Notes:
- Birthdates:
Just when I was most frustrated, I started cleaning my office, and what
do I find, written by Mary Frances Richardson DeWitt? A complete
listing
of all her siblings with their birthdates and birthplaces!!!! Wow!!!
Thanks
mom!
- Harlan
Harmon Richardson
- Thanks
to mom's list,
the mystery of Harmon and Harlan is solved.... as it was only Harlan
Harmon
Richardson who was the first born son. His name probably came
from
Mary Soffa's maiden name Harmon and maybe William Pinkerton's sister's
married name of Harlan?
- *
WP
Richardson's obit
says Harlen Richardson is a son and that one other son had preceeded
him
in death (which is now known to be Russell Howard). Another obit calls
Harlan, "Harley" and said he lived in Marceline in 1946!. Herbert's
obit
says Harlan H. (Read Herbert's Obits: OBIT)
- Harlan
can be seen living with his family in Alexandria, Thayer Co., Nebraska
in the 1910 census for the
family
- **
Family history says
that he disappeared as a late teenager and was never heard from
again....
but I found a Harlan H. Richardson, age 18, in the 1920 Census (shown
below),
living as a hired hand with M. Morgan, in Madison
Township in Fremont Co, IA (ED 71, page 8A) on 23 Apr 1920. At the
time of the census recording, Harlan would be 19 not 18.... so is this
really our Harlan?... probably. I can find no other Harlan H
Richardson
in the US in 1920.
- How
did
I find this Harlan?
Ancestry.com has indexed the entire US 1920 census, so all you gotta do
is type in the name. Wow!!
- Unfortunately... I can not find him after 1920.
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- I
assume
Harlan died before
1965 because Mary S. Richardson's obit states three sons had preceeded
her in death. I assume the sons are Russell, Herbert and
?Harlan?.
Family rumors state that he died of a heart attack.
- Oddly, a Harold Richardson with the same birthdate of 12 Jan
1901 died in the Bronx, NYC in Feb 1979 via SSDI
- I
have not been able to find him after 1920, other than the mention that
he was alive in the above mentioned obituaries
- Russell
Howard Richardson
- He
was
the only child
who did not survive to enjoy at least 40+ years in adult life. I wonder
why he did not make it? At least we now know who the son was that
is mentioned in his parent's obituaries.
- Mildred
Ruth Richardson
- Mary
Frances' listing
gives her birthday as 30 Dec 1903 which is consistent with the 1920
census. I found her middle name on this list as well.
- More
on
Mildred can be
seen below.
- A
great
photo of Mildred,
Ruby, Bertha, Mary Frances, and Mary Soffa Richardson with several
husbands
and children in the early 1940s can be see at CLAN.
Norman is there too!
- Another
great
photo of Mary Frances, Mildred, Ruby, Norman, Wilford and Mary Soffa
Richardson with several in-laws IN COLOR and in 1963: MEADVILLE
- Ruby
Edith Richardson
- Mary
Frances' listing
gives her birthday as 18 Jan 1905 which is consistent with the 1920
census. I found her middle name on this list as well.
- A
great
photo of Mildred,
Ruby, Bertha, Mary Frances, and Mary Soffa Richardson with several
husbands
and children in the early 1940s can be see at CLAN.
Norman is there too!
- Another
great
photo of Mary Frances, Mildred, Ruby, Norman, Wilford and Mary Soffa
Richardson with several in-laws IN COLOR and in 1963: MEADVILLE
- Herbert
Chester Richardson
- Herbert lived in
Cleveland before he joined the Army in 1942. He married Helen but
I do
not know when they divorced or if she died.
- I
had no
idea that Herbert
had ever been maried, but I do not know when he and Helen Voisiet
(Voisinet?) were divorced or if she died. What is really strange is
that in the 1930 census Helen A Voisiet is living as a boarder in the
home of Anna Harmon in Cleveland Ohio! This MUST be
significant. Anna is age 62ish as is widowed. In 1920 she
is also widowed. I can not find her in 1910. I do not know who
she is, but this would explain perhaps why Herbert went to Cleveland
because a Harmon relative lived there.
