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Helen Dorcas Richardson 1917–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1917

Birth Location: Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 29 June 2005

Death Location: Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Lloyd Richardson

Mother: Maggie Spangler

Spouse(s): Robert Douglas

Children(s): Betty Douglas

Helen Dorcas Richardson was born in 1917 in Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lloyd Richardson And Maggie Leverna Spangler. In 1935, Helen Dorcas Richardson resided in Rural, Montgomery, Virginia. In 1940, Helen Dorcas Richardson resided in New Castle Magisterial District, New Castle, Craig. Helen Dorcas Richardson married Robert Lee Douglas, and had children including Betty Lee Douglas, Joyce Joan Douglas. Helen Dorcas Richardson passed away in 2005 in Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen Dorcas Richardson was born in 1917 in Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Lloyd Richardson And Maggie Leverna Spangler.
  • In 1935, Helen Dorcas Richardson resided in Rural, Montgomery, Virginia.
  • In 1940, Helen Dorcas Richardson resided in New Castle Magisterial District, New Castle, Craig.
  • Helen Dorcas Richardson married Robert Lee Douglas, and had children including Betty Lee Douglas, Joyce Joan Douglas.
  • Helen Dorcas Richardson passed away in 2005 in Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Richardson's Ancestors

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Helen Richardson
1917–2005
Birth Place: Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Lloyd Richardson
1883–1961
Virginia
Maggie (Leverna) Spangler
1891–1959
Floyd County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Richardson
1852–1910
Virginia
Mary (D) Richardson
1856–1939
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Naab Richardson
1817–1888
Jane Richardson
1816–1881
Powell Richardson
1825–1909
Nancy Sesler
1830–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reesden Richardson
1791–1832
Eve Feller
1775–1817
Thomas Jewell
1764–1853
Elizabeth Graham
1777–1870
Reesden Richardson
1791–1832
Sally Jewell
1798–1874
Samuel Sr
1795–1871
Dorcas Brickey
1805–1887

Helen Richardson's Descendants

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Helen (Dorcas) Richardson (25 April 1917–29 June 2005) m. Robert (Lee) Douglas (abt 1917–)
  1. 1. Betty (Lee) Douglas 1940–1941

Helen Richardson's Timeline

5 Records

1917
25 April 1917
Birth of Helen Dorcas Richardson in Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 18
Helen Dorcas Richardson resided here in Rural, Montgomery, Virginia
Rural, Montgomery, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 23
Helen Dorcas Richardson resided here in New Castle Magisterial District, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
New Castle Magisterial District, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Helen Dorcas Richardson resided here in Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
2005
29 June 2005
Age 88
Death of Helen Dorcas Richardson in Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1917
    Event Place: Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Craig, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04256; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 23-3
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168660
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1977; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 61-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Montgomery, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Craig, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04256; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 23-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New Castle Magisterial District, New Castle, Craig, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Craig, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04256; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 23-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1977; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 61-26

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Christiansburg, Montgomery, Virginia; Roll: 1977; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 61-26

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 2005
    Event Place: Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America

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