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William T Richards 1838 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 MAY 1838

Birth Location: Illogan, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Solomon Richards

Mother: Jane Vincent

Spouse(s): Eliza Jenkins

Children(s): Willie Richards, Walter Richards, Atwood Richards

William T Richards was born in 1838 in Illogan, Cornwall, England, the child of Solomon Richards and Jane Marie Vincent. William T Richards married Eliza Jenkins, and had children including Willie Richards, Walter J Richards, Atwood Richards. William T Richards passed away in 1914 in Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William T Richards was born in 1838 in Illogan, Cornwall, England, the child of Solomon Richards and Jane Marie Vincent.
  • William T Richards married Eliza Jenkins, and had children including Willie Richards, Walter J Richards, Atwood Richards.
  • William T Richards passed away in 1914 in Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Richards's Ancestors

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William Richards
1838 – 1914
Birth Place: Illogan, Cornwall, England
Parents
Solomon Richards
1798 – 1885
Cornwall, England
Jane (Marie) Vincent
1798 – 1898
(Cornwall), (England)
Grandparents
Solomon Richards
1775 – 1875
(England)
Jennifer Hampton
1783 – 1875
Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hampton
1749 – 1841
Jennifer Michell
1755 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Hampton
1707 – 1762
Ann Wearn
1702 – 1780
Paul Michell
1710 – 1785
Dorothy Glasson
1720 – 1798

William Richards's Descendants

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William (T) Richards (1 MAY 1838 – 1914) m. Eliza Jenkins (ABT 1838 – BEF 1938)
  1. 1. Willie Richards (AFT 1858 – BEF 1958)
  2. 2. Walter (J) Richards (AFT 1859 – BEF 1959)
  3. 3. Atwood Richards (AFT 1860 – BEF 1960)

William Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1 MAY 1838
Birth of William T Richards in Illogan, Cornwall, England
Illogan, Cornwall, England
1914
1914
Age 76
Death of William T Richards in Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America
Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1838
    Event Place: Illogan, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Dodgeville, Iowa, United States of America

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