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Bobby Eugene RICHARDS

Bobby Eugene RICHARDS

Male 1926 - 1978  (51 years)

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  • Name Bobby Eugene RICHARDS  [1] 
    Born 20 Nov 1926  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 13 Apr 1945 to 11 Dec 1946  [5, 6] 
    U.S. Army, World War II 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Residence 1953  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 16 Jun 1978  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I48523  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2020 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Madaline Virginia FOX,   b. 14 Sep 1901, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1964, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F19957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Margaret SMITH,   b. 3 Sep 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1989, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [11, 12] 
    Married 3 Apr 1953  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
     2. Bobby Eugene RICHARDS, Jr.,   b. 6 Nov 1954,   d. 6 Feb 1955, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Mark Steven RICHARDS,   b. 28 Sep 1958, Dumfries, Prince William Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 2011, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     4. Terry Lee RICHARDS,   b. 3 Sep 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 2024, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F27732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.
      "History of Doddridge County," p. 177, states his birth date as Nov 20 1925. But SSDI shows it as Nov 20 1926, date on headstone is 1926, and age 51 given in obituary would also correspond to the Nov 1926 birth date.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S14] Obituary.

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1693] Obituary - Veterans Administration Hospital.
      "Bobby E. Richards, 51, of Ross St., Salem, died at 10:55 a.m. Friday, June 16 in Veterans Administration hospital, Clarksburg, following an extended illness." (Note: Birth date on headstone is 1978, and June 16th 1978 did fall on a Friday. His wife's obituary incorrectly states his death date as Jun 16 1979, which was on a Saturday.)

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    12. [S1604] Death record of son.

    13. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 477 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797362&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Bobbie E. Richards, 26, b. & res. at Morgansville WV, son of Elbert & Madolyne Richards; and Helen Price, 26, b. & res. in West Union, dau of Harrison Smith & (blank). Married Apr 3 1953 at Industrial, WV. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Apr 3 1951.)