Herald Eugene Richardson

Male15 June 1913–1 March 1996

Brief Life History of Herald Eugene

When Herald Eugene Richardson was born on 15 June 1913, in Lake, California, United States, his father, Carl C. Richardson, was 23 and his mother, Cassie Margurette Doolittle, was 17. He had at least 1 son with Alice Donnie Edwards. He lived in Judicial Township 4, Lake, California, United States in 1930 and Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States in 1950. He died on 1 March 1996, in San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States.

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Herald Eugene Richardson
1913–1996
Alice Donnie Edwards
1907–1993
Carl "Lynn" Richardson
1943–2022

Sources (11)

  • Herald E Richardson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Harold Eugene Richardson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Herald E Richardson, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 3

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.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 21

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 22

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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