Richard (surname)

Richard (surname)
Notable members	Joseph, Sarah, Margaret Elizabeth, Minnie Fay, Ida, Dora, Elvie L., Irvin L., and John A. Richard
Name origin and meaning	German, "powerful ruler"

Name Meaning & Origin

Tombstone Inscriptions from the Cemeteries in Medina County, Ohio 1983, including Harry and Margaret Switzer and Warren Moore

1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 US Census abstracts for Joseph Richard
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 US Census abstracts for Levi Zeigler / Ziegler / Zigler / Segler (father of Margaret Elizabeth Zigler Richard)

Obituaries for Margaret Zigler, Margaret Richard, Sarah Richard, and Irvin L. Richard

Marriage abstracts from the children of Joseph and Margaret Richard
Ida Richard married Louis Wendland 1914
- John A. Richard married Jennie Baughman in 1906
- Ervin L. Richards married Sadie S. Baker in 1897
- Elvie L. Richard married Warren Moore in 1897
- Margaret Elizabeth Richard married Harry A. Switzer in 1910
- Minnie Fay Richard married Leonard S. Willis in 1909
- Dora Isa / Icy Richard married Perry Edgar Lee in 1911
Death certificates and/or abstracts for the Richard family members
- Irvin L. Richards died 1953
- Margaret E. Switzer died 1967
- Minnie Willis died 1975
- Joseph Richard died 1921
- Ida Wendland died 1918
- Dora I. Lee died 1986
Wayne County, Ohio Marriage Index 1813-1898 for the surnames Richard, Segler, Ziegler
Wayne County, Ohio Birth Record Abstracts 1867-1908 for the Richard(s) surname
Wayne County, Ohio Burial Records for the Richard surname and Levi Zigler
Wayne County, Ohio Death Record for Levi Zigler (v. 2 p. 40)