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Ida May Richards 1890–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1890

Birth Location: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Death Date: Jul 1962

Death Location: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Benjamin Richards

Mother: Annie Nettle

Spouse(s): William Donovan

Children(s): William Donovan, LaVerne Donovan

Ida May Richards was born in 1890 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Benjamin Richards And Annie Jane Nannie Nettle. In 1900, Ida May Richards resided in 1 Bluff St, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA. In 1909, Ida May Richards resided in Grass Valley, California, USA. Ida May Richards married William John Jack Donovan, and had children including Laverne Jane Donovan, William Edwin Donovan. Ida May Richards passed away in 1962 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Ida May Richards was born in 1890 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Benjamin Richards And Annie Jane Nannie Nettle.
  • In 1900, Ida May Richards resided in 1 Bluff St, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1909, Ida May Richards resided in Grass Valley, California, USA.
  • Ida May Richards married William John Jack Donovan, and had children including Laverne Jane Donovan, William Edwin Donovan.
  • Ida May Richards passed away in 1962 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Richards
1863–1903
Birth Location: St Hilary, Cornwall, England
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Annie Nettle
1865–1910
Birth Location: Breage, Redruth, Cornwall, England
AN

Spouses(s)

William Donovan
1889–1960
Birth Location: Truro, St Agnes, Cornwall, England
WD

Children(s)

William Donovan
1908–1990
Birth Location: Grass Valley, California, USA
WD
LaVerne Donovan
1911–2003
Birth Location: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
LD

Ida Richards's Ancestors

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Ida Richards
1890–1962
Birth Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Parents
Benjamin Richards
1863–1903
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Annie (Jane (Nannie)) Nettle
1865–1910
Breage, Redruth, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Richards
1838–1895
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Catherine Hooper
1839–1906
Illogan, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Hooper
1798–1840
Margaret Veal
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hooper
1766–1852
Anne Gerrans
1774–1827

Ida Richards's Descendants

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Ida (May) Richards (29 Dec 1890–Jul 1962) m. William (John (Jack)) Donovan (18 Nov 1889–15 May 1960)
  1. 1. William (Edwin) Donovan 1908–1990 m. Gertrude (Margaret) Heckman 1914–1990
    1. 1. Donald Donovan 1936–2011
  2. 2. LaVerne (Jane) Donovan 1911–2003 m. Donald (Melville) McNeil 1909–1963

Ida Richards's Timeline

15 Records

1890
29 Dec 1890
Birth of Ida May Richards in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Ida May Richards resided here in 1 Bluff St, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1 Bluff St, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1909
5 Nov 1909
Age 19
Ida May Richards resided here in Grass Valley, California, USA
Grass Valley, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Ida May Richards resided here in Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
Ida May Richards resided here in Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
Ida May Richards resided here in 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
Ida May Richards resided here in 236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1937
1937
Age 47
Ida May Richards resided here in 236 S Electric av, Alhambra, California, USA
236 S Electric av, Alhambra, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 50
Ida May Richards resided here in 236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
Ida May Richards resided here in 1313 S Gladuys, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1313 S Gladuys, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 61
Ida May Richards resided here in California, USA
California, USA
1962
26 Jul 1962
Age 72
Ida May Richards resided here in Alhambra, Granada Park, California, USA
Alhambra, Granada Park, California, USA
1962
28 Jul 1962
Age 72
Ida May Richards resided here in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
1962
26 Jul 1962
Age 72
Death of Ida May Richards in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
1962
Jul 1962
Age 72
Burial of Ida May Richards in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1890
    Event Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 19-674
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 26 Jul 1962; Social Security: 552207494
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: 729; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 0125
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1962; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; ,0.5833805,0.98251194,0.68841213&xid=3355
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3651; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 19-1649

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: 1 Bluff St, Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan; Roll: 729; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 0125

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Grass Valley, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Morning Union; Publication Date: 5 Nov 1909; Publication Place: Grass Valley, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374103

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Auburn St, Grass Valley, Nevada, California, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grass Valley, Nevada, California; Roll: T625_123; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 59

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: 417 So. Fourth St, Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1404; FHL microfilm: 2339908

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: 236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 19-674

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: 236 S Electric av, Alhambra, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 236 Electric Ave, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00252; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 19-674

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: 1313 S Gladuys, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, 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: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 3651; Page: 75; Enumeration District: 19-1649

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1962
    Event Place: Alhambra, Granada Park, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 26 Jul 1962; Social Security: 552207494

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1962
    Event Place: El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1962; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; ,0.5833805,0.98251194,0.68841213&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1962
    Event Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Place: Los Angeles; Date: 26 Jul 1962; Social Security: 552207494
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Los Angeles Times; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1962; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; ,0.5833805,0.98251194,0.68841213&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1962
    Event Place: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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