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Benjamin Franklin Richards

Benjamin Franklin Richards

Male 1859 - 1917  (58 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Richards 
    Birth 8 Mar 1859  Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 22 Jun 1860  Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Frank, age 1, born PA, living with parents 
    Census 16 Aug 1870  Wiconisco, Dauphin, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 11, born PA, living with parents 
    Census 8 Jun 1880  Virginia City, Storey, NV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 21, born PA, machinist, parents born Wales/Wales, living with brother Jenkin's family 
    Census 29 Apr 1910  San Jose, Santa Clara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 51, born PA, single, mail service for railway, parents born Wales/Wales, living with sister Jennie & husband 
    Death 6 Apr 1917  San Jose, Santa Clara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1267  Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 May 2018 

    Father Thomas Richards,   b. 1817, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1889, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Jenkins,   b. 1818, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1897, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1837  Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922
      On 30 Sep 1837 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Thomas Richard, son of William Richard, married Mary Jenkins, daughter of Jenkin Jenkins
    Family ID F263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Benjamin F Richards
    Benjamin F Richards
    (source: photo album of Joe Geraci)

    Headstones
    Richards Family Grave Site
    Richards Family Grave Site
    Benjamin F Richards Headstone
    Benjamin F Richards Headstone
    B. F. RICHARDS / Mar. 8, 1859 - Apr. 6, 1917

  • Notes 
    • from "The San Jose Mercury News", 7 Apr 1917, page 12
      Benjamin F Richards Passed Away Friday
      Benjamin F Richards, brother of Mrs. E Thomas of Madrone, Mrs. M Maurer, Mrs. D. J. Brewer and Albert Richards of this city, passed away yesterday afternoon. Mr. Richards was a member of San Jose lodge, No. 10, F. A. M., under whose auspices the funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of the San Jose Undertaking company, 276 South Second street. The interment will take place at Oak Hill cemetery.