Frances Alberta Richardson (abt. 1888 - 1939)

Born about 28 Oct 1888 in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Franklin Hale — married 1 Jan 1904 (to 1918) in Wythe, Virginia, United States

Wife of Alexander Canary Lanter — married 18 Jul 1920 (to 1931) in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States

Wife of William Ellis Medley — married 17 Oct 1934 (to 1937) in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1939 at about age 50 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Biography

Early Life
Frances "French" Alberta Richardson was born about October 28, 1888, in Wythe, Virginia.

Family
Married Frank Hale on January 1, 1904, in Wythe, Virginia.^[1] They had 5 children. Frank later died in the 1918 influenza pandemic.

After Frank's death, she married Alexander Canary Lanter on July 18, 1920.^[2] They had 2 children, and Alex died in 1931.

French married William Ellis Medley on October 17, 1934.^[3]

Census Records/Residences
1910^[4]
1920^[5]
1930^[6]

Death & Burial
She died on June 6, 1939, in Salem, Virginia.^[7] She is buried at Speedwell Methodist Cemetery in Speedwell, Virginia.^[8]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZC9L-8CPZ : 8 May 2020), Francis Richardson in entry for Frank Hale, 1 Jan 1904; citing Marriage Registration, Wythe, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
2. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7Q3-28W2 : 24 April 2020), French Hale in entry for A C Lauter, 18 Jul 1920; citing Marriage Registration, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D23T-TRT2 : 17 November 2020), Frances Alberta Lanter in entry for William Ellis Medley, 17 Oct 1934; citing Marriage Registration, Salem, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGX-WQD : accessed 18 October 2021), French A Hale in household of Frank Hale, Zion, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 16A, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1652; FHL microfilm 1,375,665.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJK-QQB : 4 February 2021), Francis A Hale, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNC6-BZM : accessed 18 October 2021), Frances A Lanter in household of Alex C Lanter, Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 30B, line 59, family 543, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2458; FHL microfilm 2,342,192.
7. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-YF6R : 16 August 2019), Francis Alberta Medley, 06 Jun 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
8. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195731660/frances-alberta-medley : accessed 22 Nov 2021), memorial page for Frances Alberta Richardson Medley (28 Oct 1888-6 Jun 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #195731660, citing Speedwell Methodist Cemetery, Salem, Virginia; Maintained by Sue Hale Sheppard (user 46923581).