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Blanch W Richards 1903–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1903

Birth Location: Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1983

Death Location: Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Father: Charles Richards

Mother: Flossie Hewitt

Spouse(s): Eldridge Ford

Children(s): William Ford, Marion Ford, Dorothy Ford, Shirley Price, Elmer Ford

In 1903, Blanch W Richards entered the world in Maryland, USA, born to Charles Wesley Richards And Flossie Pearl Hewitt. In 1910, Blanch W Richards resided in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1920, Blanch W Richards resided in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA. Blanch W Richards married Eldridge Olin Ford, and had children including Dorothy Lee Ford, Elmer Lee Ford, Ma Non Ford, Marion Olin Ford, Ruth Ann Ford, Shirley Ford Price, Shirley Trenfle Ford, William Luther Ford. Blanch W Richards passed away in 1983 in Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Blanch W Richards entered the world in Maryland, USA, born to Charles Wesley Richards And Flossie Pearl Hewitt.
  • In 1910, Blanch W Richards resided in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1920, Blanch W Richards resided in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • Blanch W Richards married Eldridge Olin Ford, and had children including Dorothy Lee Ford, Elmer Lee Ford, Ma Non Ford, Marion Olin Ford, Ruth Ann Ford, Shirley Ford Price, Shirley Trenfle Ford, William Luther Ford.
  • Blanch W Richards passed away in 1983 in Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Richards
1877–1955
Birth Location: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Flossie Hewitt
1882–1967
Birth Location: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eldridge Ford
1900–1966
Birth Location: Rumbley Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

William Ford
1921–1970
Birth Location: Rumbley, Maryland, USA
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Marion Ford
1923–1983
Birth Location: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Dorothy Ford
1929–2003
Birth Location: Rumbley, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Shirley Price
1933–2008
Birth Location: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
SP
Elmer Ford
1925–2005
Birth Location: Rumbley, Somerset, Maryland, USA
EF

Blanch Richards's Ancestors

Self
Blanch Richards
1903–1983
Birth Place: Maryland, USA
Parents
Charles Wesley Richards
1877–1955
Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Flossie (Pearl) Hewitt
1882–1967
Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (James) Hewitt
1849–1923
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Virginia "Jennie") James
1867–1956
Chance, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theodore James
1830–1894
Virginia Jones
1835–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David James
1802–
Elizabeth Carter
1808–1843

Blanch Richards's Descendants

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Blanch (W) Richards (03 Aug 1903–1983) m. Eldridge (Olin) Ford (01 Feb 1900–1966)
  1. 1. William (Luther) Ford 1921–1970
  2. 2. Marion (Olin) Ford 1923–1983 m. Loretta (Bella) White 1918–1996 m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Young 1925–2012
  3. 3. Dorothy (Lee) Ford 1929–2003 m. Lloyd (Talmadge Widdowson) II 1922–2014
  4. 4. Shirley (Ford) Price 1933–2008 m. Eugene (Russell) Price 1926–2014
  5. 5. Elmer (Lee) Ford 1925–2005

Blanch Richards's Timeline

8 Records

1903
03 Aug 1903
Birth of Blanch W Richards in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Blanch W Richards resided here in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Blanch W Richards resided here in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Blanch W Richards resided here in Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Blanch W Richards resided here in Fairmount, Manokin, Rumbley, Upper Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland
Fairmount, Manokin, Rumbley, Upper Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland
1940
1940
Age 37
Blanch W Richards resided here in 6th Election District Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
6th Election District Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Blanch W Richards resided here in Somerset, Maryland, USA
Somerset, Maryland, USA
1983
1983
Age 80
Death of Blanch W Richards
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01560; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20-8
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340614
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 5866; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 20-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340614

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fairmount, Manokin, Rumbley, Upper Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01560; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 6th Election District Fairmount, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01560; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 20-8

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 5866; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 20-10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1983
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princess Anne, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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