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Melvin Earl Richards 1881–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 DEC 1881

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: Jul 1968

Death Location: Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Thomas Richards

Mother: Catherine Bogenrief

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The story of Melvin Earl Richards began in 1881 in Iowa. Melvin Earl Richards passed away in 1968 in Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melvin Earl Richards began in 1881 in Iowa.
  • Melvin Earl Richards passed away in 1968 in Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America.

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Melvin Richards's Ancestors

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Melvin Richards
1881–1968
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
Thomas Richards
1853–1942
Hazel Green, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Catherine Bogenrief
1857–1935
Stephenson County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
James Richards
1810–1898
England
Jane Stevens
1819–1908
England
Solomon Bogenrief
1830–1907
Union City, Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Sophia Phillips
1832–1902
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bogenrief
1806–1873
Maria Lowry
1806–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bogenrieff
1757–1827
Sophia Feg
1757–1827
William Lowry
1788–

Melvin Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1881
5 DEC 1881
Birth of Melvin Earl Richards in Iowa
Iowa
1968
Jul 1968
Age 87
Death of Melvin Earl Richards in Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America
Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 DEC 1881
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 485-44-6957; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1956.
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1968
    Event Place: Sac City, Sac, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 485-44-6957; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1956.
    [2] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

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