John M. Richards and Flora Ada Kirker

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Husband John M. Richards ^{1 2}

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           Born: 21 Jan 1874 - Clarion Co, PA 1
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         Father: Sylvanus Richards (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Christina Wettling (      -      ) 3 4

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Wife Flora Ada Kirker ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA
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         Father: Lorenzo C. Kirker (1843-      ) 1 5 6
         Mother: Jeannette "Jennie" Cunningham (      -Aft 1909) 1 2 6

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1 M Paul Vincent Richards ¹

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2 F Jeannette Flora Richards ¹

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3 F Miriam Beatrice Richards ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John M. Richards

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He received his education in the public schools of Bradford, Pennsylvania, and at the age of fifteen years was apprenticed to learn the machinist's trade. When he was eighteen years old he commenced to work as a journeyman, and was thus employed for a period of twelve years. In 1891 he came to Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, where he entered the employ of the Eclipse Bicycle Company, and later worked for the American Steel and Wire Company. His next field of activity was as superintendent of the Keystone Driller Company for a short time, and when the Standard Connecting Rod Company was organized he became superintendent for that concern. When it became merged into the Standard Gauge Steel Company in 1909, Mr. Richards became general superintendent of the entire plant, having the supervision of upward of six hundred men. At the same time he became one of the directors of the corporation.
In national political matters he gave his support to the Republican party, but in local matters he votes irrespective of partisan ties. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His fraternal affiliations were as follows: Parian Lodge, No. 662, Free and Accepted Masons; Harmony Chapter, No. 206, Royal Arch Masons; Beaver Valley Commandery, No. 84, Knights Templar; New Castle Lodge of Perfection; Pittsburgh Consistory, Scottish Rite; and the Knights of Malta. He was past master in the Masonic fraternity.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 263.

2 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 293.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 262.

4 Terrance L. Johnson-Cooney, The Exley Family 1789 to 2005 (Self-published, Aug, 2005), Pg 152.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 290.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 931.