Individual Details

Dr. Thomas Jefferson Rich

(20 Mar 1845 - 17 Mar 1926)

Thomas was of English descent, his ancestors having sailed from Plymouth, England, in the latter part of the sixteenth century. His great-great-grandfather, Captain Jacob Rich, Sr., was killed during the Revolutionary War at the battle of Camden, South Carolina. At the age of eighteen, Thomas enlisted in the Union Army in the 13th Illinois Calvary, Company I. The date of his enlistment was December 21, 1863, and he was mustered out of service on August 31, 1865. Upon his return from the Civil War, he attended school and served as a medical apprentice to a Dr. F.M. Agnew of Makanda. In March, 1870 he entered Miami Medical College in Cincinnati from which he graduated with honors in February, 1872. Paul Culp, his grandson, remembers hearing stories of him living in the country east of Anna and making house calls by horse and buggy. He later moved to Anna and had an office above the drug store (photographed in 2000). Paul enjoyed visiting him there and always remembered the strong scent of medicines. Thomas was a Trustee of his denomination and the Superintendent of the Sunday School. He retired in 1923. Funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Anna. The hymn selections of Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, Nearer My God To Thee, and Rock of Ages were led by the Church choir. The chosen scripture text was 2nd Timothy, 4:7. He was buried in the Anna Cemetery with his third wife, Maggie, by the Norris Funeral Home (tombstone photograph available).

Events

Birth	20 Mar 1845	Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence	1850	District 2, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence	1860	Residence Post Office: South Pass - Township 11 S Range 1 E, Union, Illinois, USA
Military	1861 - 1865
Military	21 Dec 1863	Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Military	12 Feb 1864	Camp Butler, Illinois, USA
Military	31 Aug 1865	Pine Bluff, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA
Residence	1870	Makanda, Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Marriage	28 Nov 1875	Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, USA - Mary Cladora Miller
Residence	1880	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Marriage	28 Mar 1897	Union, Illinois, USA - Martha Ann Brooks
Residence	1900	Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Head - Saratoga, Union, Illinois, USA
Marriage	6 Nov 1902	Margaret J. Ruble
Residence	1910	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 105 W Monroe St Anna, Union County, Illinois, USA
Residence	1920	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Married - 105 W Monroe St, Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Death	17 Mar 1926	Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Burial	19 Mar 1926	Anna Cemetery, Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence		Illinois, USA
CauseOfDeath		Malnutrition - inability to assimilate food (senility was a contributing factor)
Title (Nobility)		Dr.
Residence		Anna, Union, Illinois, USA
Residence		Marital Status: M - Anna, Ilinois, USA

Families

Spouse

Martha Ann Brooks (1865 - 1898)

Spouse

Margaret J. Ruble (1857 - 1948)

Spouse	Mary Cladora Miller (1856 - 1895)
Child	Harry Rich (1877 - 1881)
Child	Minnie Rich (1878 - 1878)
Child	Lela R. Rich (1879 - 1957)
Child	Boy Rich (1879 - )
Child	Dennis Rich (1881 - 1966)
Child	Martha Rich (1885 - 1945)
Child	Annie R. Rich (1887 - 1979)
Child	Charles W. Rich (1889 - 1981)
Child	Luke Rich (1891 - 1954)
Child	Thomas Jefferson Rich Jr (1895 - 1895)

Father	George Dallas Rich (1807 - 1882)
Mother	Sarah "Sally" Owen (1811 - 1897)
Sibling	Martha Ann Rich (1835 - 1896)
Sibling	Lucinda Roberts (1844 - 1880)
Sibling	Emma M. Rich (1848 - 1883)
Sibling	Susan Jane Stout (1852 - 1943)
Sibling	Cassie Laura Rich (1852 - 1940)

Individual Details

Dr. Thomas Jefferson Rich

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