Dr.
William
A.
Richards
Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of William A. Richards
and Susan (Nicholson) Richards
Brother of
Mary G. (Richards) Holbert and Farris Carter Richards
Husband of
Samantha J. (Cornelison) Richards
— married
1880 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Minerva (Richards) Neal, Annie Belle (Richards) Boaz, Lutha Richards, Ethel Richards, William Roy Richards, Harry Brown Richards and Katie Richards
Died
at age 58
in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Sep 2013
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Biography
William A. Richards was born (Estimated) 1863 in Cherokee County, Georgia to father William Richards and mother Suzan Nicholson.[1]
William Richards was enumerated at Canton Post Office, Cherokee County, Georgia for the July 20, United States Census, 1870. He was noted as born 1862-1863 in Georgia as seen in this image of the original census. Also included in the household are female Susan Richards, female Mary Richards and male Carter Richards.[2]
William D Richards was enumerated as head of the household in Militia District 849, Calhoun (west & north part) Calhoun town, Gordon County, Georgia for the June 13, United States Census, 1900. He was noted as a hotel keeper and born August 1863 in Georgia. He had been married for twenty years and was an owner. Also included in the household are wife Saman Richards, daughter Minerva Richards, son Lutha Richards, daughter Ethel Richards, son Roy Richards, son Harry Richards, daughter Katie Richards, daughter Annie B Boaz, son-in-law Thomas M Boaz, boarder Lonis Or Louis Fink, boarder James C Beny, boarder Frank L Malone and servant Robert Montgomery as seen in an image of the original census.[3]
William A. Richards died September 22, 1921 in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia. He was married.[1]
As listed in the Find A Grave Index,[4] William A. Richards is buried at Fain Cemetery in Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia.[5]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD6Y-ZL4 : accessed 15 Aug 2014), William A. Richards, 22 Sep 1921; citing Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, United States, reference 23143, Department of Archives and History, Atlanta; FHL microfilm 2296941.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCSP-RTS : accessed 15 Aug 2014), William Richards in household of Susan Richards, Georgia, United States; citing p. 176, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000545642.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3N1-Z1C : accessed 2 June 2015), William D Richards, Militia District 849, Calhoun (west & north part) Calhoun town, Gordon, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,201.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKZ-YMWF : accessed 2 June 2015), William A. Richards, 1921; Burial, Calhoun, Gordon, Georgia, United States of America, Fain Cemetery; citing record ID 42971173.
- ↑ Find A Grave website
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Rejected matches › William Barton Richards (abt.1862-) › William Richardson (1861-) › William H. Richardson (abt.1865-) › William M Richardson (abt.1863-bef.1910) › William Thomas Richards (-1923)
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