Richard H. Handy b. Jun 1839 Alabama d. Aft 1910: If the Legends Are True...

1839 - Aft 1910 (~ 71 years)

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Name	Richard H. Handy [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1835	Alabama [3]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1836	Alabama [2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1837	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1838	South Carolina [5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1839	Alabama [6]
Born	Jun 1839	Alabama [1]
Gender	Male
FamilySearch AFN	2N02-7SV
Alt. Birth	Etowah County, Alabama [7]
Occupation	29 Jun 1860	Cherokee County, Alabama [4]
Occupation	day laborer
Illiterate	20 Jul 1870	Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama [3]
Occupation	20 Jul 1870	Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama [3]
Occupation	farmer
Illiterate	12 Jun 1880	Greenwood, Etowah County, Alabama [5]
Occupation	12 Jun 1880	Greenwood, Etowah County, Alabama [5]
Occupation	farmer
Occupation	29 Jun 1900	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1]
Occupation	farmer
Illiterate	22 Apr 1910	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [2]
Name	Dick Handy [8]
Name	R. H. Handy [9, 10]
Name	Richard Handy [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Occupation	22 Apr 1910	Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [2]
Occupation	farmer
Died	Aft 1910
Person ID	I85449	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	25 Oct 2018

Father	John D. Handy, b. Abt 1790, Tennessee , d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 69 years)
Mother	Mrs. Mary Handy, b. Abt 1800, Virginia , d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 81 years)
Family ID	F30994	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Susan Baldwin, b. Abt 1839, South Carolina , d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 60 years)

Married

FamilySearch has W. C. Handy "The Father of the Blues" as a child of this family, AFN: 2N02-DLH. And never mind that his purported parents and siblings are white and born in Etowah County, and he is black and born in Lauderdale County...

Census 29 Jun 1860 Cherokee County, Alabama [4]

Division 1, Page 61, Line 19, Dwelling 401, Family 401:

The household consisted of Richard Handy, 23, M; Sarah, 21, F, and Martha, 1, F.

Richard is a day laborer and declared $400 in real estate and $150 in personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $550 from 1860 was worth:

     $92,200.00      using the unskilled wage
     $191,000.00      using the Production Worker Compensation
     $189,000.00      using the nominal GDP per capita
     $1,860,000.00      using the relative share of GDP

Census of 1860 - Alabama, Cherokee County
Division 1, Page (61) 253

Census 20 Jul 1870 Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama [3]

Subdivision 42, Page 99, Line 26, Dwelling 681, Family 728:

The household consisted of Richard Handy, 35, M; Susan, 30, F; Ann, 11, F; James, 8, M; Joseph, 6, M; and Sarah J., 6 month, F.

Richard is a farmer and declared $150 in real estate and $350 in personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2010 $450 from 1870 was worth:

     $53,100.00      using the unskilled wage
     $107,000.00      using the Production Worker Compensation
     $110,000.00      using the nominal GDP per capita
     $853,000.00      using the relative share of GDP

The next household is that of Mary Handy, 75, F, presumably Richard's mother.

Census of 1870 - Alabama, Etowah County
Attalla, Subdivision 42, Page (99) 344A

Census 12 Jun 1880 Greenwood, Etowah County, Alabama [5]

District 72, Page 404D, Line 40, Dwelling 150, Family 150:

The household consisted of Richard Handy, 42, head; Susan, 24, wife; Annie, 21, daughter; Mary Joe, 15, daughter; William, 8, son; John H., 5, son; Julia, 2, daughter; and Mary, 80, mother.

Mary is widowed.

Census 29 Jun 1900 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [1]

Sheet 14B, Line 97, Dwelling 247, Family 254:

The household consisted of Richard H. Handy, head, 60; Sarah, daughter, 30; Thomas J., son, 24; and Jackson, grandson, 16.

Richard H. is widowed. He owns a farm free of mortgage.

The previous family on the census is that of Lula T. Handy, widowed, and her 3 daughters.

Census 22 Apr 1910 Hokes Bluff, Etowah, Alabama [2]

Sheet 5B, Line 54, Dwellng 87, Family 88:

The household consisted of Richard H. Handy, head, 74; Thomas, son, 30; and Mary, daughter-in-law, 25.

Richard H. is widowed. He owns a farm free of mortgage. Thomas & Mary are married less than 1 year.

Children

	1. Martha Ann Handy, b. Abt 1859, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. James Eli Handy, b. May 1860, Alabama , d. 22 Jun 1923 (Age ~ 63 years)
	3. Mary Joe Handy, b. 1865, Etowah County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Sarah Jane Handy, b. 8 Dec 1870, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 9 Jul 1931, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 60 years)
	5. William Handy, b. Abt 1872, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. John Thomas Handy, b. 7 Oct 1876, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama , d. 15 Mar 1954, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama (Age 77 years)
	7. Julia Handy, b. Abt 1878, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 25 Oct 2018

Family ID F30995 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Richard H. Handy" (accessed May 5, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I85449&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Etowah County, Hokes Bluff, Sheet 14B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Etowah County, Hokes Bluff, Sheet 5B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Etowah County, Attalla, Subdivision 42, Page 99 (HeritageQuest). Series: M593 Roll: 16 Page: 344. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Alabama, Cherokee County (HeritageQuest). Series: M653 Roll: 5 Page: 253. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Etowah County, Greenwood, District 72, Page 404D (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Alabama, Cherokee County, District 27, Pages 75A-75B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Sarah J. McNair; citing reference cn 15489, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,490 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDGV-RFP (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", John Thomas Handy; citing reference 4791, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,887 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6ND-XB7 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", John Thomas Handy & Eunice Thornton | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-KSTS (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", John Thomas Handy & Annie Stone McDonald | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-RV3W (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).