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William Coleman Richards 1870 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 AUG 1870

Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama

Death Date: 3 Oct 1950

Death Location: Barbour County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Richards

Mother: Cynthia Ray

Spouse(s): Lucy RICHARDS, Jennie None, Lucy Lee, Rosa Warr

Children(s): Eddis Richards, Donald Richards, James Richards, William Richards, Robert Richards, Claud Richards, Ruby Richards

Born in 1870 in Barbour County, Alabama, William Coleman Richards was the child of James Lafayette "Poke" Richards and Cynthia E. RICHARDS Ray. In time, William Coleman Richards married Lucy Lugenia Lee RICHARDS, Jennie, Lucy Lugenia Lee and Rosa Anna Warr, and they raised a family that included Eddis Grace BAKER Richards, Donald K. Richards, James Richards, William Arthur Richards, Robert Richards, Claud A. Richards and Ruby Lorena Richards. William Coleman Richards died in Barbour County, Alabama, USA in 1950.

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Parents

James Richards
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
JR
Cynthia Ray
1846 – 1927
Birth Location: Alabama
CR

Spouses(s)

Lucy RICHARDS
Birth Location: –
LR
Jennie None
1885 –
Birth Location: Alabama
J
Lucy Lee
Birth Location: –
LL
Rosa Warr
1869 – 1904
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
RW

Children(s)

Eddis Richards
1913 – 2008
Birth Location: Texas
ER
Donald Richards
1917 – 1997
Birth Location: Alabama
DR
James Richards
1896 –
Birth Location: Alabama
JR
William Richards
1898 – 1981
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert Richards
1900 –
Birth Location: Alabama
RR
Claud Richards
1900 – 1920
Birth Location: Barbour, Alabama, United States
CR
Ruby Richards
1902 – 1935
Birth Location: Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 AUG 1870
    Event Place: Barbour County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Oct 1950
    Event Place: Barbour County, Alabama, USA
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