Husband: Charles Lesley Richards
Also known as: Charley L. Richards 1,2
Born: Jun- 4-1901 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4,5
Died: Mar-31-1967 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3,4,5
Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3,6
Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Census: 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1923 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Occupation: SRC (retired) 3
Occupation: 1930 railroad laborer 2
Father: John Marshall Richards (1859 - 1935)
Mother: Onia Elizabeth Brummage (1865 - 1938)
Wife: Stella A. Francis 7
Married: Oct-15-1923 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Born: Nov-30-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,9,5,1
Died: Jun- -1986 9,5
Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10,11
Census: 1910, 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1923 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Father: Clarence Everett Francis (1883 - 1959)
Mother: Nellie Grace Parks (1887 - 1977)
M Child 1: Floyd M. Richards Born: Mar-27-1924 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 9,12,13 Died: Mar- 2-2002 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 14,13,9 Buried: in Yellow Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 15 Resided: in Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 10,13 Resided: 1943 in Baltimore, MD 16 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Occupation: agent for Prudential Life Insurance Co (35 yrs, retired 1991) 12 Education: Cairo H.S. (1942) Military: Mar-24-1943 - Dec-18-1945 Sgt, US Army Air Corps, World War II (Europe) 12,16,15,17 Military: Senior M/Sgt, 911th Troop Carrier Group, Air Reserves, Pittsburgh (retired) 12 Wife: Mabel R. Elder b. Mar-11-1929 d. Jun-22-2008 Married: Feb-21-1946 18
M Child 2: Emmett Lester Richards Born: Jul-23-1925 9 Died: Apr- 2-1995 9 Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Bernice Geraldine Richards Born: Nov-14-1926 at Bear Run (Cairo), Ritchie Co, WV 12,9 Died: Feb- 6-2010 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,9 Buried: in Cairo Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,12 Resided: 1946 at Pike (Ellenboro), Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ernest Julius "Ernie" Marrs b. Jan- 1-1922 d. Jul-30-2014 Married: Oct-16-1946 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1
M Child 4: Russell Eugene Richards Born: Sep-10-1928 in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Died: Jan-23-2011 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: 1950 near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: insurance agent (38 yrs) 12 Wife: Mary Louise Fittrow b. Dec-24-1932 Married: Feb- 5-1950 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 1
M Child 5: Holly E. Richards Born: Oct-17-1929 9 Died: Mar- 7-1994 9 Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 6: Burlie Wayne Richards Born: Dec- 5-1933 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,8 Died: Sep- 1-1996 9 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (2) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (3) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (4) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued thru Railroad Board. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Obituary of son. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Obituary. (13) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (16) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (17) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Obituary - At home. (21) Obituary - Nursing home.