Sherren Family Tree » George Washington Richardson (1881-1974)

Personal data George Washington Richardson 

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Household of George Washington Richardson

He is married to Nellie Josephine Sherren.

They got married on February 12, 1908 at Winthrop, Buchanan Co., IA, USA, he was 26 years old.Source 5


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)


Notes about George Washington Richardson

George Washington Richardson was a farmer by trade and with the marriage to Nellie Sherren, they had 4 children. The first 2 children died very young and the other 2 children blessed them with 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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Sources

  1. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 191 / Ancestry.com
  2. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Buchanan County / Ancestry.com
  3. Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951, Ancestry.com, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage / Ancestry.com
  4. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, Number: 485-48-1942; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: 1957-1958.
    Birth date: 22 Feb 1881 Birth place: Death date: Feb 1974 Death place: Lamont, Buchanan, Iowa, United States of America
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  5. Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

  • The temperature on February 22, 1881 was about 5.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • April 14 » The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.
    • April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    • July 1 » General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell and Childers reforms of the British Army, comes into effect.
    • July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
    • July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
    • November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
  • The temperature on February 12, 1908 was between 3.8 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
    • July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
    • August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
    • October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
  • The temperature on February 17, 1974 was between 0.7 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (20%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
    • February 17 » Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter.
    • March 29 » NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury.
    • May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
    • August 1 » Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
    • September 12 » Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
    • November 13 » Ronald DeFeo, Jr. murders his entire family in Amityville, Long Island in the house that would become known as The Amityville Horror.


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