Richmond, James 1814-1908

RICHMOND, LOGSDON

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Date: 10/20/2005 at 15:47:54

James Richmond was born Dec. 6th, 1814, in Washington County, Ind.

When quite young his parents moved to Tennessee. When near manhood they moved across to Whitley County, Kentucky. He was employed at the boat yard where he became an expert with the broadax. When about 22 years old he strolled over into Hart County, Ky.

Here he planned employment with his favorite tool, but alas, one fatal miss-lick with the broadax found him a sufferer with his knee laid open.

This meant weeks and even months of pain and anxiety, during which time he was very attentively nursed by a young lady by the name of Lovina Logsdon. This attention culminated in a love affair, which ended in a marriage January 9, 1839, he being a little past twenty-five and his bride lacking a little of seventeen years. They made their home in the vicinity of the Mammoth Cave until the spring of 1848, when being seized with the Iowa fever, which seemed to be an epidemic, they with four children in an improvised prairie schooner, started for the Blackhawk Purchase.

The 4th of June found them on Clear Creek, about eighteen miles northwest of Newton, Iowa. Here among the Indians they lived on a claim for nearly three years, when he traded for a claim nine miles northwest of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, where he entered about four hundred acres of choice land.

On this farm the lived and reared a family of twelve children. About the year 1862 he with his wife united with the Regular Baptist Church. In this communion they ever remained.

They lived on this farm until the year 1880 when they left the farm and moved to Newton, where they lived a happy retired life until 1896, when his helpmate was summoned to the home above.

He then lived at his home in Newton with his son, J. M., until 1903, when he with J. M. moved to Carthage, Missouri, where they lived until death claimed him on the 15th of January 1908. With great faith of a bright future, at the ripe age of 93 years, 1 month and 9 days, he left this world to meet the prospects that he spoke so often about in his last hours. His remains were brought back to Newton, Ia., and laid in Independence Cemetery by the side of the one who had been his partner and stay through a busy life. Here near their old home with many relatives and loved ones, in the peaceful shady city of the dead, they await the triumph of God.

The funeral was held at Baxter where the interment was made. The services were conducted by Rev. C. A. Tenny, of the First Baptist Church of this city, Sunday, January 19. A large number of friends and relatives gathered to pay the last tribute to this pioneer citizen of Jasper County.

He is survived by eleven children, J. M. Richmond of Carthage, Mo., who accompanied his body to this city, F. M. Richmond, Missouri, A. J. of Oregon, G. W. of Georgia, O. P. of Carthage, Mo., Mrs. S. A. Marsh of Rhodes, Mrs. Daniel Haley, Clyde, Mrs. Joseph Chadwick of New York, Mrs. M. J. Loving of Orange, La., and Mesdames F. D. Brown and J. C. Holtz, of this city.

The Newton Daily News, Tuesday, January 21, 1908