Alton Everet Richards (1917 - 1994)

Born 25 Nov 1917 in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Marion Alberta Rees — married 29 Jun 1945 in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Died 27 Oct 1994 at age 76 in Kent, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Born: 25 NOV 1917, Andover, Oxford, ME. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Graduation: 1936, Andover High School, Andover, Oxford, ME. ^[3]

Marriage: 29 JUN 1945, Plymouth, U.K.
Marion writes: "Lieut. Alton E. Richards, U.S. Army Transportation Corps (Diesel Marine Engineer) & Cpl. Marion A. Rees, Womens Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F. Royal Air Force) met in Plymouth, February 1945. He left for France in April. They married in June while he was on seven days leave. The war in Europe ended. He remained on active duty in Germany - She sailed for N.Y. in April 1946, thence to Andover, ME. Alton arrived in August for 30 days R&R. They sailed from Brooklyn Navy Yard in September 1946 for Germany, where they lived until January 1950. Sandra and Chrystal were born in Germany, Francine in Houston, Texas. They left there in the spring of 1953 for Seattle and lived in that area ever since.". He was an avid horseman, outdoorsman, bowler, and chess player. ^[3]

Census: U.S. Census1920, (probably) Wiscasset, Lincoln, ME.
Note: in the Harold W. Richards household. ^[4]
U.S. Census1930 Andover, Oxford, ME.
Note: in the Harold W. Richards household. ^[5]
U.S.Census: 1940, Andover, Oxford, ME. ^[6]

Died 27 OCT 1994. Kent, WA. ^{[7] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: S7
2. ↑ Source: S8
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: S436
4. ↑ Source: S497 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFZP-YXP
5. ↑ Source: S497 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMDS-85F
6. ↑ Source: S516 http://1940census.archives.gov/search/?search.result_type=image&search.state=ME&search.county=Oxford+County&search.city=&search.street=#filename=m-t0627-01484-00024.tif&name=9-2&type=image&state=ME&index=8&pages=20&bm_all_text=Bookmark
7. ↑ Source: S13 Provided by Marion Rees Richards, NOV 1996

• Source: S13 Return from Family Data Survey Compiler: Mark Richards Publication: 1996
• Source: S32 Woodlawn Cemetery, Record Type: Headstone inscription, Name Of Person: Althea M. Richards Hutchins, Location: Andover ME
• Source: S436 Obituaries of Andover, ME thru 2000, Url: http://andovermaine.com/ Compiler: Bob Spidell
• Source: S497 LDS Family Search Database, Url: www.familysearch.org
• Source: S516 1940 Census - National Archives, Url: http://1940census.archives.gov/ Mark Richards
• Source: S7 Louis Klopsch Bible, Family Info: David P. Richards Family Bible, Present Owner: Mark Richards, Location: Maynard, MA, Edition: Red Letter Edition Publication: The Christian Herald, New York, NY, 1905
• Source: S8 The Holy Bible, Family Id Info: Hannah Elizabeth Baker Richards Family Publication: Thomas Nelson & Son, New York, NY, (no date)