Hugh Edward Jackson Richbourg (1829 - 1906)

Born 1 Jan 1829 in Pike County, Alabama

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Died 28 Dec 1906 at age 77 in Opp, Covington, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Hugh was born in 1829 in Pike County, Alabama^[1] and lived most of his life in Coffee County as a farmer^{[2][3] [4][5][6]}. In addition to farming, he may have also worked as a tax collector for Covington County, Alabama^[7].

He is the son of Hugh Richbourg and Mary Williams. He married Milbra Pearl Helms around 1853; the 1900 census shows they were married 47 years at the time. They had at least 10 children, many of whom changed the last name from Richbourg to Richburg:
Jacob Hugh Richburg (1856-1918)
Lethea Elizabeth Richburg (1856-1920)
Sarah Rebecca Richburg (1859-1936)
Mary Victoria Richburg (1860-1880)
Josephine Milbra Richburg (1862-1940)
Amanda Virginia Richburg (1866-1938)
Florence Alabama "Bama" Richburg (1868-1935)
Abbie Jane Richburg (1869-1877)
John Perry Richbourg (1872-1936)
Ella Belle Richburg (1878-1961)

Hugh Richburg was transferred 80 acres of land in Coffee County, Alabama that had been provided to Alexander C Stephens for his service in the War of 1812^[8].

Hugh was a Private in the 53rd Regiment, Alabama Partisan Rangers during the Civil War^[9][10].

He passed away in 1906 and is buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Opp, Covington, Alabama^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP9-N96 : 24 August 2017), Hugh Richburg, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing 39, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 3; FHL microfilm 2,330.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-97J : 27 August 2017), Hugh Richburg, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing p. 10, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm 2,333.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-QJ3 : 3 March 2020), Hugh E Richbury in household of Hugh Richbury, Coffee county, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing family 534, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV1-J3P : 8 January 2020), H E Richburg, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JC-SR6 : 22 August 2017), J E Richburg, Dannelys Cross-Roads, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 43, sheet 274A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,008.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M987-76B : accessed 3 March 2020), H E Richberg, Precincts 2, 20 Dannally Crossroads, Parker, Coffee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 6B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,009.
7. ↑ Unsourced information from Woodham genealogy records of Louise Keily Woodham
8. ↑ Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," database, General Land Office Records," (www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx : accessed 25 April 2021), entry for Hugh E J Richburg, accession #MW-0707-234, Land Office: Cahaba, Alabama, Issue Date: 1 June 1853.
9. ↑ "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXKZ-TL5 : 27 November 2014), H E Richburg, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M311 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 451.
10. ↑ "Alabama, Confederate Pension Applications, ca. 1880-1930's," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WB6D-Z46Z : 3 December 2019), H E Richburg in entry for M P Richburg, 5 Jun 1909; citing Pension, Covington, Alabama, United States, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery; 008496891.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 February 2021), memorial page for Hugh Edward “Jack” Richbourg Jr. (1 Jan 1829–28 Dec 1906), Find A Grave: Memorial #39893070, citing Hickory Grove Cemetery, Opp, Covington County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by John Sharpless (contributor 46543054) .

• Simpson, William C. Jr. (1998) “The Huguenot Trail The Life and Descendants of Reverend Claude Philippe de Richebourg and His Wife Anne Chastain”

Notes

There are 3 Hugh Richburgs listed in the 1855 Alabama census in Coffee County, and it is not possible to accurately identify which may be this Hugh Richburg or which may be his father. The 1866 Alabama census records on FamilySearch are actually the 1855 records.