Husband: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Richards
Also known as: Frank Richards 1,2
Born: Jun-21-1851 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3,4
Died: Aug-30-1925 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Cabin Run Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 3
Father: Isaac Richards (1814 - )
Mother: Ellen Richards (1829 - )
Other spouse 1
Wife: Ada Adella Knight Also known as: Adella Knight 5 Married: Jan-20-1886 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Jan-26-1870 in Grafton, Windham Co, VT 7,8,9 (see note 1) Died: Jan-17-1955 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 8,10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8 Resided: in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Resided: 1925 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Father: Henry W. Knight (1842 - 1914) Mother: Susan Mariah Skinner (1848 - ) Notes
M Child 1: Okey Richards Born: Jul-30-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,14 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 1-1952 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 14,3,12,15 (see note 3) Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 4) Resided: in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 15,14 Military: U.S. Army, World War I 12,15,14 Wife: Lulla Jane Norman b. Dec- 9-1903 d. Feb-12-1959 Also known as: Louella Norman 17 Married: Jan- 4-1920 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 2: Henry Amos Richards Also known as: Amos Richards 19,20,21 Born: Jul-14-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 22 Died: Oct- 2-1955 in Harrison Co, WV 22 Buried: in Kinney Cemetery, Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Resided: 1952 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mechanic for Doddridge Motor & Implement Co. 15 Wife: Alma Mylissia Stull b. Aug-19-1899 d. Jul- 8-1941 Married: Nov- 1-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,22 Wife: Mildred Louise Demastus b. Nov-27-1923 d. Jan- -1986 Married: 1944 23
F Child 3: Lilly Ella Richards 12 Also known as: Ella Richards 24,25,21,26 Born: Aug-20-1904 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,27,28 Died: Aug-17-1983 12 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 29,30 Resided: 1949, 1955 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 21,31 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 WPA sewing project 16 Husband: Alpha James Stull b. Jan-20-1902 d. Oct-27-1979 Husband: James Ezra Hoalcraft b. Oct-20-1904 d. May-15-1980 Also known as: Ezra Hoalcraft 32,5,33 Married: Sep-17-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 34
F Child 4: Alice Belle Richards Born: Sep-30-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,24 Died: May- 9-1951 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3 (see note 5) Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 3 Resided: at Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 at Cabin Run, Ritchie Co, WV 35 Husband: Franklin Limine Norman b. Jun- 4-1906 d. Sep-12-1993 Married: Sep-18-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,24
Sources: (1) Obituary of son. (2) Death record of son. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Elizabeth Estlack Mullett (compiler, 1981), Tyler County WV Marriages 1852-1890, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101. (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (6) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Benjamin F. Richards Jr., widowed, 31, of Ritchie Co; and Ada Knight, 17, b. Vermont, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 20 1886. (7) Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1351200&Type=Death. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (10) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Headstone. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Obituary. (16) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (17) Death record of daughter. (18) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, 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.", MR p. 405 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11542825&Type=Marriage. (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (20) Marriage record of son. (21) Obituary of brother. (22) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (23) Obituary of husband. (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (25) Marriage record of daughter. (26) Death record of mother. (27) 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. (28) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (29) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (30) Findagrave.com. (31) Obituary of grandson. (32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (33) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (34) 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. (35) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in death record as Chester, Vermont, but her birth record shows it as Grafton, Vermont. Both are located in Windham County. Note (2) Death record reports birthplace as Doddridge County, but marriage record states Ritchie County. Note (3) 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. Note (4) Obituary states funeral service and burial at Cabin Run Church and cemetery, but death record states Arnolds Creek Cemetery. Headstone is located at Ruley Cemetery, which is at Arnolds Creek. Note (5) She was incorrectly listed as a surviving sister in her brother Okey's Feb 1952 obituary.