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George Washington RICHARDS

George Washington RICHARDS

Male 1865 - 1949  (84 years)

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  1. 1.  George Washington RICHARDSGeorge Washington RICHARDS was born 29 Jan 1865, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV; died 7 Apr 1949, Mannington, Marion Co, WV; was buried , Rinehart Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Residence: Mannington, Marion Co, WV
    • Census: 1870, 1880, Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Residence: 1889, Ritchie Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Age 5 in the 1870 Census (second-oldest child, one year younger than sister Rebecca) and age 15 in the 1880 census would put his birth in about 1865, as does age 24 in his 1889 marriage record. After that, however, he appears to have added a year to his age, with the 1900 Census showing his birth date as Jan 1864 and his death record showing it as Jan 29 1864.

    George married Eliza E. DOTSON 20 Aug 1889, Ritchie Co, WV. Eliza (daughter of Aaron Jason DOTSON and Viola Victoria HULL) was born 4 Nov 1870, Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV; died 21 Apr 1937, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Carl Clark RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jun 1890, Ritchie Co, WV; died 21 Feb 1938, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Rinehart Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 3. Ivy Ellen RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born Oct 1891; died 1975.
    3. 4. Bessie RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1894, Ritchie Co, WV; died 25 Mar 1968, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH.
    4. 5. Eva Blanch RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1896, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Feb 1969, Weston, Lewis Co, WV; was buried , Prunty Cemetery, Beverlin Fork, Doddridge Co, WV.
    5. 6. Nellie Mae RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1898, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Oct 1962, Marion Co, WV.
    6. 7. Arza S. RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1900.
    7. 8. Sarah D. RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1902.
    8. 9. George L. RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1904.
    9. 10. Jessie J. RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1906.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Clark RICHARDSCarl Clark RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 20 Jun 1890, Ritchie Co, WV; died 21 Feb 1938, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Rinehart Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: track man for B & O Railroad
    • Residence: Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in marriage record as 20 Jun 1891. But the 1900 Census shows it as June 1890, and his death record states 20 Jun 1890.

    Carl married Mary ROBERTS Jun 1910, Garrett Co, MD. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Aundrel Everett "Slick" RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Jan 1912, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 12. Clarice Christine RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1914, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV; died 3 Jan 1937, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Rinehart Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.

    Carl married Mamie SWIGER 16 Apr 1925, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV. Mamie (daughter of Lloyd SWIGER and Henrietta "Retta" BONNELL) was born CA 1908, Doddridge Co, WV; died Bef Aug 1929. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Dorotha Lorraine RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Apr 1926; died 5 May 2002; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Carl married Estella Pearl "Stella" SWIGER 12 Aug 1929, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV. Estella (daughter of Benjamin Benton SWIGER and Ida A. ASH) was born 19 Jan 1902, Doddridge Co, WV; died 13 Feb 1930, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Harbert-Chicarelli Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Ivy Ellen RICHARDSIvy Ellen RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born Oct 1891; died 1975.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV


  3. 4.  Bessie RICHARDSBessie RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 9 Jul 1894, Ritchie Co, WV; died 25 Mar 1968, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Butler, Richland Co, OH
    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH
    • Census: 1930, Higginsport, Brown Co, OH
    • Occupation: 1930; laundress (at home)

    Bessie married John M. BURGE 1912, Wetzel Co, WV. John (son of Alfred Jackson BURGE and Lucinda HEADLEE) was born 13 Jan 1872, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Eva Blanch RICHARDSEva Blanch RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born Mar 1896, Doddridge Co, WV; died 24 Feb 1969, Weston, Lewis Co, WV; was buried , Prunty Cemetery, Beverlin Fork, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV
    • Residence: 1913, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Weston, Lewis Co, WV

    Eva married Odda Russell PRUNTY 14 Mar 1913, Doddridge Co, WV. Odda (son of George William PRUNTY and Sarah Jane GAIN) was born 8 Mar 1890, Doddridge Co, WV; died 15 Oct 1954, Weston, Lewis Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Geraldine PRUNTY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jan 1913, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV; died 2 Aug 1958, Weston, Lewis Co, WV; was buried , Lewis County Memorial Gardens (aka Weston Masonic), Weston, Lewis Co, WV.
    2. 15. Pearl Phine PRUNTY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1917, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV; died 9 Oct 1990, Highlands Co, FL.
    3. 16. Helen Justine PRUNTY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1919, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV.
    4. 17. Odey Devone PRUNTY  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jul 1921, Harrison Co, WV; died 28 Feb 1923, Harrison Co, WV.

  5. 6.  Nellie Mae RICHARDSNellie Mae RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born 9 Jan 1898, Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Oct 1962, Marion Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV
    • Residence: 1913, Doddridge Co, WV

    Nellie married Ira W. GEORGE 14 Sep 1913, Franks Run, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV. Ira (son of Silas Henry GEORGE and Edie Ellen CAIN) was born 2 Jan 1889, Doddridge Co, WV; died 12 Mar 1967, Monongalia Co, WV; was buried , Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery, Mannington, Marion Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Robert H. GEORGE  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1925, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 12 Dec 2013, Marion Co, WV; was buried , Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery, Mannington, Marion Co, WV.

