William Richards III

20 July 1827–9 June 1921 (Age 93)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of William

When William Richards III was born on 20 July 1827, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, William D. Richards, was 22 and his mother, Harriet Jones, was 19. He married Margaret Morgan on 19 March 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 9 June 1921, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Richards III
1827–1921
Margaret Morgan
1834–1921
Marriage: 19 March 1854
William E Richards
1855–1934
Thomas Llewellyn Richards
1857–1933
Janet Richards
1858–
Harriet Maria Richards
1858–1859
Sarah Ann Richards
1859–1938
David Hyrum Richards
1860–1938
Evan Morgan Richards
1862–1941
Elizabeth Harriet Richards
1864–1887
Homer Richards
1866–1866
Gomer Richards
1866–1868
Mary Jane Richards
1868–1905
Martha Rosetta Richards
1869–1967
Rachel Richards
1871–1872
Elias Emor Richards
1873–1950
Claudia Sophia Richards
1874–1932

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 March 1854Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (15)

    +10 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830
    Age 3
    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 3
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1864
    Age 37
    Historical Boundaries 1864: Owyee, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Oneida, Idaho, United States

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Richard

    Sources (65)

    • William Richards in entry for Evan Richards, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • William Richards, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
    • William Richards in entry for John M. Danials Or Daniels and Martha R. Richards, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

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