Generation No. 1

1. OBEDIAH1 RICH was born 1770, and died in KY. He married MARY.

Child of OBEDIAH RICH and MARY is: 2. i. WILLIAM MARTIN2 RICH, b. 1818, Illinois; d. 1871, Clay, KY.

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM MARTIN2 RICH (OBEDIAH1) was born 1818 in Illinois, and died 1871 in Clay, KY. He married SARAH A. DILLS 1845 in Union County, KY, daughter of THOMAS DILLS and ALLEY.

More About WILLIAM MARTIN RICH: Fact 1: family traveled to KY from IL in covered wagon Fact 2: occ: farmer

Children of WILLIAM RICH and SARAH DILLS are: i. NANCY3 RICH, b. 1852. ii. THOMAS RICH, b. 1856. iii. JESSIE A. RICH, b. 1858. 3. iv. VALENTINE RICH, b. March 04, 1862, KY; d. July 04, 1927, KY. 4. v. ABNER RICH, b. March 11, 1865, Golds Store, KY; d. September 07, 1945, Evansville, IN. vi. SARAH RICH, b. 1867.

Generation No. 3

3. VALENTINE3 RICH (WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born March 04, 1862 in KY, and died July 04, 1927 in KY. He married FEMININE HATLEY September 03, 1879, daughter of WICK HATLEY and MARTHA ANN.

More About VALENTINE RICH: Fact 1: bur: Hopewell Cemetery, Webster Co., KY Fact 2: they lived in KY all their lives except a short time around turn of century when Fact 3: they moved to New Madrid, MO. Transferred all their belongings Fact 4: via wagon train to Ohio River and then steamboat to MO. Returned soon to KY

More About FEMININE HATLEY: Fact 1: bur: Hopewell Cemetery, Webster Co., KY Fact 2: Dur: CW her father, Wick was hung by Southern Rebels because he would not reveal Fact 3: whereabouts of Uncle Sheridan Hatley. Sheridan had buried money in Wheatcroft, K Fact 4: They cut rope from Wick's neck and left him for dead. He crawled into house Fact 5: before dying.

Children of VALENTINE RICH and FEMININE HATLEY are: i. ABRAHAM4 RICH, b. July 27, 1880; d. April 13, 1968; m. LEOLA MCGUYER.

More About ABRAHAM RICH: Fact 1: occ: preacher Fact 2: had one boy and one girl - died young

ii. SARAH ANN RICH, b. January 25, 1882.

More About SARAH ANN RICH: Fact 1: died as a child

iii. MATHEW RICH, b. December 19, 1884; d. February 28, 1950.

More About MATHEW RICH: Fact 1: occ: barber; married; no children

iv. WILLIE RICH, b. February 24, 1886; d. 1966; m. MAUDE MCGUYER.

More About WILLIE RICH: Fact 1: occ: coal miner; had 2 girls

v. NANNIE RICH, b. March 21, 1888; m. CUTSINGER.

More About NANNIE RICH: Fact 1: had 5 children

vi. JOE RUFUS RICH, b. January 26, 1892; d. February 10, 1892.

More About JOE RUFUS RICH: Fact 1: died during winter of Black Snow Fact 2: bur: Hopewell Cem.

vii. EDWARD RICH, b. November 18, 1892; d. October 16, 1964; m. ALICE.

More About EDWARD RICH: Fact 1: occ: tavern owner Fact 2: had 2 sons, 2 daughters

viii. MACIE ALICE RICH, b. August 16, 1895; m. SMITH.

More About MACIE ALICE RICH: Fact 1: 2nd marriage: Mr. Jennings Fact 2: had stepdaughter - Jennings

ix. CHARLES RICE RICH, b. May 04, 1897; d. November 17, 1956; m. FANNIE.

More About CHARLES RICE RICH: Fact 1: occ: coal miner Fact 2: had 3 boys, 2 girls

x. BENJAMIN RICH, b. January 28, 1900; d. May 12, 1963; m. EULA BELL.

More About BENJAMIN RICH: Fact 1: occ: coal miner Fact 2: had 2 boys, 1 girl

4. ABNER3 RICH (WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born March 11, 1865 in Golds Store, KY, and died September 07, 1945 in Evansville, IN. He married RACHEL ROSENA VAUGHN January 14, 1885, daughter of WILLIAM VAUGHN and ALZADA HILL.

