Joseph Wesley Rish (1852 - 1869)

Born 27 Jun 1852 in Belle-fontaine, Choctaw County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Died 31 Oct 1869 at age 17 in Calhoun County, Mississippi

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Biography

(1) John Andrew Rish (2) Andrew Rish (3) GEORGE WASHINGTON RISH, OF CHILDREN OF: (4) 1. William Jasper Rish, b. 5 Oct., 1839, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala.; d. 23 Feb., 1910, "Rlshville", Calhoun Co., Miss.J buried Midway Cemetery, near Vardaman, said co. and state; m. 7 May, 1868, Calhoun Co., Miss., Margaret Jane Weatherbee (9) (the Weatherbee family), b. 31 Dec, 181+2, Franklin Co., Ala.; d. 3 Oct., 1915, Calhoun Co., Miss.; burled Midway Cemetery, same co. and state. (4) 2. Elinder (Ellen) Rosanna Rish, b. 14 Jan., I8I4.I, Tus-caloosa Co., Ala.; d. 19 Oct., 1890, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Gable Family Cemetery, same co. and state; m. 1 Dec, 1867, Calhoun Co., Miss., as his 2nd wife, James David Edmondson, b. 1 Nov,, 1834, Ga.; d. 29 Aug., 1877, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Gable Family Cemetery, aame co. and state. (She living in household of her maternal grandfather, Jacob Gable (3), in i860. James David Edmondson's first marriage was to Lavina Gable (4), maternal aunt of his second wife (the Gable family).) 3. (4) 3*. Matilda Jane Rish, b. 12 Aug., 1842, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala.j d. 13 March, l88l, Calhoun Co., Miss.; burled Midway Cemetery, same co. and state; m, 2$ Dec., 1865, Calhoun Co., Miss., Joshua Lucas Huffman (mother,s maiden name Millie Lamb), b. 20 July, 1849, Ala,; d. 11 March, 1935, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Poplar Springs Cemetery, same co. and state. (4) 4« Martha Ann Rish, b. 31 Oct., 1843, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; d. 5 Sept., 1913, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Monte Vista Cemetery, Webster Co., Miss.; m. 1st, 15 July, 1869, Calhoun Co., Miss., John Daniel Rainey (Raney), b. 10 June, 1842, Ga.; d. 26 Nov., 1883, near Danville, Yell Co., Ark.; buried same co. and state. M. 2nd, as his 2nd wife, Columbus Stevens; no issue. M. 3rd, as his 2nd wife, William Speed; no issue. (4) 5. Catherine Elizabeth Rish, b. 18 April, 1845, Chicka-saw Co., Miss.; d. 5 Oct., 1901, Chickasaw Co., MIss.j buried Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, same co. and state; m. 1st, 17 March, 1864, Calhoun Co., Miss., her 2nd cous-in, once removed, Joseph Rish (5) (the Rish family), b. 6 April, 1820, Lexington Dist., S. C, d. 21 Oct., 1872, Dale Co., Ala.; buried country cemetery, near Ozark, same co. and state. M. 2nd, 15 June, 1888, Calhoun Co., Miss., as his 3rd wife, Gregory William Wooten, b. 9 July, 1822, S. C.J d. 30 June, 1897, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; burled Macedonia Cemetery, same co. and state; no issue. (Gregory William Wooten1s 1st marriage was to Eve Mary Ann Gable (4), maternal aunt of his third wife (the Gable family). His 2nd mar-riage was to Sarah Prances , b. 25 July, 1833; d. 13 May, 1884; buried Young's Chapel Cemetery, Ellzey. near Vardaraan, Cal-houn Co., Miss.; Issue.) (4) 6. Nancy Emeline Rish, b. 21 Dec., I846, Chickasaw Co., Miss.j d. 29 Nov., 1894, Carroll Co., Miss.; buried Old Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, same co. and state; m. 1 July, 1869, Calhoun Co., Miss., James Young Philley (son of the Rev, Calvin Philley, b. 18 Aug., 1806, Caldwell Co., Ky., and Mary Ann (Parr) Mims Philley, a widow Mims at marriage), b. 7 May, 1850, Choctaw Co., Miss.; d. 26 Nov., 1919, Avoca, Jones Co., Tex.; buried Avoca Cemetery, same co. and state. (James Young Philley was a forceful and prom-inent minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He m. 2nd, 1895, Wesson, Copiah Co., Miss., Hattie (Ford) Little (widow with two sons). Issue: 1. Charles Manton Philley, b. abt. 1896, Lamar Co., Tex.; d. abt. 1899; 2, Maude11 Philley, b. abt. I898, Lamar Co., Tex.; m. Taylor (in 1957 her ad-dress was c/o M/Sgt. Elmo D. Taylor, 3906th A. B. Gp., Box 29, AP0 117, New York, N. Y.J 3. Gladys Philley, b. abt. 1900, Lamar Co., Tex.) (4) 7. Louisa Minerva Rish, b. 24 April, 1848, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; d. 6 May, 1881, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Midway Cemetery, same co. and state; m. 3 Feb., I87I, Calhoun Co., Miss,, Milton M. Ramsey. (She was living in household of her brother-in-law, Joshua Lucas Huffman, in Calhoun Co., Miss., I870. She d. in childbirth; unnamed infant d. 9 May, 1881, and they buried