Freeman Richardson and Rebecka Smith

Citing this biography: Boyd, Michelle, "Freeman Richardson and Rebecka Smith," article, Olive and Eliza, last accessed [current date]."

Freeman Richardson was born 5 July 1802 in New York to Hill Richardson and Sarah Lee.

Freeman married Rebecca Smith in 1830. Rebecca was born 31 January 1808  in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts to Ebenezer Smith Jr. and Keziah Elmore. Erastus Ranney Ellis said, “She was a noble woman, partaking freely of the ‘Smith’ blood, and was a devoted Christian of the Baptist faith.” She moved with her parents and siblings to Chautauqua county, New York in the fall of 1816. According to Andrew Young, the Smiths “moved with two yoke of oxen on one wagon. [Ebenezer] moved in with Jeduthan Smith, a relative, till a cabin of rudest style was built.”

The family of Freeman Richardson lived in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York in 1840, between the families of Elijah Woods and the families of Hill Richardson and Ami Richardson. In 1850, they were still living in Stockton, next to Freeman’s parents, Hill and Sarah. Freeman was listed in the census as a farmer. The Richardsons moved to North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1854. In 1860, they were living in Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin, where Freeman was a farmer.

Freeman died 15 February 1868 in Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin of scrofula. He wrote his will 20 January 1868. He left five dollars to each of his children and the residue to his widow, Rebecca, and made her his executrix. Rebecca gave bond on 27 May 1868 and the will was proved 6 July 1868 (received for record 12 November 1868). Freeman left an estate of $400 with no debts.

Rebecca died 16 May 1887 in North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin of "jaunders" (jaundice). They are both buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Freeman and Rebecca’s children are:

1 Melissa Richardson, married -- Douglas, resided in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana in 1868, died in 1876.
Very little is currently known about Melissa. She appears in the Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis as a child of Freeman and Rebecca with a death date of 1876. A Melissa Douglas, living in "Helena City, Montana," appears as one of the children of Freeman Richardson in his probate records. Presumably, Douglas was her married name.
It may be worth noting that an 1868 city directory for Helena shows the following entries: a "DOUGLAS J. L., artist, Main Street" and a "Douglas M. M., Ill., milliner, Bridge Street." Whether either of these two are connected to Melissa or to each other is not known. The milliner could potentially be Melissa as the initials are M. M. and women in this era could work as milliners. However, the inclusion of "Ill." (Illinois) is a mystery. Could this be a different person than Melissa? Or could Melissa have left New York and lived in Illinois before coming to Montana? Therefore, it is possible that Melissa was the Bridge Street milliner but it is not conclusive.
If M. M. Douglas was indeed Melissa, she lived and/or worked in an eye-raising location. On Helena, Montana history site, a caption for a photo (shown below) of Bridge Street includes the following information: "By the 1870s, this was the heart of Helena's red-light district." (Baird, Kennon (curator), "Old South Main: Early Views of Helena," Helena As She Was: An Open History Resource for Montana's Capital City, http://www.helenahistory.org/early_city_views.htm, last accessed 17 Sep 2021.)
Photo of Bridge Street, Helena in the 1860s
"Bridge Street, 1860s, looking
east from the Gulch. By the
1870s, this was the heart of
Helena's red-light district.
Bridge St. was renamed State
St. in 1889." (from Old Main
Street: Early Views of Helena)

Husband: -- Douglas.
 
2
 Jasper Richardson, born 9 Jun 1832 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York and settled in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin in 1854, spending the winter in the woods, then moved to Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1855. He married Mamre Holmes 11 Jan 1859 in Wisconsin. He was a farmer. Jasper resided in La Crosse county, Wisconsin in 1868, moved to Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin after his wife's death (where he lived in his daughter Bertha's home), died 24 Mar 1918 in Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin (at Bertha's home), and was buried Mar 26 at Onalaska City Cemetery, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin (next to Mamre). He was a Republican and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In a biographical sketch, it was said that Jasper had “the reputation of being a useful and law-abiding citizen and an intelligent and thoroughly posted man on all public matters…[he] has always been interested in the cause of religion and morality. He is a frank and jovial gentleman, kind, hospitable and charitable, and one whom it does one good to meet. Personally and in every private relation and duty of life he has been liberal, generous and high minded, and he is the soul of true honor and unbounded greatness of heart. He has the instinct and training of the true gentleman; his life has been full of kind deeds, and it can truly be said of him that he never violated a friendship nor forgot a kind action done him.”