More About ABNER RICH: Fact 1: bur: Hopewell Cemetery, Webster Co., KY

More About RACHEL ROSENA VAUGHN: Fact 1: bur: Hopewell Cemetery, Webster Co., KY

Children of ABNER RICH and RACHEL VAUGHN are: 5. i. BERTHA4 RICH, b. October 25, 1886; d. bur: Hopewell Cem., Providence, KY. 6. ii. DOROTHY ELIZABETH RICH, b. May 18, 1888. 7. iii. WILLIAM DORA RICH, b. January 13, 1890; d. September 1975, White Oak Cem.,Webster Co., KY. iv. JAMES RUBY RICH, b. October 02, 1891; d. 1892.

More About JAMES RUBY RICH: Fact 1: died about 6-9 months old

v. MINNIE ELLEN RICH, b. June 1893; d. 1893.

More About MINNIE ELLEN RICH: Fact 1: died about 6-9 months old

vi. GARY VALENTINE RICH, b. June 18, 1895; d. 1895.

More About GARY VALENTINE RICH: Fact 1: died about 6-9 months old

8. vii. CLAUDIE LEAMON RICH, b. June 27, 1898. 9. viii. NONA GERTRUDE RICH, b. February 20, 1900; d. 1976. 10. ix. DEMMIE ELLEN RICH, b. October 18, 1901; d. 1961, Garden of Memory Cem., Tampa, FL. 11. x. DELLA LEE RICH, b. November 28, 1903. 12. xi. VIDA MAE RICH, b. July 24, 1905. 13. xii. LILLIE LUCILLE RICH, b. August 12, 1908.

Generation No. 4

5. BERTHA4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born October 25, 1886, and died in bur: Hopewell Cem., Providence, KY. She married CHARLES H. GOLD.

Children of BERTHA RICH and CHARLES GOLD are: i. JAMES CARMON5 GOLD, b. March 16, 1904; d. April 1933. ii. WILLIAM ARTHUR GOLD, b. April 20, 1906; d. April 15, 1963. iii. MARGIE MAE GOLD, b. May 19, 1908. iv. AUBREY WASHINGTON GOLD, b. November 24, 1912; d. July 25, 1913. v. LESLIE WALLACE GOLD, b. May 20, 1915; d. July 10, 1982. vi. CHARLES RICHARD GOLD, b. October 12, 1925; d. 1982. vii. IVA OPAL GOLD, b. October 23, 1918.

6. DOROTHY ELIZABETH4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born May 18, 1888. She married ED WEBB.

More About DOROTHY ELIZABETH RICH: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

More About ED WEBB: Fact 1: bur: in Michigan

Child of DOROTHY RICH and ED WEBB is: 14. i. ARCHIE5 WEBB.

7. WILLIAM DORA4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born January 13, 1890, and died September 1975 in White Oak Cem.,Webster Co., KY. He married (1) EUNICE STONE. He married (2) IRENE JOHNSON.

More About WILLIAM DORA RICH: Fact 1: bur: White Oak Cem, Webster Co., KY

Child of WILLIAM RICH and EUNICE STONE is: i. JACKIE5 RICH.

More About JACKIE RICH: Fact 1: died very young

Children of WILLIAM RICH and IRENE JOHNSON are: ii. JERRY5 RICH. iii. LILA KATHERINE RICH, m. ? RAMSEY.

8. CLAUDIE LEAMON4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born June 27, 1898. He married GOLDIE GIBSON.

More About CLAUDIE LEAMON RICH: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

More About GOLDIE GIBSON: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

Children of CLAUDIE RICH and GOLDIE GIBSON are: 15. i. LEOLA5 RICH, b. November 12, 1918. ii. CLETUS MERRELL RICH, b. May 15, 1925; d. October 14, 1947; m. MARY MARTIN. iii. MORRIS RAY RICH, b. July 20, 1928; d. January 07, 1933. iv. JAMES EARL RICH, b. July 09, 1938.

9. NONA GERTRUDE4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born February 20, 1900, and died 1976. She married CLAUD PARISH.

