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Husband: Coleman Elias Richards
Born: Jul-14-1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4 Died: Jan-23-1933 in Nicholas Co, WV 5,3 Buried: in Richwood Cemetery, Nicholas Co, WV 6 Census: 1930 in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1879 in Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1910 carpenter 7 Occupation: 1880, 1900 farmer 8,2 Father: Elias Coleman Richards (1810 - 1888) Mother: Sarah Ellen Jones (1818 - )
Wife: Mary Catherine Miller Married: Mar-23-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
Born: Aug- -1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 2,10,4 Died: bef 1910 7 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: 1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Andrew Miller (1824 - 1888) Mother: Rebecca Nutter (1823 - 1898)
F Child 1: Sarah Viola Richards Census name: Viola Richards Born: Feb- 7-1880 11,2,8 Died: Oct-26-1967 in Riverside Co, CA 11 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1900 teacher 2 Husband: James Bush Haydon b. Nov-27-1877 d. Sep- 7-1971 Married: Jun- 7-1914 in Washington Co, OK 12
F Child 2: Dora Ellen Richards Born: Jan- 8-1882 in West Virginia 11,2 Died: Mar-17-1959 in Riverside Co, CA 11 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph R. Santee b. ca 1875 Married: Jun- 7-1950 in Riverside Co, CA 13
F Child 3: Martha Rebecca Richards Born: Oct- -1883 2 Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 dressmaker 14 Education: 2 years college 14 Husband: Clarence Augustus Wiley b. ca 1858 d. bef 1940 Married: Mar-12-1909 in Washington Co, OK 12
M Child 4: Fulton Harrison Richards Born: Feb-15-1886 5,15 Died: May-26-1968 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 5,15 Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 5,16
M Child 5: Trevy Morton Richards Born: Feb-16-1888 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 17,15,18,2 Died: Dec-18-1962 18 Buried: in Highland Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley Co, KS 1 Resided: in New Mexico 19 Census: 1930 in Bartlesville, Washington Co, OK Resided: 1917 in Bartlesville, Washington Co, OK 17 Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 dairy farm hand 20 Occupation: 1917 grocery clerk at Wolcott Mer. Co. in Bartlesville Okla. 17 Medical condition: 1917 hand off, arm broken, two fingers gone other hand 17 Wife: Eunice Olive Orr b. Nov- 1-1898 d. Nov-26-1968 Married: Aug-15-1921 in Bartlesville, Washington Co, OK 12
F Child 6: Iva Maude Richards Also known as: Maude Richards 21 Born: Apr-11-1890 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 22,18 Died: Feb-10-1972 18 Buried: in Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta, Butler Co, KS 1 Census: 1910 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 school teacher 7 Husband: Earle A. Miller b. Jan- 4-1895 d. Sep- 4-1954 Husband: Glenn P. Higgins b. May-14-1891 d. Jan- 5-1962
M Child 7: Earl Coleman Richards Born: Aug- 2-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,23,15,2,24 Died: Sep- -1968 15 Buried: in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 1 Resided: in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 25 Resided: 1942 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 23 Census: 1930 in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 Mid-Continent Peroleum Corp. 23 Occupation: 1930 grocery manager 20 Occupation: 1920 glass factory worker 26 Occupation: 1917 grocery clerk at city market on Main Street in Clarksburg 17 Wife: Floy C. Pitts b. Dec- 6-1893 d. Mar- -1982 Married: May-18-1913 in Harrison Co, WV 24
F Child 8: Pearl Margaret Richards Born: Feb-23-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 27,28,29 Died: Aug-21-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5 Buried: in Lost Creek 7th Day Baptist (Brick Church) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: 1953, 1954 in LaFrank, Nicholas Co, WV 28,30 Resided: 1915 in Nicholas Co, WV 31 Census: 1940 in Fulton, Oswego Co, NY Census: 1930 in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Newton A. "Newt" Samples b. Feb-27-1889 d. Mar-13-1949 Census name: Newt Samples Married: Mar-27-1915 in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV 31,24 Husband: Lonnie Vaden Sparks b. ca 1905 Married: Sep-25-1953 in Richwood, Nicholas Co, WV 28 Husband: Iven Morgan Hardman b. ca 1891 Married: Aug-11-1954 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 30
M Child 9: Frank Aubrey Richards Also known as: Aubrey Richards 15 Born: Jan-12-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 22,15,32 Died: Jun- 3-1977 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 33,32,15 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 34 Census: 1920 in Osage Co, OK Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jul-10-1917 - Apr-18-1919 U.S. Army, World War I 32,35
M Child 10: Glenn Oran Richards Born: Jun-30-1903 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 22,15,32,36 Died: Sep-20-1986 32,15 Resided: in Troy, Rensselaer Co, NY 37 Resided: in Cohoes, Albany Co, NY 36 Census: 1910 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV
M Child 11: Arden Arthur Richards Born: Oct-22-1904 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 22,38 Died: Feb-28-1992 38 Resided: in Florence, Florence Co, SC 39 Census: 1910 in Camden on Gauley, Webster Co, WV Wife: Strossie M. Lake Married: 1928 in Nicholas Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: C. E. Richards. (7) 1910 Census, Webster County, WV. (8) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Coleman E. Richards, 20, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of Elias & Sarah, occupation farmer; and Mary C. Miller, 18, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Andrew & Rebecca. Married Mar 23 1879 in Ritchie County, officiated by E. J. Taylor. MR p. 40, Line 21 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539203&Type=Marriage. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (11) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (12) Oklahoma Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) California Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs. (14) 1940 Census. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (18) Headstone. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Kansas before 1951. (20) 1930 Census. (21) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (24) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Oklahoma before 1951. (26) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (27) 1930 Census, Nicholas County, WV. (28) Nicholas County Marriage Records, Summersville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11441733&Type=Marriage. (29) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, Delayed Certificate of Birth, filed in April 1948. (30) Nicholas County Marriage Records, Summersville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11442534&Type=Marriage. (31) Nicholas County Marriage Records, Summersville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11434989&Type=Marriage. (32) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (33) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (34) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (35) Ohio Military Men, 1917-18 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (36) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (37) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Connecticut before 1951. (38) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Indiana before 1951. (39) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In household of daughter Pearl (Richards) Samples and her husband.




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