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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. John Richards: Birth: 23 NOV 1839 in Trevethin, Garndeffaith,Wales. Death: 12 SEP 1864 in Andersonville Prision, Andersonville, GA

  2. Thomas L. Richards: Birth: 14 NOV 1841 in Blaenavon, Wales. Death: 1 FEB 1880 in PA as result of Civil War Wound, but father would not allow an autopsy.

  3. Margaret Richards: Birth: 12 FEB 1844 in Rhymney, South Wales. Death: 22 MAY 1918 in 112 Birch St., Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA

  4. Eliza Richards: Birth: 1851 in Pennsylvania. Death: 3 OCT 1912 in Germantown, PA

  5. Lewis W. Richards: Birth: 11 FEB 1853 in Mahanoy City, PA (Death Cert says Summit Hill?). Death: 17 DEC 1914 in Shamokin, Northumberland Co., PA

  6. David Price Richards: Birth: 1855 in Eckley, Luzerne County, Foster Twp., Pennsylvania. Death: 1942

  7. Ebenezer Richards: Birth: 8 OCT 1858 in Eckley, Pennsylvania. Death: 13 MAR 1942

  8. Joseph Richards: Birth: 19 MAY 1859 in Pennsylvania. Death: 25 APR 1939


Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. William G. Richards: Birth: 22 NOV 1872 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. Death: 26 NOV 1945 in Baptist Home, Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia PA

  2. Ann Richards: Birth: FEB 1877 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1895 in Philadelphia

  3. Thomas Richards: Birth: ABT 1880 in Pennsylvania.

  4. Benjamin Richards: Birth: 9 OCT 1887 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. Death: 8 DEC 1954

  5. Charles Richards: Birth: 4 NOV 1892 in Pennsylvania. Death: 10 SEP 1940 in Delaware County, PA

  6. Alice Richards: Birth: BET 1873 AND 1875 in Pennsylvania. Death: 1 APR 1909 in Phila, PA


Sources
1. Title:   Thomas Zehner Richards (b.1928) Baby Book
2. Title:   Naturalization Records - application dated 10/5/1852, Carbon County Courthouse, Roll N13, Code 1875
3. Title:   Farrow Funeral Home Burial Records 1876-1988, Shamokin Library and Obit in Shenodoah Evening Herald 8/28/1899
4. Title:   Farrow Funeral Home Burial Records 1876-1988, Shamokin Library
5. Title:   1890 Census on Schuylkill Co. Web site
6. Title:   Schuylkill County Census Directory 1890
7. Title:   Marriage License of son Lewis and Anne, Page 29, item No. 58
8. Title:   Margaret Fertig Downing, Springfield, VA

Notes
a. Note:   According to Henry M. Clouse, Lewis and Anne had 13 children, 4 died young. Lewis and Margaret George had 12 children, 6 died young. From Henry Clouse, he found from the Morman Records (0175429) the ship records for Lewis arriving in New York from Bristol on November 9, 1848 on the Vessel "Bark Highland Mary, Port of Embarkation Bristol, National Archives Microfilm Publications, Number 1264. I feel this Nov. 9 day is correct as opposed to the Nov. 15, 1848 date Lewis put on his Naturalization application which would have probably been from memory. Lewis travel with a Elizabeth Richards, age 31, listed as a Mechanics, and child, William age 4. Wlizabeth could be an unmarried sister with a child or a sister in law. Ships records show him and all other passengers from Ireland which we believe to be incorrect. He also came with a Thomas Griffith, age 28, who had an infant, who lived next door to him in the 1850 Census of Mauch Chunk Twp. We think Thomas Griffith was a family friend. Per Obituary in Shenandoah Evening Herald Aug.28,1899: "Louis Richards aged 79 formerly of Mahanoy Plane died at the home of his son-in-law Joseph DAvis in Shamokin on Sat." Per Obituary in Shenandoah Evening Herald Aug. 29, 1899" "Lewis D. Richards, for many years a resident of Mahanoy City died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Davis in Shamokin. Aged 79 yrs., he was a vocalist of note and was prominently connected with Eisteddfods in the past. Mrs. T. J. Edwards, now of Mt. Carmel, is a daughter of the deceased. The remains were brought to Mahanoy City and interred today in the cemetery at that place."


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