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Willis Newton Richards 1848–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec. 1848

Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec. 1932

Death Location: Navarro, Texas, USA

Father: Reuben Richards

Mother: Sarah Jackson

Spouse(s): Telitha Richards

Children(s): Roger Richards, Charlie Richards, John Richards, Maggie Richards, David Richards, Emma Richards, Allie Treadaway, Minervia Richards, Gracie Richards, Adger Richards, Jimmy Richards, George Richards, Carrie Richards, Grason Richards

The story of Willis Newton Richards began in 1848 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Willis Newton Richards resided in Navarro, Texas, USA. Willis Newton Richards married Telitha Elizabeth Richards, and had children including Adger M Richards, Allie Mae Treadaway, Carrie Richards, Charlie Richards, David Monroe Richards, Emma Lou Richards, George Richards, Gracie Darline Richards, Grason Richards, Jimmy Richards, John Wesley Richards, Maggie Estelle Richards, Minervia Lorena Richards, Roger Mills Q Richards. Willis Newton Richards passed away in 1932 in Navarro, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Newton Richards began in 1848 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Willis Newton Richards resided in Navarro, Texas, USA.
  • Willis Newton Richards married Telitha Elizabeth Richards, and had children including Adger M Richards, Allie Mae Treadaway, Carrie Richards, Charlie Richards, David Monroe Richards, Emma Lou Richards, George Richards, Gracie Darline Richards, Grason Richards, Jimmy Richards, John Wesley Richards, Maggie Estelle Richards, Minervia Lorena Richards, Roger Mills Q Richards.
  • Willis Newton Richards passed away in 1932 in Navarro, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Richards
1815–1879
Birth Location: of Elbert, Ga
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Sarah Jackson
1825–1872
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Telitha Richards
1852–1931
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

Roger Richards
1889–1975
Birth Location: Emhouse, Navarro, Texas, United States
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Charlie Richards
1881–1889
Birth Location: Emhouse, Navarro, Texas, USA
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John Richards
1874–1920
Birth Location: Macon, Georgia, USA
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Maggie Richards
1872–1899
Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
MR
David Richards
1875–1959
Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, United States
DR
Emma Richards
1877–1943
Birth Location: Texas, United States
ER
Allie Treadaway
1883–1977
Birth Location: Kelm, Navarro, Texas, United States
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Minervia Richards
1891–1963
Birth Location: Kelm, Navarro, Texas, United States
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Gracie Richards
1897–1971
Birth Location: Kelm, Navarro County, Texas, USA
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Adger Richards
1890–
Birth Location: Texas
AR
Jimmy Richards
1877–1887
Birth Location: Emhouse, Navarro, Texas, USA
JR
George Richards
1879–1889
Birth Location: Emhouse, Navarro, Texas, USA
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Carrie Richards
1885–1951
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Grason Richards
1897–
Birth Location: Texas
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Willis Richards's Ancestors

Self
Willis Richards
1848–1932
Birth Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Parents
Reuben Richards
1815–1879
of Elbert, Ga
Sarah Jackson
1825–1872
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Reuben (Richards) Sr.
1787–1878
Elbert County, Ga, Virginia, United States
Rachel Bond
1790–1860
Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Richards
1763–1843
Sarah Fuller
1762–1845
Nathan JR
1762–1846
Edith Cash
1766–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Richards
1718–1799
Thankful Stratton
1721–1796
Amos Fuller
1732–1810
Sarah Kingsbury
1730–1810
Nathan Sr
1734–1815
Elizabeth Ballinger
1729–1824

