Brief Life History of Olive Content
When Olive Content Richardson was born on 17 September 1834, in Bolivar, Allegany, New York, United States, her father, Amos Richardson, was 29 and her mother, Lucretia Content Perry, was 24. She married Leonard Morley on 10 October 1852, in DuPage, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years and Sampson, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 10 June 1917, in Rusk, Rusk, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Twin Lakes Cemetery, New Auburn, Barron, Wisconsin, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (17)
- Olive Morley in household of Leonard Morley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Olive Richardson, "Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889"
- Olive Content Richardson Morley, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1821–1898 Male
1834–1917 Female
Children (13)
1853–1915 Male
1855–1936 Female
1857–1933 Male
1859–1937 Male
1861–1906 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1858 Male
1810–1900 Female
Siblings (9)
1830–1914 Female
1831–1892 Male
1832–1912 Male
1834–1917 Female
1835–1889 Male
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 2
1839
Age 5
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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