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1930 Census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH 2 Apr 1930
Anna Harmon, age 64 (because 52 in 1920 census), her children, Joe L,
Agnes M, Albert G., John T, and boarder Helen A Voisiet. (Note:
In 1910, her husband was living with her and his name was Frank Harmon
(b. 1865 in PA)). I do not know if he is related to our Harmon
clan.)
- Mary
Frances' listing
gives his birthday as 22 Jul 1907 which is consistent with the 1920
census. I found his middle name on this list as well.
- Read
Herbert's Obits: OBIT
- A
great
photo of Herbert,
Wilfred and Marvin at Marvin's gas station can be seen at GAS.
- A
nifty
photo of Herbert
on his horse can be seen at HORSE
- Wilford
Ronald Richardson
- Wilford
was not present
in the 1930 census.
Was he away that
day
or had he left home already? In the 1920
census,
it looks like Wilford was 10 which means he was born in 1910. Mary Frances'
listing gives his
birthday
as 26 Aug 1909 which is consistent with the 1920 census. I found his
middle
name on this list as well.
- A
great
photo of Herbert, Wilford and Marvin at Marvin's gas station can be seen at GAS.
- Another
great
photo of Mary Frances, Mildred, Ruby, Norman, Wilford and Mary Soffa
Richardson with several in-laws IN COLOR and in 1963: MEADVILLE
- I
had been calling him Wilfred, but have changed it to Wilford as he is
also
called Wilford in his father's OBIT
- Marvin
Virgil Richardson
- Marvin's
middle name was
Virgil, his wife's name is Fern Gillespie and his birthday was 12 Apr
1913.
All was confirmed by his oldest son.
- A
great
photo of Herbert,
Wilfred and Marvin at Marvin's gas station can be seen at GAS.
- Norman
Raymond Richardson
- A
great
photo of Mildred,
Ruby, Bertha, Mary Frances, and Mary Soffa Richardson with several
husbands
and children in the early 1940s can be see at CLAN.
Norman is there too!
- Another
great
photo of Mary Frances, Mildred, Ruby, Norman, Wilford and Mary Soffa
Richardson with several in-laws IN COLOR and in 1963: MEADVILLE
- John
Truman Richardson
- A
great
photo of John
with his car in 1942 can be seen at CAR.
- Bertha
Elizabeth Richardson
- Bertha
E
is listed as
15 in the 1930 census
(7
Apr 1930). However
the
Social Security Records (SSDI
state
that she was born 4 Sep 1917. This corresponds well with the 1920
census which says that she was 3 on 29 Jan 1920. So on 7 Apr 1930,
she should have been listed as 13. This date is consistent with Mary
Frances'
listing of the siblings. I found her middle name on this list as well.
- A
great
photo of Mildred,
Ruby, Bertha, Mary Frances, and Mary Soffa Richardson with several
husbands
and children in the early 1940s can be see at CLAN.
Norman is there too!
- Mary
Frances Richardson
- A
great
photo of Mildred,
Ruby, Bertha, Mary Frances, and Mary Soffa Richardson with several
husbands
and children in the early 1940s can be see at CLAN.
Norman is there too!
- Another
great photo of Mary Frances, Mildred, Ruby, Norman, Wilford and Mary
Soffa Richardson with several in-laws IN COLOR and in 1963: MEADVILLE
- Mary
Frances has her own
website at: FRANCES
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- 1897
- Really
neatness!
A map
of Bynumville, Chariton Co., MO in 1897 shows property of FE, FF, John
and S. Harmon.
- Mary Harmon would
be living with her father and mother in the plot labelled John Harmon
in Bynumville.
- Census
Records:
- 1900
- Clark
Township, Chariton
Co,. MO 1920 Census (See Map)
(ED 33, page 6B. house 118) (ancestry.com pg 12/23)
- 19
Jun
1900
- I
found this record after
the 1920 and 1930 census records. Here we confirm William's
birthday
month as September and the year 1867.
