Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jacob Richards
Born: Sep-27-1808 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Apr-30-1899 at Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: George Washington Richards (1759 - 1835) Mother: Catherine Bush (1765 - 1814) Other spouse 2
Wife: Ruth Ann Jones Census name: Rutha Marriage Bond: Jul- 3-1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5 Married: Jul- -1829 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5
Born: Jan-22-1814 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1,3,6 Died: Dec- 7-1875 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: James Jones (1762 - 1850) Mother: Sarah Ravenscraft (1776 - 1860)
F Child 1: Sarah Richards Born: 1832 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,9 Died: Jun- 8-1903 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1 Buried: in Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William W. Elder b. ca 1834 Married: Mar-15-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9
F Child 2: Priscilla Richards Born: ca 1836 10 Died: bef Dec 1861 11 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: John Elder b. ca 1828 d. Nov-20-1893 Married: Jul- 1-1852 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9,12
F Child 3: Nancy Jane Richards Born: Oct- 1-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,13 Died: Nov-25-1936 near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2,13 Buried: in Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Hiram J. Knight b. Jun-18-1847 d. Apr- 5-1917
M Child 4: Benjamin L. Richards Born: ca 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9 Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Medical condition: 1880 maimed, crippled, bedridden or otherwise disabled 14 Wife: Ary Ann Conway b. May-27-1854 Census name: Earry Conway Married: Feb-12-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Margaret Adeline Richards Born: Mar-22-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 8 Died: Sep-26-1915 8 Buried: in Barlow Central Cemetery, Barlow, Washington Co, OH 1 Husband: James Elder b. Mar-23-1850 d. Apr- 3-1925 Married: Feb-11-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 150. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (6) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (7) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) Headstone. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (10) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (11) Record of husband's remarriage. (12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 157. (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Benjamin L. Richards, 19, of Ritchie Co, son of Jacob & Ruth; and Ary Conway, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Thomas. Married Feb 12 1870.Name Index