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Lilly Ella RICHARDS

Lilly Ella RICHARDS

Female 1904 - 1983  (78 years)

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  • Name Lilly Ella RICHARDS  [1] 
    Born 20 Aug 1904  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [4] 
    WPA sewing project 
    Residence 1949  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1950  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [6] 
    seamstress at garment sewing factory 
    Residence 1955  Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 17 Aug 1983  [1] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I27760  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

    Father Benjamin Franklin "Frank" RICHARDS,   b. 21 Jun 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 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 location,   d. 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 1 Alpha James STULL,   b. 20 Jan 1902, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1979, Willard, Huron Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1919  Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 27, 1940 at Central Station:
      Head of household Ella L. Holecraft [sic], 35, divorced, occupation WPA sewing project, resided 1935 in same place; dau Elsie A. Stull, 17, single; dau Margaret A. Stull, 12; dau Doris J. Holecraft, 7; boarder (corrected from husband) Alpha J. Stull, 38, divorced, laborer in steel industry, resided 1935 in Pennsboro.

      1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District), enumerated on April 24, 1950 at Central Station:
      Ella Hoalcraft, 45, separated, seamstress at garment sewing factory; dau Doris J. Hoalcraft, 17, single; mother Ada Richards, 80, widowed, born in Vermont.
    Children 
    +1. Ruby Alice STULL,   b. 4 Aug 1920,   d. 18 Nov 2003, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Elsie A. STULL,   b. 7 Jan 1923, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 2001, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +3. Margaret Ann STULL,   b. 12 Dec 1927, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1998, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Documents
    27770_AlphaJStull_LillieERichards_MarriageRecord_7Dec1919.jpg    		27770_AlphaJStull_LillieERichards_MarriageRecord_7Dec1919.jpg
    Family ID F10519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 James Ezra HOALCRAFT,   b. 20 Oct 1904, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1980  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1931  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Divorced Y  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Doris Juanita HOALCRAFT,   b. 28 Jan 1933, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 2013, Titusville, Crawford Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Documents
    23518_EzraHoalcraft_EllaRichards_MarriageRecord_17Sep1931.jpg    		23518_EzraHoalcraft_EllaRichards_MarriageRecord_17Sep1931.jpg
    Family ID F36171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    27760_HOALCRAFT_LillyEllenRichardsStull_1904-1983_Obit.jpg    		27760_HOALCRAFT_LillyEllenRichardsStull_1904-1983_Obit.jpg
    23518_EzraHoalcraft_EllaRichards_MarriageRecord_17Sep1931.jpg    		23518_EzraHoalcraft_EllaRichards_MarriageRecord_17Sep1931.jpg
    27770_AlphaJStull_LillieERichards_MarriageRecord_7Dec1919.jpg    		27770_AlphaJStull_LillieERichards_MarriageRecord_7Dec1919.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Age given as 27 at time of Oct 1931 marriage, per Doddridge Co Marriage Records, but researcher Walter A. Dotson states birth as after 1910.

    3. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

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

    5. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    6. [S295] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    7. [S1636] Obituary of grandson.

    8. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
      Identified as Ezra Hoalcraft, 26, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Ella Richards, 27, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 17 1931 "at U. B. Parsonage," officiated by J. O. Potts, a Minister of the Gospel.