- Since
they were married
ion 16 Aug 1899, this record shows that they have not been married even
a year and no children.... what a life they have coming!!!
- Mary
is only 19 but will
be 20 within 11 days. This birth date does not agree with family
records which state that her birthday was 30 Jun 1881. I wonder
which
year is correct? 1880 or 1881? Let's see... On June 19, 1900 she
was 19. If she was born on 30 Jun 1881, she should be 18 going on
19. If she was born in 1880, she would be almost 20... So all
seems
correct in 1900... but was someone lying about her age?... or are the
family
records in error? Guess we need to search for birth records...
sigh....
or maybe her words in the 1940s or 50s should suffice?... WORDS
- 1910
- William. P. Richardson lived in Alexandria,
Nebraska
in the 1910 census with his wife Mary S, son Harlan, daughters Mildred
R, Ruby E and sons Herbert C., and Wilfred.
- Alexandria, Thayer
Co., NE (ED 177, page 5A. house 95)
- 19 April 1910
- 1920
- Clark
Township,
Chariton Co,. MO 1920
Census (See
Map)
(ED 34, page 7A. house 110) 29
Jan 1920
- Of
course this has to
be unreadable... sigh.....
My interpretation from this census
by Don DeWitt:
| LAST |
FIRST |
|
GENDER |
AGE |
birthday |
comments |
| Richeson |
W.
P. |
head |
M |
52 |
1868? |
Sep
1867
from 1900
census |
| ----- |
Mary |
wife |
F |
38 |
1882? |
Jun
1880
from 1900
census |
| ----- |
Mildred |
Daughter |
F |
16 |
1904? |
|
| ----- |
Ruby |
Daughter |
F |
14 |
1906? |
|
| ----- |
Herbert |
Son |
M |
12 |
1908? |
|
| ----- |
Wilfred |
Son |
M |
10? |
1910? |
|
| ----- |
?
middle name of Norman?
which was Raymond
according to his wife Ofelita |
Son |
M |
8 |
1912 |
|
| ----- |
Marvin? |
Son |
M |
6 |
1913* |
|
| ----- |
Truman
which is
middle name of John |
Son |
M |
2? |
1918 |
|
| ----- |
Bertha |
Daughter |
F |
3 |
1917 |
|
| ----- |
Mary |
Daughter |
F |
1 |
1919 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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- I
found this census record
by searching at Ancestry.com for any W. P. in Missouri in the
searchable
1920 Census and discovered that our ancestor was listed as Richeson
rather
than Richardson.
- *RIf
Marvin was born on 13 Apr 1913, on Jan 20 1929 which is the date of the
1920 census he would be 6.
- This
1920 census states
that all of these children were born in Missouri, yet as you can see in
1930, Norman was born in Nebraska.
- 1930
- Salt
Creek Township, Chariton
Co,. MO 1930 Census (See Map)
(ED 21, page 1B. house 22) (ancestry.com pg 2/12)
- 5
Apr
1930
- NOTE:
If
you search Ancestry.com for this...
you need to enter Richerson as the last name or you will never find it!!
- Name Status Sex Age married
age State
born in State
Father State
Mother
- This
is much more readable...
yeah!!!.....
- William
P was 31 when
he married 18 year old Mary!!
- The
oldest son at home
in 1930 is Norman F (age 19).. so was he born in 1911? Would he
have
been around 9 in 1920.
- Norman's
parent's birthplace
looks odd: Father: Missouri and Mother:
Indiana???????
I have never heard that he was adopted, so I guess this is just an
error.