Willis Richards's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Newton) Richards (25 Dec. 1848–24 Dec. 1932) m. Telitha (Elizabeth) Richards (11 OCT 1852–20 MAY 1931)
  1. 1. Roger (Mills Q) Richards 1889–1975 m. Katherine (Mae) Richards 1889–1980
  2. 2. Charlie Richards 1881–1889
  3. 3. John (Wesley) Richards 1874–1920 m. Susan (Carolina "Sudie") Shelton 1882–1978
    1. 1. John (Wesley Richards) Jr 1907–1973
    2. 2. Willis (Joseph) Richards 1905–1971
    3. 3. Amanda (Lorena) Richards 1902–1967
  4. 4. Maggie (Estelle) Richards 1872–1899 m. John (Fredrick) Watson 1853–1942
    1. 1. Margaret (Belle) Watson 1897–1979 m. Greenland (Franklin) Gay 1895–1950
      1. 1. Richard (Neil) Gay 1925–1964
      2. 2. Letha (Pauline) Grubb 1915–1977
      3. 3. Lilly (Alene) Gay 1919–2002 m. Martin (Henry) Thurston 1918–1991
      4. 4. Frankie (Estelle) Gay 1922–1999 m. Claron (H) Madsen 1918–
      5. 5. Dorthy (Jean) Gay 1927–1990 m. Paul (L) Hertenstein 1924–
    2. 2. Baby (Boy) Watson 1895–1895
    3. 3. Dora (Estelle) Watson 1893–1973 m. James (Frederick) Reed 1890–1982
      1. 1. Weldon Reed 1915–
      2. 2. John (F) Reed 1917–
  5. 5. David (Monroe) Richards 1875–1959 m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Staggs 1880–1969
    1. 1. Lilah (Elizabeth) Garnett 1911–1991
    2. 2. Reuben (David) Richards 1907–1992 m. Ada (Mae) Carroll 1908–1984
      1. 1. Reuben (Edward) Richards 1931–2018
      2. 2. Barbara (Ellen) Richards 1934–2001
      3. 3. David (Milton) Richards 1936–1983
      4. 4. Donald (Ray) Richards 1941–2007
    3. 3. Roger (Thomas) Richards 1914–1989
    4. 4. Charley (Cecil) Richards 1908–1961
    5. 5. James (Clifton) Richards 1919–1984
  6. 6. Emma (Lou) Richards 1877–1943 m. Charles (Richard) Treadaway 1873–1951
    1. 1. Louie (Otis "Sis") Treadaway 1900–1997 m. John (Carson) Morris 1898–1994
      1. 1. La (Vonna "Muggs" June) Morris 1931–2019
      2. 2. Helen (Faye) Armitage 1923–2007
      3. 3. Imogene (M.) Morris 1926–2017
    2. 2. David ("Dave" C.) Treadaway 1893–1984 m. Ruth (Bell) Merrill 1897–1980
      1. 1. Patrick (Merrill) Treadaway 1929–1987 m. Retha (Joy) Dudgeon 1931–2014
        1. 1. Jeanie (Mariece) Treadaway 1948–2013 m. Dennis (Montizor) Balbuena 1941–2007 m. Manuel (Moraga) Ortiz 1941–2005
        2. 2. Randy (Merrill) Treadaway 1950–2020
      2. 2. Elsie (Virginia) Johnson 1927–1974
      3. 3. Billie (Joe) Treadaway 1923–2002
      4. 4. Charlie (Bruce) Treadaway 1925–2004
      5. 5. Onie (Loretta) Maddox 1919–1987
      6. 6. Dee (Willis) Treadaway 1917–1985
      7. 7. Goldie (Faye) Treadaway 1921–2004
      8. 8. James (Louis) Treadaway 1926–2019
      9. 9. Robert (E. Lee "Bob") Treadaway 1935–2001
      10. 10. Ronie (Dale) Treadaway 1942–2006
    3. 3. Henry (Newton) Treadaway 1895–1978 m. Mamie (H) Treadaway 1892–1941
      1. 1. Ruby (E) Treadaway 1915–2005 m. Edwin (Henry) Gillum 1910–1986
    4. 4. Thomas (A.) Treadaway 1898–1996 m. Roxie (Mae Rogers\) Parman 1906–1983 m. Pearl Rogers 1906–1994
      1. 1. Jackye (Treadaway) Ogburn 1927–2003
    5. 5. Mary (E) Jones 1903–1984 m. Felix (Benjamin) Jones 1900–1994
      1. 1. Betty (L) Jones 1923–2007 m. Jesse (Pratt) Kern 1922–2002
        1. 1. Karen (Kay) Jones 1949–2001
      2. 2. Kenneth (Elwood) Jones 1929–2022 m. Frieda (Faye) Merrill 1932–2019
    6. 6. George (Dewey “Buster”) Treadaway 1906–1980 m. Oleta Nail 1917–1998
    7. 7. Allie (Mae) Treadaway 1915–1991 m. Alton (Ray) Lunsford 1911–1996
      1. 1. Alton (Dwain) Lunsford 1935–2018
      2. 2. Gerald Lunsford 1939–2022
    8. 8. Gladys (Emma) Treadaway 1919–2008 m. Vollie (Melvin) Gray 1918–2000
      1. 1. Richard (L) Gray 1948–1991
  7. 7. Allie (Mae) Treadaway 1883–1977 m. John (Milton) Carroll 1871–1941 m. John (Milton) Carroll 1871–1941
    1. 1. Annie Carrol 1900–1943 m. Roy Rogers 1896–1975
    2. 2. Mattie (Sue) Carrol 1901–2004
    3. 3. Ada (Mae) Carroll 1908–1984 m. Reuben (David) Richards 1907–1992
      1. 1. David (Milton) Richards 1936–1983
      2. 2. Barbara (Ellen "Pud") Richards 1934–2001
    4. 4. Ada (Mae) Carroll 1908–1984 m. Reuben (David) Richards 1907–1992
  8. 8. Minervia (Lorena) Richards 1891–1963 m. Oscar (Manuel) Williams 1882–1963
    1. 1. Oscar (Manuel "Junior" Williams) Jr 1925–1948
    2. 2. Willie (Mae) Williams 1928–2004 m. Robert (Gail) Smith 1925–2018
    3. 3. Raymond (Joe) Williams 1930–1970 m. Gloria (Jeannine) Ferguson 1935–1999
    4. 4. Irene (Evelyn) Williams 1915–2009 m. Heard (Delbert) Bonner 1907–1990
      1. 1. Delbert (D) Bonner 1934–2020 m. Kay Mullinix 1937–2023
      2. 2. Richard (L) Bonner 1934–2004
      3. 3. Carroll (Clyde) Bonner 1935–2019
    5. 5. Allene (Melva) Williams 1918–1990 m. Ottis (D) McCarty 1907–
    6. 6. Mildred (Elizabeth) Williams 1920–2011 m. Willie (G) Unger 1914–
    7. 7. Odessa Williams 1922–2000 m. Thurman (Aaron) Rasmussen 1920–
  9. 9. Gracie (Darline) Richards 1897–1971 m. Lionell (Crowell "Nello") Daniel 1887–1961
    1. 1. Benjamin (Newton) Daniel 1917–1984
    2. 2. Louise Rutherford 1914–1979
    3. 3. Eugene (Crowell) Daniel 1922–1962
    4. 4. Talmadge (B.) Daniel 1916–1916
    5. 5. Irene (Daniel) Hughes 1912–1939 m. Iron Hughes 1900–1953
      1. 1. Glennora Hughes 1934–2011
    6. 6. Neoma Daniel 1916–1916
    7. 7. Bobbie Daniel 1920–
  10. 10. Adger (M) Richards 1890–
  11. 11. Jimmy Richards 1877–1887
  12. 12. George Richards 1879–1889
  13. 13. Carrie Richards 1885–1951 m. Benjamin (Jessie) Collins 1883–1920 m. Martin (Sylvester) Crom 1852–1941
    1. 1. Mettie (Lilar) Collins 1905–1976 m. Pete (P) Lettkeman 1895–1953
      1. 1. Orville Lettkeman 1931–1999 m. Wanda (R) Lettkeman 1932–2015
      2. 2. Herman Lettkeman 1929–1992 m. Setsuko (Ho) Lettkeman 1928–1997
    2. 2. Dora (Mae) Collins 1909–1987 m. Roy (Francis) Goucher 1905–1955
      1. 1. Frances (Mae) Goucher 1926–2002 m. Lawdis Fleeman 1922–
      2. 2. Roy (Marion) Goucher 1931–2002 m. Donna (Jean) Phillips 1936–2015
      3. 3. Billey (Jean) Goucher 1934–2016 m. Darlene Phipps 1940–2012
    3. 3. Robert Collins 1911–2000
    4. 4. Albert Collins 1914–1983 m. Velma Cooper 1917–
      1. 1. Bernadine Collins 1940–2014 m. Rex (Jay) Howard 1932–2008
      2. 2. Billy Collins 1941–1990
    5. 5. Annie (Jewel) Collins 1916–1985 m. Jess (Franklin) Musick 1905–1963
      1. 1. Jerry (Dee) Musick 1939–2018 m. Wanita (Marie Whitecotton) Musick 1941–2018
      2. 2. Janice (Ann) Musick 1941–2001 m. Harvey (Frank) Horrocks 1938–1979 m. Vaughn (C) Grable 1944–2000
      3. 3. Alvin Musick 1926–2012
      4. 4. Homer Musick 1925–2010
    6. 6. Johnny Collins 1919–
  14. 14. Grason Richards 1897–

