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Mary RICHARDS

Mary RICHARDS

Female 1837 - 1916  (79 years)

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  • Name Mary RICHARDS 
    Born 26 Aug 1837  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is incorrectly given as 1831. Age 12 in 1850 Census puts birth in about 1838, age 16 at time of 1853 marriage puts it in about 1837, and age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 17 1838. But her obituary states her birth date as Aug 26 1837, age at death 78y 9m 20d.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870, 1880  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 6 Nov 1916  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I83627  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2016 

    Father John Webster RICHARDS,   b. CA 1800, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah SHERWOOD,   b. CA 1817, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21800  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William M. DOTSON,   b. 1830, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)  [7, 8] 
    Married 9 Jun 1853  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Franklin Pierce DOTSON,   b. 15 Dec 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1946, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     2. Lenora Vivian "Nora" DOTSON,   b. 28 Sep 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1952, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +3. Walter DOTSON,   b. Jul 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 75 years)
    +4. Evan Ambron DOTSON,   b. 1 Apr 1861, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1941, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    +5. Minor E. DOTSON,   b. 6 Oct 1863,   d. 9 Oct 1956, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    +6. Ada DOTSON,   b. 23 Nov 1865, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1960, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     7. Claude D. DOTSON,   b. CA 1869,   d. Bef Nov 1946  (Age ~ 77 years)
     8. Sandy DOTSON,   b. 10 Jul 1871, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1946, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     9. Lillian F. DOTSON,   b. Dec 1875,   d. 13 Jul 1952, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
    Family ID F35792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Mary's birth date should be 1838    		Mary's birth date should be 1838

    Documents
    83627_DOTSON_MaryRichards_1837-1916_Obit.jpg    		83627_DOTSON_MaryRichards_1837-1916_Obit.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 35 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044458&Type=Death.
      Identified as Mary Dotson, white female, widowed farmer's wife; died Nov 6 1916 at Greenwood, age 78y 9m 20, cause of death old age. (Note: Age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 17 1838.)

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1604] Death record of son.

    9. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 40 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791087&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as William Dotson, 23, farmer, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Zachariah & (blank); and Mary Richards, 16, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Webster & (blank). Married Jun 9 1853 in Doddridge County.