| Name |
Okey RICHARDS |
| Born |
30 Jul 1890 |
Ritchie Co, WV  [1, 2, 3] |
- Death record reports birthplace as Doddridge County, but marriage record states Ritchie County.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
U.S. Army, World War I [1, 3, 4] |
| Census |
1920, 1930, 1940 |
Central District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| Occupation |
farmer [3, 4] |
| Residence |
Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV [4, 5] |
| Died |
1 Feb 1952 |
Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV [1, 3, 4, 6] |
- Wife's obituary incorrectly states his death date as Feb 2 1952. Both his death record and his military grave marker show it as Feb 1 1952.
|
| Buried |
Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV [1] |
- Obituary states funeral service and burial at Cabin Run Church and cemetery, but death record states Arnolds Creek Cemetery. Headstone is located at Ruley Cemetery, which is at Arnolds Creek.
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| Person ID |
I27757 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2023 |
| Family |
Lulla Jane NORMAN, b. 9 Dec 1903, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV , d. 12 Feb 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
4 Jan 1920 |
Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV [7] |
| Notes |
- Lulla Jane Norman was identified in her marriage record and obituary as Lulla Jane Norman, but in her daughter's death record as "Lavella," in her son's marriage record as "Lula Jane," in son's death record as "Lilly Jean," in the 1910 & 1920 Census as "Luella," and on her own headstone as "Lulu."
1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 9 1920:
Benjamin Richards, 69, farm laborer; wife Adella, 49; son Okey, 29, farm laborer; dau-in-law Luella, 17; dau Alice, 11.
1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 19 1930:
Okey Richards, 40, farm manager, age 29 at time of first marriage; wife Lulla J, 27, laundress (at home), age 16 at first marriage; dau Nellie B, 10; son Howard O, 8; son Chester F, 5; dau Margaret L, 2y 10m; son Herbert M, 1.
1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 22 1940 at Central Station on Central Road:
Okey Richards, 50, W.P.A. laborer; wife Luella, 38; son Howard O, 18; son Chester F, 15; dau Margaret L, 13; son Herbert M, 11; son Albert, 8; dau Geraldine, 6; dau Doris M, 4; son Russell F, 1.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Nellie Blanche RICHARDS, b. 29 Jul 1920, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 18 Mar 2008, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 87 years) |
| + | 2. Okey Howard RICHARDS, b. 6 Jan 1922, Doddridge Co, WV , d. Jul 1990 (Age 68 years) |
| | 3. Lillian Alice RICHARDS, b. 18 Aug 1923, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 17 Jul 1928, Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 4 years) |
| | 4. Chester F. RICHARDS, b. 3 May 1925, d. 10 Dec 1990 (Age 65 years) |
| | 5. Margaret Lee RICHARDS, b. 2 Jun 1927, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV |
| + | 6. Herbert Marion RICHARDS, b. 24 Mar 1929, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 13 Sep 1990 (Age 61 years) |
| | 7. Albert RICHARDS, b. 15 Apr 1932, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 19 May 2001 (Age 69 years) |
| | 8. Geraldine RICHARDS, b. 14 Mar 1934, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 22 Aug 1996 (Age 62 years) |
| | 9. Dorothy May RICHARDS, b. 7 Jan 1936, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 3 Apr 2003, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV (Age 67 years) |
| | 10. Mary Ann RICHARDS, b. 22 Dec 1937, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 22 Dec 1937, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years) |
| | 11. Russell Franklin RICHARDS, b. 7 Feb 1939, Doddridge Co, WV |
| | 12. Living |
| | 13. (Infant daughter) RICHARDS, b. 22 Apr 1945, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 22 Apr 1945, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 0 years) |
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| Documents |
 | 27757_OkeyRichards_LullaJaneNorman_MarriageRecord_4Jan1920.jpg
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| Family ID |
F11016 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1890 - 1952 (61 years)
