William Ludlow Richards

Brief Life History of William Ludlow

When William Ludlow Richards was born on 26 July 1876, in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States, his father, George Daniel Richards, was 56 and his mother, Amanda Gideon Ellis, was 37. He married Marzie Vida Raborn on 8 May 1898. They were the parents of at least 12 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 24 February 1950, in Temple, Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Pendleton, Bell, Texas, United States.

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William Ludlow Richards
1876–1950
Marzie Vida Raborn
1881–1954
Marriage: 8 May 1898
Marzie Vida Richards
1899–1978
May Leslie K Richards
1900–1982
Minnie Alice Richards
1902–1992
Ora Lee Richards
1904–1980
Willie Lucy Richards
1906–1991
Nannie Belle Richards
1908–1911
Maggie Laura Richards
1912–1912
Emma Louise Straughan
1914–1996
Louise Richards
1916–
Ealnor Cecil Richards
1917–2008
Eva Beryl Richards
1919–1998
Alma Laverne Richards
1921–1925

Sources (23)

  • W L Richardson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Willie Richard, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Willie Ludlow Richards, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881

Historical Boundaries: 1881: Bell, Texas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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