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Herbert H Richards 1849–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 MAY 1849

Birth Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 DEC 1922

Death Location: Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Father: William Richards

Mother: Margaret Woodside

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In 1849, Herbert H Richards entered the world in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, born to William Mason Richards And Margaret Peggy Woodside. In 1870, Herbert H Richards resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. Herbert H Richards passed away in 1922 in Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Herbert H Richards entered the world in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA, born to William Mason Richards And Margaret Peggy Woodside.
  • In 1870, Herbert H Richards resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • Herbert H Richards passed away in 1922 in Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.

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Herbert Richards's Ancestors

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Herbert Richards
1849–1922
Birth Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Mason Richards
1813–1884
Harrison, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Woodside
1820–1855
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
George (Washington Richards) Sr
1750–1835
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Catherine Busch
1768–1814
Virginia, USA
Archibald (MCDowell) Woodside
1794–1844
Jane Young
1799–1887
Great-Grandparents
John Reichert
1726–1835
Francis Bird
1720–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christina Kopp
1693–1763
Adi Place
1700–1760

Herbert Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1849
8 MAY 1849
Birth of Herbert H Richards in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 21
Herbert H Richards resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1922
14 DEC 1922
Age 73
Death of Herbert H Richards in Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 MAY 1849
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 522A; Family History Library Film: 553197

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1698; Page: 522A; Family History Library Film: 553197

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1922
    Event Place: Ellenboro, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

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