Richard H. Sessums
b. 12 January 1799
- Father: Alexander Sessums b. 27 May 1770, d. 5 July 1834
- Mother: Elizabeth (?) b. say 1770
- Richard H. Sessums was born on 12 January 1799 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
- He married Lucy Durrett say 1833.
- He married Parmelia A. Sheppard in November 1844 in Montgomery County, Texas.
- Richard H. Sessums appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included Blount D. Sessums, Peter Thomas Sessums, George Sessums and William Sessums.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- Richard H. Sessums and Parmelia A. Sheppard appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Augustus Sessums and George Sessums. Also in the household was grocer H. C. Thompson, age 25.
- He was a tavern keeper, according the 1860 census.
- Last Edited: 13 May 2013
Family 1: Lucy Durrett b. say 1800, d. between 1840 and 1844
- Blount D. Sessums+ b. circa 1834
- Peter Thomas Sessums+ b. circa 1836, d. 7 November 1906
- George Sessums b. circa 1838
Family 2: Parmelia A. Sheppard b. circa 1810
- William Sessums b. circa 1847
- Augustus Sessums b. circa 1855