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Oliver Perry RICHARDS

Oliver Perry RICHARDS

Male 1868 - 1939  (71 years)

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  • Name Oliver Perry RICHARDS 
    Born 1868  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Died 22 Dec 1939  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I17155  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 May 2023 

    Father William N. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1839, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary M. ELDER,   b. CA 1841, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel Ina DRUMMOND,   b. 13 Dec 1872, Simpson Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Apr 1910  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1889  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 15 1910 on Arnolds Creek Road:
      Oliver P. Richards, 40, farm laborer, widowed; dau Dollie B, 16; son Harry N, 13; son William M, 11; son Dexter P, 9. [6]
    Children 
    +1. Lina Agnes RICHARDS,   b. 17 Mar 1892, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1981, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +2. Dollie Belle RICHARDS,   b. 3 Jan 1894, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1970  (Age 76 years)
    +3. Harry Nelson RICHARDS,   b. 16 Jul 1896, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. William Micah "Mike" RICHARDS,   b. 28 Jul 1898, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 61 years)
     5. Dexter P. RICHARDS,   b. 10 Dec 1900,   d. 24 Nov 1962, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F6222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Linnie Belle CRIM,   b. CA 1879, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Oct 1916  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F29566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    17155_RICHARDS_OliverPerry_1868-1939_DeathCertificate.jpg    		17155_RICHARDS_OliverPerry_1868-1939_DeathCertificate.jpg
    17155_OliverPerryRichards_LinnieBelleCrim_MarriageRecord_17Oct1916.jpg    		17155_OliverPerryRichards_LinnieBelleCrim_MarriageRecord_17Oct1916.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    6. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.