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Richardson, Thelma D

Female 1919 - 2007  (87 years)


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  • Name Richardson, Thelma D 
    Birth 19 Dec 1919  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1940  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 28 Apr 1950  Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 14 May 2007  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Address:
    Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital 
    • The following appeared in the Mountain Eagle of 23 May 2007:

      Funeral services for Thelma Adams, 87, were held May 17, 2007 at Everidge Funeral Home. Burial was in the Webb Cemetery at Mayking, KY. A daughter of the late Albert Harrison and Hattie Jane Adams Richardson, she was born in Letcher County. She died May 14, 2007 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Mrs. Adams was the widow of Urias N. Adams. The couple kept foster children for more than 45 years, totaling 209 children. She was the mother of the late Glen Adams, and a sister of the late J.P. Richardson, Elza Richardson, Alonzo Richardson, Myrta Vetters, Lucy Bailey, and Alice Morgan. She was a member of the Thornton Old Regular Baptist Church at Mayking, KY. Surviving are a son, Dewey Bradley, Whitesburg; a sister, Jessie Kile, Wayne, Mich.; and a great-grandchild, Dewayne Bradley.
    Burial 17 May 2007  Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I117022  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2023 

    Father Richardson, Albert Harrison,   b. 2 Dec 1889, Hart, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1941, Sergent, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Adams, Hattie Jane,   b. 16 Aug 1895, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1974, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 3 May 1913  Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F48476  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adams, Urias N.,   b. 23 Jun 1916, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 2000, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 6 Mar 1937  Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F49281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Dec 1919 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Mar 1937 - Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Apr 1950 - Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Address:
    Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital - 14 May 2007 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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    Link to Google MapsBurial - 17 May 2007 - Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S302366] Thelma Adams, "United States Social Security Death Index".

    2. [S19307] Thelma Richardson in household of Albert Richardson, "United States Census, 1930".

    3. [S302365] Thelma Adams, "United States Census, 1940".

    4. [S302367] Thelma Adams, "United States 1950 Census".

    5. [S239] Obituary, Mountain Eagle (Whitesburg, KY), 23 May 2007, p. __.

    6. [S302368] Thelma Richardson Adams, "Find A Grave Index".

    7. [S276159] Urias Adams, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".