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Note: Manchester Press - July 7, 1876 MARRIED: RICHARDSON-SHAW. Married at the residence of the bride's parents, near Earlville, July 4th, 1876, by J. H. Fuller,JP, John Richardson of Le Mars, Iowa and Miss Florence Shaw. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1880 Census, Union Township, Plymouth County, Iowa, Roll 359, Page 122B RICHARDSON, Jon, w/m, 30, Farmer, England, Scotland, England ___________, Florence, w/f, 22, Wife, IA PA MO ___________, Harvey, w/m, 3, Son, IA England IA * The 1885 State Census of Plymouth County lists both James and John Richardson living in Section 31 of Union Township. Dwelling #79 Family #79 # Name Sect Subdivision Age John Richardson " S1/2 of NW 35 male born in England Florence Richardson 26 female born in Clayton Co., IA Harvey Richardson 7 male born in Plymouth Co., IA Arthur Richardson 4 male born in Plymouth Co., IA Gertrude Richardson 1 female born in Plymouth Co., IA Iowa State Census, 1895 Name Age Birthplace Race County Place John Richardson 45 England W Plymouth Union Florance Richardson 37 Clayton Co W Plymouth Union Harvey Richardson 17 Plymouth Co IA W Plymouth Union Arthur Richardson 13 Plymouth Co IA W Plymouth Union Gertrude Richardson 11 Plymouth Co IA W Plymouth Union 1900 Census, Union Township, Plymouth County, Iowa RICHARDSON, John, Sept 1849, 50, England Scotland England Occupation: Farmer ___________, Florence, wife, Sept. 1857, 41, born in Iowa (married 23 years) ___________, Arthur, son, June 1882, 18, born in Iowa, farm laborer ___________, Gertrude, dau., Mar 1883, 17, born in Iowa 1910 Census, American Township, Plymouth County, Iowa enumerated April 27, 1910 Dwelling #113, Family #113 RICHARDSON, John, head, m/w, 60, England Scotland England, retired farmer, year of immigration-1851 ___________, Florence A., wife, f/w, 52, IA KY MO, married 33 years, mother of 3, 3 living 1920 Census, American Township, Plymouth County, Iowa Dwelling #6, Family #6 RICHARDSON, John, head, m/w, 70, England Scotland England ___________, Florence, wife, f/w, 62, IA KY MO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Published in the HISTORY OF PLYMOUTH COUNTY, IOWA, by Freeman, Vol. II, 1917 JOHN RICHARDSON John Richardson, one of Plymouth county's best-known pioneer farmers, now living retired at Le Mars, was born in London, England, September 15, 1859, a son of James and Eliza (Simmons) Richardson, the father born in Scotland, in 1818, and the mother in London. (see end note for correction) James Richardson was fifteen years old when he left his native land and went to London. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade and became a fine workman, having served an apprenticeship of seven years. He worked at his trade ten years before immigrating to America in 1851. He located in Chicago and worked in car shops, repairing passenger coaches, doing all hand work there for five years. He came to Iowa in 1856 and spent one year at Dyersville, in the days before the railroad had penetrated to that section of the state. Later he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Delaware county. It was wild, but he improved it and engaged in general farming there until his death in 1893, at the age of seventy-five years. His wife also reached the age of seventy-five. They were parents of the following children: Henry, who lives in Kansas; James who lives in Hartley, Iowa; John, the subject of this sketch; David, who lives in Missouri and Walter, who lives in Delaware county, Iowa. John Richardson was about two years old when his parents brought him to America. He received his education in the common schools, helped his father with the farm work in Delaware county, this state, and remained at home until he was twenty-six years old. On July 24, 1876, he married Florence Shaw, of Guttenburg, Iowa, a daughter of William and Nancy (Beckett) Shaw, natives of Pennsylvania and Missouri respectively. William Shaw grew up in his native state and came to Iowa in 1856; was married in Dubuque and settled near Earlville, Delaware county, on a farm; later moved to Sac county, then to Sioux, this state, whence he moved to Topeka, Kansas, where his death occurred on September 15, 1914, and where his widow is still living. They were parents of four children, namely; Florence, wife of the subject of this sketch; Perdita, who lives in Topeka; Eva, who lives in West Plains, Missouri, and William, who lives in Fairmount, North Dakota. To Mr. and Mrs. Richardson three children were born, namely: Harvey, who is farming at Worthington, Minnesota, married Myrtle Kirby, and has three children, Clarence, Florence and Walter; Arthur, unmarried, who is engaged in farming near Paynesville, Minnesota, and Gertrude, who married Ezra G. Pearce, of Worthington, Minnesota, and has one daughter, Juanita. These three children all received good educations in the public schools. In 1871 Mr. Richardson came to Plymouth county and bought a farm in Union township, on which he located in 1875, improved it and added to it until he now owns two hundred acres of valuable land. He engaged in general farming and stock raising there with success until 1906, when he retired and moved to Le Mars. He built his present attractive home in the Wernli addition in 1914. He votes the Republican ticket, but has never been very active in public life. END NOTE: The name Simmons is not correct. Eliza's maiden name was Timmins. lh - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - OBITUARY published in the Le Mars Sentinel on September 21, 1921 DEATH OF PIONEER ------------------------------ JOHN RICHARDSON LIVED IN THE COUNTY FIFTY YEARS ------------------------------------- HELPED IN WINNING THE WEST John Richardson, a resident of Plymouth county for the past fifty years, died at his residence in Wernli's addition on Friday morning. Death was due to an internal cancer. Mr. Richardson had been ailing for the past year but most of the time was able to be out and attending to his affairs. A few months ago he suffered a severe attack of illness, but recovered and his health became normal except for the chronic malady. John Richardson was a native of England and was born in the city of London on September 15, 1849. When he was about three years of age his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Richardson, came to America. They settled in Chicago where they lived for a few years and in 1856 came to Iowa and lived a year in Dyersville, in the days before the railroad had penetrated to that section of the state. The elder Richardson then bought a farm of a hundred and sixty acres in Delaware county and there John Richardson and his brothers grew up, attending school and working on the farm. In 1871 John Richardson came to Plymouth county, attracted by the opening of land in northwestern Iowa and bought a farm in Union township on which he located in 1875, improved it and established a home. On July 24, 1876, he was united in marriage with Miss Florence Shaw of Guttenberg, Iowa. They immediately took up their residence on the farm in Union township and farmed successfully, acquiring additional land, after having surmounted the drawbacks which beset the early pioneer and withstanding the grasshopper period, which played havoc with the settlers in the seventies. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson were the parents of three children, who are: Harvey Richardson of Braham, Minn., Arthur Richardson, of Paynesville, Minn., and Mrs. Ezra G. Pearce, of Henning, in Otter Tail county, in Minnesota. The sons came to attend the funeral, but Mrs. Ezra Pearce was unable to come as she is suffering from illness at her home. Mr. Richardson also leaves five grandchildren and three brothers who live in Oregon and Missouri. A brother James Richardson, who was well known here died recently in Sioux City. Mr. Richardson was a successful farmer, an upright and just man, a good citizen who stood for the things that make for betterment of the community and the well being of society and was one of the many who strove, by hard working straight living and clean thinking, to build up the prosperous commonwealth, which was a raw untamed prairie when he came here fifty years ago. The funeral services were held yesterday from the house, Rev. J. W. Davis, of the Hildreth Memorial church, officiating. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cause of Death: Cancer
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