Children of NONA RICH and CLAUD PARISH are: i. CARROL5 PARISH, b. April 09, 1919. ii. JESSIE EARL PARISH, b. October 20, 1920. iii. RAYBURN PARISH, b. November 06, 1922. iv. LOUISE PARISH, b. March 02, 1926.

10. DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born October 18, 1901, and died 1961 in Garden of Memory Cem., Tampa, FL. She married AUDRA GIBSON.

More About DEMMIE ELLEN RICH: Fact 1: bur: Sunset Memory Gdns Cem, Tampa FL

More About AUDRA GIBSON: Fact 1: bur: Sunset Memory Gdns Cem, Tampa FL

Children of DEMMIE RICH and AUDRA GIBSON are: 16. i. GLENDOLA5 GIBSON. 17. ii. WILLIAM ABNER GIBSON, b. November 12, 1921, Providence, WebsterCo., KY; d. January 14, 1978, Garden City, MI. 18. iii. WAUNITTA ROSENA GIBSON, b. February 26, 1923. iv. IRA EDWARD GIBSON, b. April 19, 1928. v. DONALD RALEY GIBSON, b. April 29, 1932.

11. DELLA LEE4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born November 28, 1903. She married HERB L. HUGHES.

More About DELLA LEE RICH: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

More About HERB L. HUGHES: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

Child of DELLA RICH and HERB HUGHES is: i. EDNA EARL5 HUGHES, b. 1925; m. EARL EDWARDS VILLINES.

12. VIDA MAE4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born July 24, 1905. She married LAWRENCE L. BALL.

More About VIDA MAE RICH: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

More About LAWRENCE L. BALL: Fact 1: bur: Lakeview Cem., Providence KY

Children of VIDA RICH and LAWRENCE BALL are: i. VIRGINIA DARE5 BALL, b. October 31, 1925; d. 1992. ii. DOUGLAS BALL, b. July 12, 1932.

13. LILLIE LUCILLE4 RICH (ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born August 12, 1908. She married EARNEST WALLACE.

Children of LILLIE RICH and EARNEST WALLACE are: i. BETTY JO5 WALLACE, b. 1927; m. DONAL WALKER. ii. JIMMY WALLACE, m. JANE ?.

Generation No. 5

14. ARCHIE5 WEBB (DOROTHY ELIZABETH4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1). He married BERTHA December 28, 1940.

Child of ARCHIE WEBB and BERTHA is: 19. i. MARIE ANTOINETTE6 WEBB.

15. LEOLA5 RICH (CLAUDIE LEAMON4, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born November 12, 1918. She married EARL MASSEY December 23, 1939, son of CLARINCE MASSEY and MARY TANDY.

Child of LEOLA RICH and EARL MASSEY is: 20. i. PATRICIA ANN6 MASSEY, b. October 31, 1940.

16. GLENDOLA5 GIBSON (DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1). She married THOMAS UTLEY.

Children of GLENDOLA GIBSON and THOMAS UTLEY are: i. DONNA KAY6 UTLEY, b. January 01, 1948. ii. WALLACE UTLEY.

17. WILLIAM ABNER5 GIBSON (DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born November 12, 1921 in Providence, WebsterCo., KY, and died January 14, 1978 in Garden City, MI. He married LOIS SUITER July 28, 1951 in Inkster, MI, daughter of WILLIAM SUITER and PAULA RAY.

Children of WILLIAM GIBSON and LOIS SUITER are: 21. i. PAULETTE6 GIBSON, b. May 28, 1952. 22. ii. MICHELLE GIBSON, b. June 11, 1960.

18. WAUNITTA ROSENA5 GIBSON (DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born February 26, 1923. She married RALPH THRELKELD WINSTEAD August 16, 1944 in KY, son of JAMES WINSTEAD and ANNIE THRELKELD.

Children of WAUNITTA GIBSON and RALPH WINSTEAD are: 23. i. BILLY JOE6 WINSTEAD, b. September 09, 1945, Providence, WebsterCo., KY. 24. ii. JAMES AUDRA WINSTEAD, b. May 13, 1955, Princeton, IN.

Generation No. 6

19. MARIE ANTOINETTE6 WEBB (ARCHIE5, DOROTHY ELIZABETH4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1). She married PAUL BERNARD JATKOE.

