Thomas Bowman Richards

Samuel Richards
(1803-1878)

Rachel Bowman
(1807-1873)

James Poag
(1784-1854)

Laura Curtis Smith
(1797-1871)

Albert W. Richards
(1829-1870)

Patty Clarissa Poag
(1831-1907)

Thomas Bowman Richards
(1865-1954)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Carrie Bell Bruce
2. Etta B. Nott

Thomas Bowman Richards ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹

Born: 1865, Nova, OH ³ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹¹
Marriage (1): Carrie Bell Bruce on 3 April 1887 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (2): Etta B. Nott on 10 August 1939 in Cuyahoga County, OH ⁶ ⁷
Died: 1 November 1954, , Pinellas County, FL at age 89 ¹⁰ ¹¹
Buried: After 1 November 1954, Ruggles Cemetery, Ruggles, OH ¹¹

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Thomas Bowman Richards
Sex: Male
Death Date: 1954
Death Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States
Affiliate CD Number: FDI04
Certificate Number: 28918
Volume Number: 1688
Race: White
Affiliate File Name: FDI04-1954.txt
Affiliate Line Number: 26114

Citing this Record
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDR-MM3 : 25 December 2014), Thomas Bowman Richards, 1954; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1688, certificate number 28918, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 29 June 1870. ⁸

1870 US Census
Page 14, Family 109
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Thomas Richards..4..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 7 June 1880. ⁹

1880 US Census
Page 233C, District 93, Family 64, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Thomas Richards..Son..14..Ohio..Works On Farm

(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Glenville, OH on 15 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 216, Family 366
Glenville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
70 Elgin Street; Home rented
Married 12 years
Thomas B. Richards..Head..Nov 1862..37..Ohio..Machinist

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be in 1865 instead of in Nov 1862. Therefore his age should have been 34 or 35 instead of 37.
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cleveland, OH on 19 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 56, Family 95, Roll 1166
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1658 West 69th Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 23 years
Thomas B. Richards..Head..44..Ohio..Treasurer, Laundry Co.

(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 10 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 578, Family 299, Roll 1375
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1357(?) Summit Drive; Home owned, no mortgage
Thomas B. Richards..Head..50..Ohio..Agent, Real Estate & Ins.

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1865, then his age should have been 54 instead of 50.
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Saint Petersburg, FL on 7 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 52-22, Family 326, Roll 329
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States
1435-20th Avenue North; Home owned, $5000
Thomas B. Richards..Head..63..Ohio..married at age 21..Salesman, Real Estate

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1865, then his age should have been 64 or 65 instead of 63.
.

• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Saint Petersburg, FL on 12 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 52-47, Family 158, Roll 610
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States
133-44th Street
Thomas B. Richards..Head..74..Ohio..8th grade

(Living with 2nd wife.)
.

• He was buried after 1 November 1954 in the Ruggles Cemetery in Ruggles, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 35621531
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Thomas married Carrie Bell Bruce, daughter of Alden Bruce and Ruth Smith Parker, on 3 April 1887 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Carrie Bell Bruce was born on 20 September 1867 in Nova, OH,³ ⁵ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ died on 30 August 1937 in Lakewood, OH ¹³ ¹⁴ and was buried on 1 September 1937 in Ruggles Cemetery, Ruggles, OH ¹³ ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 3 April 1887, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Glenville, OH on 15 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 216, Family 366
Glenville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
70 Elgin Street; Home rented
Married 12 years
Thomas B. Richards..Head..Nov 1862..37..Ohio..Machinist
Carrie Richards..Wife..Mar 1865..35..Ohio..0/0
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Cleveland, OH on 19 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 56, Family 95, Roll 1166
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1658 West 69th Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Married 23 years
Thomas B. Richards..Head..44..Ohio..Treasurer, Laundry Co.
Carrie D. Richards..Wife..42..Ohio..0/0
Walter L. Chorpening..Boarder..21..Ohio
Frank A. Richards..Boarder..24..Ohio
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lakewood, OH on 10 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 578, Family 299, Roll 1375
Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
1357(?) Summit Drive; Home owned, no mortgage
Thomas B. Richards..Head..50..Ohio..Agent, Real Estate & Ins.
Carrie D. Richards..Wife..49..Ohio
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Saint Petersburg, FL on 7 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 52-22, Family 326, Roll 329
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States
1435-20th Avenue North; Home owned, $5000
Thomas B. Richards..Head..63..Ohio..married at age 21..Salesman, Real Estate
Carrie B. Richards..Wife..62..Ohio..married at age 20
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Thomas Richardson
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Carrie Bruce
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 3 Apr 1887
Marriage Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Source Details: Pg. 27, 8535
Source County: Ashland
Frame Number: 380

