He married Welthia Ann Myrick[3] and they lived in Bryan County, Georgia, farming, with their seven children.[4][5][6]
Richard died in Richmond Hill, Georgia in 1930[7] and was buried at the Bragg Baptist Church Cemetery in Fort Stewart Georgia.[8]
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↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1132, Liberty, Georgia; Roll: M653_129; Page: 786; Family History Library Film: 803129. Ancestry Record 7667 #11366982 Name: Washington Myrick, Age: 9, Birth Year: abt 1851, Gender: Male, Birth Place: Georgia, Birth Place: Georgia, Home in 1860: District 1132, Liberty, Georgia, Dwelling Number: 452, Family Number: 433, Occupation: Laborer, Household Members: Tarlton Myrick 37, Mary Myrick 36, Mary Myrick 14, Delila Myrick 13, Seabrook Myrick 11, [Richard] Washington Myrick 9, Samantha Myrick 7, Elisabeth Myrick 5, William Myrick 2. Image
↑ Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch, Census Place: Bryan, Georgia; Roll: M593_137; Page: 147A; Family History Library Film: 545636. Ancestry Record 7163 #13956363 Name: Richard Myrick, Age in 1870: 19, Birth Year: abt 1851, Birthplace: Georgia, Dwelling Number: 599, Home in 1870: Bryan, Georgia, Race: White, Gender: Male, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Inferred Mother: Mary Myrick, Household Members: Mary Myrick 40, Seabrook Myrick 20, Richard Myrick 19, Mary Myrick 23, Samanthy Myrick 17, Elizebeth Myrick 12, William Myrick 10, General Myrick 7. Image
↑ Hunting For Bears, comp.. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7839 #140136 Name: Richard W. Myrick, Spouse: Welthy Ann Cribbs, Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1874, County: Bryan, State: Georgia.
↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Court House, Bryan, Georgia; Roll: 135; Page: 435B; Enumeration District: 007., Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Ancestry Record 6742 #11990331 Name: Richard Myrick, Age: 25, Birth Date: Abt 1855, Birthplace: Georgia, Home in 1880: Court House, Bryan, Georgia, USA, Dwelling Number: 256, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of Self (Head), Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Wealthy A. Myrick, Father's Birthplace: Georgia, Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, Occupation: Common Laborer, Household Members: Richard Myrick 25, Wealthy A. Myrick 21. Image
↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 20, Bryan, Georgia; Roll: T624_171; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1374184., Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Ancestry Record 7884 #3149093 Name: Richard Myrick, Age in 1910: 59, Birth Year: abt 1851, Birthplace: South Carolina, Home in 1910: Militia District 20, Bryan, Georgia, Street: Darian Road, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Weltyan Myrick, Father's Birthplace: South Carolina, Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina, Native Tongue: English, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: General Farm, Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account, Home Owned or Rented: Rent. Farm or House: Farm, Able to Read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes, Years Married: 40, Household Members: Richard Myrick 59, Weltyan Myrick 55, Annie Myrick 24, Nerva Myrick 15, Mack Myrick 14. Clara Myrick 12, Iva Myrick 10, Ella Lee Myrick 7. Image
↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Way Station, Bryan, Georgia; Roll: T625_237; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3., Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 6061 #7330178 Name: R Myrick, Age: 67, Birth Year: abt 1853, Birthplace: Georgia, Home in 1920: Way Station, Bryan, Georgia, Residence Date: 1920, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relation to Head of House: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Wethyan Myrick, Father's Birthplace: Georgia, Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, Able to Speak English: Yes, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: General Farm, Employment Field: Own Account, Home Owned or Rented: Rent, Able to Read: Yes, Able to Write: Yes, Household Members: R Myrick 67,Wethyan Myrick 60, George Linton son-in-law 32, Marnie Linton dau 31, Leeland Thompson gr-son 8. Image
↑ Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 20854., Ancestry.com. Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. Name Richard W Myrick, Death Date 6 Jul 1930, Death Place Chatham, Georgia, USA, Certificate Number 20854. Ancestry Record 5426 #386677
↑ Find A Grave, database and images Find A Grave: Memorial #16710119 : accessed 28 May 2019, memorial page for Richard Washington Myrick (15 Mar 1851–6 Jul 1930), citing Bragg Baptist Church Cemetery, Fort Stewart, Bryan County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Peaches (contributor 46875718) .
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