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Sylvester Oscar Richards 1926–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1926

Birth Location: Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia

Death Date: May 1977

Death Location: Calhoun, West Virginia

Father: Sylvester Richards

Mother: Barbara Dye

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The story of Sylvester Oscar Richards began in 1926 in Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia. Sylvester Oscar Richards passed away in 1977 in Calhoun, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Oscar Richards began in 1926 in Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia.
  • Sylvester Oscar Richards passed away in 1977 in Calhoun, West Virginia.

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Sylvester Richards's Ancestors

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Sylvester Richards
1926–1977
Birth Place: Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia
Parents
Sylvester Richards
1876–1967
Calhoun, West Virginia
Barbara (Ellen) Dye
1889–1953
Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia
Grandparents
John Taylor
1856–1920
Calhoun, West Virginia
Adaline (Caroline) Richards
1866–
Calhoun, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dye
1827–1905
Adaline Taylor
1841–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dennis Dye
1801–1866
Anna Webb
1809–1888
George Taylor
1821–
Lydia M.
1822–

Sylvester Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1926
6 May 1926
Birth of Sylvester Oscar Richards in Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia
Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia
1977
May 1977
Age 51
Death of Sylvester Oscar Richards in Big Bend, Calhoun, West Virginia
Big Bend, Calhoun, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1926
    Event Place: Big Springs, Calhoun, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1977
    Event Place: Big Bend, Calhoun, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia

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