Husband: Benjamin F. "Zell" Richards
Census name: Zell B. Richards 1
Born: Jan-29-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: Oct-30-1958 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Resided: 1952 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Richards (1851 - 1925)
Mother: Amanda J. Mosser (1852 - 1886)
Wife: Clara Ball 7,8
Married: Jan- 2-1910 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
Born: Mar-17-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,4 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-11-1960 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,4
Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,11
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10
Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: William Fountain Ball (1860 - 1940)
Mother: Mary Catharine Prim (1857 - 1920)
Notes
F Child 1: Bess Anne Richards Census name: Bessie M. Richards Born: Sep- 6-1910 12 (see note 2) Died: Jan- -1975 12 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,14 Resided: 1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 3) Husband: Bernard E. Dilly b. May- -1911 d. May- 5-1979 Married: Feb- 5-1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: Clyde Ellsworth Kendall b. Aug-17-1916 d. Apr- -1975 Married: Jan-11-1964 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17
F Child 2: Elsie Louise Richards Born: Feb- 4-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Died: Jun-27-1971 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,20 Buried: in Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 18 Resided: in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 18 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Willis Porter Hileman b. Nov- 6-1913 d. Nov- 6-1987 Also known as: Porter W. Hileman 21,22,23,24,25 Married: Nov-18-1939 19
M Child 3: Earl Harold Richards Born: Apr- 4-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 26,12 Died: Aug- -1984 14 Resided: 1971 in Garland, Dallas Co, TX 13 Resided: 1945 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 26 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Donna Belle McCullough b. Jun-21-1921 Married: May-29-1945 in Ritchie Co, WV 26
M Child 4: Paul Richards Born: ca 1924 27 Resided: 1971 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Headstone. (6) Obituary of half-brother. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Zell Richards, 29, b. Ritchie Co, res. White Oak WV; and Clara Ball, 23, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jan 2 1910. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (16) Record of wife's remarriage. (17) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (18) Obituary. (19) Obituary of husband. (20) Obituary - Hospital. (21) Obituary of father. (22) Obituary of brother. (23) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (24) Hileman Genealogy (1305) 1780-1981, Pearl Hileman Cooper and Maysel Hileman Pierce (self-published, 1981), p. 38. (25) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (26) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (27) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Mar 1887, but headstone reads 1885, and death record states Mar 17 1885. Note (2) Birthplace given as Doddridge County in 1935 marriage record, but as Ritchie County in 1964 marriage record. Note (3) Listed as a maid in household of Samuel J. Squires, whose occupation was hotel manager.