Richard Garland Sullivan

Brief Life History of Richard Garland

When Richard Garland Sullivan was born about 1895, in Crewe, Nottoway, Virginia, United States, his father, George Clifton Sullivan, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Alexander Wells, was 31. He married Derotha Beatrice Sanderson on 15 February 1916, in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Campbell, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Brookville District, Campbell, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 21 March 1963, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Garland Sullivan
1895–1963
Derotha Beatrice Sanderson
1896–1945
Marriage: 15 February 1916
Richard Garland Sullivan Jr
1917–1995
Edward Clifton Sullivan
1918–1990
Douglas Warren Sullivan
1921–1970

Sources (19)

  • Garland R Sullivan, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Richard Garland Sullivan, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Richard Garland Sullivan, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

World Events (8)

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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Donal, James Patrick, Michael Patrick, Aileen, Brigid, Paddy, Siobhan, John Patrick, Kevin Patrick, Parnell.

Irish (Cork and Kerry): shortened form of O'Sullivan .

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

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