When Gersham Dean Richardson was born in 1851, in Huron, Ohio, United States, his father, Almon Richardson, was 41 and his mother, Lucy Shaw, was 44. He married Louisa Jeannette Russell on 26 August 1879, in Franklin, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States for about 30 years and Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1910. He died on 30 June 1924, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 73.
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Historical Boundaries: 1853: Alameda, California, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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