HUSBAND: Matthew Richards
BORN: England 1822
MARRIAGE: JoDaviess Co, Ill Dec. 6th,1851
DIED: Oct. 11, 1897 Colfax County Nebraska
NOTES: 1850 Census Hazel Green, Grant Co. Wis.(Residence)
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WIFE: Elizabeth Richards
BORN: 1833 England
DIED: Jan. 6, 1913 Colfax Co. Nebraska
FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Edward Rodda 1812
MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Phillippa 1815
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CHILD 1: Elizabeth Ann Richards
SEX: F
BORN: April 13, 1852 Hazel Green, Wis.
MARRIAGE: Levi M. Adams Maple Creek, Neb. May 7, 1874
DIED: Oct. 10,1921
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CHILD 2: Edward Richards
SEX: M
BORN: Oct. 14,1854 Hazel Green, Wis
MARRIAGE: No
DIED: April 19, 1940 Schuyler, Nebraska
NOTES: Farmer
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CHILD 3: Jane Richards
SEX: F
BORN: March 19, 1856 Jefferson ,Grant Co., Wis
MARRIAGE: Herbert A. Powers March 11, 1883, Colfax, Nebraska
DIED: Jan 30, 1930 Pekin, Ill. Buried Woodland Cem. Fremont, Neb
NOTES: she used (Jennie) as her first name.
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CHILD 4: John Richards
SEX: M
BORN: 1859 Wisconsin
MARRIAGE: ?
DIED: Nov. 17, 1885 age 26yrs 8mos 15 days; buried in Grandview Cem.
NOTES: (in Colfax Neb.)
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CHILD 5: Mary Ann Richards
SEX: F
BORN: 1861 Wis.
MARRIAGE: William Henry Dunn Nov. 30, 1885 Colfax Co., Nebraska
DIED: Sept. 10, 1889 Colfax Neb.; buried in Purplecane Cem., Dodge Co., Neb.
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CHILD 6: Ellen Richards
SEX: F
BORN: 1863 Wis.
MARRIAGE: Edward H. Buck June 13, 1891 Colfax Co., Neb.
DIED: July 12, 1943 Woodbury Co. Iowa
NOTES: Died in Cherokee Mental Hospital (Alz)??
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CHILD 7: Edith Richards
SEX: F
BORN: 1867 Wis.
MARRIAGE: no
DIED: Sept. 20, 1889; buried in Grandview Cem. Colfax Co., Neb.
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CHILD 8: Sarah Olive Richards
SEX: F
BORN: 1870 in Hazel Green, Grant Co. , Wisconsin
MARRIAGE: Curtis Loving Mayes July 12, 1888 Colfax Co., Neb.
DIED: April 8, 1947 Rushville; buried in Fairview Cem., Nebraska
NOTES: Owned the Rushville Newspaper 1900-1932
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CHILD 9: Alma E. Richards
SEX: F
BORN: Colfax Co., Nebraska May 1872
NOTES: No other information ???
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CHILD 10: Phillippa A. Richards
SEX: F
BORN: Sept. 16, 1874 Schuyler, Neb.
MARRIAGE: no
DIED: July 14, 1941 in Antiock, Neb (Veh. Accident); buried in Purplecane Cem.
NOTES: Lived with Brother Edward.
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CHILD 11: Ida May Richards
SEX: F
BORN: 1877
MARRIAGE: no
DIED: Feb. 5, 1938 in Colfax Co.; buried in Purplecane Cem.
NOTES: Lived with Brother Edward
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CHILD 12: Matthew Henry Richards
SEX: M
BORN: Nov. 3, 1879 Colfax Co. Neb.
MARRIAGE: Florence Shultz June 10, 1903
DIED: May 16, 1923 Tucson, Arizona; buried in Purplecane Cem.
NOTES: Father of Proctor, Mason and Burdette L. Richards
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SUBMITTED BY: Leonard Mason Richards
DATE: July 28th, 2002
E-MAIL ADDRESS: LMRSR@YAHOO.COM
MAILING ADDRESS: 3816 So. 249th Kent, Wa. 98023
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ADDITIONAL NOTES: Burdette Leonard Richards was my father.