1. THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴ RICHARDSON II (THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)^1,2 was born April 14, 1837 in New York, NY², and died November 26, 1912 in Fredericksburg, IA². He married (1) FLORA ELLEN HARVEY² December 04, 1862 in Rock County, Wisconsin², daughter of JOHN HARVEY and ELIZABETH COOMBS. She was born October 18, 1842 in Maine², and died February 04, 1891². He married (2) SARAH BULLOCK² November 09, 1891 in Iowa². She died 1908². He married (3) NELLIE WALES² 1909 in Iowa².

Notes for THOMAS GOLDSMITH RICHARDSON II:

Veteran of the Civil War, enlisting on June 22, 1861, at Edgerton, Wisconsin. He was a private in the infantry of Company E, 5th Regiment, and he suffered a "slight leg wound" at the battle of Williamsburg, Virginia on May 5, 1862. He was discharged on July 18, 1862 and carried a bullet in his knee until his death.

He was the first of the two brothers to migrate to Iowa, where he farmed between Fredericksburg and Lawler, later moving to the edge of Fredericksburg.

Notes for FLORA ELLEN HARVEY:

Flora was 49 years and 8 months old when she died. She had borne 12 children.

Children of THOMAS RICHARDSON and FLORA HARVEY are:

2. i. FLORA ADELLA⁵ RICHARDSON, b. December 29, 1863, Newville, Wisconsin; d. March 25, 1910, Fredericksburg, IA.

3. ii. THOMAS G. RICHARDSON III, b. February 22, 1865, Chickasaw County, Iowa; d. February 22, 1917, Lewistown, Montana.

iii. WILLIAM SYLVESTER RICHARDSON², b. February 03, 1867²; d. April 23, 1867².

iv. LIZZIE EVA RICHARDSON², b. January 10, 1868²; d. July 18, 1869².

4. v. JAMES HENRY RICHARDSON, b. May 28, 1871, Lawler, Iowa; d. November 20, 1938, Chicago, Cook County, IL..

5. vi. MARY ELLEN RICHARDSON, b. April 26, 1873, Chicasaw Co., Iowa; d. December 15, 1945, Waterloo, Iowa.

6. vii. EMILY MAY RICHARDSON, b. May 26, 1875, Chicasaw Co., Iowa; d. June 09, 1961.

viii. ANNA DENISE RICHARDSON², b. June 04, 1877²; d. September 27, 1877².

7. ix. GEORGE WASHINGTON RICHARDSON, b. November 21, 1882; d. March 17, 1931.

8. x. JEANETE LULU RICHARDSON, b. September 15, 1883; d. August 25, 1958, Sumner, Bremer Co., Iowa.

9. xi. ALBERTA ISABELLE RICHARDSON, b. August 31, 1887; d. 1964.

10. xii. JESSE ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, b. December 08, 1878, Fredricksburg, Iowa; d. August 12, 1955, Little Falls, Minnesota.

2. FLORA ADELLA⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born December 29, 1863 in Newville, Wisconsin², and died March 25, 1910 in Fredericksburg, IA². She married JOHN D. HERRICK² July 05, 1885². He was born November 28, 1850², and died May 14, 1944².

Notes for FLORA ADELLA RICHARDSON:

The Fredericksburg News March 30, 1911.

"Died at her home north of Fredericksburg Saturday evening, March 25, 1911, Mrs. J.D. Herrick.

"Della, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Richardson, was born at Newville, Wisconsin, December 29, 1863. She came with her parents to Fredericksburg Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa, in 1864. She was united in marriage to John D. Herrick, July 5, 1885. Six children came to bless this union, Mrs. Elizabeth Noon of Sumner, Ben, Harvey, Harry, Dorothy and Lorimer all of whom survive except Harvey who died in infancy, to mourn with the father the death of a devoted wife and an indulgent and loving mother. In addition to those loved ones that constituted the family circle she leaves her aged father, Mr. T.G. Richardson, of this place; five sister - Mrs. Albert Anderson of Bremer county, Mrs. Chas. Anderson of Waterloo, Mrs. L.K. Craine of Bremer county, Mrs. D.C. Parks of Fredericksburg and Mrs. Earl Gates of New Hampton; three brothers - Thomas Richardson of Kennebec, South Dakota, James of Dunnebeck, South Dakota, and George of Fredericksburg.

"Before her marriage Mrs. Herrick was a school teacher for several years in this county.

