Elbert Ruben RICHARDS, Jr.
1923 - 2015 (92 years)
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Name Elbert Ruben RICHARDS Suffix Jr. Born 25 Jul 1923 Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Military (ENLISTED 6/7/1943) [3, 5] CPL, US Marine Corps, World War II, South Pacific (Purple Heart) Census 1930 Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Residence 1946 Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV [4] Census 1950 Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV [6] Education Doddridge County High School (1941) Occupation Central Intelligence Agency [7] Residence 1965 Williamsburg, VA [8] Residence 1987 Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co, VA [9] Died 23 Oct 2015 [3] Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co, VA [10] Person ID I17570 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 28 Dec 2024
Father Elbert Ruben RICHARDS, b. 3 Oct 1902, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 1 Sep 1956, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (Age 53 years) Mother Madaline Virginia FOX, b. 14 Sep 1901, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 7 Jun 1964, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 62 years) Family ID F19957 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Madlin Claris CUMPSTON, b. 13 Dec 1925, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 20 Feb 1965, Alexandria, VA (Age 39 years) [8] Married 27 Jan 1946 Doddridge Co, WV [11] Children + 1. Living Family ID F6379 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Martha Anne MILES, b. 5 Jul 1924, Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co, VA , d. 23 Oct 2015 (Age 91 years) Married 15 May 1971 Lawrenceville, Brunswick Co, VA [12] Documents 
17570_RICHARDS_ElbertRJr_MarthaAnnMiles_Obit_Oct2015.jpg Family ID F61903 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 17570_RICHARDS_ElbertRJr_USMarineCorps_WW2_NewspaperArticle.jpg
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Sources - [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 177.
- [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S2624] Military Grave Marker.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
- [S2612] World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).
- [S298] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).
- [S14] Obituary.
- [S692] Obituary of wife.
- [S1577] Obituary of sister.
- [S934] Findagrave.com.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 372 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798494&Type=Marriage.
Identified as Elbert Ruben Richards Jr, 22, b. & res. at Morgansville, son of Elbert & Virginia Madeline Richards; and Madlin Claris Cumpston, 20, b. West Union, res. West Union Route 2, dau of John & Minnie Cumpston. Married Jan 27 1946 at the Methodist parsonage by Fred E. Smith, minister of the Gospel. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as 1945.) - [S40] Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com).
- [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 177.