Irene Smith Merrill Richards was born 4 June 1876 in Fillmore, Millard County, Utah to Clarence Merrill (1841-1918) and Bathsheba Smith (1844-1920) and died 24 November 1969 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah of unspecified causes. She married Stephen Longstroth Richards (1879-1959) 21 February 1900 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Lynn Stephen Richards (1901-2001) | 3 February 1901 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 26 May 2001 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | Lucille Janette Covey (1901-1989) |
| Irene Louise Richards (1902-1991) | 5 April 1902 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 29 May 1991 | Stephen Glenn Covey (1897-1980) |
| Lois Bathsheba Richards (1903-1993) | 24 November 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 20 April 1993 | Frederick Russel Hinckley (1902-1993) |
| Alice Leila Richards (1907-2002) | |||
| Helen Merle Richards (1908-1909) | |||
| Georgia Gill Richards (1910-1982) | |||
| Joseph Albert Richards (1912-1926) | |||
| Philip Longstroth Richards (1917-2006) | |||
| Richard Merrill Richards (1919-1995) | |||
Siblings