Margaret Laura Richards^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1911 - 1998  (87 years)

• Name	Margaret Laura Richards
  Born	10 Feb 1911
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 May 1998
  Notes	Gene Richard's obituary in 2006 has her name Margaret Spears. She probably remarried after VerKruyse.
  Person ID	I256	Vigor Family Tree | Leslie Hansen's side of the family tree
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	William Noble Richards,   b. 19 Aug 1876, Concord Township (Buda), Bureau County, Illinois ,   d. 22 Apr 1951, Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Irene Sadie DeVenney,   b. 5 Feb 1892,   d. 19 Sep 1956  (Age 64 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1910	Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois
  Notes	In January, 2006, I asked W. Hansen which of William and Irene's children remained alive. At that time he told me that Irma, Gene and Shirley were living. Also, only Shirley had a living spouse.
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jacob Verkruyse,   d. UNKNOWN
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2006
  Family ID	F427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harold Spears
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2006
  Family ID	F594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Richards family photo Numbered: 1. Helen Richards 2. Thomas Horton 3. Margaret Richards 4. Jacob Verkruyse 5. Shirley Richards 6. Frank Rotz 7. Gladys Richards Thank you to W. Hansen for obtaining and sharing the photo.
  		Richards family group photo As numbered, including several **UNKNOWN** people: 1. Unknown 2. Unknown 3. William Noble Richards 4. Unknown 5. Thomas Horton 6. Frank Rotz 7. Unknown 8. Helen Richards 9. Unknown 10. Unknown 11. Gladys Richards 12. Margaret Richards 13. Jacob Verkruyse 14. Unknown Thank you W. Hansen for obtaining and providing this photo. Date based on indentification of Shirley Richards in image 0720
  		Head shot for Margaret Richards

  
  

  Documents		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Kewanee, 1920, Devenney / Richards As trancribed by Ancestry.com: George Devenney 50 Lennis Devenney 51 George W Devenney 17 Edith K Devenney 13 Hazel A Devenney 10 William Richards 43 Irene Richards 27 Margarete Richards 8 Gladys Richards 6 Hellen Richards 4 1/12 Effie Richards 1 10/12
  		Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Kewanee, 1930 William Richards, 54 Irene Richards, 39 Margaret Richards, 19 Gladys Rotz, 17, daughter Frank Rotz, 20, son-in-law Helen Richards, 15 Effie Richards, 12 William Richards, 11 Erma Richards, 9 Walter Richards, 8 Gene Richards, 5 Shirley Richards, 9/12 (under 1)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1862] William Hansen. [S1893] Obituary for Gene Richards, (Rux Funeral Home web site). [S1908] The DeVenney Family History - 1829, 2 of 3, 4 Aug 2006. [S1878] Social Security Death Index, 339-26-3730, 4 Aug 2006. MARGARET L SPEARS 10 Feb 1911 05 May 1998 (V) 61443 (Kewanee, Henry, IL) [S1909] Children of William and Irene DeVenney Richards, 4 Aug 2006. [S1944] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Kewanee, 1920, 10 Sep 2007. [S1946] Census -- Illinois, Henry County, Kewanee, 1930, 10 Sep 2007.