History of Allen and Woodson counties, Kansas : embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county . , many years agoand it was her last sickness that brought her oldest child, our subject, tothe vState, August 4, 1875. December 24, 1878, Mr. Richeson was married in lola by Judge Boydto Roena Wright, a daughter of Amos Wright. The Wrights came toAllen County from McLean County, Illinois, in 1869. The Richesonsfinally located on State street where Johnny purchased a small amount of
History of Allen and Woodson counties, Kansas : embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county . , many years agoand it was her last sickness that brought her oldest child, our subject, tothe vState, August 4, 1875. December 24, 1878, Mr. Richeson was married in lola by Judge Boydto Roena Wright, a daughter of Amos Wright. The Wrights came toAllen County from McLean County, Illinois, in 1869. The Richesonsfinally located on State street where Johnny purchased a small amount ofproperty and erected a modest dwelling. His surplus earnings were de-voted to the improvement of and betterment of his home and when he C^V»=L.^t,/^-M_/ ^AxOa-ft-M,, WOODSON countie:;, kansas. 403 February 16, it;oo, his family was provided with the means to straightenup all his affairs and to secure them against the storms of adversity. Mr. and Mrs. Richesons children are; Louie, Charles A., Harry A.,Lydia E., Warner A., Addie D., Oril L., William E. and Thelma Richeson. When Johnn\ Richeson died he was a member of the Select Friendsand of the Odd Fellows. It is the custom for the latter order to bury theirdead, but, at his request, the order was not permitted to contribute morethan its attendance at his obsequies. It was his disposition to be inde-pendent and to permit no one to put him under obligation to them. Hedesired to give full value for all he received and if he could not do this hedeclined assistance. A/riSS FRANCES WILSON—Fifteen years of public service is sufficient--^-*- to establish the good name of the person whose name introducesthis review. It is an ample guaranty of all the elements whic
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