Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Gyles Wade Richards    
       Also known as: Gillis W. Richards 1
                Born: Oct- 8-1892          in Doddridge Co, WV  2,3
                Died: Oct-10-1954          in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  2,4,3
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5,2
             Resided:                      in Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV  2
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1910                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 welder for oil company  6
              Father: Joseph Marshall Richards   (1869 - 1956) 
              Mother: Flora Virginia Flint   (1869 - 1923) 
                Wife: Ruby Ferrell Ford   1,7  
       Also known as: Ruby Farrell Ford 7
             Married: Mar- 7-1914           4
                Born: Dec-23-1891          in Doddridge Co, WV  4,3
                Died: Jun-19-1953          at Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV  4,3
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1940                 at Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: William Fernando Ford   (1865 - 1943) 
              Mother: Irena Bell Davis   (1871 - 1927) 
           M Child 1: Joseph Delmer Richards      
       Also known as: Delmer Richards 8
                Born: Dec-30-1914          at Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV  9,8,10
                Died: Sep- 4-2000           10
              Buried: Fero Meml Grdns Cem  in Beverly Hills, Citrus Co, FL  11
             Resided:                      in Lecanto, Citrus Co, FL  12,13
             Resided:                      in Akron, Summit Co, OH  8
              Census: 1920, 1930, 1940     in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV  
          Occupation: 1940                 delivery man for furniture company  6
                Wife: Lorene Powell  b. May- 5-1923  d. bef Aug 2015  
       Also known as: Lorena Powell 8
           M Child 2: William Elmer Richards      
       Also known as: Elmer Richards 14
                Born: Dec-30-1914          at Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV  9,15,8,16 (see note 2)
                Died: Sep-23-1997          in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV  17,16
              Buried:                      in K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  15,11
             Resided:                      in Cascara (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV  15
          Occupation:                      South Penn Oil Co, CNG/Hope Gas Co.  15
                Wife: Cleora V. Smith  b. Dec-12-1916  d. May-17-2003  
             Married: Mar-10-1940           8,18
           F Child 3: Thelma Lajetta Richards      
       Also known as: Thelma Lejetta Richards 13
                Born: Feb-27-1920          in Salem, WV  19,10,20,3
                Died: Apr-  -1992           10,3
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  11
             Resided:                      in Salem, WV  21
             Husband: John Edwin Post  b. Jan-24-1914  d. Dec-  -1987  
             Married: Oct- 8-1939          near Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  19
           F Child 4: Flora Belle Richards      
       Also known as: Florabell Richards 20
                Born: Nov-16-1925          in Walton, Roane Co, WV  19,20,10
                Died: Mar-19-2002           10
             Resided:                      in Tampa, Hillsborough Co, FL  22,13
             Resided: 1948                 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV  19
              Census: 1940                 at Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison Co,WV  
             Husband: William Sterling King  b. Sep-28-1927  
             Married: Oct- 8-1948          in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV  19

Sources:
(1) Marriage record of daughter. 
(2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 278. 
(5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, 
revised 1995) 
(6) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. 
(7) Obituary of son. 
(8) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 311. 
(9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(10) Social Security Death Index. 
(11) Findagrave.com. 
(12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(13) Obituary of brother. 
(14) Newspaper anniversary announcement of son. 
(15) Obituary. 
(16) Headstone. 
(17) Obituary - At home. 
(18) Obituary of husband. 
(19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(20) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & 
Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 279. 
(21) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. 
(22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Location in 1940 specified as Cherry Camp Run.
Note (2) Obituary states Long Run.







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