Richey, Arthur Wellington

1860 - 1933  (73 years)

• Name	Richey, Arthur Wellington
  Birth	1860	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 04b
  Occupation	Farmer  [2]
  Reference Number	RICH.A003
  _FGRAVE	24072559
  Death	1 Mar 1933	Drowned   [1]
  	MAN AND TEAM DROWNED IN LITTLE WABASH RIVER Clay City—Arthur W. Richey, 75, Clay City farmer, and his team of horses were drowned March 1 in the backwaters of the Little Wabash River a mile southeast of Clay City. Richey's body was found in the afternoon by a searching party lying face down in four or five inches of water, with his dog watching nearby. Bodies of the two horses were found about 40 feet away, both dead, entangled in a tree. The farmer left Clay City at 8 a.m. on the running gears of a wagon to bring in a load of wood. When he failed to return home, the family began a search. The road he used crosses a slough. It is believed he did not realize the depth of the water and that he was so worn out in struggles to regain the uncovered portion of the road that he was too weak to rise when he reached shallow water. (Arthur Wellington Richey married S. Catherine Melrose on 13 Feb 1879, in Richland Co., Ill. His death certificate states that Arthur W. Richey was born 4 Apr 1860, in Illinois, the son of David Richey, a native of Illinois, and Cesena Nease, a native of Ohio, died 1 Mar 1933, in Clay City, Clay Co., Ill., the husband of Katie Richey, and was buried in I. O. O. F. Cemetery in Clay City, Ill.--Darrel Dexter)
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I18773	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	4 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Richey, Hugh David,   b. 1833   d. 1904 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Nease, Cyrena A.,   b. 1836   d. 1909 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F8478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melrose, Sarah Catherine 'Katie',   b. 1862, Illinois d. 6 Feb 1938 (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1879	Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 19 years and 2 months - She : ~ 17 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. Richey, Grace,   b. 20 Nov 1879   d. 10 Jan 1955, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 75 years) > 2. Richey, Minnie,   b. 1881   d. 1964 (Age 83 years) + 3. Richey, John David,   b. 1890, Illinois d. 25 Aug 1948 (Age 58 years) + 4. Richey, Glenn Chester,   b. 15 Nov 1897, Illinois d. Oct 1966, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (Age 68 years)   5. Richey, Frank Lester,   b. 25 Jan 1900, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1949, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana (Age 49 years) + 6. Richey, Della May,   b. Dec 1903   d. Jun 1965, Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F8288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1860 - Illinois Marriage - 13 Feb 1879 - Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Richey, Arthur W.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4957] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Richey, Arthur W., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24072559/arthur-wellington-richey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4958] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Richey, Sarah Catherine "Katie", (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Richey&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=24072564&), none. (Reliability: 2).