"She was a member of the M.E. church having joined the church at Williamstown in 1884, and was also a member of Mount Vernon Rebekah lodge.

"She ran the journey of life in 47 years 2 months and 25 days. It is a pathway marked with deeds of kindness. After a busy and useful life she died as she had lived-honored, trusted and loved. She reared her own monument while she lived in the hearts of all who knew her. Her life was completed, if work well done constitutes completion. Her christian life was beautiful from its beginning to its close, and through all the vicissitudes and sorrows that she met in her way, her faith in God never wavered. But she is gone and soon the grass will be green and flowers grow upon the grave that hides from our sight all that is mortal of a true and noble woman.

"Our little city and its hospitable people ever held a warm corner in her heart. It was in this township the best days of her life had been spent and when the last hour came and the God of eternity called her to her everlasting rest, it was her desire that beautiful Rose Hill, our silent city, on its sloping hillside, surrounded by the beauty, happiness and contentment of our people, where the flowers will bloom sweetest, and the birds will warble their most melodious songs, should be the eternal abiding place of all that was mortal of her.

"Another link is broken

I the household hand

But a chain is forming

In a a better land."

"The funeral which was held at her late home, Tuesday, March 28th, was attended by a large concourse of her neighbors and friends, in fact it was one of the largest in point of numbers ever held in the history of the township, and this large gathering of people showed in a marked degree the high esteem in which this noble woman was held in the community in which she had lived for so many years. The services at the home were conducted by Rev. Martin, pastor of the M.E. church assisted by Rev. Jones pastor of the Baptist church. At the grave the beautiful ritualistic burial service of the Rebekah lodge was rendered by her sisters of that order.

"The floral offerings were numerous and most beautiful. "These flowers, so typical of the life of her we mourn, mutely speak of the pathos of a parting word, and were placed upon the caskets by friends who loved the sweet sleeper. On these petals are tears for the parting, and hopes for the meeting beyond the gates."

Children of FLORA RICHARDSON and JOHN HERRICK are:

i. ELIZABETH⁶ HERRICK², b. March 09, 1887².

ii. BENJAMIN H. HERRICK², b. November 06, 1888².

iii. JAMES HARVEY HERRICK², b. February 02, 1890².

iv. HARVEY MARSHALL HERRICK², b. June 06, 1891².

v. DOROTHY HERRICK², b. September 02, 1893².

vi. THOMAS LORIMER HERRICK², b. June 11, 1896².

 

3. THOMAS G.⁵ RICHARDSON III (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born February 22, 1865 in Chickasaw County, Iowa², and died February 22, 1917 in Lewistown, Montana². He married ETTA MAE HARVEY² May 05, 1890 in Bloomington, Nebraska², daughter of WASHINGTON HARVEY and EFFIE VOKES. She was born March 13, 1867 in Columbus, Wisconsin², and died February 27, 1936 in Nebraska².

Notes for THOMAS G. RICHARDSON III:

When Thomas started planning to leave the family home in Iowa, his parents, brothers and sisters tried to change his mind about going west. When he wouldn't change his mind, his dad, Thomas II, gave him a good team of horses and a wagon sot that he could better make his way. Like many people, not just young ones, he failed to write to them - for years and years, the family at home didn't know where he went.

Tom had to have had an idea where he was going, because he ended up at the home of his mother Flora's brother, Washington Wesley Harvey, who had homestead north of Inavale, Nebraska. His maternal grandparents, John S. Harvey (3-10-1818) and Elizabeth Bradbury Cooms (6-24-1818) had also homestead in the same general area. By the time he arrived at the home of his uncle in Nebraska, the uncle had died in Arizona in 1883 of smallpox.

On May 5, 1890, Etta Mae Harvey married Thomas Goldsmith Richardson III; this was a first cousin marriage. They lived in a dugout on the homestead of W.W. Harvey (deceased) and Effie Vokes Harvey, his widow. That is where their oldest son, Harvey Richardson, was born. Thomas and his wife, Etta Harvey Richardson, and their young son left Nebraska for South Dakota, where he took up a homestead near Kennebec in South Dakota. Harvey was 19 years old when his sister was born; by the time Harvey was 20, the family moved to Lewistown, Montana area. Tom and Harvey started freighting with a wagon and four horses. There was wheat to be moved to the elevators.

