Brief Life History of Alta Marie
When Alta Marie Richardson was born on 19 September 1912, in Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States, her father, Tilman H. Richardson, was 23 and her mother, Nellie Irene McCoy, was 23. She had at least 1 son with Ray Richardson. She lived in United States in 1949 and Benton Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States in 1950. She died on 19 September 2003, in Bloomington, Perry Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Bloomington Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Marie A Richardson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Marie Richardson, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
- Alta M Richardson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1913 · The Seventeenth Amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment allows the people of each state to elect their own Senators instead of having the state legislature assign them.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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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