Richard T. Valentine

1837 - 1906  (69 years)

• Name	Richard T. Valentine  [1]
  Birth	22 May 1837
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Aug 1906
  Burial	Bedford, Tarrant Co., TX   [1]
  Person ID	I1880	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Ira Valentine,   b. 15 Jan 1804, IL d. 1855 (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Susan (Polly) Davis,   b. 9 Oct 1808, KY d. 26 Feb 1895 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Obit: from Richard T. Valentine, born in Missouri, was the son of Ira and Mary S. Valentine. Richard married Mary A. Armstrong on April 1, 1858 in Franklin Co., MO.  Richard Valentine, along with his cousins Benjamin J. and John G. Valentine, was listed on the 1867 Tarrant Co., TX Voters List. Richard Valentine remained in Tarrant Co., TX for the remainder of his life. He was listed on the 1870, 1880 and 1900 Bedford, Tarrant County census records, and in 1878 was appointed postmaster of Bedford and served again in 1888. The post office was located in his dry goods and grocery store for many years.  Richard Valentine was one of the original church founders of New Hope Church established in 1874, and served as an original trustee for the Bedford College in 1882.  [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20931019/richard-t.-valentine.