More About THOMAS G. RICHARDSON III:

Cause of Death: pneumonia²

Notes for ETTA MAE HARVEY:

At 17, Etta taught school as a means of support for her mother and siblings after her father's death.

Children of THOMAS RICHARDSON and ETTA HARVEY are:

i. WASHINGTON HARVEY⁶ RICHARDSON², b. March 03, 1892, Nebraska²; m. ETHEL MESERVE².

ii. JAMES MERLE RICHARDSON², b. October 03, 1897².

iii. THOMAS GOLDSMITH RICHARDSON IV², b. March 20, 1903².

iv. JOHN WESLEY RICHARDSON², b. 1907, South Dakota²; d. 1914, South Dakota².

More About JOHN WESLEY RICHARDSON:

Cause of Death: Uremic poisoning²

v. EFFIE LORRAINE RICHARDSON², b. April 30, 1911²; m. ARNESON².

4. JAMES HENRY⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born May 28, 1871 in Lawler, Iowa², and died November 20, 1938 in Chicago, Cook County, IL.². He married (1) IDA MAY ROLLINS² November 03, 1898². She died May 23, 1912². He married (2) DELMAH ROGERS² June 26, 1918².

Child of JAMES RICHARDSON and IDA ROLLINS is:

i. MAMIE ISABELLE⁶ RICHARDSON², b. September 16, 1902².

5. MARY ELLEN⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born April 26, 1873 in Chicasaw Co., Iowa², and died December 15, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa². She married ALBERT JUDSON ANDERSON² August 05, 1893². He was born December 12, 1864 in Union County, Ohio², and died March 02, 1932 in Bremer Co., Iowa².

Notes for MARY ELLEN RICHARDSON:

Photocopy sent from what appears to be from an autograph book:

"Aug. 25, 1893"

Dear Albert:

"Sculptors of life are we as we stand,

With our lives uncarved before us.

Waiting the hour where at God's command,

Our life dream passes over us;

If we carve it yet on the yielding stone,

With many a sharp incision,

Its heavenly beauty shall be our own,

Our lives, that angel vision."

Your affectionate wife

Matie

More About MARY ELLEN RICHARDSON:

Cause of Death: Heart problems²

More About ALBERT JUDSON ANDERSON:

Cause of Death: pneumonia²

Children of MARY RICHARDSON and ALBERT ANDERSON are:

i. GLENN VICTOR⁶ ANDERSON², b. May 26, 1898².

ii. DELLA ANDERSON², b. 1901²; d. April 21, 1907².

iii. FRANK ALBERT ANDERSON², b. October 20, 1904².

iv. RUTH EVELYN ANDERSON², b. March 26, 1908².

v. MARY ANDERSON², b. December 28, 1910².

6. EMILY MAY⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born May 26, 1875 in Chicasaw Co., Iowa², and died June 09, 1961². She married CHARLES H. ANDERSON² November 18, 1894². He was born November 01, 1871², and died April 22, 1952².

Children of EMILY RICHARDSON and CHARLES ANDERSON are:

i. HAROLD HENRY⁶ ANDERSON², b. August 29, 1896².

ii. FLORA PEARL ANDERSON², b. July 15, 1899².

iii. LESTER CHARLES ANDERSON², b. October 26, 1906².

iv. VIVIAN ELDA ANDERSON², b. December 12, 1912².

Notes for VIVIAN ELDA ANDERSON:

Twin of Violet

v. VIOLET EMILY ANDERSON², b. December 18, 1912².

Notes for VIOLET EMILY ANDERSON:

Twin of Vivian

7. GEORGE WASHINGTON⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born November 21, 1882², and died March 17, 1931². He married LELA BETHANY COLEMAN² June 14, 1911 in Fredericksburg, IA².

Children of GEORGE RICHARDSON and LELA COLEMAN are:

i. JOHN KEITH⁶ RICHARDSON², b. June 30, 1913².

ii. VIRGIL HOWARD RICHARDSON², b. May 30, 1920².

iii. GEORIGIA JANE RICHARDSON², b. January 04, 1924².

iv. ROBERT STANDLEY RICHARDSON², b. March 14, 1929².

8. JEANETE LULU⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born September 15, 1883², and died August 25, 1958 in Sumner, Bremer Co., Iowa². She married DOC. CRAMPTON PARKS² March 24, 1903 in Iowa².