beside 4. each other at Midway Cemetery. She had other children. Am told that her husband took the children and moved to Ark. or Tex., and have no further record of them.) (4) 8. Nettie Ann Syrene (Cyrene) Rish, b. 19 Oct., 1850, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; d. 29 Dec, 1904, Webster Co., Miss.; buried New Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cem-etery, near Eupora, same co. and state; m. 3 Feb., 1874, near Atlanta, Chickasaw Co., Miss., William Jabez Philley (son of the Rev. Calvin Philley and Mary Ann (Farr) Mims Philley (see Nancy Emeline (Rish) Philley (4) and her husband, James Young Philley, herein), b. 4 Apr., 1853, near Greensboro, Choctaw Co., Miss.; d. 21 Jan., 1933, Eupora, Web-ster Co., Miss.; buried New Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery, same co. and state. (She and her sister, Nancy Emeline Rish, married brothers.) (See Rish notes for Philley.) (William Jabez Philley m. 2nd, 1 Feb., 1906, Bradford's Chapel, Calhoun Co., Miss, (by the Rev. H. Y. McCaleb), Prances Rebecca (Hemphill) Smith (dau. of John Hemphill and wife, Rebecca Hemphill, and the widow of Cage Smith), b. 19 Nov., 1875, in Pickens or Payette Co., Ala.; living San Carlos, Cal. Her issue by Cage Smith: 1. Margaret Smith, m. M. D. Luker, lives Birmingham, Ala.; 2. Homer Smith, lives at or near Birmingham, Ala.; 3. Lonnie Smith, d. abt. 3 years of age, and he and his father buried Spring Hill Cemetery, near Cadaretta, Webster Co., Miss. Children of William Jabez Philley, by his 2nd marriage: 1. James Ed-ward Philley, b. 16 May, 1907, Webster Co., Miss*; lives San Carlos, Cal.; 2. Ruth Phil-ley, b. 10 May, 1909, Webster Co., Miss.; m. James A. Foley; lives Birmingham, Ala.; 3. Laken Brasher Philley, b. 16 Oct., 1911, Webster Co., Miss.; killed in auto accident, 18 May, 1955, near Tuscaloosa, Ala.; 4« Mary Frances Philley, b. 30 Sept., 1914, Webster Co., Miss.; m. abt. 1930, Robert E. Bailey, of Eupora, Webster Co., Miss.; has five chil-dren; 5. Payton Gunter Philley, b. 11 May, 1915, Webster Co., Miss.; m. and lives Santa Clara, Cal.) (4) 9. Joseph Wesley Rish, b. 27 June, 1852, near Belle-fontaine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 31 Oct., 1869, Cal-houn Co., Miss.; buried Rish Family Cemetery, near Beliefontaine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; accidentally killed while hunting; single. (4) 10. John Calhoun Rish, b. 6 Apr., 1854, near Bellefon-taine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 12 July, 1912, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; buried Midway Cemetery, near'Vardaman, Calhoun Co., Miss..'; m. 1st, 8 Aug., 18 76, Calhoun Co., Miss,, Modena Anthem Weatherbee (9) (the Wea-therbee family), b. 27 Feb., 1856, Calhoun Co., Miss.; d. 6 July, 1&98, -Chickasaw Co., Miss..; bur-led Midway Cemetery, near•Vardaman, Calhoun Co., Miss. M.2nd, Mattie (Green) Carter, widow, deceased; no issue. (4) 11. Sarah Ann Melvina Rish, b. 25 Feb., 1856, near Beliefontaine, Choctaw (part that was later Sum-ner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 9 Nov., 1889, Calhoun Co., Miss.; buried Oak Springs Cemetery, near Derma, same co. and state; m. 21 Dec, 1873, Calhoun Co., Miss., Benjamin Franklin Betterton (5) (the Gable family), b. 15 March, 1852, Chick-asaw Co., Miss.*, d. 28 Aug., 1939, Richmond, 5.Contra Costa Co., Cal.j buried Sunset View Cemetery, same co. and state. (4) 12. Barbara Dorothea Rish, b. 10 Dec, 1857, near Belle-fontaine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 25 Dec, 1857, same co. and state; buried Rish Family Cemetery, same co. and state. (4) 13- Jacob Andrew Rish, b. 17 Nov., 1859, near Beliefon-taine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 17 Nov., 1859, same co. and state; buried Rish Family Cemetery, same co. and state. (4) 14. Marion Lafayette Rish, b. 27 May, 1861, near Bellefon-taine, Choctaw (part that was later Sumner, then Webster) Co., Miss.; d. 3 Oct., 1903, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; buried Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, same co. and state; m. Letitia Bailey, b. 7 Oct., 1862; d. 2 Oct., 1932, Chickasaw Co., Miss.; buried Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, same co. and state; no issue. (She m. 2nd, 28 Aug., 1904, Chickasaw Co., Miss., as his 2nd wife, William M. Alford, b. Ga., d. 2 July, 1958, John Gaston Hosp., Memphis, Shelby Co., Tenn. (age 89 years), burled Rhodes Chapel Cemetery, Chickasaw Co., Miss.)

Sources

• OF WHOM I CAME; FROM WHENCE I CAME WELLS-WISE, RISH-WISE AND OTHERWISE BY ZELMA WELLS PRICE PUBLISHED 1959 VOL. 2 PGS. 3-6