Richard H Booth

1826 – 1907

Vital Information

Born
1826-09-20, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, United States
Died
1907-09-09, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States
Age at Death
80
Occupation
Carpenter
Residence
Burnside Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota (1857-1870); Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory / South Dakota (1880-1907)

Notes

Father of May Booth (ID 45). Born 20 September 1826, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY (per FamilySearch tree LVVS-QBY). Father's birthplace: England; mother's birthplace: New York. 1857 MN Territorial Census: present in Goodhue County, MN. 1865 MN State Census: Burnside Township, Goodhue County, MN. 1870 US Census: Burnside Township, Goodhue, MN — head of household, age 43, born NY, carpenter. Wife Sarah Booth (~1829, NY). Children in 1870: Kate (20, NY), Richard (13, MN), Carrie (11, MN), Fred (9, MN), Ida (7, MN), Alice (3, MN), Charlotte (0, MN), May (2, MN), Franklin (7, NY), Irving (4, NY). 1880 US Census: Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory — age 53, carpenter. Present children (1880): Lottie (10, MN), Kate (30, NY), Fred (19, MN), Alice (13, MN), Ida (17, MN). May Booth NOT in 1880 household (she would be ~12-13). 1900 US Census: Sioux Falls, SD — born September 1826, age 73, carpenter, married 51 years. Died 9 September 1907, Sioux Falls, SD. Confidence HIGH: confirmed by five independent records (1857, 1865, 1870, 1880, 1900 censuses). Updated 2026-03-31 Session 4.

Sources

1857 MN Territorial Census ark:/61903/1:1:3DSR-96Z; 1865 MN State Census ark:/61903/1:1:SPSS-Q7S; 1870 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MDHS-82Y; 1880 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MCVW-8HC (Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory); 1900 US Census ark:/61903/1:1:MMR8-FPD (Sioux Falls, SD); FamilySearch Tree LVVS-QBY

Research Leads

  • ☐ Find Richard H Booth in 1860 US Census — family not yet located in 1860
  • ☐ Search Sioux Falls SD newspapers for obituary September 1907
  • ☐ Find Richard H Booth probate record, Minnehaha County SD, 1907
  • ☐ Confirm Poughkeepsie NY birth — search Dutchess County NY birth records ~1826
  • ☐ Identify father born England — search NY immigration records ~1800-1820

Research Gaps

  • ☐ Father
  • ☐ Mother