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Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond 1850–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1850

Birth Location: Chester, South Carolina

Death Date: 25 Mar 1929

Death Location: Nella, Scott, Arkansas

Father: Robert Richmond

Mother: Louisa Cornwell

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Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond was born in 1850 in Chester, South Carolina, the child of Robert Gunion Richmond And Louisa Elizabeth Cornwell. In 1860, Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided in Jackson, Woodville, Jackson, Louisiana, USA. In 1870, Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided in Black Fork, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA. Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond passed away in 1929 in Nella, Scott, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond was born in 1850 in Chester, South Carolina, the child of Robert Gunion Richmond And Louisa Elizabeth Cornwell.
  • In 1860, Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided in Jackson, Woodville, Jackson, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1870, Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided in Black Fork, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA.
  • Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond passed away in 1929 in Nella, Scott, Arkansas.

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Obediah Richmond's Ancestors

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Obediah Richmond
1850–1929
Birth Place: Chester, South Carolina
Parents
Robert Gunion Richmond
1820–1902
Chester, South Carolina
Louisa (Elizabeth) Cornwell
1824–1900
Chester, South Carolina
Grandparents
William (Davis) Cornwell
1798–1856
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Agnes Humphries
1798–1854
Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cornwell
1752–1816
Mary Colvin
1773–1839
John Humphries
1749–1815
Elizabeth Timms
1754–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Cornwell
1730–1753
Hannah Davis
1728–1825
John Colvin
1733–1793
Hannah Price
1740–1793
William Humphrey
1721–1800
Sarah WOOD
1720–1791
Amos Jr
1725–1811
Francis"Fannie" Bennett
1718–1811

Obediah Richmond's Timeline

4 Records

1850
26 Oct 1850
Birth of Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond in Chester, South Carolina
Chester, South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 10
Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided here in Jackson, Woodville, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
Jackson, Woodville, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond resided here in Black Fork, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA
Black Fork, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA
1929
25 Mar 1929
Age 79
Death of Obediah Cornwell ''Obe'' Richmond in Nella, Scott, Arkansas
Nella, Scott, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Chester, South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Jackson, Woodville, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Black Fork, Waldron, Scott, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1929
    Event Place: Nella, Scott, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, Death Certificates
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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