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Virgil Thomas "Pap" RICHARDS

Virgil Thomas "Pap" RICHARDS

Male 1917 - 2002  (85 years)

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  • Name Virgil Thomas "Pap" RICHARDS 
    Born 5 Mar 1917  Summers, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 2/5/1942)  [2, 3, 4] 
    Sgt, U.S. Air Force, World War II 
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 3 Jul 2002  Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Stonewall Park Cemetery, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5] 
    Notes 
    • Retired as an Oldsmobile body shop foreman, following which he made deliveries for his daughter Milda at Oliverio's Florist in Bridgeport, WV. [2]
    Person ID I6442  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2012 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Mary Louise JONES,   b. Jan 1891, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1985  (Age ~ 94 years) 
    Family ID F2266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mara Louise SNYDER,   b. 15 Oct 1925, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1982, Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1946  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F3969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 148.
      Mother's name appears on birth record as Mary Jones Taylor, her previous married name.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

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

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.