When Charles Eli Richards was born on 19 May 1871, in Le Grand Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States, his father, Elisha Richards, was 29 and his mother, Mary Adelia Strong, was 22. He married Ida May Wilson on 3 January 1893, in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Tama, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Tama, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 21 November 1938, in Carlton Township, Tama, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Dobson Cemetery, Garwin, Tama, Iowa, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Tama, Iowa, United States
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English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
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