  6. 7.  Arza S. RICHARDSArza S. RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born Jan 1900.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV


  7. 8.  Sarah D. RICHARDSSarah D. RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born CA 1902.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV


  8. 9.  George L. RICHARDSGeorge L. RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born CA 1904.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV


  9. 10.  Jessie J. RICHARDSJessie J. RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born CA 1906.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Wetzel Co, WV



Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Aundrel Everett "Slick" RICHARDSAundrel Everett "Slick" RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.George1) was born 4 Jan 1912, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1935, 1938, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV

    Aundrel married Edith Levica FREELAND 5 Jan 1935, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV. Edith (daughter of Thomas Findley FREELAND and Martha Rachel STARKEY) was born 2 Jan 1914, Wetzel Co, WV; died 16 Aug 2004. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. James Keith RICHARDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1945, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV; died 1 Feb 2023, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

  2. 12.  Clarice Christine RICHARDSClarice Christine RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.George1) was born 13 Aug 1914, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV; died 3 Jan 1937, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Rinehart Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in marriage record as 13 Aug 1914, but in her death record as 16 Aug 1917.

    Clarice married Arlie Nolen SWIGER 23 Nov 1935, Rinehart (Wallace), Harrison Co, WV. Arlie (son of Dixon Lee SWIGER and Alice May BATES) was born 9 Dec 1913, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 12 Dec 1976. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Dorotha Lorraine RICHARDSDorotha Lorraine RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.George1) was born 10 Apr 1926; died 5 May 2002; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Dorotha married Samuel Ramer YEATER 1946. Samuel (son of Oakey Milton YEATER and Gertie E. WILLIAMS) was born 1 Jul 1926; died 20 Jun 1999. [Group Sheet]


  4. 14.  Geraldine PRUNTYGeraldine PRUNTY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eva2, 1.George1) was born 21 Jan 1913, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV; died 2 Aug 1958, Weston, Lewis Co, WV; was buried , Lewis County Memorial Gardens (aka Weston Masonic), Weston, Lewis Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Weston, Lewis Co, WV
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1937, Four States, Marion Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Weston, Lewis Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; attendant at Weston State Hospital for the Insane

    Notes:

    Census:
    Listed as Geraldine Coffman, 26, married, one of many attendants (employees) at Weston State Hospital for the Insane. Her residence in 1935 was given as Clarksburg.

    Geraldine married John T. FRANKS 17 May 1929, Brownton, Barbour Co, WV. John was born CA 1906, Randolph Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Geraldine married Ora Esker "Orie" COFFMAN 16 Sep 1937, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV. Ora (son of Augustus Frederick COFFMAN and Flora Estella "Stella" SWIGER) was born 17 Jan 1913, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV; died 25 Jun 1972, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Geraldine married Leonard WOLFE 27 Nov 1955, Weston, Lewis Co, WV. Leonard was born 1 Dec 1911, Preston Co, WV. [Group Sheet]


  5. 15.  Pearl Phine PRUNTYPearl Phine PRUNTY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eva2, 1.George1) was born 14 Nov 1917, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV; died 9 Oct 1990, Highlands Co, FL.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Fort Myers, Lee Co, FL
    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1935, Lewis Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, Ambridge, Beaver Co, PA

    Pearl married Claris Anson BROHARD 7 Jul 1935, Weston, Lewis Co, WV. Claris (son of Charles T. BROHARD and Clara M. ___) was born CA 1914, Lewis Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Pearl married Michael Charles ROBINSKI. Michael was born 28 May 1908, Bluefield, Mercer Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Pearl married ___ LIPOVSKY. [Group Sheet]


  6. 16.  Helen Justine PRUNTYHelen Justine PRUNTY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eva2, 1.George1) was born 20 Nov 1919, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1930, Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1937, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV

    Helen married Charles William TRADER 13 Sep 1937, Freemansburg, Lewis Co, WV. Charles (son of William Harley TRADER and Anna Pearl BAILEY) was born 28 Aug 1920, Harrison Co, WV; died 24 Aug 2006. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Odey Devone PRUNTYOdey Devone PRUNTY Descendancy chart to this point (5.Eva2, 1.George1) was born 20 Jul 1921, Harrison Co, WV; died 28 Feb 1923, Harrison Co, WV.

  8. 18.  Robert H. GEORGERobert H. GEORGE Descendancy chart to this point (6.Nellie2, 1.George1) was born 3 Jan 1925, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV; died 12 Dec 2013, Marion Co, WV; was buried , Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery, Mannington, Marion Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: US Army, WW II (D-Day invasion, Ramagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge)
    • Education: Fairmont High School
    • Occupation: maintenance machinist, Westinghouse Electric and Philips Lighting (38 yrs)
    • Residence: FORMERLY, Mannington, Marion Co, WV



Generation: 4

  1. 19.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aundrel3, 2.Carl2, 1.George1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. (son of Garland Lewis "Chippy" CHIPPS and Mary Mae SNIDER) [Group Sheet]


  2. 20.  James Keith RICHARDSJames Keith RICHARDS Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aundrel3, 2.Carl2, 1.George1) was born 16 Oct 1945, Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV; died 1 Feb 2023, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV; was buried , Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Doddridge County High School (1964)
    • Occupation: journeyman lineman for Harrison Rural Electrification Association Inc.
    • Occupation: Sutter Roofing, Harvey Glass Factory
    • Residence: Salem, WV
    • Residence: 1964, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1996, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV

    James married Bonnie Lee HANNAH 15 Feb 1964, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV. Bonnie (daughter of Leo Leman HANNAH and Evelyn Florence HUTCHMAN) was born 20 Jul 1945, Kent, Portage Co, OH; died 9 Apr 2019, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    James married Living. (daughter of Gerald Dale GASKINS and Ellen Virginia FORD) [Group Sheet]


  3. 21.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (14.Geraldine3, 5.Eva2, 1.George1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded

    Living married Living. (daughter of Joseph Acen BROOKS and Evelyne Leona LEFFINGWELL) [Group Sheet]



Generation: 5

  1. 22.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (20.James4, 11.Aundrel3, 2.Carl2, 1.George1)

    Notes:

    living - details excluded