Alpha M. Chorpening

Noah Chorpening
(1822-1912)

Maryetta Livenspire
(1824-1910)

Alpha M. Chorpening
(1863-1939)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elmore Duane Richards

Alpha M. Chorpening ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 24 December 1863, Ohio ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Elmore Duane Richards on 13 January 1887 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 13 December 1939, Sanford, FL at age 75 ⁶ ⁷
Buried: 14 December 1939, Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, OH ⁶ ⁷

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Alpha M. Richards
Sex: Female
Age: 75
Residence Place: Sanford, Seminole, Florida
Address: 806 E. 20th Street
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1939
Burial Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Death Date: 13 Dec 1939
Death Place: Sanford, Seminole, Florida, United States
Death Place (Original): Sanford, Seminole, Florida
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1863
Birthplace: Ashland County, Ohio
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: None
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Father's Name: Noah Chorpening
Father's Birthplace: Penn.
Mother's Name: Mariette Liveuspire
Mother's Birthplace: Penn.
Spouse's Name: Elmore Richards

Citing this Record
"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9R-M2T : 23 February 2021), Alpha M. Richards, 1939.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lorain, OH on 11 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 69, Family 297
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
Alpha Richards..Wife..Dec 1863..36..Ohio..0/0

(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lorain, OH on 15 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 91, Family 7, Roll 1205
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
517 Hamilton Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Alpha M. Richards..Wife..46..Ohio..0/0

(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lorain, OH on 13 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 8, Family 247, Roll 1405
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
1302 Erie Avenue; Home owned
Alpha Richards..Wife..50..Ohio

(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Dec 1863, then her age should have been 56 instead of 50.
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Lorain, OH on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 10, Family 233, Roll 1830
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
1302 West Erie Avenue; Home owned, $10000
Alpha M. Richards..Wife..66..Ohio..Married at age 23

(Living with husband.)
.

• Death Image: 13 December 1939, in Sanford, FL. ⁶

• She was buried on 14 December 1939 in the Ridge Hill Memorial Park in Amherst, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 195925620
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Alpha married Elmore Duane Richards, son of Albert W. Richards and Patty Clarissa Poag, on 13 January 1887 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Elmore Duane Richards was born on 28 August 1858 in Nova, OH,² ³ ⁵ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ died on 19 May 1932 in Lorain, OH ¹⁰ ¹¹ and was buried on 21 May 1932 in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, OH ¹⁰ ¹¹.). The cause of his death was Automobile hit by train; crushed chest.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 13 January 1887, in Ashland County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lorain, OH on 11 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 69, Family 297
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 13 years
Elmore Richards..Head..Aug 1858..41..Ohio..Carpenter
Alpha Richards..Wife..Dec 1863..36..Ohio..0/0
John F. Hartley..Roomer..Apr 1850..50..Ireland..Machinist
Carrie E. Newton..Boarder..Mar 1868..32..Ohio..Clerk
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lorain, OH on 15 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 91, Family 7, Roll 1205
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
517 Hamilton Avenue; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Elmore S. Richards..Head..51..Ohio..Clerk, Furniture Store
Alpha M. Richards..Wife..46..Ohio..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lorain, OH on 13 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 8, Family 247, Roll 1405
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
1302 Erie Avenue; Home owned
Elmore L. Richards..Head..60..Ohio..Salesman, Furniture Store
Alpha Richards..Wife..50..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Lorain, OH on 12 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 10, Family 233, Roll 1830
Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
1302 West Erie Avenue; Home owned, $10000
Elmore S. Richards..Head..71..Ohio..Married at age 28..Salesman, Furniture Store
Alpha M. Richards..Wife..66..Ohio..Married at age 23
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Elmer Richards
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Alpha Corpining
Spouse's Sex: Female
Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1887
Marriage Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Source Details: p12 cn8491
Source County: Ashland
Frame Number: 373

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ58-2L2M : 8 March 2021), Elmer Richards and Alpha Corpining, 1887.
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1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 June 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ58-2L2M : 8 March 2021), Elmer Richards and Alpha Corpining, 1887.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 14B, family 297, Elmore Duane Richards and Alpha Chorpening; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 1A, family 7, Elmore Duane Richards and Alpha Chorpening; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1205.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 10A, family 247, Elmore Duane Richards and Alpha Chorpening; index and images (accessed 4 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1405.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 11B, family 233, Elmore Duane Richards and Alpha Chorpening; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 June 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1830.

6 "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (accessed 4 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9R-M2T : 23 February 2021), Alpha M. Richards, 1939.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 04 June 2021, memorial page for Alpha M. Chorpening Richards (24 Dec 1863-13 Dec 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195925620, citing Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

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 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 June 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X697-X52 : 8 March 2021), Elmor Richards, 19 May 1932; citing Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, reference fn 31525; FHL microfilm 1,992,574.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 04 June 2021, memorial page for Elmore Duane Richards (28 Aug 1858-19 May 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157388735, citing Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA

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