Ray Richens

1881 - 1881  (0 years)

• Name	Ray Richens
  Birth	1881
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8B0EF44C5521435EA5657CA6D706E6D8B72C
  Death	28 Jul 1881
  Burial	Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan
  	Address: Oakhill Cemetery
  Person ID	I2524	Dutcher-Cummings
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Paul H. Richens,   b. Dec 1843, England d. 4 Apr 1927, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Eliza Ann Gulliford,   b. Oct 1847, Pennsylvania d. 24 Mar 1926, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1869
  Census	1900	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
  	Name: Paul Richens Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Precinct 2 Grand Rapids city Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, United States District: 82 Gender: Male Age: 57 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Number of Living Children: Years Married: 31 Birth Date: Dec 1843 Birthplace: England Marriage Year (Estimated): 1869 Immigration Year: 1846 Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Birthplace: England Mother of how many children: Sheet Number and Letter: 17B Household ID: 380 Line Number: 59 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1240723 Digital Folder Number: 004120235 Image Number: 00212 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Paul Richens Head M 57 England Eliza A Richens Wife F 53 Pennsylvania Martha E Richens Daughter-in-law F 49 Canada Lester P Richens Nephew M 21 Michigan Lila M Richens Niece F 16 Michigan Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMY-RQ2 : accessed 24 June 2015), Paul Richens, Precinct 2 Grand Rapids city Ward 10, Kent, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 380, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,723.
  Family ID	F946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From the records of their boy Ray's death it appears that after 12 years of marriage and no children, Paul and Elizabeth had adopted a "cast Away" orphan. The baby died at two months. Image of Death Record book shows: Date of death: July 28, 1881 Age 2 months Died in Grand Rapids Born in Michigan Cause of Death: Cholera Infantum And Parents names Also under Marital Status is written "Cast Away" and under occupation is written "Adopted" Name: Ray Richens Sex: Male Age: 2 months (2 months) Birth Date: 1881 Birthplace: Michigan Father's Name: Paul Richens Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Eliza Richens Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Death Event Date: 1881 (1881) Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Event Place (Original): Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan Source Details: p 97 rn 440 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Paul Richens Father M Eliza Richens Mother F Digital Folder Number: 004207952 Microfilm Number: 2363669 Image Number: 1189 Indexing Batch: G00693-9 Citing this Record "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3JQ-7Y4 : Wed Mar 06 14:53:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Ray Richens and Paul Richens, 1881.