I am sending a .pdf copy, of the descendants of our ancestral RICHARDS family.
You are free to use, copy, and share the information with anyone who is
interested in the family.

RICHARDS-20140901-D.pdf

My Richard ancestor is Alex Richard/s b. <1850> he had Indian ancestry.  He left Canada abt <1870>.  His wife's name is Ophelia Lyons, also with Indian Ancestry.  They lived in the Red River Settlement in Manitoba when it was still called the Northwest Territories.  They moved to WI and then moved to various locations within the state looking for work.

Greetings.  There are 3 major flavors of Richards in the US.  There are English, French and German Richard people.  Often the 3 groups spell their name the same way but not always.  Many are familiar with the common English spelling of RICHARDS.  The French variation rarely has an S on the end.  If the family came straight from northern France such as Alsace Lorraine region there is a good chance the spelling will look more like REICHERT or REICHART.  Lastly are the Germans.  There the name was very strong on the "CH" part and often became REIGART or a variation of that.  All these were "anglicized" as English speaking clerks wrote the names.  Some may note I left out the Russian variety of Richard.  That is because, for the most part, those families migrated through one of the previously mentioned areas and took up that version.  There is a fairly large group of Russian Jewish Richard who fit this description.

My family fits into the French/German group from northern France.  They came to Pennsylvania and eventually were called "Pennsylvania Dutch"  I've been involved with Pennsylvania genealogy for over 30 years.  I am the admin of the Rootsweb Richard mailing list.  I enjoy discussing the family name but even more, I like to learn more about the times and places the Richard's lived in.