Haden, Richard Douglas
Birth Name | Haden, Richard Douglas |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 45 years, 11 days |
Events
Type | Date | Place | Description | Notes |
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Birth | 1834-06-07 | Goochland, VA |
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Residence | 1860 | Coldsprings, Polk, TX | ||
Death | 1879-06-18 | Cedar Bayou, Harris, TX |
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Burial | 1879 | Cedar Bayou Methodist Church, TX |
Parents
Father | Haden, Robert Douglas |
Mother | Barry, Martha |
Siblings |
Families
Married | Wife | Woodall, Anne Elizabeth |
Marriage | 1857-11-05 at Coldspring, Polk, TX 1 | |
Children |
Narrative
Doctor Richard Douglas Haden and his brother, Dr. John Haden, loved to gamble. They were gambling in their home town area in Goochland County, Virginia, got into a fight, and killed two people. They left town in a hurry with a posse after them. They made it safely into Texas and freedom.
- Valerie Notes
Narrative
Owned a brickyard
Narrative
Also have a June 15 birthdate
Narrative
Was given 2 slaves (John and Mary) for a wedding present. They took the name Haden because they had no last name and John is buried at Cedar Bayou as John Haden.
- Valerie
Source References
- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~polkcountytxconnections/MarriageBookB2.html
Polk County Marriage Book
Polk County Texas Marriage Records
Volume B2 Index
Transcribed March 2000 by Beverly Evins
Haden, Richard D. to Ann Eliza Woodall on November 5, 1857 Page-6
- Valerie Haden Genealogy Notes
- Texas Coastal Pioneers of Chambers County
- Cedar Bayou Methodist Church Cemetery
- Grave Marker