Stephen Bennonia Richardson

Male8 November 1902–12 August 1983

Brief Life History of Stephen Bennonia

When Stephen Bennonia Richardson was born on 8 November 1902, in Homestead, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Frank Demerit Richardson, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane Stewart, was 32. He married Gladys Viola McCartney on 10 March 1925, in Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Finley Township, Decatur, Kansas, United States in 1950. He died on 12 August 1983, in Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Bennonia Richardson
1902–1983
Gladys Viola McCartney
1906–1995
Marriage: 10 March 1925
Charles Dean Richardson
1926–1996
Dale Lee Richardson
1928–1992
Melba Louise Richardson
1932–2018
Darlene Joyce Richardson
1936–
Delmar Ray Richardson
1939–2013

Sources (9)

  • Steven B Richardson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Stephen Bennonia Richardson, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
  • Bennonia Richardson in household of Frank Richardson, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 March 1925Oberlin, Decatur, Kansas, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 1

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    1907

    Age 5

    Oklahoma is the 46th state.

    1927

    Age 25

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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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