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZP8-Y7N2 : 8 March 2021), Thomas Richardson and Carrie Bruce, 1887.
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Thomas next married Etta B. Nott, daughter of Robert J. Nott and Edith Dannelley, on 10 August 1939 in Cuyahoga County, OH.⁶ ⁷ (Etta B. Nott was born in 1868 in , Rock County, WI ⁶ ⁷ and died in 1946.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 10 August 1939, in Cuyahoga County, OH. ⁶

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Saint Petersburg, FL on 12 April 1940. ⁷

1940 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 52-47, Family 158, Roll 610
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States
133-44th Street
Thomas B. Richards..Head..74..Ohio..8th grade
Etta B. Richards..Wife..72..Wisconsin..8th grade
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Thomas B Richards
Sex: Male
Age: 73
Father's Name: Albert
Mother's Name: Hattie C Poag
Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1939
Marriage Place: Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Source County: Cuyahoga
Birth Year (Estimated): 1866
Spouse's Name: Etta Williams Rose Owen
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Mrs
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 71
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert J Nott
Spouse's Mother's Name: Edith Dann
Page: 569

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QWW-RML : 8 March 2021), Thomas B Richards and Etta Williams Rose Owen, 10 Aug 1939; citing Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, , Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 June 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZP8-Y7N2 : 8 March 2021), Thomas Richardson and Carrie Bruce, 1887.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Glenville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 216, sheet 17A, family 366, Thomas Bowman Richards and Carrie Bell Bruce; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 5A, family 95, Thomas Bowman Richards and Carrie Bell Bruce; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1166.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 578, sheet 12A, family 299, Thomas Bowman Richards and Carrie Bell Bruce; index and images (accessed 6 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1375.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States, enumeration district (ED) 52-22, sheet 12A, family 326, Thomas Bowman Richards and Carrie Bell Bruce; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 329.

6 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 June 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2QWW-RML : 8 March 2021), Thomas B Richards and Etta Williams Rose Owen, 10 Aug 1939; citing Marriage, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.

7 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States, enumeration district (ED) 52-47, sheet 6B, household 158, Thomas Bowman Richards and Etta B. Nott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 610.

8 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 14, dwelling 110, family 109, Albert W. Richards and Patty Clarissa Poag; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jan 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 233C, family 64, Patty Clarissa Poag; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

10 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946805 : accessed 6 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDR-MM3 : 25 December 2014), Thomas Bowman Richards, 1954; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1688, certificate number 28918, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 June 2021, memorial page for Thomas B Richards (1865-1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35621531, citing Ruggles Cemetery, Ruggles, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

12 "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680845 : accessed 6 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD1W-J62 : 19 January 2020), Carrie Bell Bruce, 1867.

13 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 June 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZN4-4V5 : 6 June 2021), Carrie B Richards, 30 Aug 1937; citing Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 49879; FHL microfilm 2,023,533.

14 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 06 June 2021, memorial page for Carrie B Richards (1867-1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35621530, citing Ruggles Cemetery, Ruggles, Ashland County, Ohio, USA

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