More About PAUL BERNARD JATKOE: Fact 1: The whole family killed in plane crash

Children of MARIE WEBB and PAUL JATKOE are: i. SUSAN MARY7 JATKOE.

More About SUSAN MARY JATKOE: Fact 1: Paul's dau by prev marriage

ii. KAREN ANN JATKOE.

More About KAREN ANN JATKOE: Fact 1: was Paul's dau by prev marriage

iii. ELIZABETH MARIE JATKOE.

More About ELIZABETH MARIE JATKOE: Fact 1: Marie Antoinette's dau by prev marriage

iv. PAUL JAMES JATKOE. v. MICHAEL JOSEPH JATKOE.

20. PATRICIA ANN6 MASSEY (LEOLA5 RICH, CLAUDIE LEAMON4, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born October 31, 1940. She married DOYLE WAYNE OAKLEY November 05.

Children of PATRICIA MASSEY and DOYLE OAKLEY are: i. BEVERLY ANN7 OAKLEY, b. September 25, 1964. 25. ii. ALISON NICHOLE OAKLEY, b. November 20, 1970.

21. PAULETTE6 GIBSON (WILLIAM ABNER5, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born May 28, 1952. She married WILLIAM THOMAS August 08, 1970 in Garden City, MI.

Children of PAULETTE GIBSON and WILLIAM THOMAS are: i. LINDSAY JILL7 THOMAS, b. August 22, 1974. ii. KURT GIBSON THOMAS, b. June 20, 1976.

22. MICHELLE6 GIBSON (WILLIAM ABNER5, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born June 11, 1960. She married GARY REUTER September 05, 1981 in Garden City, MI.

Children of MICHELLE GIBSON and GARY REUTER are: i. ALANA NICHOLE REUTER7 REUTER, b. June 14, 1985. ii. BRET ALAN REUTER, b. August 22, 1991. iii. ANNA MARIE REUTER, b. July 10, 1996.

23. BILLY JOE6 WINSTEAD (WAUNITTA ROSENA5 GIBSON, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born September 09, 1945 in Providence, WebsterCo., KY. He married VIRGINNIA RUTH-ANN ROBBINS June 04, 1964 in Folkston, GA, daughter of ROBERT ROBBINS and RUTH YOUNG.

Children of BILLY WINSTEAD and VIRGINNIA ROBBINS are: 26. i. DAVID ALAN7 WINSTEAD, b. December 29, 1964, Tampa, FL. 27. ii. MELISSA ANN WINSTEAD, b. October 11, 1967, Plant City, FL.

24. JAMES AUDRA6 WINSTEAD (WAUNITTA ROSENA5 GIBSON, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born May 13, 1955 in Princeton, IN. He married ANN CARY HART December 04, 1982 in Cincinnati, OH, daughter of ROBERT HART and PATRICIA SMITH.

Children of JAMES WINSTEAD and ANN HART are: i. AMANDA ROSE7 WINSTEAD, b. January 25, 1992, Plant City, FL. ii. CARY SARAH WINSTEAD, b. May 31, 1995, Live Oak, FL.

Generation No. 7

25. ALISON NICHOLE7 OAKLEY (PATRICIA ANN6 MASSEY, LEOLA5 RICH, CLAUDIE LEAMON4, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born November 20, 1970. She married DANNY WHITLEDGE November 26, 1993.

Child of ALISON OAKLEY and DANNY WHITLEDGE is: i. LOGAN WAYNE8 WHITLEDGE, b. March 11, 1998.

26. DAVID ALAN7 WINSTEAD (BILLY JOE6, WAUNITTA ROSENA5 GIBSON, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born December 29, 1964 in Tampa, FL. He married JOANIE SWIFT TYNDALL December 28, 1986 in Seaford, DE.

Children of DAVID WINSTEAD and JOANIE TYNDALL are: i. JESSICA COLEEN8 WINSTEAD, b. April 12, 1990. ii. Leah Adelaide Winstead, b September 29, 1998

27. MELISSA ANN7 WINSTEAD (BILLY JOE6, WAUNITTA ROSENA5 GIBSON, DEMMIE ELLEN4 RICH, ABNER3, WILLIAM MARTIN2, OBEDIAH1) was born October 11, 1967 in Plant City, FL. She married RAYMOND LEE MITCHELY , JR. November 14, 1993 in Young Harris, GA.