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Richard Dierick Saunders 1955 – 2025 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1955

Birth Location: Hopewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 2025

Death Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Virginia Middleton

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In 1955, Richard Dierick Saunders entered the world in Hopewell, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Bynum Saunders and Virginia Richerson Middleton. Richard Dierick Saunders passed away in 2025 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1955, Richard Dierick Saunders entered the world in Hopewell, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Bynum Saunders and Virginia Richerson Middleton.
  • Richard Dierick Saunders passed away in 2025 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Richard Saunders's Ancestors

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Richard Saunders
1955 – 2025
Birth Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Bynum Saunders
1922 – 2002
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Virginia (Richerson) Middleton
1923 – 2012
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Bynum) Sanders
1892 – 1979
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Harietta ("Etta") Tippett
1896 – 1985
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Francis (Lilly Middleton) (Adopted)
1902 – 1973
Virginia
Ella (Odell) Holder
1905 – 1989
Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Sanders
1860 – 1933
Mary Merritt
1863 – 1948
William Tippett
1869 – 1939
Mindora Reid
1871 – 1944
UNKNOWN MYSTERY
Cora Douglas
1876 – 1951
William Holder
1882 – 1956
Olenia Hamlett
1885 – 1950
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wilborne Sanders
1828 – 1885
Rebecca Brendle
1833 – 1860
Simpson Merritt
1831 –
Sarah Merritt
1830 –
John Tippett
1833 – 1911
Mary McGaha
1838 – 1917
Dan Nichols
1844 –
M. Sellers
1845 –
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
Alexander Douglas
1849 – 1921
Judy Morris
1851 – 1918
John Holder
1856 – 1896
Louisa Carwile
1860 – 1896
William Hamlett
1854 – 1925
Elmira Hamlett
1855 – 1925

Richard Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1955
20 Oct 1955
Birth of Richard Dierick Saunders in Hopewell, Virginia, USA
Hopewell, Virginia, USA
2025
26 Feb 2025
Age 70
Death of Richard Dierick Saunders in Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1955
    Event Place: Hopewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 2025
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, USA

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