Born in Delafield Township, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Roger Richards
and Jane (Morris) Richards
Sister of
Mary (Richards) Christison, David L. Richards, Arthur Richards, Amelia (Richards) McDade and Anna (Richards) Felix
Wife of
Henry Earl Howell
— married
14 Feb 1904 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 85
in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2019
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Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1876. Her parents were Thomas Richards and Jane Morris.
After graduating from Zion School, she received her education in music and voice culture and was a teacher of same for several years.
She married Henry Howell and they lived in a fine home near Waukesha and were prosperous farmers. They had one son: Delbert, a daughter Dorothy Ann, and another son Earl.
Lizzie passed away in 1962 and was buried in the Howell family gravesite at Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, WI. [1]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15953609 - Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha.
- Feldmann, Anne Humphrey. FAMILY HISTORY of DAVID, ROGER and THOMAS RICHARDS from 1842 - 1962. private genealogy (1962).
- Christison, Mary Richards. THE PIONEER FAMILIES OF WISCONSIN. private manuscript (1942).
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:99FW-V2P: "Family Tree," database entry for Elizabeth Sarah Richards contributed by various users.
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