Jul-28-2018
Husband: Michael M. Richards Census name: M. Richard
Born: ca 1810 in Wood Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
Wife: Caroline Wilson 2
Born: ca 1813 in Pennsylvania 1 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Nelson Richards Born: Jul-10-1831 3 Died: Jun-30-1873 3 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Wilson b. ca 1835 Married: 1853 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 4
M Child 2: Wilson M. Richards Born: ca 1835 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 5 Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Wife: Nancy Jane Hunt b. ca 1841 Married: Jan-27-1857 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 5
M Child 3: Eli Richards Born: ca 1839 in Wood Co, (W)VA 6 Resided: 1864 in Calhoun Co, WV 6 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Wife: Adeline Taylor b. ca 1841 Married: Jul-26-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 4: William Richards Born: ca 1840 7 Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA
M Child 5: Henderson Richards Born: Mar-23-1841 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3,5 Died: bef Apr 1910 3 (see note 1) Census: 1880, 1900 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Wife: Rachel Elizabeth Norman b. May- 6-1847 d. Dec- -1920 Married: Mar-22-1861 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 5
F Child 6: Catharine Elizabeth Richards Also known as: Elizabeth Richards 4 Born: May-19-1842 8,7 Died: Sep-27-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,9 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 10,3 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Husband: Henry Merritt b. ca 1837 d. Aug-10-1920 Married: Apr-14-1859 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 4
F Child 7: Sarah E. Richards Born: ca 1843 in Wood Co, (W)VA 6 Resided: 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Husband: Lewis Hickman b. ca 1844 Married: Jun-19-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
F Child 8: Mary Ann Richards Born: ca 1845 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA
M Child 9: John M. Richards Born: ca 1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,11 Died: 1893 12 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Wife: Christiana Wilson b. ca 1846 d. 1943 Married: Mar-10-1867 in Calhoun Co, WV 11
M Child 10: Granville B. Richards Born: Mar- -1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA (see note 2) Died: Feb-16-1907 in Harrison Co, WV Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Jane Wilson b. Sep- -1854 d. Oct-26-1942 Married: Jan- 4-1876 in Calhoun Co, WV 5
M Child 11: James P. Richards Born: ca 1853 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13 Died: Sep-26-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,13 Occupation: farmer 13 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Wife: Nancy E. "Nannie" Jones b. ca 1848 Married: Oct- 3-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Wife: Nancy Hart b. Aug- 1-1853 d. Oct-28-1913 Married: Sep-15-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17
F Child 12: Amy Richards Born: ca 1855 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA
F Child 13: Nancy E. Richards Born: ca 1857 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA 1 Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA
F Child 14: Louisa Jane Richards 18 Also known as: Adaline 19 Born: May-19-1858 in Calhoun Co, WV 18,8 (see note 3) Died: Dec-23-1952 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 20,8 Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 8,18 Census: 1920 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Calhoun Co, (W)VA Husband: Lafayette Marion Jones b. Nov-25-1849 d. Mar-14-1935 Also known as: Marion L. Jones 21 Married: Nov-11-1879 in Calhoun Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Calhoun County, (W)VA. (2) Obituary of daughter. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989) (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (7) 1850 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA. (8) Headstone. (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (11) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. (12) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Records show the death of a James Richards on Sep 26, 1920; he was a widower and listed as age 67. DR Bk 2, p. 135. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James L. Richards, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Michael & Caroline; and Nancy E. Jones, 23, b. Calhoun Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William & Prudence. Married Oct 3 1871. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James P. Richards, age 36, b. Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Nancy Hart, age 30. Married Sep 15 1892. Beneath the handwritten entry of the bride's name on the marriage certificate can be seen traces of the name "Hileman" (her previous married name), which had been erased. MR Bk 4, p. 234. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) Obituary. (19) Birth record of daughter. (20) Obituary - Hospital. (21) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (22) Calhoun County WV Marriages 1856-1927, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Oct 1989), Participants identified as Lafayette Jones, widowed, age 29, b. Ritchie Co, son of Samuel R. & Ruth A. Jones; and Louisa Richards, age 19, dau of Michael & Caroline Richards. Ceremony held Nov 11 1879. Wife's obituary in 1952 incorrectly stated marriage date as 1877. Event Notes Note (1) Findagrave reports that Thomas Henderson Richards died in 1913 and is buried at the Richards Family Cemetery in Beech, Calhoun County. But Henderson Richards was not with his family in the 1910 Census, in which his wife Rachel's marital status was listed as widowed. Note (2) Granville B. Richards was the tenth child of Michael & Caroline Wilson Richards. 1900 Census stated his birth date as Oct 1854. Note (3) Birth records of some children give her birthplace as Doddridge Co, but her obituary specifies Calhoun Co. Her age was one month in the 1860 Census of Calhoun County, enumerated on Oct 15 1860.Name Index