Lee
Arthur
Richards
Born in Genesee Depot, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Richards
and Mable Irene (Lee) Richards
Brother of
Marjorie Eloise Richards and David Roger Richards
Husband of
Winifred Susan (Ohde) Richards
— married
1943 (to before 1985) in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2019
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Biography
Lee Richards was born in 1921 in Genesee Depot, WI. He was the son of Arthur Richards and Mabel Lee. After graduating from Waukesha High School in 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army [1] and served as a flight instructor in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
In 1943, he married Winifred Ohde in Roswell, N.M, where he was stationed during the war. Lee and Winnie had two children: Marcia Winifred and Lee Thomas "Tom".
In 1975, he married Nancy Lambrecht in Waukesha, Wisconsin. [2]
Lee was Vice President of the State Bank of Genesee Depot, (later Kettle Moraine Bank.)
Lee passed away in 1985 in Hartland, WI and was buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI. [3]
Sources
- ↑ [1]: World War II Army Enlistment Records, United States. Lee A Richards in 1942.
- ↑ "Wisconsin Marriage Index, 1973-1997," database, FamilySearch [2]: Lee A Richards and (Nancy) Lambrecht, 28 Jan 1975; from "Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing certificate number 001571, roll 38, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Department of Health and Family Services, Madison.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #205193276 Lee Arthur Richards (1921-1985)
- [3]: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch. Lee Richards in household of Arthur Richards, Genesee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.
- [4]: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch. Lee A Richards in household of Arthur Richards, Genesee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.
- [5]: "United States 1950 Census" FamilySearch. Entry for Lee Richards and Winifred Richards, 3 April 1950.
- 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).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lee by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lee:
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~25.00%
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