George Alonzo Richardson

Brief Life History of George Alonzo

When George Alonzo Richardson was born on 1 August 1886, in Chesterfield, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, his father, William Richardson, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Ann Bonnington, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Minnie Florence Skinner. He died on 28 September 1918, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Macoupin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Alonzo Richardson
1886–1918
Minnie Florence Skinner
1883–1925
Mildred Richardson
1908–
William Clifford Richardson
1912–2001

Sources (11)

  • George Richardson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • George Alonzo Richardson, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • George Alonzo Richardson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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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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