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Laura Richards 1878 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Grant County, Wisconsin

Death Date: 6 Feb 1917

Death Location: Knapps Creek, Crawford, Wisconsin

Father: Richard Richards

Mother: Luella Tindell

Spouse(s): John Nicholson

Children(s): Ellen Nicholson, Alta Nicholson, Harry Nicholson, Layton Nicholson

The story of Laura Richards began in 1878 in Grant County, Wisconsin, with parents Richard Richards and Luella Ella Tindell. As an adult, Laura Richards wed John Wesley Nicholson. Their household included Ellen Nicholson, Alta Nicholson, Harry Edward Nicholson and Layton William Nicholson. Laura Richards's life came to an end in 1917 in Knapps Creek, Crawford, Wisconsin.

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Parents

Richard Richards
1850 – 1914
Birth Location: Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin
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Luella Tindell
1859 – 1929
Birth Location: Beetown, Grant, Wisconsin
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Spouses(s)

John Nicholson
1882 – 1959
Birth Location: Soldiers Grove, Crawford, Wisconsin
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Children(s)

Ellen Nicholson
1900 – 1973
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Alta Nicholson
1900 – 1971
Birth Location: Wisconsin
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Harry Nicholson
1903 – 1962
Birth Location: Crawford County, Wisconsin
HN
Layton Nicholson
1906 – 1973
Birth Location: Soldiers Grove, Crawford, Wisconsin
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Grant County, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 199a; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1427; Page: 199a; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Clayton, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Clayton, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Knapps Creek, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Soldiers Grove, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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