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Robert Taylor Richards 1898 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAY 1898

Birth Location: Love County Oklahoma

Death Date: 4 APR 1982

Death Location: Vandalia Fayette County Illinois

Father: Louis Richards

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Waldeen McDowell

Children(s): Sybel Richards, Marlena Johnson, Marvin Richards

Robert Taylor Richards was born in 1898 in Love County Oklahoma, the child of Louis Albert Richards and Sarah Jane Walker. In 1930, Robert Taylor Richards resided in Akers, Carter, Oklahoma, United States. In 1935, Robert Taylor Richards resided in Rural, Carter, Oklahoma. Robert Taylor Richards married Waldeen McDowell, and had children including Sybel Christine Richards, Marlena Edith Johnson, Marvin Taylor Richards. Robert Taylor Richards passed away in 1982 in Vandalia Fayette County Illinois.

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Biography

  • Robert Taylor Richards was born in 1898 in Love County Oklahoma, the child of Louis Albert Richards and Sarah Jane Walker.
  • In 1930, Robert Taylor Richards resided in Akers, Carter, Oklahoma, United States.
  • In 1935, Robert Taylor Richards resided in Rural, Carter, Oklahoma.
  • Robert Taylor Richards married Waldeen McDowell, and had children including Sybel Christine Richards, Marlena Edith Johnson, Marvin Taylor Richards.
  • Robert Taylor Richards passed away in 1982 in Vandalia Fayette County Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Richards's Ancestors

Self
Robert Richards
1898 – 1982
Birth Place: Love County Oklahoma
Parents
Louis Albert Richards
1865 – 1939
Georgia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Walker
1876 – 1911
Montague, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Frances (Marion) Walker
1840 – 1906
Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Ellen (Elizabeth) Southward
1844 – 1929
Fannin County Texas
Great-Grandparents
Francis Walker
1802 – 1888
Mary Coundry
1811 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856
William Condra
1789 – 1859
Mary Gass
1786 – 1861

Robert Richards's Descendants

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Robert (Taylor) Richards (27 MAY 1898 – 4 APR 1982) m. Waldeen McDowell (1898 – 1983)
  1. 1. Sybel (Christine) Richards (16 SEP 1923 – 20 JAN 2011) m. Charles (W.) Harre (9 DEC 1921 – 27 OCT 1977)
  2. 2. Marlena (Edith) Johnson (5 MAY 1927 – 1974) m. Melvin Johnston
  3. 3. Marvin (Taylor) Richards (11 DEC 1921 – 31 MAR 1994) m. Mamie Timmons (22 SEP 1921 – 29 NOV 1999)
    1. 1. Kim (Loreen) Richards (11 JAN 1956 – 22 JAN 1978)
    2. 2. Marvin (Steve) Richards (18 SEP 1952 – 25 MAY 2012) m. Becky Schreifels
    3. 3. Linda Richards m. Jim Langford
    4. 4. Gayle Richards m. Doug Edwards

Robert Richards's Timeline

6 Records

1898
27 MAY 1898
Birth of Robert Taylor Richards in Love County Oklahoma
Love County Oklahoma
1930
1930
Age 32
Robert Taylor Richards resided here in Akers, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
Akers, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
1935
1935
Age 37
Robert Taylor Richards resided here in Rural, Carter, Oklahoma
Rural, Carter, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 42
Robert Taylor Richards resided here in Otego Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Otego Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States
1982
1 MAY 1982
Age 84
Burial of Robert Taylor Richards in Saint Elmo, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Saint Elmo, Fayette, Illinois, United States
1982
4 APR 1982
Age 84
Death of Robert Taylor Richards in Vandalia Fayette County Illinois
Vandalia Fayette County Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1982
    Event Place: Saint Elmo, Fayette, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1898
    Event Place: Love County Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1942
    Event Place: Brownstown, Fayette, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brownstone

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 APR 1982
    Event Place: Vandalia Fayette County Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Akers, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Carter, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Otego Township, Fayette, Illinois, United States

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