Clayton Richards

Male1 September 1898–September 1963

Brief Life History of Clayton

When Clayton Richards was born on 1 September 1898, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, his father, Josiah Richards, was 27 and his mother, Selena Johns, was 25. He had at least 1 son with Irene Charlotte Sundberg. He died in September 1963, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States.

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Clayton Richards
1898–1963
Irene Charlotte Sundberg
1906–1997
Donald Clayton Richards
1930–

Sources (12)

  • Clayton Richards, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Clayton Richards, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
  • Clayton Richards, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Children (1)

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Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

Age 2

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1903 · Ford Motor Company

Age 5

"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 18

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .

German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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