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Addie Zelma Richards 1908–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 JUL 1908

Birth Location: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States

Death Date: 20 FEB 1991

Death Location: Silver City, Mills County, Iowa, United States

Father: Melvin Richards

Mother: Parasadie Dillingham

Spouse(s): William Whittington

Children(s): Luly Whittington, Zelma Whittington, Bessie Whittington, William Whittington, Wallace Whittington, Nancy Whittington, Goldie Whittington, Edmond Whittington

Addie Zelma Richards was born in 1908 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States, the child of Melvin Fay Richards And Parasadie Adeline Dillingham. In 1910, Addie Zelma Richards was recorded in the census in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. In 1920, Addie Zelma Richards was recorded in the census in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Addie Zelma Richards married William Benjamin Whittington, and had children including Bessie Ann Whittington, Edmond N Whittington, Elsie M Whittington, Goldie Bell Whittington, Living, Luly A Whittington, Nancy Pearl Whittington, Wallace Faye Whittington, William Francis Whittington, Zelma May Whittington. Addie Zelma Richards passed away in 1991 in Silver City, Mills County, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Addie Zelma Richards was born in 1908 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States, the child of Melvin Fay Richards And Parasadie Adeline Dillingham.
  • In 1910, Addie Zelma Richards was recorded in the census in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.
  • In 1920, Addie Zelma Richards was recorded in the census in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
  • Addie Zelma Richards married William Benjamin Whittington, and had children including Bessie Ann Whittington, Edmond N Whittington, Elsie M Whittington, Goldie Bell Whittington, Living, Luly A Whittington, Nancy Pearl Whittington, Wallace Faye Whittington, William Francis Whittington, Zelma May Whittington.
  • Addie Zelma Richards passed away in 1991 in Silver City, Mills County, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Addie Richards's Ancestors

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Addie Richards
1908–1991
Birth Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Parents
Melvin Fay Richards
1873–1923
Iowa, United States
Parasadie (Adeline) Dillingham
1885–1958
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Richards
1847–1921
Indiana, United States
Lorinda (R.) Fillmore
1851–1920
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Richards
1814–
Mary Kesling
1824–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Kesling
1793–1855
Lowery Griffis
1793–1849

Addie Richards's Descendants

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Addie (Zelma) Richards (17 JUL 1908–20 FEB 1991) m. William (Benjamin) Whittington (3 DEC 1902–13 SEP 1964)
  1. 1. Luly (A.) Whittington 1929–2010
  2. 2. Zelma (May) Whittington 1930–1997
  3. 3. Bessie (Ann) Whittington 1932–2002 m. Living 1921– m. John (Robert) Donaldson 1932–2004
  4. 4. William (Francis) Whittington 1936–1967
  5. 5. Wallace (Faye) Whittington 1941–1959
  6. 6. Nancy (Pearl) Whittington 1943–2010
    1. 1. James (Stockton) Jr.
  7. 7. Goldie (Bell) Whittington 1944–2007
  8. 8. Edmond (N.) Whittington 1948–2013

Addie Richards's Timeline

4 Records

1908
17 JUL 1908
Birth of Addie Zelma Richards in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
1910
26 APR 1910
Age 2
Addie Zelma Richards appeared in census in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
1920
17 JAN 1920
Age 12
Addie Zelma Richards appeared in census in Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States
Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States
1991
20 FEB 1991
Age 83
Death of Addie Zelma Richards
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 JUL 1908
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 104, Sheet 14A, Age 1 year, 9 months in Apr 1910, born in Wyoming.
    [2] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 145, Sheet 5A, Age 11 in Jan 1920, born in Wyoming.
    [3] 1930 US Census, Enum Dist 78-24, Sheet 14B, Age 22 in Apr 1930, born in Wyoming.
    [4] 1940 US Census, Enum Dist 78-27A, Sheet 8B, Age 36 in Apr 1940, born in Wyoming.
    [5] 1950 US Census, Enum Dist 78-59, pp. 20-21, Age 43 in Apr 1950, born in Wyoming.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 26 APR 1910
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 104, Sheet 14A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 17 JAN 1920
    Event Place: Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 145, Sheet 5A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1991

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Silver City, Mills County, Iowa, United States

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