Husband: George Washington Richards
Born: Jan-22-1880 in Calhoun Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Oct-11-1949 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 1,4
Cause of death: hit by falling tree 1
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 1,5
Occupation: 1940 laborer with W.P.A. 6
Father: Henderson Richards (1841 - 1910)
Mother: Rachel Elizabeth Norman (1847 - 1920)
Wife: Icy Lucretia Cunningham 7
Also known as: Isa Cunningham
Married: Jul-22-1905 in Calhoun Co, WV 8
Born: Dec-17-1887 in Calhoun Co, WV 4,2,8
Died: May- -1986 4,2
Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV
Father: Thomas Nichilas Cunningham (1843 - 1891)
Mother: Phebe E. Hardman (1850 - )
Notes
M Child 1: William Henderson Richards Census name: Willie Richards Born: 1906 in Yellow Creek, Calhoun Co, WV 9 Died: Jul-25-1966 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 10 Census: 1940 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1933 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Wife: Edith Leona Casto b. Sep-22-1918 d. Nov-20-2004 Married: Sep- 9-1933 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Rachel Isabelle Richards Born: Jan- -1908 in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 9 (see note 1) Died: Mar-11-1984 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 10,13,14 Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 4 Resided: in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 15,16 Resided: 1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Husband: Rosson Thompson b. ca 1902 Also known as: Rawson Thompson 18 Married: Apr-30-1924 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Husband: Thomas Dillon Hoover b. May- -1916 d. Jan-12-2000 Married: Jun-24-1947 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Francis Marion Richards Born: 1910 in Pleasants Co, WV 19,20,21 (see note 2) Died: 1996 19 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Occupation: minister 7 Wife: Gladys Thompson b. ca 1911 d. bef Feb 1970 Married: Feb-14-1930 in Salem, WV 20
M Child 4: Hollie A. Richards Born: ca 1912 22 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
F Child 5: Ruth Ellen Richards Census name: Ruthie E. Richards Born: Sep-13-1914 19,5 Died: Feb- 2-2007 in Ohio 19 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert J. Mason b. 1917 d. 2001 Married: Oct-13-1945 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 6: Joseph Virgil Richards Born: Jul- 9-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,23 Died: May- -2007 15 Census: 1940 in Williams District, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1936 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 24 Wife: Mildred Kathleen Cottrill b. ca 1920 Married: Oct-10-1936 at Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Wife: Ramona Doris McCloy b. Apr-13-1935 d. Oct-28-2012
M Child 7: Porter Berkley Richards Born: May- 2-1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 25,4,2,5 Died: Jul-27-1997 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 4,2 Buried: in Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland Co, OH 4 Resided: 1945 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Geneva Irene McCloy b. May-30-1928 d. Mar-26-1999 Married: Aug-25-1945 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25
F Child 8: Mary Luella Richards Born: Sep- 2-1922 14 Died: Mar- 1-1994 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Otis J. Dodd b. Apr-16-1915 d. May-10-2006 Census name: Oda J. Dodd Married: Sep-26-1941 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 9: Ray Hadsel Richards Born: Aug-16-1925 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 23,9,26 (see note 4) Died: Dec-15-2014 at Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV 27 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 28 Resided: at Leeson Run (Greenwood), Doddridge Co, WV 28,29 Resided: 1946 near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Resided: 1943 in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oil field worker 28 Occupation: (bef WW II) glass blower Military: Nov- 6-1943 - Mar-30-1946 Pfc, Co A, 330th Inf, 83rd Div, US Army, WW II (Europe) 30 Wife: Lora Gale Maxine Dodd b. Apr-29-1928 d. Apr-10-2008 Also known as: Gale Dodd 31 Married: May-10-1946 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 32
F Child 10: Minnie Joanna Richards Birth name: Joanna Minnie Richards 9 Born: Jun-20-1928 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,23 Resided: 2014 in North Carolina 33 Resided: 1952 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lawrence Robert Dennis b. Dec-21-1929 d. May-28-1995 Married: May- 3-1952 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23 Husband: ___ Wood
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) 1880 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (11) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. (12) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV, Identified as William Harrison Richards, 27, b. Doddridge Co, res. Greenwood WVa; and Edith Leona Casto, 17, b. Washington Co OH, res. Williamstown. Married Sep 9 1933 in Williamstown. (Note: No other reference to husband's middle name as Harrison has been found. It appears elsewhere as Henderson. Although he had lived in Doddridge County since childhood, his birthplace was actually Calhoun County.), MR p. 303 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11447083&Type=Marriage. (13) Headstone. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Marriage record of daughter. (19) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) 1910 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (22) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (23) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (24) 1940 Census, Wood County, WV. (25) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11545783&Type=Marriage. (26) Immediate family. (27) Obituary - At home. (28) Obituary. (29) Obituary of wife. (30) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (31) Obituary of grandson. (32) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Ray Hadsel Richards, 21, b. Aug 16 1924 in Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro Rt 3, son of George W. & Icie Richards; and Lora Gail Maxine Dodd, 18, b. Apr 29 1928 in Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro Rt 3, dau of Alva & Laura Dodd. Married May 10 1946 in Harrisville by Rev. French Boone, minister. A notation states "Consent of her father filed with application.", MR p. 132 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11546387&Type=Marriage. (33) Obituary of brother. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1947 marriage record as Jan 19 1913, while age 18 in 1924 marriage record would put it at about 1906. But age 11 in 1920 Census puts in at about 1909, and age 2 in 1910 Census put it at about 1908. Birth record states Jan 22 1908, while SSDI and headstone show it as Jan 21 1908. Note (2) Birth date given in Feb 1930 marriage record as Feb 2 1909 (age 21), but age in 1910 Census would put it in 1910. Note (3) Not with family in 1930 Census. Note (4) Birthplace given in marriage record as Ritchie County, on Aug 16 1924. But his military discharge papers state Greenwood (considered to be in Doddridge County near the Ritchie County line) on Aug 16 1925. Doddridge County birth records indicate his birth as Aug 15 (sic) 1925 in Central District. His age in the 1930 Census, enumerated in Apr 1930, was 5. Immediate family report his birth date as Aug 16 1924, but his obituary states Aug 16 1925.