[Granville-Hough] 23 July 2009 - Richmond N Hough

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Al Spinks wrote:

> July 20, 2009
>  
> Dr. Hough;
>  
> Today I ran across your name and e-mail address while doing an 
> internet search for Richmond N. Hough of Jasper Co., MS (and farther 
> west).   It is my understanding that Richmond H. moved to Louisiana 
> around 1866, stayed there a year or two, and then moved on to 
> California, passing away before the census of 1870.  In Louisiana, his 
> wife, Caroline Matilda, passed away. 
>  
> ***
> Do you know which parish in LA, Richmond Hough and his family lived 
> that year or two??  To understand why I am interested, look at my website:
>  
>     www.alandmary.org
>  
> Near the top of the page, click on the question about Richmond Hough.
>  
> In short--I am suspicious that one of my gr-gr-grandmothers passed 
> away while visiting her sister Matilda in LA.  I want to look for her 
> gravesite and it would really help if I knew in which parish Richmond 
> and Matilda lived.
>  
> Pease let me hear from you.
>  
> Al Spinks
> aspinks3 at triad.rr.com

I eventually found the record which might help you.  What you need to
look up in LA is the Perry LeBlanc family.

RICHMOND N. AND CAROLINE M. T. (EVERITT) HOUGH OF MS, AL, LA, AND CA

    Richmond Nollis HOUGH (1812 MS - 8 Sep San Joaquin Co, CA) was a
public figure of Jasper and Clarke counties who should be easy to trace;
however, he was financially destroyed by the Civil War, and he had to
seek a new start elsewhere.  He moved first to Louisiana, where his wife
and perhaps some of his children died, then he moved on to CA, where he
died not long afterwards.

    R. N. HOUGH was one of the original settlers in Clarke Co, MS, and
lived there through 1838.  On 4 Oct 1837 in Washington Co, AL, he md
Caroline Matilda Thazer EVERITT (28 Jan 1824 AL - 5 June 1867 LA), dau
of Enoch and Margaret (BYRD) EVERITT.  The marriage was performed by her
uncle, the Hon. John Fegan EVERITT.  Caroline was mentioned in Enoch
EVERITT's will of 28 May 1836 in Washington Co, AL.  One Enoch EVERITT
was on Clarke Co, MS, tax lists from 1835 through 1855, along with Jehu
EVERETT.  He owned land in Clarke Co, but he may have lived in
Washington Co, AL.

    Richmond N. and Caroline settled by 1839 in the newly opened Choctaw
Indian lands of Jasper Co, MS, where they prospered.  Richmond operated
a plantation with several slave families, ran the local post office,
called "Hough," and was the State Senator for Jasper-Clarke district for
1852-54, 1856-57, and 1858.  He was a prominent Baptist layman from
Fellowship Baptist Church to the Liberty Baptist Association.  He was a
Masonic member of the Quitman Lodge until 1846, when he moved his
membership to Enterprise.  His brother, Alson HOUGH, was also a member
of these Masonic Lodges.

    Soon after the Civil War was over, and possibly before, Richmond
HOUGH moved to LA, prob to Abbeville, Vermillion Parish.  His family did
not do well there, and Caroline and possibly some of the children died.
After this family tragedy, Richmond moved to CA, probably via the Panama
Isthmus, and he and his son-in-law Perry LEBLANC settled in Twp 4 of San
Joaquin Co, CA.  On 4 May 1868, he and Perry LEBLANC borrowed $3000 from
the Stockton Savings Bank and had given a mortgage on the land holdings
of 686 acres.  Then, on 7 Sep 1868, Richmond HOUGH made his will in
which he named son-in-law Perry LEBLANC and dau Martha HOUGH as joint
executors.  He gave his dau Math (short for Martha) HOUGH one gray mare
and his poultry.  He gave his son George a bay mare.  His MS and LA
properties were to be sold or divided into seven equal parts.  He died
the next day, leaving six minor children.  The children under 21 at the
time were Martha A.; George A.; Charles Galen; Richmond Nollis, Jr;
Della; and John.  The seventh part in the will was probably for the wife
of Perry LEBLANC, Sarah Jane.  In 1870, in Liberty twp of San Joaquin
Co, five HOUGH ch were with P. and Sarah LEBLANC; namely, George,
Charles, Nollis, Della, and John.  About seven months after Richmond
died, Martha md John B. SUTHERLAND and after 1870 took two of the
children to live with her.  Three stayed with Perry and Sarah Jane
LEBLANC.  In Aug 1871, the oldest boy, probably George, left the LEBLANC
household.  The other two ch were still with the LEBLANC hh in 1874.

