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Willis John Richards 1827–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1827

Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 March 1897

Death Location: Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA

Father: John Richards

Mother: Nancy Richards

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The story of Willis John Richards began in 1827 in Cobb County, Georgia, USA. Willis John Richards passed away in 1897 in Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis John Richards began in 1827 in Cobb County, Georgia, USA.
  • Willis John Richards passed away in 1897 in Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA.

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Willis Richards's Ancestors

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Willis Richards
1827–1897
Birth Place: Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John E. Richards
1800–1891
South Carolina, USA
Nancy Richards
1801–1883
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Richards,) Jr.
1750–1829
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Lydia (Liddy) Tullis
1780–1827
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John IV
1726–1818
Tabitha Hudson
1745–1819
David Vinson
1726–1814
Hannah Watkins
1750–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1696–1726
Jane Dean
1700–1727
Robert II
1685–1757
Martha Hancock
1688–1758
William Vinson
1704–1814

Willis Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1827
27 April 1827
Birth of Willis John Richards in Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Cobb County, Georgia, USA
1897
29 March 1897
Age 70
Death of Willis John Richards in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1827
    Event Place: Cobb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1897
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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