Notes for: Sarah Ann Gaston

While all available records pertaining to him directly give his name as David Richards, he was listed as Daniel Richards in the death record and obituary of his son Daniel.

1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
David Richards, 27, farmer; Sarah A, 24; Mary J, 4; Daniel J, 2; Columbus, 22, farm laborer.

1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 1 1880:
David Richards, 37, farmer; wife Sarah A, 34; dau Mary J, 14; son Daniel J, 12; dau Nancy E, 9; dau Eliza O, 6; dau Sarah R, 2.

1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1900:
Sarah A. Richards, 52, b. Apr 1848, farmer, widowed, mother of 8 children (all still living); son Daniel J, 32, b. May 1868, farm laborer, single; dau Eliza O, 26, b. May 1874, single; dau Lina, 22, b. Sep 1877, single; son Austin D, 18, b. Jul 1881; son Samuel M, 15, b. Nov 1884; dau Icy M, 8, b. Apr 1892; boarder Boyd Lipscomb, 27, b. Oct 1872, day laborer, single.