Richey, John

Title: Richey, John
Alias: Rickey, John; Ritchie, John; Richie, John
Gender: Male
Biography: In the 1840 Boone County, Kentucky census John Richey was known to have five enslaved. The 1850 census shows John Richey living in District 2, Boone, Kentucky. In 1860 and 1870 John is living in Walton, Boone, Kentucky. In 1880 John is living in Walton, Boone, Kentucky and is listed as widowed.
Member: Ritchie family
Birth date: 1798
Place of birth: Virginia
Spouse(s): unknown, Elizabeth
Child(ren): Richey, Milton; Richey, Catharine; Richey, John
Death date: circa 1880
Description: Enslaved held in 1840; Males, under 10, one; Males, 10 thru 23, one; Females, under 10, two; Females, 24 thru 35, one; Enslaved held in 1850: Male, 26 years old, black; Female, 24 years old, black; Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 40 years old, black
Source(s): Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules; Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880