Jul-28-2018Husband: Virgil Thomas "Pap" Richards Census name: Thomas V. Richards, Jr. 1 Born: Mar- 5-1917 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Jul- 3-2002 in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 3 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 3,4,5 Resided: in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 2/5/1942) Sgt, U.S. Air Force, World War II 3,4,6 Father: Thomas Virgil (T.V.) "Bird" Richards (1894 - 1970) Mother: Mary Louise Jones (1891 - 1985) Notes 3
Wife: Mara Louise Snyder Also known as: Louise 7,8 Married: Nov- 2-1946 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Born: Oct-15-1925 at Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 9,3,10 Died: Mar- 4-1982 in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 11,10 Buried: in Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 5 Resided: in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: 1973 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: bookkeeper, Oliverio's Florist, Bridgeport WV 3 Father: George Francis Snyder (1868 - 1944) Mother: Cora Belle Loar (1886 - 1973)
F Child 1: Living Husband: Living
F Child 2: Living Husband: Living Husband: Living
Sources: (1) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (2) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Mother's name appears on birth record as Mary Jones Taylor, her previous married name. BR Bk 4, p. 148. (3) Obituary. (4) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (7) Obituary of mother. (8) Obituary of brother. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Obituary, Name listed in husband's obituary as Mara Louise Snyder Richards, but she was known as Louise. Death date of Mar 4 1981, stated in husband's obituary, is incorrect, as evidenced by her own 1982 obituary. SSDI has her death listed as March 1982, name listed as Mara Richards. Identified on headstone as M. Louise Richards, death date Mar 4 1982.Name Index