Husband: Benjamin Crumrine Richards
Also known as: Crumrine Richards 1,2
Born: Jun-16-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-13-1945 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Cause of death: stomach cancer 3
Resided: in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1940 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1918 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1907 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 3,7,6
Father: Jesse Isaac Richards (1840 - 1907)
Mother: Margaret Jane Elder (1847 - 1927)
Wife: Clara Belle Hamrick 8
Also known as: Belle Hamrick 1
Married: Jan-31-1907 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 9
Born: May- 1-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,1 (see note 2)
Died: Oct-15-1957 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 10
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 10
Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 10
Resided: 1945 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11
Census: 1940 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1907 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Father: Benjamin F. Hamrick (1858 - )
Notes
M Child 1: Ralph Curtis Richards Census name: R. Curtis Richards 12 Born: Oct-10-1907 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14,15,16 Died: May-19-1986 15,14 Buried: in Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, Washington Co, PA 17 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18,19,16,20 Resided: 1941 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 13 Resided: Oct- -1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 21 Census: Apr- -1940 in Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV (see note 3) Census: 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1941 laborer 13 Occupation: 1940 Myles Manufacturing Co., Pennsboro 21 Wife: Bessie Jane Pernell b. Jun-17-1916 Married: Jan-18-1941 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 13 Wife: Living Wife: Mary ___ b. Jul-30-1908 d. Aug- -1976 Also known as: Mary King 16 Married: Jul- 6-1959 in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 16
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (2) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (3) 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=1300359&Type=Death. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (5) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (6) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (7) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Crumrine Richards, 27, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pullman; and Belle Hamrick, 22, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pullman. Married Jan 31 1907 "at Home of Bride." (Note: According to the 1910 Census, this was the husband's second marriage and the wife's first.) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) Death record of husband. (12) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (13) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Headstone. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Brooke County Marriage Records, Wellsburg, WV. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (20) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (21) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in WW One Draft Registration as Jun 16 1878. But the 1880 Census and 1900 Census show it as June 1879, and his death record states Jun 16 1879. Note (2) Although her age in her marriage record and in the 1910 thru 1930 censuses would put her birth in about 1884/85, the 1900 Census shows it as May 1880, and her death record states May 1 1880. Note (3) Listed as Ralph C. Richard, 22, single, no occupation, an inmate in the West Virginia State Penitentiary.