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Okey RICHARDS

Okey RICHARDS

Male 1890 - 1952  (61 years)


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  • Name Okey RICHARDS
    Census 1920, 30, 40, 50  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 30 Jul 1890  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Death record reports birthplace as Doddridge County, but marriage record states Ritchie County.
    Gender Male
    Military U.S. Army, World War I  [1, 3, 4] 
    Occupation farmer  [3, 4] 
    Residence Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Death 1 Feb 1952  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Burial Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Obituary states funeral service and burial at Cabin Run Church and cemetery, but his death record states Arnolds Creek Cemetery. His headstone is located at Ruley Cemetery, which is at Arnolds Creek.
    Person ID I27757  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2025

    Father Benjamin Franklin "Frank" RICHARDS,   b. 21 Jun 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1925, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Mother Ada Adella KNIGHT,   b. 26 Jan 1870, Grafton, Windham Co, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1955, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F10514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luella Jane NORMAN,   b. 9 Dec 1903, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1959, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    Marriage 4 Jan 1920  Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.

      1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District), enumerated on April 21, 1950 on State Route 11, north of US Route 50:
      Okey Richards, 60, farm hand; wife Lou, 47; son Howard O, 27, married (wife not present), farm hand; son Chester F, 25, single, farm hand; son Herbert M, 21, single, farm hand; dau Geraldine, 16; dau Doris M, 14; son Russell F, 11; son Curtis D, 8. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
    +1. Nellie Blanche RICHARDS,   b. 29 Jul 1920, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 2008, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [Father: Foster]  [Mother: Foster]
    +2. Okey Howard RICHARDS,   b. 6 Jan 1922, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1990 (Age 68 years)
     3. Lillian Alice RICHARDS,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1928, Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2017, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +6. Herbert Marion RICHARDS,   b. 24 Mar 1929, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1990 (Age 61 years)
     7. Albert RICHARDS,   b. 15 Apr 1932, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 2001 (Age 69 years)
    >8. Geraldine RICHARDS,   b. 14 Mar 1934, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1996 (Age 62 years)
    >9. Dorothy May "Doris" RICHARDS,   b. 7 Jan 1936, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 2003, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     10. Mary Ann RICHARDS,   b. 22 Dec 1937, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1937, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    >11. Russell Franklin RICHARDS,   b. 7 Feb 1939, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 2023, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     12. Curtis Delane RICHARDS,   b. 26 Sep 1940, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 2017, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     13. (Infant daughter) RICHARDS,   b. 22 Apr 1945, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1945, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Documents
    27757_OkeyRichards_LullaJaneNorman_MarriageRecord_4Jan1920.jpg    		27757_OkeyRichards_LullaJaneNorman_MarriageRecord_4Jan1920.jpg
    Family ID F11016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    27757_RICHARDS_Okey_1890-1952_Obit.jpg    		27757_RICHARDS_Okey_1890-1952_Obit.jpg
    27757_RICHARDS_Okey_1890-1952_DeathRecord.jpg    		27757_RICHARDS_Okey_1890-1952_DeathRecord.jpg
    27757_OkeyRichards_LullaJaneNorman_MarriageRecord_4Jan1920.jpg    		27757_OkeyRichards_LullaJaneNorman_MarriageRecord_4Jan1920.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1769] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998)).

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

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

    7. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 405 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11542825&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Okey Richards, 29, b. Ritchie Co, res. Greenwood WVa RFD #1; and Lulla Jane Norman, 17, b. Calhoun Co, res. Pennsboro. Married Jan 4 1920 "at M.E. Parsonage, Pullman."