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William Richart was born 22 January 1803 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Scioto County, Ohio, in 1805. His Post Office address in 1854 was Iron Furnace, Ohio. He moved to Iowa in 1855 and settled on a farm in Benton Township, Benton County, Iowa, 5 miles southeast of Vinton. The farm remained in the Richart family until it was sold in 1946 by the heirs of Sherman Richart.

William Richart's father, mother, first two wives, and a few other Richarts are buried in Bloom Switch Cemetery, Scioto County, Ohio.

William Richart passed on 24 October 1868.

William's first wife is Anna Marie Clingman, born 28 March 1807, married in May of 1826, and passed on in May of 1836.

William's second wife is Lucinda Thompson, born 29 May 1816, married September 1836, and passed on in October of 1846.

William's third wife is Nancy Maynard (nee Fillmore), born 22 February 1822, married 15 February 1848, and passed on 22 September 1861.

William's fourth wife is Catherine Maxson, born 5 July 1841, married 29 April 1862, and passed on 14 August 1904.


The following children were born:

Casandra, born 29 July 1828, passed on in April of 1829.

Hiram, born 29 March 1830, passed on in September of 1846.

Sarah Jane, born 12 November 1831, married Drake, passed on ?

John, born 16 April 1833, passed on circa 1915.

Carline Marie, born 3 August 1835, married Horace Hayward, passed on ?

George W., born 31 January 1838, passed on ?

Henry, born 29 February 1840, passed on ?

Polly, born 4 October 1842, passed on January 1856.

Reece, born 31 August 1843, passed on ?

Lucinda, born 27 September 1845, married Bolen, passed on?

Thomas, born 4 December 1848, passed on?

Jackson, born 12 March 1851, passed on?

Horace, born 1 June 1853, passed on?

Aaron K., born 7 April 1854, passed on?

Mary E., born on 14 April 1859, passed on 7 June 1860.

William, born 6 April, 1863, passed on 28 May 1863.

Possibly an unnamed stillborn in 1864.

Sherman, born 24 August 1865, passed on 26 November 1926.

Lewis W., born 23 July 1867, passed on 25 February 1951, leaving no children.

Sherman Richart married Mary Alice Hite, daughter of Hite and Thompson.

Children of Sherman Richart and Mary Hite are:

Ralph W. Richart, born 13 November 1890, passed on 6 August 1901, died from appendicitis.

Oscar Lewis Richart, born 21 June 1894, passed on 6 April 1918, died from influenza, not married, left no children.

Frank Thompson Richart, born 9 June 1897, passed on 12 September 1960, died from heart attack, married, but had no children.

Horace Hite Richart, born 17 June 1900, passed on 28 January 1958, leaving wife, one daughter, and two sons.

Myron M. Richart, born 11 February 1904, passed on in 1933, died from injuries helping another truck driver change a tire, leaving wife and two sons.