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Louisa Jane RICHARDS

Louisa Jane RICHARDS

Female 1858 - 1952  (94 years)

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  • Name Louisa Jane RICHARDS  [1] 
    Born 19 May 1858  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 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.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Calhoun Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Dec 1952  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried Oxford Baptist Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I14220  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2012 

    Father Michael M. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1810, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Caroline WILSON,   b. CA 1813, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lafayette Marion JONES,   b. 25 Nov 1849, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1935, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 11 Nov 1879  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Ingabe Lenore JONES,   b. 26 Aug 1881, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1961, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +2. Mahala Frances "Haley" JONES,   b. 21 Feb 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1976  (Age 92 years)
    +3. Creed Hill JONES,   b. 4 Jun 1885, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1961, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +4. Vallie JONES,   b. 27 Oct 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1973  (Age 82 years)
    +5. Mary Elizabeth JONES,   b. 21 Nov 1892, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1983  (Age 90 years)
     6. (female) JONES,   b. 15 Nov 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Lushia M. JONES,   b. Nov 1895
    Family ID F5106  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital.

    4. [S1785] 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.