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Edgar Hamilton Richards 1886–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 NOV 1886

Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 JUL 1930

Death Location: Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Granville Richards

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Lurana Gaston

Children(s): John Richards

Edgar Hamilton Richards was born in 1886 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Granville Richards And Mary Jane Wilson. Edgar Hamilton Richards married Lurana Olive Gaston, and had children including John Emit Richards. Edgar Hamilton Richards passed away in 1930 in Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Hamilton Richards was born in 1886 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Granville Richards And Mary Jane Wilson.
  • Edgar Hamilton Richards married Lurana Olive Gaston, and had children including John Emit Richards.
  • Edgar Hamilton Richards passed away in 1930 in Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA.

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Edgar Richards's Ancestors

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Edgar Richards
1886–1930
Birth Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Granville Richards
1850–
Gilmer, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Wilson
1854–1942
Ritchie County, West Virginia
Grandparents
Michael (Nelson) Richards
1804–1864
Wood, Virginia, USA
Caroline Wilson
1813–1880
Virginia
William (Lewis) Wilson
1818–1895
Anna (Sarah) Shuman
1818–1889
Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1750–1835
Catherine Busch
1768–1814
William Wilson
1785–1811
SARAH HATHORN
1790–
William Wilson
1773–1858
Rachel Lynch
1785–1864
Benjamin Shuman
1799–1870
Ruth Darrah
1801–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Reichert
1726–1835
Francis Bird
1720–1780

Edgar Richards's Descendants

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Edgar (Hamilton) Richards (1 NOV 1886–21 JUL 1930) m. Lurana (Olive) Gaston (ABT 1883–1 APR 1969)
  1. 1. John (Emit) Richards 1906–1991 m. Lora (Hester) Nutter 1903–1970
    1. 1. Edgar (Sylvanius "Eddie") Richards 1927–2010 m. Neva (Eleanor) Fleming 1934–1995

Edgar Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1886
1 NOV 1886
Birth of Edgar Hamilton Richards in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1930
21 JUL 1930
Age 44
Death of Edgar Hamilton Richards in Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA
Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1886
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1930
    Event Place: Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA

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