William Wofford Rich
Born: June 4, 1823
Birth Place: Habersham County, Georgia
Father: James William Rich Sr. 1801 – 1848
Mother: Charlotte Lottie Wofford 1805 – 1880
Wife: Basheba E. Sisson 1833 – 1885
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)
Children:
Savannah G. Rich Trotter (Georgia) 1856 – 1892
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)
Florence Rich (Georgia) 1859 - 1870
Sallie Lee Rich Christopher (Georgia) 1863 – 1927
(Buried: Forest Cemetery, Gadsden, Alabama)
William Rich (Georgia) 1868 – 1870
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia)
Education:
Attended School in Cassville, Georgia
Attended Gwinnett Manual Labor Institute
Attended Franklin College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Cassville, Georgia
Served in the Mexican War, rising to 1st Lt.
Plantation Manager
Assistant U.S. Marshal in Cass County, Georgia
Civil War Career:
Captain in Johnson's Cavalry Rangers
Lt. Colonel, and Battalion Commander Phillips Georgia Legion
Led his Legion at Gettysburg, and all the major battles of Northern Virginia, including Chancellorsville.
Occupation after War:
Bartow County, Georgia County Treasurer
Sheriff of Bartow County, Georgia
Farmer
Bartow County, Georgia Tax Collector
Owner of Silver Mine in Colorado
Mercantile Store Owner in Cartersville, Georgia
Railroad Agent for Cartersville, Georgia
Owner of Charcoal Production Facility
Died: April 26, 1892
Place of Death: Gadsden, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Georgia
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