    The seven children in CA do not seem to be the complete family when
compared to census records of 1840, 1850, and 1860.  There were either
older ch who did not go to CA, but may have lived and died in MS and
LA.  Alternatively, some of these older children may have been nieces or
nephews who lived with the Richmond N. HOUGH family for the educational
opportunities.  The list of those on census and will records follows:

1. Lethy (1838 MS -       ) listed out of order in 1850, suggesting she
may have been a relative, not a dau.  What happened to her is not
known.  (There is a record for one Letha E. HUFF (24 July 1836 -       )
who md Wiley Preston GUINN (28 Dec 1832 Choctaw Co, AL -      ) and
their ch were Joanne F. (30 Dec 1834) (md Van PARR); Mary J. (11 Apr
1857) (??? DE MOSS); Alfred Henry (6 May 1858 Choctaw Co, AL) (on 4 Dec
1883 in Collins Co, TX, md Mattie Bell FARLEY); and Wiley Franklin Baker
(30 Jan 1862 Choctaw Co, AL) (on 11 Aug 1891 in TX md Laura Bell
MARTIN).  This family moved to TX after 1862).  (Records of Mrs. E. R.
JONES, 1408 Herbst St, Borger, TX 79007).

2. Josephine (1839 MS -       ) listed out of order in 1850, suggesting
she may have been a relative, not a dau.  What happened to her is not known.

3. Francis E. (1840 MS - alive 1866 Clarke Co, MS) had an outstanding
record as a Sgt, Lt, and Captain in Comp G, 8th Miss Inf.  At the end of
the war, he was Captain, Adjutant for the 8th Miss Inf.  He signed his
parole at Meridian, MS, when the war ended and apparently returned to
his home.  He was listed as F. E. HOUGH, with a child under 10, on the
1866 census for Clarke Co, MS.  His name may have been Francis Everitt
HOUGH, as there were some land transactions in 1860/61 by one Everett
HOUGH.  (There was also a cousin Thomas E. S. HOUGH, who could have been
this person.)

4. Sarah Jane (1842 Jasper Co, MS - 21 Dec 1924 San Francisco, CA) md
(1) John FITZGERALD, a native of Chicago, who died in MS or LA.  There
were apparently no ch.  She md (2) in 1866 in LA Perry LEBLANC (8 Aug
1838 Abbeville, Vermillion Par, LA - 3 June 1904 Fresno, CA) son of
Pierre Dupre LEBLANC of France and LA and Louisa BROUSSARD, prob. of
LA.  Perry LEBLANC had previously md on 1 Nov 1858 at Abbeville,
Vermillion Par, LA, Elomie DILLION, who died before 1866.  They had two
ch: Mary Eliza and Helen (or Elena C. or Lena).  The obituary for Perry
LEBLANC stated he brought his family to CA via the Panama Isthmus.
Sarah Jane and Perry had four sons: Robert of Santa Ana, CA; Joseph R.
of Fresno, CA; Albert of Fresno, CA; and Thomas of San Francisco.  Elena
C. LEBLANC on 30 Mar 1879 md Harrison FRANKLIN in San Joaquin Co, CA.
(San Joaquin Marriage Bk 4:48).  She seemed to be alone in 1880.  Then
on 6 Sep 1882 in San Joaquin Co, CA, Lena LEBLANC md Knox GUM (Bk
4:376).  On 20 Sep 1874 in San Joaquin Co, CA, Mary Eliza LEBLANC md
Samuel Harris CHILDS (Bk 3:382).  Robert LEBLANC by 1900 md Mrs.
Elizabeth WHITE.  In 1904, Perry LEBLANC had one surviving dau, a Mrs.
DUNN of Lodi, CA.  The LEBLANC family became fairly prosperous, and by
1881 moved to Fresno.  When the Americah Legion of Honor was formed at
Masonic Hall, Perry LEBLANC was a trustee.  (History of Fresno County).
He was also prominent in the Knights of Pythias.

