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James Bennett Richards 1879 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 February 1879

Birth Location: Gwinear, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 24 November 1931

Death Location: Bellflower Los Angeles California

Father: Francis Richards

Mother: Esther Taylor

Spouse(s): Beatrice Stoneman

Children(s): Franklin Richards, Leonard Richards, Sarah Richards, Walter Richards, Raymond Richards, Joyce Richards, Melvin Richards

James Bennett Richards was born in 1879 in Gwinear, Cornwall, England, the child of Francis Gluyas Richards and Esther Ann ( Hester ) Taylor. James Bennett Richards later married Beatrice Frances Stoneman, and together they raised children including Franklin James Richards, Leonard Felix Richards, Sarah Alberta Richards, Walter Bennett Richards, Raymond Nicholas Richards, Joyce Beatrice Richards and Melvin Houghton Richards. In 1931, James Bennett Richards passed away in Bellflower Los Angeles California.

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Parents

Francis Richards
1842 – 1882
Birth Location: Helston Cornwall England
FR
Esther Taylor
1843 – 1933
Birth Location: Gwinear, Cornwall, England
ET

Spouses(s)

Beatrice Stoneman
1885 – 1973
Birth Location: S Carn Brea, Cornwall, England
BS

Children(s)

Franklin Richards
1905 – 1976
Birth Location: Globe Gila Arizona Territory USA
FR
Leonard Richards
1907 – 1962
Birth Location: Globe Gila Arizona Territory USA
LR
Sarah Richards
1909 – 1975
Birth Location: Globe Gila Arizona Territory USA
SR
Walter Richards
1913 – 1992
Birth Location: Globe Gila Arizona Territory USA
WR
Raymond Richards
1915 – 2006
Birth Location: Globe Gila Arizona USA
RR
Joyce Richards
1920 – 2000
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California
JR
Melvin Richards
1922 – 2012
Birth Location: Long Beach Los Angeles California USA
MR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 February 1879
    Event Place: Gwinear, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 November 1931
    Event Place: Bellflower Los Angeles California
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