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James P. RICHARDS

James P. RICHARDS

Male 1853 - 1920  (~ 67 years)

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  • Name James P. RICHARDS 
    Born CA 1853  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Calhoun Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Died 26 Sep 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I6439  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2012 

    Father Michael M. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1810, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Caroline WILSON,   b. CA 1813, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy E. "Nannie" JONES,   b. CA 1848  [3] 
    Married 3 Oct 1871  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Mimi Jane "Sis" RICHARDS,   b. 22 Feb 1877, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1959, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. T. Henderson RICHARDS,   b. Sep 1879
     3. Statira Virginia RICHARDS,   b. 24 Jun 1887, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1910, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F9373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy HART,   b. 1 Aug 1853, Hughes River, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District):
      James P. Richards, age 46; wife Nancy, b. Jul 1853, father b. in Maryland; dau M. J., b. Feb 1877; son T. Henderson, b. Sep 1879; dau S. V., b. Jun 1886; son Thomas V., b. May 1894.
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Virgil (T.V.) "Bird" RICHARDS,   b. 8 May 1894, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F2265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 2, p. 135.
      Records show the death of a James Richards on Sep 26, 1920; he was a widower and listed as age 67.

    3. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    4. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as James L. Richards, 19, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Michael & Caroline; and Nancy E. Jones, 23, b. Calhoun Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William & Prudence. Married Oct 3 1871.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 4, p. 234.
      Identified as James P. Richards, age 36, b. Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Nancy Hart, age 30. Married Sep 15 1892. Beneath the handwritten entry of the bride's name on the marriage certificate can be seen traces of the name "Hileman" (her previous married name), which had been erased.

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