5. Thomas (L. or S.) 1844 MS -         ) probably served in the Civil
War, as there were several Thomas HOUGH records.  The only one which can
be specifically identified to this Thomas was an enlistment in Comp B,
13th Miss Inf, in 1861.  As he was only 17, he was discharged in Sep
1861.  He was listed as a student.  What happened to him later is not
yet determined.

6. Samuel H. (1846 MS -       ) enlisted in Comp G, 8th Miss Inf, which
Francis E. HOUGH was in.  As Samuel H. was only 15 years old, he was
discharged in Dec 1861.  No further record has been found for him.

    Of the above six persons, only Sarah Jane seemed to be remembered in
Richmond N. HOUGH's will.  It must be noted that the will was made the
day before Richmond died, and his primary concern were his minor ch.
The others may have already died, or they may have received distribution
previously, or they may not have been direct heirs.

7. Martha A. (1848 Jasper Co, MS - 6 June 1900 Porterville, CA) was
perhaps too young to be listed as executor of her father's will, but he
probably did not intend to die the next day.  On 10 Feb 1869 in San
Joaquin Co, CA, she md John Bert SUTHERLAND (1835 - 1 Mar 1895
Porterville, CA), son of John SUTHERLAND (Book 2:699).  John SUTHERLAND,
Sr, was an English coal miner from Sunderland, Durham, England, who made
a fortune placer mining for gold.  His son, John B., was a cattle
rancher working for his father on a ranch in the Kings River in Fresno
(later Kings) Co.  In 1877, the young SUTHERLANDS moved to Fountain
Springs, the later to Porterville.  The SUTHERLAND ch were Oscar Adair
(29 Feb 1872 Laton, CA); Bert John (22 Jan 1873 Laton, CA); Annie Della
(16 Sep 1875 Fresno, CA); Alice Ella (16 Sep 1875 Fresno); Caroline
Matilda (4 Feb 1877 Fresno); and Oliver Bliss (4 Mar 1891 Kingsbury,
CA).  As noted above, some of Martha's younger brothers or sisters lived
in her home.

8. dau E. C. (1851 MS - prob. d. young).  Listed on 1860 census but not
on the R. N. HOUGH will.

9. George A. (1853/56 Jasper Co, MS -       ) listed on the 1860 census,
on the R. N. HOUGH will, and on the 1870 census.  He may have left the
LEBLANC household in 1871.  He has not been identified later.

10. Charles Galen (6 Feb 1856 Enterprise, MS - 15 Jan 1931 Fresno, CA,
bur Visalia Cem, Visalia, CA) apparently grew up in the LEBLANC hh.
Later he lived in Tulare and Fresno counties.  In 1900, he lived at
Visalia in Tulare Co at 301 Goshen Ave, one block from his brother, R.
N. HOUGH.  He is recalled as being a railroad waymaster.  He md Cathrine
ALLIS (1873 Alberta Province, Canada - 4 Apr 1973, San Joaquin Co, CA,
bur Visalia Cem, Visalia, CA, death certificate state file #56428).  She
is recalled as becoming insane after the death of a child and being
confined to the state asylum for the remainder of her life.  There were
two ch with Charles in 1910: Kathleen A. (6 Jan 1903 CA) and Madaleen
(1905 CA).  Tulare Co records show another child named Madaleen was born
dead 24 Nov 1904.

11. Richmond Nollis "Nolly" (12 June 1859 Jasper Co, MS - 29 June 1900
Visalia, CA) was with Perry and Sarah Jane LEBLANC in 1870 and with
Samuel H. and Mary E. CHILDS in 1880.  In 1884, he was a registered
voter in Tulare Co.  By 1890, he and others were working a placer gold
claim at the Endurance Mine in Kern Co.  Later, he was a farmer.  On 19
Oct 1885 in San Joaquin Co, CA, he md Helen CASTLE (15 Nov 1861 CA -
died after 1915 Stockton, CA) (BK 5:74).  In Feb 1898, R. N. HOUGH
joined others from Visalia in going to the Klondike to prospect for
gold.  When he returned to CA, he went to Kern Co to work in the oil
fields.  There he came down with malaria and typhoid fever.  He returned
home to die at age 41.  Nolly and Helen had two ch: Lawrence R. (8 Oct
1886 CA) and A. May (26 Sep 1887 CA).  In 1915, Mrs. Helen (CASTLE)
HOUGH lived on Derby St in Berkeley.  In 1933, the son, L. R. HOUGH,
gave information for the death certificate for his aunt, Della BALEY.
At that time he lived at Big Creek, CA.

