Husband: Edghar Hamilton Richards
Census name: Edgar H. Richards 1
Born: Nov- 1-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV
Died: Jul-21-1930 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Granville B. Richards (1850 - 1907)
Mother: Mary Jane Wilson (1854 - 1942)
Wife: Lurana Olive Gaston
Also known as: Luly Gaston
Married: Dec-8-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 1)
Born: Jan- 2-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,6,7
Died: Apr- 1-1969 in Harrison Co, WV 6
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1927 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Father: John Morris Gaston (1853 - 1927)
Mother: Elizabeth Hart (1858 - 1921)
M Child 1: John Emitt Richards Born: Jul- 3-1906 in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Dec-25-1991 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter Wife: Lora Hester Nutter b. Jan- 1-1903 d. Sep- 8-1970 Married: May-11-1927 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,12,13,14
F Child 2: Wanda Mae Richards Also known as: Mae Richards Born: Feb-18-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Apr-13-1985 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Charles Floyd Husk b. Jul-11-1908 d. Aug-15-1978 Also known as: Floyd C. Husk 1,8 Married: Feb-11-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 (see note 2)
F Child 3: Mamie Virginia Richards Born: Sep-10-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Feb- 8-2001 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Resided: 1985 in Portsmouth, VA 17 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: restaurants & nursing homes 9 Husband: Walter Jackson Underwood b. Aug-12-1918 d. Sep-28-1968 Also known as: Jackson Walter Underwood 18 Married: Dec-10-1938 in Salem, WV 19 Husband: Robert A. "Blackie" Morton b. Aug-27-1923 d. Jun- 3-2001 Married: Feb-17-1975 in North Carolina
Sources: (1) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (3) Headstone. (4) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 234. (5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, The original record (BR 1-120) is entered as Lawrence Gaston, female, b. Jan 2 1882, dau of John M. & Elizabeth. But a delayed entry (BR Del 1-64E), filed 3/15/1948 by uncle D. D.Gaston, corrects that to read Lurana Olive Gaston, b. Jan 2 1883, the third child of Elizabeth Hart. BR Bk 1, p. 120; and BR Del Bk 1, p. 64-E. (6) Funeral card. (7) Family Bible. (8) Obituary of father. (9) Obituary. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 119. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Obituary of wife. (13) Obituary of husband. (14) William Bernard Wilson, Wilson-Pepper Genealogy 1595-1989 (Gateway Press, Baltimore, MD, 1990), p. 44. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 459. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Charles Floyd Husk, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Wanda Mae Richards, 21, of Doddridge Co. Married Feb 11 1932. (17) Obituary of sister. (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 14, p. 170. Event Notes Note (1) Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Marriages" reports marriage date as Dec 18 1904. Note (2) Obituary of husband gives marriage date as Feb 11 1931, which is incorrect.