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Charles Edward Richards 1871–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JAN 1871

Birth Location: Mills County, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 13 OCT 1927

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

Father: Benjamin Richards

Mother: Lorinda Fillmore

Spouse(s): Cynthia Bowen, Fannie McDowell

Children(s): Effie Richards, Edna Richards, Cecil Richards, Eva Richards, Frank Richards, Verne Richards, Louise Richards, Gladys Richards, Elsie Richards

Charles Edward Richards was born in 1871 in Mills County, Iowa, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Richards And Lorinda R Fillmore. In 1880, Charles Edward Richards was recorded in the census in Houston Township, Smith County, Kansas, United Sta. In 1900, Charles Edward Richards was employed. Charles Edward Richards married Cynthia May Bowen, Fannie May Mcdowell, and had children including Cecil Richards, Edna May Richards, Effie Vivian Richards, Elsie Lucille Richards, Eva Ethel Richards, Frank Elmer Richards, Gladys Ann Richards, Louise Lurinda Richards, Verne Leslie Richards. Charles Edward Richards passed away in 1927 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles Edward Richards was born in 1871 in Mills County, Iowa, United States, the child of Benjamin Franklin Richards And Lorinda R Fillmore.
  • In 1880, Charles Edward Richards was recorded in the census in Houston Township, Smith County, Kansas, United Sta.
  • In 1900, Charles Edward Richards was employed.
  • Charles Edward Richards married Cynthia May Bowen, Fannie May Mcdowell, and had children including Cecil Richards, Edna May Richards, Effie Vivian Richards, Elsie Lucille Richards, Eva Ethel Richards, Frank Elmer Richards, Gladys Ann Richards, Louise Lurinda Richards, Verne Leslie Richards.
  • Charles Edward Richards passed away in 1927 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Charles Richards's Ancestors

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Charles Richards
1871–1927
Birth Place: Mills County, Iowa, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Richards
1847–1921
Indiana, United States
Lorinda (R.) Fillmore
1851–1920
Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Jacob Richards
1814–
Ohio, United States
Mary (Jane) Kesling
1824–
Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Kesling
1793–1855
Lowery Griffis
1793–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Griffy Griffis
1768–1830
Catherine Moore
1765–1831

Charles Richards's Descendants

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Charles (Edward) Richards (22 JAN 1871–13 OCT 1927) m. Cynthia (May) Bowen (JUL 1875–4 OCT 1901) m. Fannie (May) McDowell (27 SEP 1876–3 JUN 1966)
  1. 1. Effie (Vivian) Richards 1901–1966 m. Henry (George) Goette 1897–1974
    1. 1. Esther (Marie) Goette 1919–2012 m. Emmet (Merle) Rhiner 1919–1999
    2. 2. Ruth (Wilhemina) Goette 1920–1993 m. Russell (James) Albright 1916–1971
    3. 3. Wayne (Oliver) Goette 1925–1991 m. Charlotte (Catherine) Christensen 1917–1954
    4. 4. Donald (Lee) Goette 1929–2010 m. Elizabeth (Lani) Svihra 1934–2001 m. Betty (Anne) McMahon 1931–1998
    5. 5. Alma (Betty) Goette 1930–2013 m. James (R.) Null 1918–
    6. 6. William (Dean) Goette 1935–1953
    7. 7. Delia (Louise) Goette 1922–1978 m. Gerald (Max) Fink 1920–1945 m. Floyd McClamrock 1908–1966
      1. 1. David (Lee) Fink 1941–2006
      2. 2. Delia (M.) McClamrock 1951–1951
    8. 8. Richard (Ferdinand) Goette 1923–1990 m. Hilda (Martha) Axt 1931–1989
      1. 1. Ted (Jay) Goette 1951–2011
  2. 2. Edna (May) Richards 1895–1906
  3. 3. Cecil Richards 1899–1901
  4. 4. Eva (Ethel) Richards 1906–1987 m. Jack (J.) Horrigan 1904–1974 m. Clarence (Wallace) Wagner 1890–1965
    1. 1. Lillian (Mae) Horrigan 1925–1996 m. John (Wesley) Keith 1918–1996
    2. 2. Ethel (Joan) Wagner 1931–1990 m. Earl (J.) Todd 1908–
  5. 5. Frank (Elmer) Richards 1907–1996 m. Velma (Leola) Smith 1913–1998
  6. 6. Verne (Leslie) Richards 1905–1980 m. Laura (M.) Mizera 1905–1999 m. Gladys (Orva) Wilson 1909–1989 m. Theresa M. 1917–2013
  7. 7. Louise (Lurinda) Richards 1911–1972 m. Burt (D.) Sherriff 1889– m. John (Walter) Kutcher 1901–1962
    1. 1. John (Edward) Kutcher 1937–2014 m. Wilda (Jean) Arnold 1938–2019
  8. 8. Gladys (Ann) Richards 1912–1974 m. Alexander (Clement) Sterck 1902–1979 m. George (E.) Masters 1903–
    1. 1. Richard (Allan) Sterck 1929–1987
    2. 2. Elmer (Clement) Sterck 1930–1975 m. Rosemary Sneary 1936–2000
    3. 3. Margaret (Louise) Sterck 1932–2006
    4. 4. William (Eugene) Sterck 1938–1999
  9. 9. Elsie (Lucille) Richards 1917–2002 m. Ernest (Sylvester) Cornett 1908–1998
    1. 1. Delores (Jean) Cornett 1935–2008 m. Theodore (Floyd) Haley 1927–1984 m. William (Richard) Hackett 1945–2010

Charles Richards's Timeline

5 Records

1871
22 JAN 1871
Birth of Charles Edward Richards in Mills County, Iowa, United States
Mills County, Iowa, United States
1880
9 JUN 1880
Age 9
Charles Edward Richards appeared in census in Houston Township, Smith County, Kansas, United States
Houston Township, Smith County, Kansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 29
Charles Edward Richards was employed
None
1910
FROM 1910 TO 1920
Age 39
Charles Edward Richards was employed
None
1927
13 OCT 1927
Age 56
Death of Charles Edward Richards
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1871
    Event Place: Mills County, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 307, p. 14, Age 9 in Jun 1880, born in Iowa.
    [2] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 145, Sheet 12A, Age 28 in Jun 1900, born Jan 1872 in Kansas.
    [3] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 113, Sheet 3A, Age 39 in Apr 1910, born in Iowa.
    [4] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 116, Sheet 2B, Age 49 in Jan 1920, born in Iowa.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1880
    Event Place: Houston Township, Smith County, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 307, p. 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1900
    Record Source: 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 145, Sheet 12A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1910 TO 1920
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 113, Sheet 3A
    [2] 1920 US Census, Enum Dist 116, Sheet 2B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1927

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States

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