Children of JEANETE RICHARDSON and DOC. PARKS are:

i. GEORGE HINTON⁶ PARKS², b. May 25, 1904².

ii. DOROTHEA DEAN PARKS², b. March 17, 1906².

iii. RUTH ESTALINE PARKS², b. November 18, 1907²; d. March 28, 1912².

iv. CYNTHIA LAVELLE PARKS², b. November 26, 1908²; d. August 20, 1918².

v. RACHEL LORENA PARKS², b. November 22, 1909².

vi. THOMAS GOLDSMITH PARKS², b. May 13, 1911².

vii. WOODROW WILSON PARKS², b. August 20, 1912².

viii. JENNIE LULU GAIL PARKS², b. July 25, 1913².

ix. PHYLLIS IDELL PARKS², b. June 29, 1916².

x. DORIS JEAN PARKS², b. June 24, 1918²; d. July 12, 1929².

xi. BABY BOY PARKS², b. July 03, 1921²; d. July 03, 1921².

9. ALBERTA ISABELLE⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)² was born August 31, 1887², and died 1964². She married EARL W. GATES².

Children of ALBERTA RICHARDSON and EARL GATES are:

i. LYLE EVERETT⁶ GATES², b. December 19, 1909².

ii. LOIS EMMA GATES², b. October 29, 1913².

iii. LILLIAN LAVONNE GATES², b. July 15, 1917².

iv. PAUL LAVERNE GATES², b. December 13, 1922².

v. LADONNA MARIE GATES², b. January 11, 1927².

10. JESSE ELIZABETH⁵ RICHARDSON (THOMAS GOLDSMITH⁴, THOMAS GOLDSMITH³, THOMAS², SIRJOHN¹)^3,4 was born December 08, 1878 in Fredricksburg, Iowa⁴, and died August 12, 1955 in Little Falls, Minnesota⁴. She married LAWRENCE KIRK PATRICK CRAINE^5,6 March 24, 1897 in Fredricksburg, Iowa, son of JOHN CRAINE and SUSAN JACKSON. He was born September 20, 1871 in Horton, Iowa⁶, and died July 21, 1947 in Little Falls, Minnesota⁶.

Notes for JESSE ELIZABETH RICHARDSON:

Lawrence Craine and Jessie Richardson

Obituary notice.

"Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Monday, at the Brenny Funeral Home, for Mrs. Jessie Craine, who died August 12. The Rev. Neal Sheneman officiated, and interment was in Oakland cemetery.

The Rev. Neal Sheneman officiated, and interment was in Oakland cemetery.

Out-of-town people attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hallgren, Miltona; Mr. and Mrs. John Pugh, Randall; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Craine, Mrs. Thomas Darnell, Wallace and Wayne Erickson, Mrs. Arlo Erickson, Mrs. Signe Olson, Mrs. Russell Craine, Lynn Craine, all of Minneapolis; Mrs. Michael Mueller, Woodinsville, Wash; The Rev. and Mrs. Lester Anderson, Cushing, and Mrs. Earl Garrett, Chicago.

More About JESSE ELIZABETH RICHARDSON:

Fact 1: Buried, Oakland Cemetary, Little Falls, Mn⁶

Fact 2: August 12, 1955, Our family bible recorded this as date of death.⁶

Fact 3: December 08, 1878, Our family bible recorded this as birth date.⁶

Notes for LAWRENCE KIRK PATRICK CRAINE:

Lawrence's middle name is from his mother's maiden name.

More About LAWRENCE KIRK PATRICK CRAINE:

Fact 1: Buried Oakland Cemetary, Little Falls, MN⁶

Children of JESSE RICHARDSON and LAWRENCE CRAINE are:

i. GLADYS LEOLA⁶ CRAINE^7,8, b. September 24, 1899, Fredericksburg, IA⁸; d. May 26, 1952, Golden Valley, Minnesota⁸; m. MR. ARTHUR E. ERICKSON^9,9,10, June 06, 1922, Alexandria, Minnesota; b. August 31, 1895, Belle River Twp., Douglas Co., Minnesota¹⁰; d. October 11, 1936, Plymouth Twp, Hennepin Co., MN¹⁰.

More About MR. ARTHUR E. ERICKSON:

Fact 1: Murdered under mysterious circumstances.¹⁰

ii. GERALD KENNETH CRAINE¹⁰, b. January 11, 1901, Fredricksburg, Iowa; d. July 25, 1977, Hill City, Minnesota¹²; m. (1) NELLIE JOHNSON¹², Iowa; m. (2) ESTHER SOPHIA BERG¹², November 02, 1927, Anoka, Minnesota¹³; b. March 14, 1905, Trail County, North Dakota¹⁴; d. November 10, 1993, Grand Rapids, Minnesota¹⁴.

