Brief Life History of Ira Evans
When Ira Evans Richardson was born on 9 May 1906, in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States, his father, Joseph Walter Richardson, was 34 and his mother, Dora Jane McClintock, was 25. He married Lucy Jean Hopkins on 10 August 1924, in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Joplin Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 11 December 1978, in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Ira Richardson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Iva E Richardson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Ira Evans Richardson, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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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Career
Ira was a Pentecostal preacher & Carpenter.
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