Benjamin FEW Isaiah S FEW Margaret Susannah FEW Emeline FEW Benjamin FEW Minerva E FEW Mini tree diagram
Susannah RICHARDSON

Susannah RICHARDSON1,3,1,4,3,2,5,6

about 18021,2 - 22nd Feb 18661,3

Life History

about 1802

Born in Indiana.1,2

18th Jun 1826

Married Benjamin FEW in Jefferson County, Kentucky.1

about 1834

Birth of son Isaiah S FEW in Indiana.6,7

6th Sep 1836

Birth of daughter Margaret Susannah FEW in Harrison County, Indiana.3,6

10th Feb 1839

Birth of daughter Emeline FEW in Indiana.2,6

about 1841

Birth of son Benjamin FEW in Indiana.6,7

about 1844

Birth of daughter Minerva E FEW in Indiana.6

before Jul 1850

Death of Benjamin FEW.1

22nd Feb 1866

Died.1,3

after 22nd Feb 1866

Buried in Saint Johns Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.3

Notes

  • Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965
    Benjamin Few
    Susan Richardson, Father Wm Richardson
    License issued 17 June 1826
    Marriage 18 June 1826 Jefferson, Kentucky, USA by Gid Blackburn
    Jefferson County Marriage Book, p 173

    1840 Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana, New Albany, p 255
    Benjamin Fu [Benjamin Few]
    1 Free White Male 5 thru 9
    2 Free White Males  30 thru 39
    1 Free White Male  40 thru 49
    2 Free White Females  Under 5
    2 Free White Females  5 thru 9
    1 Free White Female  30 thru 39
    3 Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade
    5 Free White Persons - Under 20
    4 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49
    9 Total Free White Persons
    No Slaves

    Susannah's husband Benjamin died between the 1840 and 1850 censuses.  From the ages of the Few children in the home, Ben would have died after 1844, when Minerva was born.  In 1850, her mother Susannah was reported as the the widowed head of the household.

    1850 Federal Census, Harrison County, Indiana, 25 September, District 45, p 679, Hse/Fam #811
    Susannah Few 47 F Widow $1000 Real Estate b Kentucky [b abt 1803]
    Isaiah S Few 16 M Farmer b Indiana [b abt 1834]
    Margaret S Few 14 F b Indiana [b abt 1836]
    Emeline Few 11 F b Indiana [b abt 1839]
    Benjamin Few 9 M b Indiana [b abt 1841]
    Minerva E Few 6 F b Indiana [b abt 1844]

    1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Kentucky, 9 August, Louisville Ward 6, PO Louisville, page 74, Hse #281, Fam #282
    Susan Fugh 56 F $2000 Real Estate $0 Personal  born Kentucky [b abt 1804]
    Isaea [Isaiah] Fugh 26 M Blacksmith born Indiana [b abt 1834]
    Ben Fugh 18 M Moulder born Indiana [b abt 1842]
    Mary Fugh 18 F born Indiana [b 1842]

    U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
    Louisville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1861, p 86
    Few Susanna, wid Benjamin, h 509 W Market
    Few Isaiah, Blacksmith, h 509 W Market

    "This record is for Susanna Few (widow of Benjamin); son Isaiah is on the line above her."
    --  Patricia Hougardy, Comment on this 1861 directory record, Ancestry, March 2017

    Susannah's name was spelled as Suzanne on her memorial on Find a Grave.  No photo of the gravestone is available for confirmation.

    Suzanne Few
    Birth 1802
    Death Feb 22, 1866
    Burial Saint Johns Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Created by Linda Delahanty Schrader May 12, 2010
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #52314186, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Few&GSiman=1&GScid=75875&GRid=52314186&

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