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James Tolbert RICHARDS

James Tolbert RICHARDS

Male 1809 -

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  • Name James Tolbert RICHARDS 
    Born CA 1809  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1
    Person ID I6374  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2009 

    Family Elizabeth CHILDERS,   b. CA 1807, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1833  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • This family had two daughters with similar names, Eliza and Elizabeth, born about four years apart.

      1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 1 1850:
      James T. Richards, 41, farmer, b. Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, 43, b. Virginia; Eliza, 14; William D, 13; Samuel, 11; Elizabeth, 10; James, 8; David, 7; Lemuel, 4; Columbus, 2. [3, 4]
    Children 
    +1. Eliza RICHARDS,   b. 27 Feb 1835,   d. 27 Jul 1864, Camp Run, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     2. William D. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1837
    +3. Samuel RICHARDS,   b. 2 Jan 1838, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1909, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Elizabeth RICHARDS,   b. CA 1840
     5. James RICHARDS,   b. CA 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. David RICHARDS,   b. 16 Apr 1843, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1894  (Age 50 years)
    +7. Lemuel RICHARDS,   b. Jul 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +8. Columbus Carroll RICHARDS,   b. 23 May 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1928, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F2250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.