James Franklin Richards^{[1, 2, 3]}

1861 - 1933  (72 years)

• Name	James Franklin Richards
  Born	5 Jan 1861	Ayers, Calhoun Co., VA (now West Virginia)
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jun 1933	Calhoun Co., West Virginia   [4]
  Buried	Nobe Cemetery, Calhoun Co., West Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	P1964	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Nelson M. Richards,   b. 10 Jul 1831, Harrison Co., VA (now West Virginia) ,   d. 30 Jun 1873, Ayers, Yellow Creek, Calhoun Co., West Virginia  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Belle Wilson,   b. 3 May 1835, Monongalia Co, VA (now West Virginia) ,   d. 30 May 1907, Kanawha Co., West Virginia  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Jane Cox,   b. 14 Feb 1869, Ritchie Co., West Virginia ,   d. 25 Dec 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co., West Virginia  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 May 1888	Calhoun Co., West Virginia   [5]
  Children	1. Rhoden W. Richards,   b. 2 Apr 1891, Big Springs, Calhoun Co., West Virginia ,   d. 2 Jul 1942, Calhoun Co., West Virginia  (Age 51 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F1971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Franklin's birth location is taken from his son's death certificate. But researcher Vicki Clevenger Grace says he was born in Ayers on Yellow Creek, Calhoun Co. Marriage Record from Linda Cunningham Fluharty's site: RICHARDS, J. F. 26 Calhoun parent: Mary (Belle Wilson Richards) m COX, Bertha J. 19 Ritchie Co., parents: WT & ME (Winifield T. and Mary Ellen Cox) marriage date: 25 May 1888.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347984754] West Virginia Vital Records Online, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx). From his son, Roden's Death Cert. [S347985343] Rootsweb chart of Vicki Clevenger Grace: WV and PA Roots, (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?includedb=vickilynn13). [S347984752] West Virginia, Calhoun County WV GenWeb, LCF, Fluharty, Linda Cunningham, (http://www.wvgenweb.org/calhoun/index.htm). [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 26472634. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26472634/james-franklin-richards [S347984992] Marriage Grooms List Records 1881-1936.