Richards, Silas b. 18 Dec 1807 Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA d. 17 Mar 1884 Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA: Early Latter-day Saints Database

1807 - 1884 (76 years)

Name	Richards, Silas
Born	18 Dec 1807	Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA
Gender	Male
Calling	27 Dec 1846 - 30 Dec 1847	Blockhouse Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA [9]
	Presidency/Bishopric Counselor
Calling	1848 - 1849	Pottawattamie (Stake), Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA [10]
	High Council
Residence	1846/1849	Blockhouse Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA [11]
Buried	Mar 1884	Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Died	17 Mar 1884	Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
FamilySearch Link	23 Mar 2023
	Address: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWJH-865
Person ID	I160842	Early Latter-day Saints
Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

Father	Richards, Augustus, b. 1 Aug 1780, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA , d. 10 Dec 1851, Farm Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)
Mother	Doggett, Frances Lee, b. 20 Apr 1789, Mason, Kentucky, USA , d. 19 Mar 1860, Farm Creek, Mills, Iowa, USA (Age 70 years)
Married	1 Sep 1804	Mason, Kentucky, USA
Family ID	F26258	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Smoot, Martilia
Family ID	F9860	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 McClennahan, Elizabeth, b. 12 Jun 1809, Pendleton, Henry, Kentucky, USA , d. 22 Nov 1893, Union Fort, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 84 years)

Married 5 Nov 1829 Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA

Children

	1. Richards, Frances Maria, b. 20 Dec 1830, Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA , d. 12 Sep 1859, Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 28 years)
	2. Richards, Elizabeth Ann, b. 20 Dec 1830, Sideny, Shelby, Ohio, USA , d. 16 Aug 1846, Winter Quarters, Nebraska, USA (Age 15 years)
	3. Richards, Sarah Jane, b. 30 May 1833, Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, USA
	4. Richards, Isabel, b. 20 Aug 1837, Peoria, Starr, Illinois, USA
	5. Richards, Martha, b. 20 May 1839, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
	6. Richards, Lucy Ann, b. 23 Jan 1842, Stark, , Illinois, USA , d. 10 May 1921, Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 79 years)

Last Modified 20 Mar 2015

Family ID F26257 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	Brady, Keziah Frances, b. 14 Apr 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA , d. 7 Jun 1922, Union, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 81 years)
Married	6 Feb 1855	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake , Utah, USA
Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
Family ID	F34385	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 4	Smoot, Martitia, b. 28 Oct 1812, , Henry, Kentucky, USA , d. 3 Nov 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 74 years)
Married	2 Dec 1855	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Last Modified	20 Mar 2015
Family ID	F34384	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Calling - Presidency/Bishopric Counselor - 27 Dec 1846 - 30 Dec 1847 - Blockhouse Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1846/1849 - Blockhouse Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
	Married - 2 Dec 1855 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA

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Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set

Notes

PROPERTY:
T7 R7, Sec 19, NW SW
T7 R7, Sec 30, NW

NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 337
High Priest Record, p 116
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 36 pp 689-692

HISTORY
Diskette: RICHSO7A pp 2 RICHARDS. SILAS, AUTBIOGRAPHY 1807 -1847
Typescript, BYU. p 3

Name transcribed from the Iowa Branches Members Index 1839 - 1859, Volumes 1 & 2 by Ronald G. Watt. Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1991. Copyright by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Note: Stated in the record above, "counselor."

Name transcribed from the Iowa Branches Members Index 1839 - 1859, Volumes I & II by Ronald G. Watt. Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1991. Copyright by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Note: Stated in record above, "V. 1 p. 15"
Family Group Record by Nauvoo Land and Records

PROPERTY:
T7 R7, Sec 19, NW fractional quarter
T7 R7, Sec 19, SW fractional quarter
T7 R7, Sec 30, NW fractional quarter
Property Transactions, Hancock County, Black, Black and Plewe, pages 3260-3262
Property Records, Nauvoo Restoration, Inc: 1 page

NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Record, page 337
Early 70’s and High Priest Index, LDS Archives, page 119
High Priest of Nauvoo and SLC, LDS Archives, page 116
Members LDS, 1830-1848, Susan Easton Black, Vol 36 page 689-692

HISTORIES:
An Enduring Legacy, DUP 1985, Vol 4 pages 248-253; Vol 10 pages 387
Our Pioneer Heritage, DUP, Vol 15 pages 109-117
Nauvoo Journal, Vol 6 Spring 1994 No 1 page 8
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jensen, Vol 2 pages 327-329

BIOGRAPHIES:
Autobiography of Silas Richards, 2 pages
Information on Silas Richards, various sources, pages 2-24
Family History Book including Saints from Nauvoo. Raymond Silas and Bertha Kunz Jackson Family
(Permission for contact information: Deona Green, 404 W. Hardscrabble, Morgan, UT 84050. 801-829-3373

OTHER SOURCES:
Nauvoo Data Bank, 4 pages
Photos of Silas & Keziah Richards, 1 page
Family group record submitted by Olive T. Walker, 1 page
Internet Research:
familysearch.org: 1 page
new.familysearch.org: 6 pages
rootsweb.com: WorldConnect, 2 pages
lds.org: Church History, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 29 pages
ancestry.com: 7 pages
findagrave.com: 3 pages

VARIANTS:
Birth date: abt 1807, abt 1808
Birth place: Liberty, Highland, Ohio; Highland, Highland, Ohio; Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio
Spouse's name: Martilia Smart; Martisha Smoot; Elizabeth McClennahan; Eliza Bathe; Kaziah Frances Brady
Mother's name: Fanny Lee Doggeth; Francis Lee Daggett; Francis Lee Doggett; Francis Lee Dagget
Father's name: Augustas Richards, Agustus

BURIAL: Union Cemetery
Name transcribed from the Iowa Branches Members Index 1839 - 1859, Volumes 1 & 2 by Ronald G. Watt. Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1991. Copyright by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Note: Stated in the record above, "counselor."

Sources

[S61] LDS - High Priests, Nauvoo and Salt Lake, Record, p 116.
[S6] LDS - Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:1830-1848, 50 vols., Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 36 pp 689-692.
[S7] LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (1845-1846), , p 337.
[S101] Database - Writings of Early Latter-day Saints and their Contemporaries, Backman, Milton V., Jr., Compiler, Autobiography.
Typescript, Brigham Young University
[S12] Internet Link - BYU Winter Quarters Project - http://winterquarters.byu.edu.
[S13] Internet Link - Pioneer Research Group Project - http://www.pioneerresearchgroup.org.
[S10] Periodical - The Nauvoo Journal, (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1989-1999), Silas Richards Company, 1849.
[S14103] .
[S54095] LDS - Blockhouse Iowa Branch Records, LR 4825 21.
[S54093] LDS - Pottawattamie High Council Minutes.
[S160001] Iowa Branches Members Index 1829 - 1859, Volumes I and II, Ronald G. Watt, (Historical Department Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1991, Copyright LDS Church).

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