Individual Details
Edith Amelia "Amy" RICHARDS
(4 Jun 1877 - 13 Dec 1957)
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1877 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States |  |  | |
| Birth | 4 Jun | | |||
| Christen | 2 Dec 1877 | St. Paul's Free Chapel (later St. Barnabas), Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | | |
| Birth | 4 Jun 1878 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1880 | Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence-shared | 1 Jun 1880 | (Jessie RICHARDS) 780 [?] River Street (Ward 13), Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | button holer | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1900 | (in mother's household) - 3163 Sixth Av., Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Oct 1901 | family photo | |||
| Occupation | 1905 | buttonholer | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jun 1905 | (with mother, sisters, and Thomas A Richards family) - 34 Fifth Avenue, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | Apr 1910 | (with mother and sister, Julia) in same dwelling as Kittell family - 88 Fifth Ave, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Occupation | Apr 1910 | buttonholder in a collar shop - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States | | ||
| Marriage License | 19 Aug 1913 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Aug 1913 | St. Barnabas [Episcopal] Church, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | | |
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1913 | Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence (family) | Sep 1918 | 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1928 | 20 Fairview Av, Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence (family) | Apr 1930 | 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1932 | 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1935 | 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | with husband and sister - 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1957 | 20 Fairview Avenue, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States - William Robert VAN KEUREN | | | |
| Death | 13 Dec 1957 | Northside Convalescent Home, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | 16 Dec 1957 | Waterford Rural Cemetery, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Edith E RICHARDS | | |||
| Alt name | Edith Eurelia RICHARDS | | |||
| Alt name | Edith Aurelia RICHARDS | | |||
| Alt name | Amy RICHARDS | | |||
| Alt name | Amy E VANKEUREN | | |||
| Religion | Grace Episcopal Church, Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | William Robert VAN KEUREN (1877 - 1960) |
| Child | Dorothy VAN KEUREN (1919 - 2009) |
| Father | Thomas John RICHARDS (1845 - 1897) |
| Mother | Martha Catharine WILKINSON (1840 - 1913) |
| Sibling | [unknown] RICHARDS ( - ) |
| Sibling | Bessie RICHARDS (1869 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Jessie RICHARDS (1870 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Athalia Augusta RICHARDS (1870 - 1875) |
| Sibling | George RICHARDS (1874 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Thomas A. RICHARDS (1874 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Martha Catherine RICHARDS (1879 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Christina "Chrittie" RICHARDS (1882 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Julia A "Judy" RICHARDS (1884 - 1953) |
Notes
Birth
Consistent with 1880 and 1900 US Census1905 census suggests abt 1879
1910 census suggests abt 1880
1930 census suggests abt 1882
Christen
Baptismal CertificateSt Paul's Free Chapel, Troy, N.Y.
(since incorporated as St Barnabas Church)
The Records of this Church Certify, under date of December 2, 1877
to the baptism of Edith Amelia Riachards*
born in Troy, New York on June 4, 1877
of Thomas Richards and Martha C. Richards
Said Record is signed by Rev. William C. Prout, Vicar
with Sponsors the parents and ----
Rev. Paul D.[?] Collins, Rector
Date March 24, 1947
Seal of Church [embossed seal is apparent]
*married in this parish Aug. 25, 1913 to W. R. Van Keuren
Marriage
Affidavit for marriage license spells middle name as Emilia, Aurelia and/or Eurelia. It's very confusing. Also, it seems to take two years off her age -- perhaps this was a white lie.I have marriage cert. NYS #23690.
Dorothy Lardner had marriage vow book.
Married by George Holbrook
Residence (family)
Obituary says she was born in Troy, but lived most of her life in Waterford.Burial
Elsewhere, I have a note... Ma L doubts that she was actually buried in Waterford Rural Cemetery; the tombstone there shows dates of 1877-1957.Endnotes
1. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner-Van Keuren family history; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #135; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. mailed by writer to current holder.
2. "Mrs. W. R. VanKeuren," obituary, The (Troy, New York) Times Record, 13 December 1957, p 34, column 3; Old Fulton New York Post Cards (http://fultonhistory.com/my old photos/Historical Newspapers United States and Canada/Troy NY Times Record/Troy NY Times Record 1957/index.html : accessed 31 May 2015), .
3. Baptismal Certificate, Edith Amelia Richards, 4 June 1877, St Paul's Free Chapel, Troy, N.Y.; Ancestors of Barbara Lardner Moore; privately held by James W. Moore and Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2023. Inherited by Barbara Lardner Moore, from Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Edith's daughter.
4. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner Birthday Book, 1934-2008?, Daily Maxims: A Birthday Text-book (Chicago, Illinois: M. A. Donohue & Co., n.d.), entry for June 4 "Mum"; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2018. On the inside front cover is written "Dorothy Van Keuren from Mary McNutt[?], Xmas - 1934." Barbara Lardner Moore, Dorothy's daughter, took it from her home after her death and gave it to the present owner. The entries were made with various pencils, pens, etc..
5. Baptismal Certificate, Edith Amelia Richards, 4 June 1877, St Paul's Free Chapel, Troy, N.Y.; Ancestors of Barbara Lardner Moore; privately held by James W. Moore and Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2023. Inherited by Barbara Lardner Moore, from Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Edith's daughter.
6. Pink Album, scrapbook, about 1947–1953, scanned images of the original taken August 2022 by James W. Moore, privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2022 (son-in-law). "baby book" album of photos and notations related to youth of Barbara Lardner; https://moorespotomacmd.jalbum.net/Moore-LardnerFamilyPhotos/Jim-Barb-Family/BarbaraLardner/Barb-Youth/BarbPinkAlbum/index.html, pp. 21-22, brief family tree of Barbara Lardner, "Grandmother / Birthplace Troy, New York / Date June 4, 1878". The album was taken by Barbara Lardner (daughter) from the estate of Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner and imaged as noted..
7. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 921; Family History Film: 1254921; Page: 571A; Enumeration District: 148.
8. 1880 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, schedule 1, Ward 13 Troy, enumeration district (ED) SD 5 ED 148, p 21 (penned), sheet 571A (stamped), dwelling 123, household 200, Thomas Richards, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States; index and images, Heritage Quest (http://interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com/6742/4243465-00265/3763312 : accessed 13 June 2015); citing Year: 1880; Census Place: Troy, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 921; Family History Film: 1254921; Page: 571A; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0264.
9. 1880 US Census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, schedule 1, Troy Ward 13, enumeration district (ED) SD 5, ED 148, p 21 (written), sheet 571A (stamped), dwelling 123, household 200, Thomas Richards, Troy; index, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFZ-FH6 : accessed 15 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0921; FHL microfilm 1,254,921.
10. 1900 U. S. census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Ward 13 Troy, enumeration district (ED) SD 4, ED 103, sheet 4B, dwelling 57, family 94, Martha Richards; database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSL5-PM5 : accessed 13 June 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,150.
11. 1900 U. S. census, Rensselaer County, New York || Rensselaer Co, NY, population schedule, Ward 13 Troy, enumeration district (ED) SD 4, ED 103, sheet 4B, dwelling 57, family 94, Martha Richards; database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSL5-PM5 : accessed 13 June 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,150.
12. New York, State Census, 1905, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy Ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 1, p 17 (handwritten), 34 Fifth Avenue, Martha C Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVB2-5DK : accessed 14 June 2015).
13. New York, State Census, 1905, Rensselaer County, New York||Rensselaer Co., NY, population schedule, Troy Ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 1, p 17 (handwritten), 34 Fifth Avenue, Martha C Richards; index and images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVB2-5DK : accessed 14 June 2015).
14. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Troy Ward 15, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T624_1071; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375084.
15. 1910 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy, Ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 4B (6901 pencilled), lines 94-96, dwelling 70, family 110, Martha C Richards family; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SN-6YZ : accessed 2 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
16. 1910 US Census, Rensselaer County || Rensselaer Co, population schedule, Troy, Ward 15, enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 4B (6901 pencilled), lines 94-96, dwelling 70, family 110, Martha C Richards family; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5SN-6YZ : accessed 2 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,084.
17. Troy, New York||NY, Affidavit for License to Marry [and license & return], #5410, for William R. Van Keuren, age 36, and Edith E. Richards, age 34, filed 25 August 1913; image of item probably found at New York State Archives, Albany.
18. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner-Van Keuren family history; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #135; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. mailed by writer to current holder.
19. Troy, New York||NY, Affidavit for License to Marry [and license & return], #5410, for William R. Van Keuren, age 36, and Edith E. Richards, age 34, filed 25 August 1913; image of item probably found at New York State Archives, Albany.
20. Baptismal Certificate, Edith Amelia Richards, 4 June 1877, St Paul's Free Chapel, Troy, N.Y.; Ancestors of Barbara Lardner Moore; privately held by James W. Moore and Barbara L. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854, 2023. Inherited by Barbara Lardner Moore, from Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Edith's daughter.
21. "Index to Marriage Records, Rensselaer County, NY," transcribed index, Troy Irish Genealogy Society, Site.Rootsweb.com (http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/MarriageIndexPage.htm: viewed 25 June 2020), Volume II>V, Van Keuren, William Robert Van Keuren m. Richards, Edith E., 6 Sep 1913.
22. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXBZ-YLK: accessed 29 November 2015), William Robert VanKeuren, serial #2602, order #3020; citing Saratoga County no 2, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,818,930.
23. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: downloaded 4 February 2018) New York > Troy > 1928 > Troy, New York, City Directory, 1928, image 246 of 510, p. 525, "VanKeuren William R (Amy) supt 621 River h 20 Fairview Av Cohoes".
24. 1930 U.S. census, Saratoga County, New York || Saratoga Co, NY, population schedule, Waterford, enumeration district (ED) 46-53, sheet 2A (written), p. 111 (stamped), lines 19-22, dwelling 19, family 31 (20 Fairview Av.), [William R.] Van Keuren family; database index and images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : downloaded 6 February 2018); citing United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
25. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995," database index with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/: viewed 6 February 2017), New York > Troy > 1932 > Troy, New York, City Directory, 1932, image 420, p. 548 of imaged directory, Cohoes and Waterford section, "VanKeuren Wm R (Amy E) h 20 Fairview av NS".
26. 1940 U. S. census, Saratoga County, New York||Saratoga Co., NY, Waterford, enumeration district (ED) S.D. 29, E.D. 46-70, sheet 24A (penned), 20 Fairview Avenue, household 540 overwritten as 543, lines 30-32, William Van Keuren household; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : downloaded 12 May 2018); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
27. 1940 U. S. census, Saratoga County, New York||Saratoga Co., NY, Waterford, enumeration district (ED) S.D. 29, E.D. 46-70, sheet 24A (penned), 20 Fairview Avenue, household 540 overwritten as 543, lines 30-32, William Van Keuren household; database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442 : downloaded 12 May 2018); United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
28. "Mrs. W. R. VanKeuren," obituary, The (Troy, New York) Times Record, 13 December 1957, p 34, column 3; Old Fulton New York Post Cards (http://fultonhistory.com/my old photos/Historical Newspapers United States and Canada/Troy NY Times Record/Troy NY Times Record 1957/index.html : accessed 31 May 2015), .
29. "Mrs. W. R. VanKeuren," obituary, The (Troy, New York) Times Record, 13 December 1957, p. 34, col. 3; Old Fulton New York Post Cards (http://fultonhistory.com/my old photos/Historical Newspapers United States and Canada/Troy NY Times Record/Troy NY Times Record 1957/index.html : accessed 19 August 2019), ; >"Troy NY Times Record 1957 - 8859".
30. Dorothy Van Keuren Lardner, Hudson Falls, NY, to James W. Moore, personal letter, July 1984, Lardner-Van Keuren family history; Moore-Lardner Family Genealogy, looseleaf evidence file #135; privately held by James W. Moore, , Potomac, MD 20854. mailed by writer to current holder.
31. "Mrs. W. R. VanKeuren," obituary, The (Troy, New York) Times Record, 13 December 1957, p 34, column 3; Old Fulton New York Post Cards (http://fultonhistory.com/my old photos/Historical Newspapers United States and Canada/Troy NY Times Record/Troy NY Times Record 1957/index.html : accessed 31 May 2015), .
32. "Obituary...Mrs. Van Keuren's Funeral," The Troy (New York) Record, 17 December 1957, 28:3; Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 6 July 2015); similar in Times Record, 16 Dec 1957, 33:7. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75086967/burial/.
33. BillionGraves, index with digital images (https://billiongraves.com/pages/record/William-R-Vankeuren/1196603 : accessed 20 February 2016), Waterford Rural Cemetery, Van Keuren, William R (1877-1960), Amy Richards his wife (1877-1957).
34. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Troy Ward 15, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T624_1071; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375084.
35. Troy, New York||NY, Affidavit for License to Marry [and license & return], #5410, for William R. Van Keuren, age 36, and Edith E. Richards, age 34, filed 25 August 1913; image of item probably found at New York State Archives, Albany.
36. Troy, New York||NY, Affidavit for License to Marry [and license & return], #5410, for William R. Van Keuren, age 36, and Edith E. Richards, age 34, filed 25 August 1913; image of item probably found at New York State Archives, Albany.
37. Troy, New York||NY, Affidavit for License to Marry [and license & return], #5410, for William R. Van Keuren, age 36, and Edith E. Richards, age 34, filed 25 August 1913; image of item probably found at New York State Archives, Albany.
38. Ancestry.com, New York, U.S., State Census, 1905 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: E.D. 01; City: Troy Ward 15; County: Rensselaer; Page: 17.
39. Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
40. "Mrs. W. R. VanKeuren," obituary, The (Troy, New York) Times Record, 13 December 1957, p 34, column 3; Old Fulton New York Post Cards (http://fultonhistory.com/my old photos/Historical Newspapers United States and Canada/Troy NY Times Record/Troy NY Times Record 1957/index.html : accessed 31 May 2015), .