Michael B. Rich and Ida B. Shaw
Husband Michael B. Rich 1
Born: 30 Apr 1855 - Woolrich, Clinton Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John Fleming Rich (1826-1889) 3 Mother: Catherine A. Ohl (1828-Aft 1898) 2
Marriage: 1880 - Pine Creek Twp, Clinton Co, PA 2
Wife Ida B. Shaw 4 5
Born: Sep 1856 - Pine Creek Twp, Clinton Co, PA 4 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Squire Robert A. Shaw (1831- ) 4 5 Mother: Margaret Jane Dunn (1831- ) 4 5
Children
1 F Jennie F. Rich 6
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2 M Robert F. Rich 6
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3 F Katie L. Rich 6
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4 M John B. Rich 6
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5 F Anabel Rich 4
AKA: Anna B. Rich 2 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
6 F Gracie E. Rich 6
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7 F Margaret M. Rich 6
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General Notes: Husband - Michael B. Rich
He was born in Woolrich, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, where he acquired his elementary education, and during the years 1874-75-76 he attended Dickinson Seminary, at Williamsport. On laying aside his text books he entered into business with his father and became a member of the firm, which later continued operations under the firm name of John Rich & Bros. He was a managing partner of the woolen-mill and of a general store at Woolrich, where he had a comfortable and pleasant residence, erected at a cost of $3,000. On the Republican ticket he was elected school director of Pine Creek township and county commissioner, serving in the latter office from 1880 until 1885. He was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, served as class-leader, exhorter, Sunday-school superintendent and teacher.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 612, 626.
2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 626.
3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 625.
4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615.
5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 438.
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Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 615, 626.
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