American AcornsRichard Henry Chisholm
1799–1855 · Male
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Richard Henry Chisholm1799–1855Hardena Taylor1805–1854Wife
Family
Wife: Hardena Taylor 1805–1854 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Son: Bradford A Chisholm 1836–1910
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- Son: Richard Chisholm 1830–1866
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- Daughter: Mary Ann "Annie" Chisholm bet. 1840 and 1842–1878
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Why: The 1850 DeWitt County census has Richd H. Chisolm (57, Georgia), Hardena (46, Tennessee) and a daughter Maryann (8, Texas), which fits the tree's Mary Ann 'Annie' born about 1842; Ann Chisholm married John R. Kelso in DeWitt County on 14 Aug 1856 (index). No record seen names Ann as Richard's daughter. Conflicts: the 1860 census gives Ann as 20 (born about 1840), not 18; Winchester Kelso's death certificate gives his mother's birthplace as Kentucky, while the census says Texas. The marriage record, Richard H. Chisholm's probate (died 1855) or Ann's own death record would settle it.
Records:
- 1850 U.S. census, DeWitt County, Texas, household of Richard H. Chisolm (the census gives no relationships). dwelling 226, lines 1-7 (7 Oct 1850): Richd H. Chisolm (57, farmer, born Georgia; the age was read as 57 independently by two readers and on an enlarged crop of image L03-023, not 51), Hardena (46, born Tennessee), Thornton (19), Bradford (14), Maryann (8), Richard (7/12), all born Texas; real estate $15,000 (view at FamilySearch)
- Texas County Marriage Index: John R. Kelso and Ann Chisholm, 14 Aug 1856, DeWitt County (index entry only; the record itself not seen) (view at FamilySearch) (context)
- Texas death certificate of Winchester Kelso, San Antonio, 24 Nov 1925 (Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977; Death Certificates Oct-Nov 1925). Standard Certificate of Death no. 38231, San Antonio: born May 24th 1858, Dewitt County; father John Roebuck Kelso (born Tennessee); mother's maiden name Ann Chisholm (born Kentucky); died 24 Nov 1925 (view at FamilySearch) (context)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (10-03-2026, imported tree): The FTM import's own unassessed link. · Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Son: Glen Thornton Chisholm 1831–1868
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Life events
| Born | 1799, Georgia Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The family tree gives his birth as 1799 in Georgia. The 1850 DeWitt County census gives his age as 57, which would put his birth about 1793; the age was read as 57 independently by two readers and on an enlarged crop of the image. The two cannot both be right and no birth record has been found, so the tree's year is left as it stands and flagged. Records:
Review: assessed 10-04-2026. |
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| Died | 8 APR 1855, Clinton, De Witt, Texas, United States, Unconfirmed evidence: show why |
| Marriage | 7 OCT 1826, with Hardena Taylor 1805–1854 |
| Marriage | 15 MAR 1849, DeWitt, Texas |
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1850 U.S. census, DeWitt County, Texas, dwelling 226: Richd H. Chisolm, 57, farmer, born Georgia, real estate $15,000, with Hardina [possibly Hardena] (46, born Tennessee), Thornton (19), Bradford (14), Maryann (8) and Richard (7 months), all born in Texas, and Wm (25, laborer, born Maryland).7 Oct 1850 · dwelling/family 226, lines 1-7; image 243 of 760
Texas standard certificate of death no. 38231 for Winchester Kelso, attorney, who died at 107 West Craig, San Antonio, on 24 November 1925, aged 67. It gives his birth as 24 May 1858 in DeWitt County, his father as John Roebuck Kelso (Tennessee) and his mother's maiden name as Ann Chisholm (Kentucky); cause chronic heart disease; buried at Mission Burial Park on 25 November 1925.24 Nov 1925 · certificate no. 38231; image 2651 of 3,580
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Research sources
- 1850 U.S. census, DeWitt County, Texas, household of Richard H. Chisolm (the census gives no relationships) Census view at FamilySearch
- Texas County Marriage Index: John R. Kelso and Ann Chisholm, 14 Aug 1856, DeWitt County (index entry only; the record itself not seen) Birth, marriage and death records view at FamilySearch
- Texas death certificate of Winchester Kelso, San Antonio, 24 Nov 1925 (Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977; Death Certificates Oct-Nov 1925) Birth, marriage and death records view at FamilySearch
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