Silas Richards
18 Dec 1807 - 17 Mar 1884
Silas Richards (1807-1884) was born 18 Dec. 1807 in Highland Co., Ohio. He was the son of Augustus Richards and Frances Lee Doggett. He married Elizabeth McClanahan on 5 Nov. 1829 in Shelby Co., Ohio; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized in 1840. He attended meetings with Wilford Woodruff from 1854 to 1856, and he hosted Wilford Woodruff at his home in Jan. 1857. He died 17 Mar. 1884 in Union, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory.
Silas Richards (KWJH-865), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 29 Nov. 2022). Silas Richards Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/silas-richards, accessed 29 Nov. 2022). "Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959 / Book A, 1860 April 25-1894 April 27,” entry for Silas Richards, p. 15, image 21/160, CR 301 22; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 29 Nov. 2022). "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 29 Nov. 2022); Augustus Richards and Fanny Doggett, 1 Sep. 1804, Mason Co. Kentucky; citing Masoun County, Kentucky, Clerk of the County Court, “Marriage records, 1789-1978,” image 511/572; DGS 5552765. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 29 Nov. 2022); Silas Richards and Elizabeth McClanahan, 5 Nov. 1829, Shelby Co., Ohio, p.36; citing Shelby County, Ohio, Probate Court, “Marriage record 1824-1904,” image 49/264; DGS 4260598. Deseret News, “Death of a Veteran” (Salt Lake CIty, Utah), 2 Apr. 1884, p. 1; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 29 Nov. 2022).
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