Brief Life History of James Edward
When James Edward Richardson was born on 25 March 1893, in United States, his father, Mathew Richardson, was 34 and his mother, Hattie Keyer, was 34. He married Anna McComb on 9 January 1915, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in West Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 26 November 1980, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 87.
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- James E Richardson in household of Matthew Richardson, "Michigan State Census, 1894"
- James Richardson, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- James E. Richardson, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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World Events (8)
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.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"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
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: 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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