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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- 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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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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