Willis Richards's Timeline

8 Records

1848
25 Dec 1848
Birth of Willis Newton Richards in Macon, Bibb County, Ga.
Macon, Bibb County, Ga.
1848
25 Dec. 1848
Birth of Willis Newton Richards in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Willis Newton Richards resided here in Navarro, Texas, USA
Navarro, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
Willis Newton Richards resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 72
Willis Newton Richards resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 82
Willis Newton Richards resided here in Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
1932
24 Dec 1932
Age 84
Death of Willis Newton Richards in Emhouse, Navarro, TX
Emhouse, Navarro, TX
1932
24 Dec. 1932
Age 84
Death of Willis Newton Richards in Navarro, Texas, USA
Navarro, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb County, Ga.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342113
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1932; Publication Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA; ,0.05124414,0.37449843,0.21004999&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec. 1848
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas; Roll: T625_1836; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 138
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: 1321; Page: 327C; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Navarro, Texas; Roll: 1321; Page: 327C; Enumeration District: 128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas; Roll: T625_1836; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Navarro, Texas; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342113

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Paitisonjmtery
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1932; Publication Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA; ,0.05124414,0.37449843,0.21004999&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1932
    Event Place: Emhouse, Navarro, TX
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light; Publication Date: 27 Dec 1932; Publication Place: Corsicana, Texas, USA; ,0.05124414,0.37449843,0.21004999&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec. 1932
    Event Place: Navarro, Texas, USA
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