- My
accumulating
interpretation by Don
DeWitt:
| LAST |
FIRST |
|
GENDER |
AGE
(1900) |
AGE
(1910) |
AGE
(1920) |
AGE
(1930) |
birthday |
comments |
Richardson
(Richeson)
or
(Richerson)
|
William P |
head |
M |
32 |
42
|
52 |
63 |
Sep
1867 |
from 1900
census |
| ----- |
Mary
S |
wife |
F |
19 |
28
|
38 |
48 |
30
Jun 1881 |
date
from her note |
| ----- |
Harlan
H |
Son |
M |
-- |
9
|
18
** |
? |
12 Jan
1901
|
from 1920
census |
| ----- |
Russell H |
Son |
M |
-- |
deceased |
deceased |
deceased |
18 Aug
1902 |
*** |
| ----- |
Mildred R
|
Daughter |
F |
-- |
6 |
16 |
25
* |
30 Dec
1903 |
|
| ----- |
Ruby E
|
Daughter |
F |
-- |
4 |
14 |
NH |
18 Jan 1906 |
from obit |
| ----- |
Herbert C
|
Son |
M |
-- |
2 |
12 |
NH |
22 Jul
1907 |
from obit
|
| ----- |
Wilfred R
|
Son |
M |
-- |
<1
|
10? |
NH |
26 Aug
1909 |
|
| ----- |
Norman
R |
Son |
M |
-- |
-- |
8 |
19 |
20 Aug
1911 |
|
| ----- |
Marvin
V |
Son |
M |
-- |
-- |
6 |
17 |
12 Apr
1913 |
from obit |
| ----- |
John
T |
Son |
M |
-- |
-- |
2? |
12 |
7 Mar
1915 |
**** |
| ----- |
Bertha
E |
Daughter |
F |
-- |
-- |
3 |
15 |
4 Sep
1917 |
|
| ----- |
Mary
F |
Daughter |
F |
-- |
-- |
1 |
10 |
26 Dec
1919 |
|
| ----- |
Fern
H |
Daughter |
F |
-- |
-- |
-- |
7 |
16 Dec
1922 |
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Notes:
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NH =
not at home
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Mildred was
married to Fay Haley in 1922. Her age was
18. The 1930
census says she is 25, but she is 27. More
on Mildred can be seen below. |
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I found a Harlan
H. Richardson living in Iowa at age 18 in
the 1920 census. I
have found the 1910 census showing Harlan living
in
Alexandria, NE. |
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The
only information I have about Russell is from a listing written
by Mary Frances. |
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The information
I have about John's middle name is from a
listing written
by my Mary Frances. She also gave his birthdate
as 7 Mar 1915 which would place him older than Bertha which is not
consistent
with the 1930 census. I
had always grown up hearing that Bertha, Mary and Fern were the three
youngest
children. |
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Views of Mary's
Life: |
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In a note
written by Mary found in the collection of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr, Mary
wrote
about herself:
Mary Soffa
Harmon Richardson
Born on June 30
in 1881 in Chariton County
Born near Wien,
MO was sprinkle (babtized) in Prestern church at Wien, Mo
When a child near
16 years old her paerents moved to Bynumville, Mo
Was married Aug
16 1899 at Bynumville to W. P. Richardson
She
also
wished to be
buried by her son Herbert in Meadville. |
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The
Harmon kids (Pauline's)
These
are
the youngest
photos
I
have found of them.
Back row:
Left to right:
Louisa (Lou) Harmon,
Matilda (Tilda, Tillie) Harmon
Front row:
Left to right:
Mary
Sophia Harmon,
Henry August (Gus) Harmon
Location:
taken by
Nickell Photography in Marceline, MO
Date:
before 1899
From
the
collection
of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr
who obtained the photo from the collection of
Mary
Sophia Harmon
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Some of the Harmans
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Location: probably Chariton Co, MO
Date: Before 1928 when Paulina died.
Note: Mary Harmon
Richardson had 12 children and her last Fern Helen was born in 1922.
If the child she is carrying was Fern and was about 3 years old, then
the date of this photo would be about 1925. The child also looks like
her second youngest, Mary Frances who was born in 1919, so then the
date of this photo might be 1922.
