Pedigree of Brian L. Lightfoot Fairy Mabel Simmons

Isaac Simmons
(1850-)

Dena Hutchinson
(1853-)

Fairy Mabel Simmons
(1879-1970)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edwin Sylvester Richards

Fairy Mabel Simmons ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: May 1879, Steuben, Indiana, United States ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Edwin Sylvester Richards on 24 December 1896 in Crawford, Ohio, United States ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 31 October 1970, Ashland, Ohio, United States at age 91 ⁶ ⁷
Buried: After 31 October 1970, Nova Cemetery, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁷

bullet General Notes:

There is strong evidence from records of her siblings that the surname might have been spelled Simmonis or Simmones.
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Her mother's name of "Dena" seems to be the actual given name at birth but apparently went by a nickname or shortened version of just "Dean". Her mother's name of Hutchinson is spelled in a variety of ways because of poor handwriting on documents and poor spelling by the administrative clerk.
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bullet Death Notes:

Name: Fairy M Richards
Sex: Female
Age: 91
Residence Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Death Date: 31 Oct 1970
Death Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Death Place (Original): Ashland County, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Birth Date: 1879
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Autopsy Performed: No Autopsy performed
Certifier's Role: Physician
Certificate Number: 072592
Source Description: Ohio Department of Health
Volume Number: 20221

Citing this Record
"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKYP-64D : 12 November 2019), Fairy M Richards, 1970.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

1. 1900 US Census, 9 June 1900, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 16, Family 83
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Home rented
Married 3 years
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..May 1879..21..Indiana..1/1

(Living with husband and son.)

2. 1920 US Census, 12 January 1920, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 18, Family 34, Roll 1347
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..40..Indiana

(Living with husband and 2 sons.)

3. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 3-26, Family 88, Roll 1749
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
East Main Street; Home owned, $5000
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..50..Indiana..married at age 18

(Living with husband.)

4. 1940 US Census, April 1940, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1940 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 3-31, Family 131, Roll 3022
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Fairy Richards..Wife..60..Indiana..8th grade

(Living with husband and mother.)

5. Cemetery: Nova Cemetery, After 31 October 1970, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁷ Find a Grave Memorial 44868400

Fairy married Edwin Sylvester Richards, son of Dr., James Oliver Burgess Richards and Sarah Jane Ricket, on 24 December 1896 in Crawford, Ohio, United States.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Edwin Sylvester Richards was born on 12 January 1875 in Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States,² ³ ⁵ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 24 October 1947 in Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁹ ¹⁰ and was buried on 26 October 1947 in Nova Cemetery, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁹ ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 24 December 1896, Crawford, Ohio, United States. ¹

2. 1900 US Census, 9 June 1900, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ² 1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 16, Family 83
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Home rented
Married 3 years
Edwin S. Richards..Head..Jan 1875..25..Ohio..Salesman, Groceries
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..May 1879..21..Indiana..1/1
Frank B. Richards..Son..Aug 1899..9m..Ohio

3. 1920 US Census, 12 January 1920, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ³ 1920 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 18, Family 34, Roll 1347
Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Edwin S. Richards..Head..44..Ohio..Mail Carrier
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..40..Indiana
Frank B. Richards..Son..20..Ohio
Wendell F. Richards..Son..17..Ohio

4. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 3-26, Family 88, Roll 1749
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
East Main Street; Home owned, $5000
Edwin S. Richards..Head..54..Ohio..married at age 22..Mail Carrier, Rural Route
Fairy M. Richards..Wife..50..Indiana..married at age 18
Virgil L. Raver..Boarder..24..Ohio..Teacher, Public School
Anna E. Roberts..Boarder..23..West Virginia..Teacher, Public School

5. 1940 US Census, April 1940, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1940 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 3-31, Family 131, Roll 3022
Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Edwin Richards..Head..65..Ohio..1 year college
Fairy Richards..Wife..60..Indiana..8th grade
Dean Keiffer..Mother(?)..87..Ohio..Widowed..8th grade

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Edwin S. Richards
Sex: Male
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1896
Marriage Place: Crawford, Ohio, United States
Source County: Crawford
Spouse's Name: Fairy M. Simmons
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 1169
Reference ID: v 13 cn 1240

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZT3-183 : 8 March 2021), Edwin S. Richards and Fairy M. Simmons, 24 Dec 1896; citing Marriage, Crawford, Ohio, United States, v 13 cn 1240, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 June 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZT3-183 : 8 March 2021), Edwin S. Richards and Fairy M. Simmons, 24 Dec 1896; citing Marriage, Crawford, Ohio, United States, v 13 cn 1240, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 4A, family 83, Edwin Sylvester Richards and Fairy Mabel Simmons; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 27 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 2A, family 34, Edwin Sylvester Richards and Fairy Mabel Simmons; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 27 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 3-26, sheet 3B, family 88, Edwin Sylvester Richards and Fairy Mabel Simmons; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 27 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1749.

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 3-31, sheet 6A, household 131, Edwin Sylvester Richards and Fairy Mabel Simmons; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 27 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3022.

6 "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (accessed 27 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKYP-64D : 12 November 2019), Fairy M Richards, 1970.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 June 2021, memorial page for Fairy M Kieffer Richards (1879-1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44868401, citing Nova Cemetery, Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 237C, family 162, James Oliver Burgess Richards and Sarah J. Ricket; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 9 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

9 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 June 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X65B-WYF : 8 March 2021), Edwin Sylester Richards, 24 Oct 1947; citing, reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,992.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 27 June 2021, memorial page for Edwin S Richards (1875-1947), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44868400, citing Nova Cemetery, Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

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