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Owen Wesley Richards 1893–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 NOV 1893

Birth Location: Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 JAN 1981

Death Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Father: Milton Richards

Mother: Araminta Dotson

Spouse(s): Clara Massey

Children(s): Virgie Richards, Ethel Richards, Clifton Richards, Milton Richards, Clarence Richards, Kenneth Richards, Anna Richards, Lloyd Richards, Thomas Richards

The story of Owen Wesley Richards began in 1893 in Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States. Owen Wesley Richards married Clara Massey, and had children including Anna May Richards, Clarence Edward Richards, Clifton Eugene Richards, Ethel Beulah Richards, Kenneth Ray Richards, Lloyd Russell Richards, Milton Roosevelt Richards, Thomas Wesley Richards, Virgie Arbutus Richards. Owen Wesley Richards passed away in 1981 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Owen Wesley Richards began in 1893 in Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States.
  • Owen Wesley Richards married Clara Massey, and had children including Anna May Richards, Clarence Edward Richards, Clifton Eugene Richards, Ethel Beulah Richards, Kenneth Ray Richards, Lloyd Russell Richards, Milton Roosevelt Richards, Thomas Wesley Richards, Virgie Arbutus Richards.
  • Owen Wesley Richards passed away in 1981 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Owen Richards's Ancestors

Self
Owen Richards
1893–1981
Birth Place: Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Milton Richards
1857–1909
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Araminta (Catherine) Dotson
1863–1908
West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Owen (A) Richards
1828–1910
West Virginia, United States
Mary Keeney
1829–1887
Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Richards
1783–1853
Barbara Jarrett
1797–
David Keeney
1794–1860
Catherine Jarrett
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen Jarrett
1761–1859
Mary Doran
1760–1859
Moses Keeney
1766–1846
Frances Harris
1766–1830
Owen Jarrett
1790–1852
Elizabeth Vincent
1789–1877

Owen Richards's Descendants

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Owen (Wesley) Richards (5 NOV 1893–10 JAN 1981) m. Clara Massey (2 FEB 1897–28 NOV 1964)
  1. 1. Virgie (Arbutus) Richards 1929–2011 m. Harold (William) Fetty 1928–1993
  2. 2. Ethel (Beulah) Richards 1918–1918
  3. 3. Clifton (Eugene) Richards 1920–1983 m. Ethel Raley 1922–1991
  4. 4. Milton (Roosevelt) Richards 1939–2002
  5. 5. Clarence (Edward) Richards 1924–2003
  6. 6. Kenneth (Ray) Richards 1935–1974
  7. 7. Anna (May) Richards 1927–2003 m. Charles (William) Stapleton 1925–1988
  8. 8. Lloyd (Russell) Richards 1921–2007 m. Verna (May) Vealey 1921–2007
  9. 9. Thomas (Wesley) Richards 1923–1997

Owen Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1893
5 NOV 1893
Birth of Owen Wesley Richards in Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
1981
1981
Age 88
Burial of Owen Wesley Richards in Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States
1981
10 JAN 1981
Age 88
Death of Owen Wesley Richards in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1893
    Event Place: Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Pineview Cemetery, Orgas, Boone, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1981
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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