Perry David Rich, Sr.

1879 - 1963  (83 years)

• Name	Perry David Rich  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	22 Sep 1879	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [7]
  Census: Federal	4 Jun 1880	Pinehill Road, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [8]
  	1) Elijah A. J. Rich, head, white male age 40, farmer, born in GA, parents born in GA 2) Hattie Rich, wife, white female age 31, keeping house, born in GA, parents born in GA 3) Euseamer Rich, son, single white male age 12, attended school, born in GA 4) Minnie Rich, daughter, single white female age 10, attended school, born in GA 5) Emery Rich, son, single white male age 8, attended school, born in GA 6) Arthur J. Rich, son, single white male age 7, attended school, born in GA 7) Madora Rich, daughter, single white female age 5, attended school, born in GA 8) Hunnewell Rich, son, single white male age 3 9) Perry Rich, son, single white male age 8 months 10) Zilphy Lofton, aunt, widowed white female age 47, keeping house, born in GA, parents born in GA 11) Rosa Heana, single white female age 19, boarder, school teacher, born in GA, mother born in NC 12) William Sloan, single white male age 22, farm laborer, cannot read or write, born in GA, parents born in GA
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  Census: Federal	1 Jun 1900	, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA   [9]
  	1) [Perry D.] Rich, head, white male age 20, born Sep 1879 in GA, married 11 months, parents born in GA, liveryman, owned a home 2) J[ulia] Rich, wife, white female age 19, born Sep 1880 in GA, mother of  0, parents born in GA 3) [?] Pool, boarder, single white male age 16, born Sep 1883 in GA, parents born in GA, store salesman
  Census: Federal	10 Apr 1910	, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA   [10]
  	1) Peter D. Rich, head, white male age 30, born in GA, parents born in GA, lawyer, owns a home 2) Huron Rich, wife, white female age 29, born in GA, parents born in GA 3) Hattie S. Rich, daughter, white female age 10, born in GA, attended school 4) Ruth Rich, daughter, white female age 8, born in GA, attended school 5) Forest Rich, son, white male age 5, born in GA 6) Julia Rich, daughter, white female age 3, born in GA 7) Mazie Rich, daughter, white female age 1/12, born in GA
  News Article	21 May 1914	The Atlanta Constitution (newspaper), Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA   [11]
  	Miller County Forms Chamber of Commerce Colquitt, Ga., May 20.--(Special.)-- The Miller County Chamber of Commerce was formally organized last night along the most modern lines...Colonel P. D. Rich, vice president..."
  News Article	14 Jul 1915	The Atlanta Constitution (newspaper), Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA   [12]
  	"Kinship Ties Tangled When Six Brothers Married Six Sisters Representative P. D. Rich So Closely Related to Himself That He Can't Figure It All Out. It's all in the family! At least that is the way Representative P. D. Rich, of Miller county, looks at it.  Also he has reason for his peculiar and unusual point of view, for Representative Rich probably is more closely related to himself than any other member of the general assembly of Georgia, if not any other citizen of this sovereign state. Eight children were born to the parents of Representative Rich.  Of these no less than six married brothers and sisters, members of another prominent family of Miller county. As a result, these two families have a sort of monopoly on relationship, and Mr. Rich himself admits that the problems of genealogy which frequently confront him are beyond his most ardent efforts at solution. While steadfastly denying that he is an economist in relations, Mr. Rich considers that he is several times his own brother-in-law, and that his children and those of his various sisters and brothers are double first cousins. "I'll probably turn out to be my own Aunt Ben by marriage some day," he said.  'Anyway, it's all in the family." Mr. Rich, despite his problems in kinship, is a hard worker, and already has introduced several measures of importance, which he says will be passed without opposition.  One of these is for the establishment of the Australian ballot to operate in county primaries.  Another would determine by popular vote whether the people of Colquitt want a city court, and still another would provide a new and more progressive charter for Colquitt, which, Mr. Rich says, has outgrown its present charter."
  Census: Federal	3 Jan 1920	Pine Street, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA   [13]
  	1) Perry D. Rich, head, white male age 40, born in GA, parents born in GA, lawyer, owns a home 2) Huron Rich, wife, white female age 39, born in GA, parents born in GA 3) Hattie Sue Rich, daughter, single white female age 19, born in GA, attended school 4) Ruth Rich, daughter, single white female age 17, born in GA, attended school 5) Forest Rich, son, single white male age 14, born in GA, attended school 6) Julia Rich, daughter, single white female age 13, born in GA, attended school 7) Mazie Rich, daughter, single white female age 10, born in GA, attended school 8) Perry D. Jr. Rich, son, white male age 4, born in GA
  Census: Federal	4 Apr 1930	, West Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [14]
  	1) Perry D. Rich, head, white male age 50, married at 20, born in GA, parents born in GA, general practice lawyer, owns a $2,000 home, owns a radio 2) Huron Rich, wife, white female age 48, married at 21, born in GA, parents born in GA 3) Masie Rich, daughter, single white female age 20, born in GA, public school teacher 4) Perry D. Jr. Rich, son, single white male age 15, born in GA, attended school
  Death	20 Jul 1963	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [7, 15]
  Obituary	25 Jul 1963	The Post-Searchlight (newspaper)-301 North Crawford Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [16]
