Brief Life History of Nancy Harriett
When Nancy Harriett Richardson was born on 28 March 1866, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, her father, Powell George Richardson, was 42 and her mother, Nancy Jane Grove Sessler, was 35. She married Charles Thomas Gordon on 8 January 1885, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1866 and Alleghany District, Montgomery, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 11 August 1920, in Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Bluff City, Giles, Virginia, United States.
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- Nancy A Richardson in household of George Richardson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nannie, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Nannie H. Richerson, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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