Mercy Ann Reynolds

Notes:

The following train which brought the remains of Mrs. Mercy A. Richards and friends to Rising Sun on last Sunday consisted of an engine and a handsome car. Many of the relatives being in the railroad employ. Some of whom have about gained the top round of the ladder.



Death of an Estimable Woman.
Mrs. Mercy A. Richards, relict of Isaac Richards, formerly of Porter's Bridge, died at the
residence of her brother-in-law, Charles A. Lincoln, Philadelphia, on Thursday last. She
was a woman of superior character and posessesed the confidence of a large circle of
friends. The funeral took place on Sunday and her remains were interred in the West
Nottingham Friends burying ground. An address was made by Wm. Way, of Cecil county.
The deceased was a sister of Benjamin C. Reynolds, of Oxford, and Joseph T. Reynolds,
of East nottingham, Chester county. Among the many relatives and friends who attended
the funeral were George Sturges, chief clerk of the Board of Surveyers, Philadelphia; Wm.
H. Brown, Chief Engineer of the Penna. R. R. ; Charles A Lincoln, Prothonotary U. S.
Circuit Court, Philadelphia; Lewis Richards, Esq., Media and others. Her son, Jos. T.
Richards, First Assistant Chief Engineer of the Penna. R. R., was unable to attend the
funeral, as he is ill with typhoid pneumonia at his residence in Philadelphia. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company out of courtesy to her son furnished a special car to
convey the remains and accompanying friends to the place of interment.



Cecil Whig Saturday February 14, 1885

Died:
Died at the home of her brother-in-law Charles Lincoln

Mercy married Isaac Stubbs Richards 10 Nov 1813, West Nottingham Friends, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland. Isaac (son of Thomas Richards and Orpah Stubbs) was born 7 Sep 1819, Richardsmere, Cecil County, Maryland; died 19 Apr 1864, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , West Nottingham Friends Quaker Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married Margaret Deal.
Obit. from Cecil Whig newspaper: Richards-August 10, 1880, at Harrisville, this county, Isaac S. Richards, aged 32 years

No children born of this marriage

Died:
died of typhoid fever

Isaac married 'Maggie', Margaret Ann Deal. 'Maggie', (daughter of George Deal and Sarah Moore Reynolds) was born 15 Jan 1852, Rowlandsville, Cecil County, Maryland; died 27 Jul 1890; was buried , West Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Martha Elizabeth Ernest Abt 1874, Prob. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Martha (daughter of Henry W. Ernest and Mary Clifton) was born 2 Dec 1848, Chestertown, Maryland; died 27 Jul 1925, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried , West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomerey County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died of typhoid fever as did his sister Mercy Ann Richards. They are buried together

Notes:

Buried in Media Cemetery, Delaware County, Pennsylvania..however, have read where he died in Colorado Springs, Colardo

Lewis/Louis married Rebecca June Williamson 29 Oct 1885 (Courthouse by the Deputy Clerk J.B. Dickeson), Upper Providence of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca was born 17 Jan 1855, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; died 1925, Atlantic City, New Jersey; was buried , Media Cemetery, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

no children of this marriage

Ruth married Joseph R. Coates 1 Aug 1867, Cecil County, Maryland. Joseph was born 12 May 1834, York County, Pennsylvania; died 23 Mar 1902, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; was buried , West Nottingham Friends Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Jacob married Elizabeth Virginia Langdon 26 Dec 1872 (By the Rev. S.A. Galey), Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland. Elizabeth (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Langdon and Rebecca Ellen Maxwell) was born 20 Sep 1846, Cecil County, Maryland; died 13 Apr 1891, Near Porters Bridge, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , West Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Jacob married Mae Veasey Pennington 8 Jun 1893 (Thursday-by the Rev. Peregrine Worth), 604 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Mae was born 1 Jan 1871, Maryland; died 16 Aug 1952, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , West Nottingham Friends Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Named for her grandmother

Mercy married Norman Sturges Essig, DDS 3 Jun 1896, Pennsylvania. Norman was born 6 Nov 1869, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jul 1952, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; was buried , West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Joseph married Alice Bell Tosh 19 Jan 1910, Cecil County, Maryland. Alice was born 16 Aug 1881, Cecil County, Maryland; died 28 Sep 1970, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , West Norttingham Cemetery, Colora, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
Was a Doctor in Port Deposit, Maryland and had his own Hospital in Port Deposit called Richards Hospital

Granville married Mary Emma Wright 16 Nov 1910. Mary was born 12 Dec 1885, Cecil County, Maryland; died 20 Mar 1961, Cecil County, Maryland; was buried , West Nottingham Cemetery, Colora, Cecil County, Maryland. [Group Sheet]