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Albert Johnson RICHARDS

Albert Johnson RICHARDS

Male 1876 - 1940  (63 years)

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  • Name Albert Johnson RICHARDS 
    Born 16 Mar 1876  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1899  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation W.P.A. laborer  [1
    Occupation 1930  [4
    laborer at globe factory 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 15 Feb 1940  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5
    Buried Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Person ID I18212  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 May 2020 

    Father Jesse Isaac RICHARDS,   b. 20 Apr 1840,   d. 17 Dec 1907, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane ELDER,   b. 22 Jul 1847, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1927  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F13111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Victoria MARTIN,   b. 6 Sep 1880, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1936, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  [8, 9
    Married 10 Dec 1899  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    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.
    Children 
     1. James Clyde RICHARDS,   b. 12 Dec 1900,   d. 5 Aug 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Elbert Ruben RICHARDS,   b. 3 Oct 1902, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1956, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     3. Ruth Lodemma RICHARDS,   b. 10 Feb 1904, Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1988, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Helen Pearl RICHARDS,   b. 30 Jan 1906, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1990, Jacobs Run (Salem), Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     5. Ernest Clifford RICHARDS,   b. 17 Mar 1908, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1962  (Age 54 years)
     6. Albert Henry RICHARDS,   b. May 1910, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1980, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
     7. David Hubert RICHARDS,   b. 3 Aug 1912, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1991  (Age 79 years)
     8. Susan Luella RICHARDS,   b. 10 Sep 1914,   d. 27 Aug 1998  (Age 83 years)
     9. Audra Lucille RICHARDS,   b. 17 May 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     10. Bessie Pauline RICHARDS,   b. 10 Dec 1919, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1984  (Age 64 years)
     11. Charles Edison RICHARDS,   b. 25 Dec 1923, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1994, Alliance, Stark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Documents
    18212_AlbertJohnsonRichards_ElizabethVictoriaMartin_MarriageRecord_10Dec1899.jpg
    18212_AlbertJohnsonRichards_ElizabethVictoriaMartin_MarriageRecord_10Dec1899.jpg
    Family ID F6633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Feb 1940 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    18212_RICHARDS_AlbertJohnson_1876-1940_DeathCertificate.jpg
    18212_RICHARDS_AlbertJohnson_1876-1940_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2679561&Type=Death.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    4. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    6. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

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