1846); child of M. H. Johnson; married Mary B. Newcomer
Johnstone
- George D. Johnstone (b. 1858)
Kaufmann
- Joseph Kaufmann (b. 1844, Saint Marie Township); child of Cyriac Kaufmann and Magdalene (Ebb) Kaufmann
Keller
- A. Keller (b. 1865)
Kermicle
- W. W. Kermicle (b. 1828)
Kline
- Nicholas Kline (b. 1831)
Knoph
- Den Knoph (b. 1843); married Lucinda Brunson
Koertge
- Henry H. Koertge (b. 1848); child of Charles Koertge and Dorothy (Smith) Koertge
Kramer
- Jacob Kramer (b. 1811); married Abigail Lewis
Lathrop
- Henry Lathrop (b. 1817, Franklin County)
Leaf
- Thomas Leaf (b. 1800); child of Henry Leaf and Mary (Turner) Leaf
Legg
- Charles Legg (Hamilton County)
Lewis
- Jacob L. Lewis (b. 1830, Lawrence County); child of Jacob L. Lewis
Lindsay
Litzelmann
- A. Litzelmann (Richland County); child of Joseph Litzelmann and Frances Litzelmann
Lough
- R. C. Lough (b. 1820)
- Norman A. Lough (b. 1852, Denver Township)
Lutz
- George Lutz (b. 1823)
Mahaney
- John H. Mahaney (b. 1850, Page County); child of Ezra Mahaney and Ann Eliza Mahaney
Martin
- Willie Chittenden Martin (b. 1856); child of T. J. Martin and Mary E. (Chittenden) Martin
Mason
- Charles Mason (b. 1814); child of Stephen Mason and Hannah Mason
Matteson
- Del A. Matteson (b. 1808, Jefferson County)
Merscher
- J. W. Merscher (b. 1853)
Mitchell
- Levi Mitchell; child of Abram D. Mitchell and Burilla (Dodds) Mitchell
Morris
- Henry G. Morris (b. 1856)
Moutray
- Jasper I. Moutray (b. 1857, Wayne County); child of James Moutray
Mowrer
- Isaiah J. Mowrer (b. 1832, Ashland County); married Essie Ravenscroft
Mullins
- Harvey Mullins (b. 1817)
Nelson
- J. D. Nelson (b. 1832, Richland County)
- Enoch K. Nelson (b. 1844, Grant County); child of William K. Nelson and Mary (Edmonson) Nelson
Newell
- William Newell (b. 1817)
Nichols
- J. D. Nichols; married Esther A. Curtis
Odell
- Emuel Odell; married Elizabeth Murray
Oder
- Louis Oder (b. 1847); child of Frederick A. Oder and Johanna (Kover) Oder
Palmer
- J. F. Palmer; married Mary E. Elanders
Parker
- John D. Parker (b. 1815, Mason County); married Eliza J. Woods
- William Parker (b. 1840); married Lucinda Grimes
Partridge
- Joseph Partridge (b. 1870); child of Joseph Partridge and Alice (Smith) Partridge
Pflum
- Valentine Pflum; child of Peter Pflum and Barbara (Sharp) Pflum; married Elizabeth Hartman
Phillips
- T. G. Phillips (b. 1815, White County); child of Richard Phillips and Sarah (Lawrence) Phillips
- A. R. Phillips (b. 1827)
- Fletcher T. Phillips (b. 1853, Preston Township)
- William Phillips; married Sarah Hosier
Powell
- S. A. Powell (b. 1819); child of Horace Powell
Preston
- Douglass A. Preston (b. 1856)
Prunty
- William T. Prunty (b. 1838)
Ratcliff
- Thomas Ratcliff (b. 1824, Kent County)
Rawlings
- Lloyd Rawlings (b. 1803)
Rhode
- William Rhode (b. 1834)
Richey
- James I. Richey (b. 1847)
Ridgely
- Bel Ridgely (b. 1820, Wabash County)
Riggs
- John Riggs (b. 1842); married Martha Allen
Robards
- Robert R. Robards (b. 1864, Mercer County)
Roberts
- Eli C. Roberts (b. 1817, Sullivan County); child of Hezekiah Roberts and Hannah (Clason) Roberts
- J. Roberts (b. 1829)
Rowland
- Elbert Rowland (b. 1832)
Rush
- John C. Rush (b. 1838)
Sands
- Henry C. Sands (b. 1848, Lawrence County)
Schneider
- Godfrey Schneider (b. 1826); child of Michael Schneider
- Ambrose Schneider (b. 1851, German Township)
Scott
- David Scott (b. 1833)
Scrugham
- John Scrugham (b. 1864, Richland County)
Shelby
- William T. Shelby (b. 1820, Edwards County); child of Jonathan Shelby and Susan (Thompson) Shelby; married Hannah M. Roberts
Sherer
- Adam Sherer (b. 1832); child of John A. Sherer and Louisa (Ketring) Sherer
Shoemaker
- D. S. Shoemaker; child of John Shoemaker
Shryock
- William Shryock (b. 1827); child of John Shryock and Sarah Shryock
- J. Shryock (b. 1832, Shelby County); child of John Shryock and Sarah Shryock
Shultz
- Charles Shultz (b. 1837); child of Christopher Shultz and Dorothy (Ilasslet) Shultz
Slover
- R. Slover (b. 1815); child of Abram Slover and Mary (White) Slover
Smothers
- A. Smothers (Franklin County); married Mattie L. Peters
Snider
- William Snider; child of George M. Snider and Elizabeth (Drum) Snider
Sonner
- John Sonner; married Amelia Calcy
Sotzen
- Jacob Sotzen (b. 1823)
Spray
- William P. Spray (b. 1853, Hendricks County); child of Wilson Spray and Sarah (Furnas) Spray
Startsman
- William A. Startsman (b. 1862)
Steward
- Thomas L. Steward (b. 1818, Gibson County)
- A. J. Steward (b. 1843, Olney Township)
- E. J. Steward (b. 1845, Richland County); child of Thomas L. Steward
Swaim
- M. Swaim (b. 1850, Highland County); child of George Swaim and Jane (Mitchell) Swaim; married Ida Wolverton
Tedford
- Robert S. Tedford (b. 1847)
Thompson
- William S. Thompson; child of William S. Thompson
Thomson
- S. M. Thomson (b. 1824, Posey County)
Thrapp
- J. N. Thrapp; child of Thomas Thrapp and Mary (Kernes) Thrapp
Tippit
- Matthew L. Tippit (b. 1817); child of Luke Tippit and Nancy (Adamson) Tippit
Toliver
- W. G. Toliver (b. 1837); child of William Toliver and Delana (Burton) Toliver
Tolliver
- William B. Tolliver (b. 1839, Lawrence County)
Totten
- Martin Totten; married Catherine Gladhart
Wagner
- J. Wagner (b. 1841)
Walden
- William Walden (b. 1820)
- B. Walden; married Mary E. Ferrell
Wallich
- J. Wallich (b. 1828, Franklin County); married Christiana Long
Weidner
- Paul Weidner (b. 1846, Vanderburg County)
Wilson
- Alexander Wilson (b. 1835, Montgomery County); child of Alexander Wilson and Sarah (Lucas) Wilson
- John Marshall Wilson; child of Jacob Wilson and Margaret (King) Wilson; married Harriet Powers
Wooden
- Franklin Wooden (b. 1829); married Lillie Dole
Wyatt
- W. M. Wyatt; child of Ballard S. Wyatt and Avalina (Compton) Wyatt