Gomer Morgan Richards

Brief Life History of Gomer Morgan

When Gomer Morgan Richards was born on 31 October 1871, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, Morgan Richards, Jr., was 26 and his mother, Margaret Adams, was 17. He married Sarah Butler on 12 January 1898, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 20 October 1940, in Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gomer Morgan Richards
1871–1940
Sarah Butler
1878–1942
Marriage: 12 January 1898
Winona Richards
1899–1959
Karl Morgan Richards
1900–1980
Reed Horace Richards
1904–1984
Dorothy Richards
1906–1991
Russell Lowe Richards
1908–1986
John Milton Richards
1910–1969
Franzetta Richards
1913–1997

Sources (71)

  • Gomer M Richards, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Gomer M. Richards, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Gomer Morgan Richards, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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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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Story Highlight

"In the Arms of Angels" and "A Pioneer Miracle" (2003) - Movie about Belle Richards and Joseph Richards (with family)

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