Researching Ann Richards
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 45227 people with the Richards surname? In that year Richards was ranked number 64 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ann means "Form of ANNA - gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ann Richards on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ann Richards and the Richards Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Richards Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Richards family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 57320 people with the Richards surname in the UK? Richards is now ranked number 70 for popularity in the UK. |
Richards Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 148874 people with the Richards surname in the USA? Richards is ranked number 108 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ann Richards. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ann Richards
Ann Richards
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas (1991–1995). A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.
Born in McLennan County, Texas, Richards became a schoolteacher after graduating from Baylor University. She won election to the Travis County Commissioners' Court in 1976, and took office as Texas State Treasurer in 1983. She delivered a nominating speech for Walter Mondale at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, and the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
Richards won the 1990 Texas gubernatorial election, defeating Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox in a Democratic primary run-off election and businessman Clayton Williams in the general election. She was defeated in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election by George W. Bush. She remained active in public life until her death in 2006.
, Richards remains the most recent Democrat, and the most recent woman, to serve as Governor of Texas.
Source: Ann Richards, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAnn Richards (actress)
Shirley Ann Richards (13 December 1917 – 25 August 2006) was an Australian actress and author, who achieved notability in a series of 1930s Australian films for Ken G. Hall before moving to the United States, where she continued her career as a film actress, mainly as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starlet. Her best known performances were in It Isn't Done (1937), Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938), An American Romance (1944), and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). In the 1930s, she was the only Australian actor under a long-term contract to a film studio, Cinesound Productions. She subsequently became a lecturer and poet.
Source: Ann Richards (actress), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Richards
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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