Fairy Mabel Simmons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: May 1879, , Steuben County, IN 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Edwin Sylvester Richards on 24 December 1896 in Crawford County, OH 1 2 3 4 5
- Died: 31 October 1970, Ashland County, OH at age 91 6 7
- Buried: After 31 October 1970, Nova Cemetery, Nova, OH 7
 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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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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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1900. 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.)
.
• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 January 1920. 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.)
.
• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Nova, OH on 8 April 1930. 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.)
.
• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Nova, OH on April 1940. 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.)
.
• She was buried after 31 October 1970 in the Nova Cemetery in Nova, OH.
Find a Grave Memorial 44868400
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Fairy married Edwin Sylvester Richards, son of Dr. James Oliver Burgess Richards and Sarah Jane Ricket, on 24 December 1896 in Crawford County, OH.1 2 3 4 5 (Edwin Sylvester Richards was born on 12 January 1875 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH,2 3 5 8 9 10 died on 24 October 1947 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH 9 10 and was buried on 26 October 1947 in Nova Cemetery, Nova, OH 9 10.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 24 December 1896, in Crawford County, OH. 1
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1900. 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
.
• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 12 January 1920. 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
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Nova, OH on 8 April 1930. 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
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Nova, OH on April 1940. 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
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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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