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Asberry P. RICHARDS

Asberry P. RICHARDS

Male 1847 - 1897  (49 years)

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  • Name Asberry P. RICHARDS 
    Born 4 Jun 1847  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1849, but age 3 in the 1850 Census puts it in about 1847.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as Asbery Richards, 21, common laborer, in household of his sister & brother-in-law Sarah & Eli Moore and their family.
    Occupation 1870  [4] 
    common laborer 
    Residence 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6] 
    Died 25 Feb 1897  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: pulmonary consumption 
    Buried Stanley (aka Antioch) Cemetery, Sherwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I51831  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 May 2021 

    Father Arnold RICHARDS,   b. CA 1815 
    Mother Rebecca STUTLER,   b. CA 1813 
    Family ID F5148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah A. WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1897, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Malissa RICHARDS,   b. CA 1873
     2. John Herbert RICHARDS,   b. 1873, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1908  (Age 35 years)
     3. Denie A. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1876
     4. Stilman A. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1879
     5. Floyd C. RICHARDS,   b. Feb 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1891, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Family ID F21393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: pulmonary consumption - 25 Feb 1897 - Big Battle (Salem), 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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  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, Age 49y 8m 21d.

    2. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    4. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 114, Line 1345 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5046903&Type=Death.

    6. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).