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William Henning Richter 1862–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1862

Birth Location: Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1936

Death Location: Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Julius Richter

Mother: Friederike Best

Spouse(s): Angeline Lighthardt

Children(s): Bertha Richter

The story of William Henning Richter began in 1862 in Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA. William Henning Richter married Angeline Malinda Lighthardt, and had children including Bertha Richter. William Henning Richter passed away in 1936 in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henning Richter began in 1862 in Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA.
  • William Henning Richter married Angeline Malinda Lighthardt, and had children including Bertha Richter.
  • William Henning Richter passed away in 1936 in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Richter's Ancestors

Self
William Richter
1862–1936
Birth Place: Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Julius Friedrich Hermann Richter
1819–1883
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Friederike (Emilie Amelia) Best
1820–1873
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Grandparents
Caroline (William Juliane) Richter
1805–1844
Jerusalem, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Johann (Wilhelm) Best
1790–
Georgen, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Johanne (Christiane Henriette) Gottschau
1790–
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Marie Thielen
1785–
Johann BEST
1760–
Johann )
1760–1803
Rosine Kohlmetz
1765–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henrietta Schultz
1740–
Herr )
1728–1760
Unknown unbek.
1730–

William Richter's Descendants

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William (Henning) Richter (24 Dec 1862–23 May 1936) m. Angeline (Malinda) Lighthardt (11 March 1864–19 July 1943)
  1. 1. Bertha Richter 1887–1970 m. Edward (Ted) Oakley 1884–1964
    1. 1. Keith (Edward) Oakley 1923–2016 m. Earlene (Sally) Wymer 1928–2010

William Richter's Timeline

2 Records

1862
24 Dec 1862
Birth of William Henning Richter in Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA
1936
23 May 1936
Age 74
Death of William Henning Richter in Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA
Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Cannon River, Goodhue, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1936
    Event Place: Cherokee, Alfalfa, Oklahoma, USA

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