Jerome Poag Richards ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Jerome Poag Richards
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 25 Nov 1860
Birthplace: Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States
Birthplace (Original): Troy Tp., Ashland, Ohio, United States
Father's Name: Albert W. Richads
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Patty C. Poag
Mother's Sex: Female
Source Details: 466

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRSC-8VN : 8 March 2021), Jerome Poag Richards, 1860.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• Birth Image: 25 November 1860, in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH.

• 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
Jerome Richards..9..Ohio

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Mound Township, Phillips County, KS on 1 June 1880. ⁹

1880 US Census
Page 119B, District 231, Family 11, Roll 0393
Mound Township, Phillips County, Kansas
J. P. Richards..Brother-in-Law..19..Ohio..Farmer

(Living at the home of his married sister, Rachel, and her family.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hamilton, WA on 4 July 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 199, Family 218
Hamilton, Skagit, Washington, United States
Home rented
Married 14 years
Jerome P. Richards..Head..Nov 1861..38..Ohio..Fish Hatching

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - His birth date is believed to be in Nov 1860 instead of in Nov 1861. Therefore, his age should have been 39 instead of 38.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Hamilton, WA on 20 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 252, Family 89, Roll 1667
Hamilton, Skagit, Washington, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Jerome P. Richards..Head..49..Ohio..Widowed..Sawyer, Lumber
Edna Richards..Daughter..23..Michigan..Teacher, Public School
Winnifred Richards..Daughter..22..Michigan..Teacher, Public School
Wilfried Richards..Son..20..Michigan..Printer, Newspaper

(Jerome was living with 3 children.)

NOTE - Jerome claimed that he was widowed on the census but evidence shows that they were probably divorced and that his wife, Laura, was remarried to Alf M. Rhoades in 1904.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hamilton, WA on 7 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 100, Family 66, Roll 1934
Hamilton, Skagit, Washington, United States
Hamilton Avenue
Jerome P. Richards..Head..59..Ohio..Laborer, Blacksmith Shop

(Living with 2nd wife and daughter from 1st marriage.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Ridgefield, WA on 15 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 6-32, Family 63, Roll 2485
Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States
Third Street; Home owned, $2500
Jerome P. Richards..Head..69..Ohio..married at age 25..Laborer, Mill Shingle

(Living with 2nd wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridgefield, WA on 19 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 6-58, Family 12, Roll 4335
Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States
Ash Street; Home owned, $2000
Jerome P. Richards..Head..79..Ohio..10th grade

(Living with 2nd wife.)
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Jerome married Laura Alice Perkins, daughter of John Caleb Perkins and Cora Lightner, on 25 November 1885 in Kalamazoo, MI.^{1 2 3} The marriage ended in divorce. (Laura Alice Perkins was born on 5 March 1869 in Kalamazoo, MI,^{2 11} died on 2 November 1942 in Ridgefield, WA ¹¹ and was cremated on 4 November 1942 in Vancouver, WA ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 25 November 1883, in Kalamazoo, MI. ¹

• Jerome Poag Richards and Laura Alice Perkins was divorced between 1900 and 1904 in Washington. ¹¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Hamilton, WA on 4 July 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13B, District 199, Family 218
Hamilton, Skagit, Washington, United States
Home rented
Married 14 years
Jerome P. Richards..Head..Nov 1861..38..Ohio..Fish Hatching
Nora A. Richards..Wife..Mar 1869..31..Michigan..3/3
Edna A. Richards..Daughter..Sep 1886..13..Michigan..At School
Winnifred Richards..Daughter..Nov 1887..12..Michigan..At School
Fred J. Richards..Son..Apr 1890..10..Michigan..At School
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Jerome P. Richards
Sex: Male
Age: 25y
Birth Date: 1858
Birthplace: Ashland, Ohio, United States (Ashland Co, Ohio)
Spouse's Name: Laura A. Perkins
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 16y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1867
Spouse's Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1883
Marriage Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Source Reference: v 2 p 75 rn 325

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ75-62V : 4 June 2021), Jerome P. Richards and Laura A. Perkins, 25 Nov 1883; citing Marriage, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207634.

NOTE - The marriage register book from Kalamazoo, Michigan probably has some errors in the entry for Jerome and Laura. The only available source image has its entry dated 1883 even though all of the other entries in the surrounding pages are from 1886-1887. In addition, the entry for Jerome and Laura and several others that were dated 1883 all have a line through them as if to indicate that they were cancelled, never took place, or for some other reason.

It is doubtful that Jerome and Laura's marriage actually took place in 1883 otherwise Laura's age would have been only 14 years old. There is another source citation for this marriage but without an available source image which has the date of 1885 instead of 1883.
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Jerome next married Mary E. about 1919.^{4 5 6} (Mary E. was born in 1875 in Iowa ^{4 5 6} and died after 1 April 1940.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Hamilton, WA on 7 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 100, Family 66, Roll 1934
Hamilton, Skagit, Washington, United States
Hamilton Avenue
Jerome P. Richards..Head..59..Ohio..Laborer, Blacksmith Shop
Mary E. Richards..Wife..44..Iowa
Edna A. Richards..Daughter..33..Michigan..Teacher, Grade School
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Ridgefield, WA on 15 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 6-32, Family 63, Roll 2485
Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States
Third Street; Home owned, $2500
Jerome P. Richards..Head..69..Ohio..married at age 25..Laborer, Mill Shingle
Mary E. Richards..Wife..54..Iowa..married at age 40..Housewife
Gilbert F. Loy..Roomer..29..Wisconsin..Teacher, Ridgefield High
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Ridgefield, WA on 19 April 1940. ⁶

1940 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 6-58, Family 12, Roll 4335
Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States
Ash Street; Home owned, $2000
Jerome P. Richards..Head..79..Ohio..10th grade
Mary E. Richards..Wife..64..Iowa..10th grade
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