  	Last Rites Held Sunday For Perry David Rich Funeral services were held last Sunday at the First Baptist Church here for Perry David Rich, Senior, who passed away early Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.  He was 83 years old.  Judge Rich, as he was affectionately known to a host of friends, had a wide career of distinguished public service in both Miller and Decatur Counties. The deceased represented Miller County in the Georgia General Assembly for several terms, serving in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.  He served as Solicitor of the City Court of Miller County, and also as Mayor of Colquitt. Judge Rich established himself in the practice of law in Colquitt as a young man, and then moved to Bainbridge in 1925 to continue his practice.  He served two terms as Judge of the City Court of Bainbridge, and became active in the civic, fraternal, business and religious life of this city and county. Judge Rich was an able lawyer, and was painstaking in the preparation of a case.  He had few peers in picking a jury, and his arguments before juries were masterpieces.  He spoke in terms jurors could understand, and when it became necessary, he could play upon the emotions leaving few dry eyes in the jury box. The deceased was a member of a pioneer family of Decatur County.  He was the son of the late Elijah Arthur Johnson Rich, a Confederate veteran, and Hattie Pierce Rich.  His fraternal grandfather was killed in the fighting around Atlanta, and his father came home from Virginia to re-establish the farm in the Bethel Community in Decatur County.  He wrote a book in 1939, "Bud", which graphically describes conditions in Southwest Georgia during the war and the period of Reconstruction. ACTIVE IN FRATERNAL AND RELIGIOUS WORK The spiritual atmosphere of his home encouraged Judge Rich as a boy to become a devoted Bible student.  He loved to quote Biblical truths, and he was intensely interested in Gospel singing.  He served as President of the Decatur County Singing Convention for many years.  He was also a Mason and a Shriner. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Huron Powell Rich; one son, P. D. Rich, Jr., of Bainbridge; and four daughters, Mrs. G. W. Welch, Panama City, Florida; Mrs. L. A. Windham, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Mrs. Joe Jackson, Fayetteville, Georgia, and Mrs. Allan Ramsay of Bainbridge. He is also survived by one brother, T. E. Rich, Sr., of Bainbridge, 31 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services were held at four Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. James Burrell officiating.  He was assisted by the Rev. David Cripps and the Rev. Virgil Bryant, Jr.  Interment was in Oak City Cemetery. Active pallbearers were: T. E. Rich, Jr., Moultrie, W. C. Sims, Jr., Brinson, Emory Hunter, Colquitt, and Earl Rich, T. F. Powell and Lloyd Rich, Jr., of Bainbridge. Honorary pallbearers were: Felix Fudge, Sr., Perry McDonald, Dewitt Grow, Judge J. A. Drake, Broughton Hayes, all of Colquitt; E. A. Gragg, Joe McDuffie, J. W. Hunt, Preston Copeland, E. B. May, Jim Loyless, George Tyson, A. L. Glisson, Comer Harrell, Robert Humphrey, P. M. James, Jesse Wilson, Raymond Powell, Ralph Powell, Dr. Henry Bridges, Dr. L. W. Willis, Sr., Dr. Frank Gibson, Tom Hunter, E. F. Vickers, J. E. Turner, Harry Johnson, Carlton Dodson, J. O. Carter, Jim Cannon, L. E. Gay, W. M. Cloud, J. G. Kwilecki, Sr., Harold Lambert, L. L. Ward, J. C. Wilson, Vasser Lane, H. L. W. Yeats, Roy Young, H. A. Williams, Roger Beall, H. L. Morgan, D. R. Bryan, Lamar Humphrey, J. G. Grimsley, Sr., and Bill Tongue, all of Bainbridge. Ivy Funeral Home in charge.
  Occupation	general practice lawyer
  Burial	Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I82	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Elijah Andrew Jackson Rich,   b. 16 Nov 1840, , , Randolph County, Georgia, USA d. 4 Jul 1925, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Harriet A. Pierce,   b. 4 Feb 1849, , Milford, Baker County, Georgia, USA d. 8 Jan 1933, Main Street, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1867	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [1, 17, 18, 19]
  Photos		1902-01-01 09-00-03.jpg
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Julia Bush,   b. 5 Sep 1881, , , , Georgia, USA d. 23 Mar 1907 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	Jul 1899  [20]
  Children	+ 1. Hattie Sue Rich,   b. 9 Jun 1900, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural] + 2. Naomi "Ruth" Rich,   b. 27 Jul 1902, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 14 Feb 1984 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Forrest Elijah Rich, Sr.,   b. 3 May 1905, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 21 Oct 1961, , Panama City, Bay County, Florida, USA (Age 56 years)   4. Julia Virginia Rich,   b. 14 Oct 1906, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Huron Mary Powell,   b. 19 Oct 1880, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 7 Apr 1973, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1907	, , Decatur County, Georgia, USA   [21, 22]
  Children	+ 1. Mazie Olive Rich,   b. 7 Nov 1909, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 20 Sep 1989 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Perry David Rich, Jr.,   b. 17 Mar 1915, , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA d. 15 Feb 2013, 1106 East Pine Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2005

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Sep 1879 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 4 Jun 1880 - Pinehill Road, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 1 Jun 1900 - , Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA Marriage - 26 Nov 1907 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 10 Apr 1910 - , Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA News Article - 21 May 1914 - The Atlanta Constitution (newspaper), Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA News Article - 14 Jul 1915 - The Atlanta Constitution (newspaper), Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 3 Jan 1920 - Pine Street, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, USA Census: Federal - 4 Apr 1930 - , West Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Death - 20 Jul 1963 - , , Decatur County, Georgia, USA Obituary - 25 Jul 1963 - The Post-Searchlight (newspaper)-301 North Crawford Street, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA Burial - - Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Gail Rich Nestor. "Perry David Rich, Sr.". A Family Tree from Roots to Buds. http://roots2buds.net/getperson.php?personID=I82&tree=nestortree (accessed May 17, 2024).