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Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards 1907–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1907

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1978

Death Location: Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

Father: Columbus Richards

Mother: Mittie (Richards)

Spouse(s): Gertrude (Richards)

Children(s): Willard Richards, Darlene Richards

Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards was born in 1907 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Columbus Richards And Mittie Bivens Richards. In 1910, Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided in Township 11, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided in Lower Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA. Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards married Gertrude E Gertie Pheagins Richards, and had children including Darlene Frances Fannie Richards, Willard Edward Hap Richards. Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards passed away in 1978 in Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards was born in 1907 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Columbus Richards And Mittie Bivens Richards.
  • In 1910, Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided in Township 11, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided in Lower Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA.
  • Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards married Gertrude E Gertie Pheagins Richards, and had children including Darlene Frances Fannie Richards, Willard Edward Hap Richards.
  • Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards passed away in 1978 in Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Columbus Richards
1882–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mittie (Richards)
1886–1955
Birth Location: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude (Richards)
1907–1992
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Willard Richards
1928–1988
Birth Location: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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Darlene Richards
1931–1998
Birth Location: Shelby Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
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Fred Richards's Ancestors

Self
Fred Richards
1907–1978
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Columbus Richards
1882–
North Carolina, USA
Mittie (Bivens) (Richards)
1886–1955
Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fred Richards's Descendants

1.
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Fred (Odus "Freddie") Richards (20 Aug 1907–2 Jun 1978) m. Gertrude (E "Gertie" Pheagins) (Richards) (14 May 1907–17 May 1992)
  1. 1. Willard (Edward "Hap") Richards 1928–1988 m. Joan (Rebecca "Becky" UMN) (Richards) 1947–2007
  2. 2. Darlene (Frances "Fannie") Richards 1931–1998

Fred Richards's Timeline

8 Records

1907
20 Aug 1907
Birth of Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 3
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in Township 11, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Township 11, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 13
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in Lower Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Lower Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 28
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 33
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1946
1946
Age 39
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1951
Bef. 1951
Age 44
Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards resided here in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1978
2 Jun 1978
Age 71
Death of Fred Odus "Freddie" Richards in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1907
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 11, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lower Fork, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bef. 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S., Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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