Frank LeRoy Richards

Brief Life History of Frank LeRoy

When Frank LeRoy Richards was born on 10 September 1866, in Le Grand Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States, his father, Eli Richards, was 33 and his mother, Mary M Adair, was 28. He married Rosa May Strain on 12 September 1888, in Tama, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Marshall, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Orange, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 3 February 1928, in Le Grand, Marshall, Iowa, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Le Grand, Marshall, Iowa, United States.

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Frank LeRoy Richards
1866–1928
Rosa May Strain
1871–1959
Marriage: 12 September 1888
Mary C. Richards
1890–1890
Glen Fauntleroy Richards
1892–1940
Cora S. Richards
1893–1893
Inetta Richards
1894–1953
Chloris Mildred Richards
1903–1969
Frank Leroy Richards
1907–1976
Hollis Arlene Richards
1910–1994

Sources (29)

  • Frank L Richards, "Iowa, State Census, 1925"
  • Frank Richards, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944"
  • F L Richards, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1867 · The Burtis Opera House

The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

1884 · There is now a Capital Building

The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .

German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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