12.  Della (29 Oct 1861 MS - 28 Dec 1933 Fresno, CA) was with the
LEBLANC hh in 1870.  On 7 Sep 1882 in Tulare Co, she md Edward YALE, and
they moved to San Francisco.  When Perry LEBLANC died, his widow Sarah
Jane, apparently invited Della to live with her in Fresno.  By that time
Della had md (2) Charles BALEY, but they had divorced.  Family records
do not indicate Della had any ch.  Her 1933 obit shows nephews Oscar
SUTHERLAND of Porterville, Robert LEBLANC of Fresno; and Thomas LEBLANC
of Oakland.  Nephew L. R. HOUGH gave her death certificate information.

13. John (1866 LA -       ) was with Perry LEBLANC in 1870, but no
records have been identified for him after 1874.  He may have gone to
live with the SUTHERLANDS, or he may have died young.

    Hough lineage is Richmond N. and Caroline M. T. (Everitt) of MS, AL,
LA, and CA; Francis and Unity (   ) of GA, AL, and MS; Samuel and Sarah
(      ) of NC, GA, AL, and MS; poss. Samuel and Frances (       ) of
Anson Co, NC;

References for HoRN&CMT, 6 Apr 2002:

Research by descendant William Whitaker of 1021 So. Valley View Drive,
Condo 42, St George, UT 84770-4490.

1820 Wayne Co, MS, p 110, with Francis Hough 231101-41010

1830 Wayne Co, MS, p 224, poss. with Francis Hough 111100001-0221001
1835-38 Clarke Co, MS, tax records (Strickland and Edwards, Clarke
County, MS, Tax Rolls and Census, 1835-1866, 1990).
1835 Washington Co, AL, will of Enoch Everett (Will Bk B:39), also in AL
State Dept of Archives and History Will Book 1:60 (1827 - 1888).
1839 Jasper Co, MS, R. N. Hough on tax roll.

1840 Jasper Co, MS, p 179, R. N. Hough
1847-1854 Liberty Baptist Association Minutes show that the location of
the association to be at Hough's Store, with R. Hough a delegate in
1847, 1848, and 1851.  Fellowship Baptist Church was apparently the
local church.

1850 Jasper Co, MS, p 57, dw 355, Richmond N. Hough hh.
1860 Jasper Co, MS, dw 779, R. N. Hough hh.
1866/67, poss Abbeville, Vermillion Par. LA, where family members died.
1866 Clarke Co, MS, F. E. Hough on state census.
1868 San Joaquin Co, CA, R. N. Hough will of 7 Sep 1868.

1870 San Joaquin Co, CA, Liberty twp, p 20, dw 137, five Huff ch with P.
and Sarah Leblanc fam., along with Perry's two older daus, his and Sarah
Jane's two sons, and a probable brother Antoine LEBLANC (1848 LA).

1880 San Joaquin Co, CA, Liberty twp, p 9, Nolly Huff with Samuel H. and
Mary Childs hh.

1900 Fresno Co, CA, Fresno, 8-6-15-31, Perry and Sarah Jane Leblanc hh.
1900 Visalia City Directory, p 55, shows R. N. and C. G. Hough addresses.
1900 Tulare Co, CA, 47-13-70-62, Richmond N. Hough hh.
1900 Tulare Co, CA,              Charles G. Hough hh.

1910 Tulare Co, CA, 126-206-25, Charles G. Hough and his two daus.
1910 Alameda Co, CA, Berkeley City, 15-58-62, Helen Hough and dau A. May
(fam of Nolly Hough).

Tulare County Records (Vol I, Bk 1A:24, and Bk 6:1724).

Fresno Co, CA, obit for Perry Leblanc, 4 June 1904, Fresno Morning
Republican.

Visalia, CA, obit for R. N. Hough, Jr, 30 June 1900, Daily Morning Delta.

Fresno CA, obit for Della Baley, 29 Dec 1933.  Also Record of Funerals,
Fresno, CA, for Della Baley, 30 Dec 1933.  Also Fresno City Death
Certificates Female Bk 10:387.

Cyrus Henry Brown, Vol II:439, Brown Genealogy, for Nolly Hough fam.