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Elmer Lester Richards 1911–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1911

Birth Location: Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA

Death Date: 12 Dec 1973

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Father: John Richards

Mother: Dovie Lavender

Spouse(s): Virginia Hosksion, Frances Garner

Children(s): Ralph Richards, Thelma Richards, Troy Richards

Elmer Lester Richards was born in 1911 in Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of John William Isaac Newton Richards And Dovie Lavender. Elmer Lester Richards married Frances Jean Garner, Virginia Roxie Hosksion, and had children including Ralph Mayon Richards, Ronnie Burl Richards, Thelma Jewell Richards, Troy Lester Wayne Richards. Elmer Lester Richards passed away in 1973 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Elmer Lester Richards was born in 1911 in Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA, the child of John William Isaac Newton Richards And Dovie Lavender.
  • Elmer Lester Richards married Frances Jean Garner, Virginia Roxie Hosksion, and had children including Ralph Mayon Richards, Ronnie Burl Richards, Thelma Jewell Richards, Troy Lester Wayne Richards.
  • Elmer Lester Richards passed away in 1973 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Richards
1879–1958
Birth Location: Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States
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Dovie Lavender
1885–1937
Birth Location: Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Hosksion
1915–1995
Birth Location: Terral, Jefferson, Oklahoma, USA
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Frances Garner
1939–2019
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Ralph Richards
1934–1951
Birth Location: Granbury, Hood, Texas, USA
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Thelma Richards
1935–2019
Birth Location: Glenwood, Pike, Arkansas, USA
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Troy Richards
1938–2017
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Elmer Richards's Ancestors

Self
Elmer Richards
1911–1973
Birth Place: Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Parents
John William Isaac Newton Richards
1879–1958
Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States
Dovie Lavender
1885–1937
Bells, Grayson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
JOHN (R RichardsJr. CIVIL) WAR\CONFEDERATE
1834–1880
Arkansas
Eliza (O) Lemons
1844–1891
Tennessee, United States
Newton (Lafayette) Lavender
1842–1896
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Catherine) Norris
1849–1928
Canuse, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Leming
1809–1865
Mary Cabler
1820–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leming
1762–1814
Sarah Cox
1774–1870
Harris Cabler
1783–1859
Sarah Edney
1795–1855

Elmer Richards's Descendants

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Elmer (Lester) Richards (14 Sep 1911–12 Dec 1973) m. Virginia (Roxie) Hosksion (26 Mar 1915–11 Dec 1995) m. Frances (Jean) Garner (15 June 1939–2019)
  1. 1. Ralph (Mayon) Richards 1934–1951
  2. 2. Thelma (Jewell) Richards 1935–2019
  3. 3. Troy (Lester Wayne) Richards 1938–2017

Elmer Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1911
14 Sep 1911
Birth of Elmer Lester Richards in Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
1973
12 Dec 1973
Age 62
Death of Elmer Lester Richards in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Pottsboro, Grayson, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1973
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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