"Bert" was the daughter of Hiram Alvin Richards and his wife, Clara Adeline Clark. Alberta's date of birth remains in doubt, despite "official" records. Her birth certificate and Social Security records give the date above. However, Alberta and her sister Minnie were both mentioned in a letter written in March 1913, shortly before Minnie's death that same month. When Alberta was about 3 years of age, her family moved away from the farm in Wayne County to Rossville, Vermilion County, Illinois. There, her father worked as a fireman for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad for more than 33 years.
Alberta married Sam Clark on 20 August 1929 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. They were the parents of 3 children, all born in Vermilion county: Sammy Eugene Clark (1930-1984), Josephine Adeline Clark (1932-1999), and Harold Hobert Clark (1934-1934). During the 1930's, Alberta and family moved to Monmouth, and were later joined there by her widowed father, Hiram Alvin Richards. While raising her two surviving children, Alberta attended and graduated from beauty school in nearby Galesburg.
After her children left home, Alberta and Sam moved to Kansas for a time, then Cincinnati, Ohio. They also lived in the Boswell, Indiana area. Following Sam's retirement, they returned to Monmouth where Alberta continued her career as a beautician. Sam died on 22 February 1976, less than a year after returning to Monmouth.
Alberta was survived by her son Sammy and daughter Josephine, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Alberta married Sam Clark on 20 August 1929 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. They were the parents of 3 children, all born in Vermilion county: Sammy Eugene Clark (1930-1984), Josephine Adeline Clark (1932-1999), and Harold Hobert Clark (1934-1934). During the 1930's, Alberta and family moved to Monmouth, and were later joined there by her widowed father, Hiram Alvin Richards. While raising her two surviving children, Alberta attended and graduated from beauty school in nearby Galesburg.
After her children left home, Alberta and Sam moved to Kansas for a time, then Cincinnati, Ohio. They also lived in the Boswell, Indiana area. Following Sam's retirement, they returned to Monmouth where Alberta continued her career as a beautician. Sam died on 22 February 1976, less than a year after returning to Monmouth.
Alberta was survived by her son Sammy and daughter Josephine, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
"Bert" was the daughter of Hiram Alvin Richards and his wife, Clara Adeline Clark. Alberta's date of birth remains in doubt, despite "official" records. Her birth certificate and Social Security records give the date above. However, Alberta and her sister Minnie were both mentioned in a letter written in March 1913, shortly before Minnie's death that same month. When Alberta was about 3 years of age, her family moved away from the farm in Wayne County to Rossville, Vermilion County, Illinois. There, her father worked as a fireman for the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad for more than 33 years.
Alberta married Sam Clark on 20 August 1929 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. They were the parents of 3 children, all born in Vermilion county: Sammy Eugene Clark (1930-1984), Josephine Adeline Clark (1932-1999), and Harold Hobert Clark (1934-1934). During the 1930's, Alberta and family moved to Monmouth, and were later joined there by her widowed father, Hiram Alvin Richards. While raising her two surviving children, Alberta attended and graduated from beauty school in nearby Galesburg.
After her children left home, Alberta and Sam moved to Kansas for a time, then Cincinnati, Ohio. They also lived in the Boswell, Indiana area. Following Sam's retirement, they returned to Monmouth where Alberta continued her career as a beautician. Sam died on 22 February 1976, less than a year after returning to Monmouth.
Alberta was survived by her son Sammy and daughter Josephine, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Alberta married Sam Clark on 20 August 1929 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. They were the parents of 3 children, all born in Vermilion county: Sammy Eugene Clark (1930-1984), Josephine Adeline Clark (1932-1999), and Harold Hobert Clark (1934-1934). During the 1930's, Alberta and family moved to Monmouth, and were later joined there by her widowed father, Hiram Alvin Richards. While raising her two surviving children, Alberta attended and graduated from beauty school in nearby Galesburg.
After her children left home, Alberta and Sam moved to Kansas for a time, then Cincinnati, Ohio. They also lived in the Boswell, Indiana area. Following Sam's retirement, they returned to Monmouth where Alberta continued her career as a beautician. Sam died on 22 February 1976, less than a year after returning to Monmouth.
Alberta was survived by her son Sammy and daughter Josephine, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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