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Letha Bridget Richards 1910–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1910

Birth Location: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1974

Death Location: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Richards

Mother: Mary Carder

Spouse(s): James Wilson

Children(s): Carol Ash, Lillian Wilson, James Wilson

Letha Bridget Richards was born in 1910 in Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Ervan Richards And Mary Ellen Carder. Letha Bridget Richards married James Frank Wilson, and had children including Carol Sue Wilson Ash, James Davison Wilson, Jesse Frank Wilson Sr, Jesse Wilson, Lillian Blanche Wilson. Letha Bridget Richards passed away in 1974 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Letha Bridget Richards was born in 1910 in Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA, the child of James Ervan Richards And Mary Ellen Carder.
  • Letha Bridget Richards married James Frank Wilson, and had children including Carol Sue Wilson Ash, James Davison Wilson, Jesse Frank Wilson Sr, Jesse Wilson, Lillian Blanche Wilson.
  • Letha Bridget Richards passed away in 1974 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Richards
1861–1932
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Mary Carder
1867–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

James Wilson
1901–1975
Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Carol Ash
1937–1999
Birth Location: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
CA
Lillian Wilson
1931–2011
Birth Location: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia
LW
James Wilson
1927–1949
Birth Location: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia
JW

Letha Richards's Ancestors

Self
Letha Richards
1910–1974
Birth Place: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Ervan Richards
1861–1932
West Virginia, USA
Mary (Ellen) Carder
1867–
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David (R) Richards
1838–1923
Harrison, Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Yerkey
1843–1882
Virginia, USA
Rufus Carder
1844–1933
Virginia, USA
Bridget (Agnes) Collins
1851–1930
West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Richards
1800–1848
Elizabeth Armstrong
1805–1841
John Yerkey
1813–1898
Mary s
1816–1876
Manly Carder
1790–1890
Mary carder
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1750–1835
Catherine Busch
1768–1814
Maxwell (Davisson)
1770–1811
Catherine Davisson
1776–1791
John Jr
1787–1865
Abigail Yerkey
1789–1861
Elias Stutter
1795–1810
Nancy Hughes
1787–1840

Letha Richards's Descendants

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Letha (Bridget) Richards (14 Sep 1910–16 Mar 1974) m. James (Frank) Wilson (17 Feb 1901–14 Oct 1975)
  1. 1. Carol (Sue Wilson) Ash 1937–1999
  2. 2. Lillian (Blanche) Wilson 1931–2011 m. Paul (Raymond) Ware 1928–1998
  3. 3. James (Davison) Wilson 1927–1949

Letha Richards's Timeline

13 Records

1910
14 Sep 1910
Birth of Letha Bridget Richards in Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1910
14 Sep 1910
Birth of Letha Bridget Richards in Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia
Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia
1910
14 Sep 1910
Birth of Letha Bridget Richards in Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
1927
15 Oct 1927
Age 17
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
1929
1929
Age 19
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia
Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 30
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
1974
15 Mar 1974
Age 64
Letha Bridget Richards resided here in Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA
1974
16 Mar 1974
Age 64
Death of Letha Bridget Richards in Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
1974
1974
Age 64
Death of Letha Bridget Richards
None
1974
16 Mar 1974
Age 64
Death of Letha Bridget Richards in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-32
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2534; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2342268

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Perkins, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 234-94-8676; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1972

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Center, Gilmer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1952; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1927
    Event Place: Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 2534; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2342268

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-32

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nutter Fort, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04408; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 17-32

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrision, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1974

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 234-94-8676; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1972
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