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Edgar Simon Richards 1906–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JAN 1906

Birth Location: Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 10 JAN 1997

Death Location: Pinellas, Florida, United States

Father: Theodore Richards

Mother: RICHARDS None

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Edgar Simon Richards was born in 1906 in Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States, the child of Theodore Clark Richards And Richards. Edgar Simon Richards passed away in 1997 in Pinellas, Florida, United States.

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Biography

  • Edgar Simon Richards was born in 1906 in Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States, the child of Theodore Clark Richards And Richards.
  • Edgar Simon Richards passed away in 1997 in Pinellas, Florida, United States.

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Edgar Richards's Ancestors

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Edgar Richards
1906–1997
Birth Place: Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Parents
Theodore Clark Richards
1879–1960
Strasburg, Shelby, Illinois, United States
RICHARDS
1879–1953
Mason Township, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Francis (Marion) Richards
1850–1927
Hocking, Ohio, United States
Adaline Richards
1848–1891
Logan, Ohio, United States
Joseph (Frances) Bushue
1850–1929
Somerset, Perry, Ohio, United States
Bushue
1848–1914
Limerick Co., Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Piercifor Richards
1807–1886
Richards
1817–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilhelm Mechling#
1784–1855
Catherine Saums\Rice\Mechling
1790–1853

Edgar Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1906
22 JAN 1906
Birth of Edgar Simon Richards in Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States
1997
10 JAN 1997
Age 91
Death of Edgar Simon Richards in Pinellas, Florida, United States
Pinellas, Florida, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1906
    Event Place: Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1997
    Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States

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