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Clara Massey 1897–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 FEB 1897

Birth Location: Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 28 NOV 1964

Death Location: Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Father: Covington Massey

Mother: Mary Keeney

Spouse(s): Owen Richards

Children(s): Virgie Richards, Ethel Richards, Clifton Richards, Milton Richards, Clarence Richards, Kenneth Richards, Anna Richards, Lloyd Richards, Thomas Richards

Clara Massey was born in 1897 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, the child of Covington Chapman Massey And Mary Frances Keeney. Clara Massey married Owen Wesley Richards, and had children including Anna May Richards, Clarence Edward Richards, Clifton Eugene Richards, Ethel Beulah Richards, Kenneth Ray Richards, Lloyd Russell Richards, Milton Roosevelt Richards, Thomas Wesley Richards, Virgie Arbutus Richards. Clara Massey passed away in 1964 in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Clara Massey was born in 1897 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, the child of Covington Chapman Massey And Mary Frances Keeney.
  • Clara Massey married Owen Wesley Richards, and had children including Anna May Richards, Clarence Edward Richards, Clifton Eugene Richards, Ethel Beulah Richards, Kenneth Ray Richards, Lloyd Russell Richards, Milton Roosevelt Richards, Thomas Wesley Richards, Virgie Arbutus Richards.
  • Clara Massey passed away in 1964 in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States.

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Clara Massey's Ancestors

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Clara Massey
1897–1964
Birth Place: Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Covington Chapman Massey
1872–1955
Rock Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Mary (Frances) Keeney
1878–1929
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Mandeville Jackson) Massey
1851–1934
Raleigh, West Virginia, United States
Minerva (C) Burnside
1851–1935
Raleigh, Virginia, United States
John (H.) Keeney
1830–1880
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Hannah (H) Jarrett
1838–1920
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Clarkson Massey
1826–1895
Mariah Serratt
1833–1860
Andrew Byrnside
1822–1900
Dorcas Abbott
1824–1914
David Keeney
1794–1860
Catherine Jarrett
1810–
John Jarrett
1787–1859
Nancy Foster
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Massey
1798–1879
Martha Lafferty
1804–1881
Joseph Surratt
1810–1870
Malinda Carter
1812–
George Burnside
1790–
Margaret Garvin
1794–1835
Saint Abbott
1800–1876
Sarah Cantley
1806–1869
Moses Keeney
1766–1846
Frances Harris
1766–1830
Owen Jarrett
1790–1852
Elizabeth Vincent
1789–1877
Owen Jarrett
1761–1859
Mary Doran
1760–1859
Thomas Foster
1775–1850
Mary McGovney
1779–1859

Clara Massey's Descendants

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Clara Massey (2 FEB 1897–28 NOV 1964) m. Owen (Wesley) Richards (5 NOV 1893–10 JAN 1981)
  1. 1. Virgie (Arbutus) Richards 1929–2011 m. Harold (William) Fetty 1928–1993
  2. 2. Ethel (Beulah) Richards 1918–1918
  3. 3. Clifton (Eugene) Richards 1920–1983 m. Ethel Raley 1922–1991
  4. 4. Milton (Roosevelt) Richards 1939–2002
  5. 5. Clarence (Edward) Richards 1924–2003
  6. 6. Kenneth (Ray) Richards 1935–1974
  7. 7. Anna (May) Richards 1927–2003 m. Charles (William) Stapleton 1925–1988
  8. 8. Lloyd (Russell) Richards 1921–2007 m. Verna (May) Vealey 1921–2007
  9. 9. Thomas (Wesley) Richards 1923–1997

Clara Massey's Timeline

3 Records

1897
2 FEB 1897
Birth of Clara Massey in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1964
26 NOV 1964
Age 67
Death of Clara Massey in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1964
28 NOV 1964
Age 67
Burial of Clara Massey in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1897
    Event Place: Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1964
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 NOV 1964
    Event Place: Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

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