Notes for GERALD KENNETH CRAINE:

Enjoyed books by Zane Gray - Received, Riders of Purple Sage in 1911 from his sister Delpha. We have the original book given to him in our family.

He was all things cowboy.

While plowing his field he pulled John Dillenger from ditch in Lincoln, Minnesota after the Wisconsin shoot out. Dillenger gave him $2.00. Before he went back to plowing his field, he said that as he was walking back to his team, John Dillenger had gone down the road, turned around, and drove by again. He believed to see if he was on his back to the house to report the incident to authorities. (as told by his son Lynn)

Came to North Dakota to work on the Berg farm, where he met Esther during the 1920's.

More About GERALD KENNETH CRAINE:

Fact 1: July 28, 1977, Interment - Macville Cemetery¹⁴

Notes for ESTHER SOPHIA BERG:

Esther Sophia Craine, grew up and attended schools in the Hillsboro, North Dakota area. She then moved to the Twin Cities and worked there as a seamstress.

She married Gerald Kenneth Craine and moved to Little Falls, Minnesota in the early 1930's and lived there until returning to the Twin Cities in the early 1940's.

In 1968 she moved to the Swatara/Hill City area and had resided there until her death.

She was an avid gardener. (biography on funeral pamphlet.)

"Sophia" comes from her parents good friends the Houglands, there daughter was named Sophia.

More About ESTHER SOPHIA BERG:

Fact 1: Diagnosed with TB and had 1 lung removed in the 50's²⁰

Marriage Notes for GERALD CRAINE and ESTHER BERG:

Marriage Certificate - Book 64, Line 224 - Anoka County Court House - 8/97

iii. DELPHA ELIZABETH CRAINE²⁰, b. August 20, 1902, Fredericksburg, IA²⁰; d. March 03, 1994, Alexandria, Minnesota²⁰; m. ARTHUR LEROY HALLGREN²⁰, December 29, 1921; b. September 09, 1895²⁰; d. 1976²⁰.

More About DELPHA ELIZABETH CRAINE:

Owned Barber shop in Milltona, MN²⁰

iv. VIOLET LUCILLE CRAINE²⁰, b. November 16, 1915, Douglas County²⁰; d. August 16, 1997, Little Falls, Minnesota²⁰; m. JOHN WATKIN PUGH²⁰, December 12, 1933, Douglas County; b. August 15, 1906²⁰; d. December 31, 1995, Little Falls, Minnesota²⁰.

Notes for VIOLET LUCILLE CRAINE:

Violet L. Pugh was born on November 16, 1915 in Douglas County, Minnesota to the late Lawrence and Jessie (Richardson) Craine. She grew up in Clough Township and attended country school there. She was united in marriage to John W. Pugh on December 12, 1933 in Little Falls, MN. The couple lived in the Lincoln Area and farmed for a few years. In 1943 they relocated to Clough Township. In 1952 the couple moved to a farm near Randall, MN. In 1980 the couple came to live in Little Falls. Violet was a devoted housewife and mother. She enjoyed crocheting, embroidering, sewing and gardening. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Little Falls.

(funeral pamphlet)

More About VIOLET LUCILLE CRAINE:

Fact 1: August 19, 1997, Interment Oakland Cemetery, Little Falls, Minnesota²⁰

v. ELIZABETH JESSIE CRAINE²⁰, b. July 07, 1923, Minnesota²⁰; m. MICHAEL JOSEPH MUELLER²⁰, October 31, 1942, Camp Walters, TX.

 

1. Richardson Descendents, Compiled by Bill and Marilyn Knowles.

2. Lake/Mylecharane Marriage, Date of Import: Jun 27, 2001.

3. Death Records, Newspaper Obituary for Jessie Craine..

5. Death Records, Newspaper Obituary for Lawrence K. Craine, ...died at 3:20 Monday morning at his home. Son of John and Susan Craine.

7. Death of Gladys L. Erickson, Newspaper Obituary.

9. Arthur E. Erickson, Carol Erickson, wife of Arthur Berry Erickson

11. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Aug 1, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.51916.131

13. Marriage of Gerald and Esther Craine, Anoka County Courthouse, Book 64, Line 224..