Brief Life History of Stephen L
When Stephen L Richards was born on 18 June 1879, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Stephen Longstroth Richards, was 25 and his mother, Emma Louise Stayner, was 21. He married Irene Smith Merrill on 21 February 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 19 May 1959, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Stephen L Richards, "United States 1950 Census"
- Stephen L. Richards, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Stephen L Richards, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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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