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William Ballard Richmond 1880–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 June 1880

Birth Location: Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 1941

Death Location: Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Richmond

Mother: Bethena Walker

Spouse(s): Lucy Bowles

Children(s): Gladys Richmond, Ernest Richmond

The story of William Ballard Richmond began in 1880 in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA. William Ballard Richmond married Lucy Alice Bowles, and had children including Ernest Lee Richmond, Gladys Leora Richmond. William Ballard Richmond passed away in 1941 in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Ballard Richmond began in 1880 in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Ballard Richmond married Lucy Alice Bowles, and had children including Ernest Lee Richmond, Gladys Leora Richmond.
  • William Ballard Richmond passed away in 1941 in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Richmond's Ancestors

Self
William Richmond
1880–1941
Birth Place: Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Carpenter Richmond
1847–1898
Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Bethena (Adkins \) Walker
1850–1899
West Virginia
Grandparents
Riley (N Adkins) 📌📌📌
1797–1857
franklin, county, virginia
Mary ("Polly") Cales
1790–1860
Greenbrier, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Adkins
1762–1857
Catherine Ferrante
1760–1827
Isabella Burnside
1762–1802
John Keal
1751–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Adkins
1725–1810
Mary Adkins
1735–1817
Pontrelli Pontrelli
Cap. (Byrnside)
1737–1812
Isabella Patterson
1738–1806
David Sr
1716–1786
Alberdina Cales
1720–1801

William Richmond's Descendants

1.
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William (Ballard) Richmond (3 June 1880–6 Jul 1941) m. Lucy (Alice) Bowles (Sep 1886–24 Nov 1918)
  1. 1. Gladys (Leora) Richmond 1918–1988 m. Moreland (Ray) Frost 1911–1964
    1. 1. Frances (Allen) Frost 1942–2018
  2. 2. Ernest (Lee) Richmond 1910–1987
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Richmond 1939–2014

William Richmond's Timeline

5 Records

1880
3 Jun 1880
Birth of William Ballard Richmond in Beckley Raleigh, West Virginia
Beckley Raleigh, West Virginia
1880
4 Jun 1880
Birth of William Ballard Richmond in Raleigh Co , West Virginia
Raleigh Co , West Virginia
1880
3 June 1880
Birth of William Ballard Richmond in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1941
06 July 1941
Age 61
Death of William Ballard Richmond in Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
1941
6 Jul 1941
Age 61
Death of William Ballard Richmond
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Beckley Raleigh, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Raleigh Co , West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1880
    Event Place: Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 July 1941
    Event Place: Blakeley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1941

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