Margaret Jane Lydick
Sex: F
AKA: Sarah
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Feb 1850 - Moundsville, Marshall, VA (Later WV) 966
Christening:
Death: 5 Jan 1933 - , Neosho, KS
Burial: in , Neosho, KS 2
Cause of Death:
Events
• She has conflicting birth information of 23 Feb 1848 and Moundsville, Marshall, VA (Later WV). 980
• She appeared on the census in 1850 in , Marshall, VA (Later WV). 857 She is listed with Benjamin Lydick. Name is listed as Sarah. Possibly her mother's name was used since her mother died a few months after her birth. It was common to use the mother's name in a census for a yet unnamed daughter. Later she appears to be called Margaret Jane.
• Guardianship: of William and Margaret, 5 Nov 1856, , Clark, MO. 969 Henry Greathouse named guardian of William Henry Lydick and Margaret Jane Lydick. Note: It is believed that this was done in order to allow Henry to manage the land they inherited from their grandfather, Harmon Greathouse, through their deceased mother, Sarah Jane.
• Guardianship: Mar 1860, , Marshall, VA (Later WV). 971
Daniel Price appointed guardian of William Henry Lydick and Sarah Lydick. Note: The children are living with their father (Benjamin) and step mother (Mary Ann) in the 1860 census. It is believed that this guardianship was done so that Abel Bonar could use the land that the children had inherited from their grandfather (Harmon Greathouse) through their mother (Sarah Jane( Greathouse) Lydick). Other surrounding land was purchased by Abel Bonar through Harmon's children.
• She appeared on the census in 1860 in Moundsville, Marshall, VA (Later WV). 815 Listed with Benj. T. Lydick.
• Lived in: 16 May 1923, South Mound, Neosho , KS. 952
Parents
Father: Benjamin Thomas Lydick (1823-Abt 1867)
Mother: Sarah Jane Greathouse (Abt 1826-1850) 78
Spouses and Children
1. *James Franklin Richmond (29 May 1844 - 5 Feb 1923) 893,894
Marriage: 24 Sep 1866 - Uniontown, Greene, PA 952
Children:
1. Sadie B. Richmond (1867-1930)
2. Benjamin Augustus Richmond (1870-1961)
3. Myrtle R. Richmond (1874-1906) 952
4. Arthur M Richmond (1878- ) 952
5. Mamie Omelia Richmond (1883-1909) 952
6. Clara Bessie Richmond (1886-1940) 952
Notes
Burial Notes:
She is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery.Marriage Notes (James Franklin Richmond)
To substantiate her marriage for the purpose of collecting her husband's civil war pension, she submitted their original of the hand written marriage liscense. On file at the National Archives in Washington, DC.