From
the collection
of Joel S. DeWitt, Jr who obtained the photo from the collection of Mary
Sophia Harmon Richardson |
|
 |
Location:
?
Date:
Christmas
day, 1942-3?
Back
row:
Left to Right:
Fay
Haley
Mary
Frances Richardson DeWitt
Fern
Helen Richardson
*
Norman
Richardson
*
Mildred
Richardson
Herbert
Richardson?
*
Mary
Richardson wrote
on the
back
of the photo
that you could
not
see F or N in
the photo.
Front
row:
Left to Right:
William
Fay Haley
Mary
Sophia Richardson
holding
Gary Lee Shull
Dale Clark
DeWitt
From
collection of
Don DeWitt
|
 |
Location:
?
Date:
1943?
(based
on size of
Dale DeWitt
who was born in 1939)
Back
row:
Left to Right:
Mary
Frances Richardson DeWitt
Fay
Haley
Mary
Sophia Richardson
Mildred
Richardson
Bertha
Richardson
Norman
Richardson?
with Gary Shull on shoulders
Merle
Ailor
with Larry
Ailor on shoulders
Front
row:
Left to Right:
William
Fay Haley
Dale
Clark DeWitt
Joel
S. DeWitt, Jr.,
Arthur
Shull
From
collection of
Don
DeWitt
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Photo
Location:
Meadville,
MO?
Date: 1950 On
the back Mary wrote:
year
1950
69
+ 4 months
the
man had me
look
up to high
Mary
S. Richardson
Meadville,
MO
From
collection of
Don
DeWitt who
obtained
the photo
from
the collection
of
Mary Soffa Harmon |
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Location:
?
Date:
1960s?
Back
row:
Left to Right:
Mildred
Richardson
Mrs.
Shultz
Mary
Sophia Richardson
Front
row:
Left to Right:
William
Fay Haley
Peggy
Shultz Haley
Fay
Haley
From
collection of
Don
DeWitt
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- Mildred
Richardson Haley
- 1930
Marceline Township,
Linn Co., Mo (ED 24, pg 8A (ancestry.com 16/22)
- Date:
11
Apr 1930
- Fay
Haley was born in
Missouri on 28 Sep 1888 and died 27 Apr 1972 in Marceline, MO.
- His
father was born in
Canada but his mother was born in Missouri
- Who were Fay's parents? (See Haley Family)
- Fay
and
Mildred were married
in 1922 according to Mary Frances' listing on 20th June. She and
Mildred were quite close so I believe her date to be accurate.
Their
son William
Fay Haley Jr was born in 1927. Photos of the Haleys with Mary
Richardson
can be seem above.
My
middle name came
from Fay Haley.
Another
photo of Mildred and Fay with Mary (in color!) can be seen at: 1963
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John Truman's Obituary
Kendall County News, July 8, 1971
(Sent by Ann Sears, 7 Jul 2009)
JOHN T. RICHARDSON
John T. Richardson, 56, of 549 West Rock sTreet, Plano, passed away
Sunday at S??? Community Hospital.
He was born March , 1915 in the
Township of Clark, Missouri.
He is survived by his wife, Helen; two daughters, Mrs. Tim
(Victoria)Issel of Geneva and
Mrs. Ronald (Stephanie) Burbank, Plano;
one son, John W., of Aurora; two grandchildren, five sisters,
Mrs.
Mildred Haley of Marceline, Missouri, Mrs. Ruby Lamb of Van Nuys,
California, Mrs. Bertha Ailor
of Emmett, Michigan, Mrs. Mary Frances
DeWitt, East Detroit, Michigan (actually Huntington Woods),
Mrs. Fern
Helen Naeyeart of Detroit (actually East Detroit), Michigan, three
brothers, Norman of
Brookfield, Missouri, Wilfred of Chillicothe,
Missouri, Marvin of Sacramento, California,, and also
many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Larson Funeral
Home, Plano,. Rev. Leonard
Johnson officiated. Burial was at the Plano
Cemetery.
Views
of William's
Life:
(view
his website)
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