Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Albert Johnson RICHARDS / Elizabeth Victoria MARTIN (F6633)  [1, 2

m. 10 Dec 1899


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  • Albert Johnson RICHARDSFather | Male
    Albert Johnson RICHARDS

    Born  16 Mar 1876  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1940  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Dec 1899  [3]  Doddridge Co, WV  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jesse Isaac RICHARDS | F13111 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Margaret Jane ELDER | F13111 Group Sheet 

    Elizabeth Victoria MARTINMother | Female
    Elizabeth Victoria MARTIN

    Born  6 Sep 1880  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Nov 1936  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David B. MARTIN | F34995 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Helen Manerva HOLLIDAY | F34995 Group Sheet 

    James Clyde RICHARDSChild 1 | Male
    James Clyde RICHARDS

    Born  12 Dec 1900   
    Died  5 Aug 1967  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Greenbrier 7th Day Baptist Cemetery, Co Rd 17, near Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ruby Gale STARKEY | F37341 
    Married     

    Elbert Ruben RICHARDSChild 2 | Male
    + Elbert Ruben RICHARDS

    Born  3 Oct 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Sep 1956  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Madaline Virginia FOX | F19957 
    Married  20 Jan 1920  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ruth Lodemma RICHARDSChild 3 | Female
    + Ruth Lodemma RICHARDS

    Born  10 Feb 1904  Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jul 1988  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ora Florent COX | F6608 
    Married  31 Jan 1921   

    Helen Pearl RICHARDSChild 4 | Female
    + Helen Pearl RICHARDS

    Born  30 Jan 1906  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jan 1990  Jacobs Run (Salem), Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wade T. THOMPSON | F6634 
    Married  18 Mar 1922   

    Ernest Clifford RICHARDSChild 5 | Male
    + Ernest Clifford RICHARDS

    Born  17 Mar 1908  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Dec 1962   
    Buried    K of P Memorial Park Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Bessie C. GEORGE | F28206 
    Married  22 Oct 1938  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Albert Henry RICHARDSChild 6 | Male
    + Albert Henry RICHARDS

    Born  May 1910  Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Apr 1980  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Violet Leona HAYES | F24481 
    Married  1 May 1937  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    David Hubert RICHARDSChild 7 | Male
    David Hubert RICHARDS

    Born  3 Aug 1912  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Aug 1991   
    Buried     

    Susan Luella RICHARDSChild 8 | Female
    + Susan Luella RICHARDS

    Born  10 Sep 1914   
    Died  27 Aug 1998   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Kenneth Delbert SELLERS | F6635 
    Married     

    Audra Lucille RICHARDSChild 9 | Female
    Audra Lucille RICHARDS

    Born  17 May 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Sep 1966  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Robert Ray MOORE | F28204 
    Married  16 Oct 1938  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Olen Dexter GUM | F28205 
    Married  2 Oct 1965  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Bessie Pauline RICHARDSChild 10 | Female
    + Bessie Pauline RICHARDS

    Born  10 Dec 1919  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Oct 1984   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Strother COX | F35417 
    Married  3 Apr 1937  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles William GEORGE | F35419 
    Married  2 Dec 1949  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charles Edison RICHARDSChild 11 | Male
    Charles Edison RICHARDS

    Born  25 Dec 1923  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Aug 1994  Alliance, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Memorial Park, Knox Twp (Beloit), Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helen Lee TAYLOR | F55419 
    Married     


  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District):
      Albert J. Richards, 43; wife Victoria E, 39; son James C, 19; son Elbert R, 17; dau Ruth, 15; dau Helen P, 13; son Ernest C, 11; son Albert H, 9; son David H, 7; dau Susan L, 5; dau Audra L, 2; dau Bessie P, under one month.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated Apr 24 1930:
      Albert J. Richards, 54, coal miner, age 23 at time of first marriage; wife Elizabeth, 49, age 19 at first marriage; son Ernest C, 22; son Albert H, 19; son David H, 17; dau Luella, 15; dau Lucile, 12; dau Bessie P, 10; son Charles E, 6.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 177.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793703&Type=Marriage.