Wife: Mamre Holmes, b. 1837 in Oswego county, New York to John and Mary Holmes, d. Oct 1899, “a woman whose kindly heart have won her a host of friends.”

Children: Bertha Almeda Richardson (married Herman E. Kinney), Herbert Franklin Richardson, Elmer Richardson, Flora Richardson (d. young), and Squire Freeman Richardson (d. young).
 
3 Matilda Richardson, born Mar 1832 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, married Nelson Cyrus, buried 15 Mar in Onalaska City Cemetery, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, a farmer), resided in Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska in 1868, Spring Creek, Johnson, Nebraska in 1870, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1880, Tomah, Monroe, Wisconsin in 1892, and Onalaska in 1900, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1913, and Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915 and 1917, died 28 Mar 1917 in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin (at her sister Florilla's home). The 1900 census records that Nelson and Matilda had been married 55 years, which would be about 1845, but that would have made Matilda 13 at the time of her marriage, which is unlikely.

Husband: Nelson Cyrus, b. May 1828 in Maryland (near Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland), arrived at La Crosse county, Wisconsin 2 Aug 1850, d. 14 Mar 1913 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin (at his home at 1013 Clinton Street).

No children.
 
4 Amanda Richardson, born May 1837 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, married William Purdy, living in Irwin, Barton, Missouri in 1917 (when sister Matilda died).

Husband: William Purdy, b. Sep 1824 in Scotland, immigrated to the US in 1826, farm hand in 1870, farmer in 1900) in about 1856, resided in La Crosse county, Wisconsin in 1868.

No children.
 
5 Squire Freeman Richardson, born 1841 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York. Squire married 1) Caroline E. Devol and 2) Catherine Manning 17 August 1892 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, convicted of counterfeiting in 1888, died 9 Aug 1906 probably in or near Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, buried 19 Aug 1906 at Cassadaga Cemetery, Stockton (next to his first wife, Carrie).

Wife 1: Caroline E. Devol, born in 1844 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island to Thomas Russell Devol and Emily Frances Munroe, resided in Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1868, died in 1889 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York.

Wife 2: Catherine Manning.

Children (by Carrie): William Henry Richardson (alias William Henry Boyd) and Julia F. Richardson.
 
6 Myra Richardson, born 28 Sep 1843 (year given as 1841 on death certificate) in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, resided in Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska in 1868, married James W. Walters in about 1871, living in Irwin, Barton, Missouri in 1917 (when sister Matilda died), died 24 Feb 1936 in Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, buried 26 Feb 1936 (next to James) in Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, Vernon, Missouri.

Husband: James W. Walters, b. 24 Dec 1837 in Ohio to William Walters and Eliza Blair, died 31 Dec 1914 in Irwin, Barton, Missouri, buried 3 Jan 1915, a farmer.

Children: Mirtel Walters, Lenna Walters, Everett Walters, Ralph Walters, and Charles A. Walters.
 
7 Florilla Richardson, born Apr 1848 in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York, married Matthew William Gear in 5 Oct 1864 in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, resided in Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1868, worked at a mill in 1880, living in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1917 (when her sister Matilda died at her home), died 14 Jun 1939 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California (while visiting her daughter), buried 19 Jun next to William in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.

Husband: Matthew William Gear, b. Feb 1843 in Yeovil, Somerset, England to Jonathan and Jane Gear, bp. 9 Apr 1843 in North Perrott, Somerset, England, immigrated to the US in 1856, often called William, died 12 Jan 1923 in Los Angeles county, California, a farmer in 1870, carpenter in 1880, gardener in 1905, worked at a shades and draperies company in 1921

Children: Elsie E. Gear, Ella M. Gear, and Edna L. Gear.
 
8 Unknown child, born in Stockton, Chautauqua, New York but not named as one of Freeman's heirs in 1868. Sketches on this family state that Freeman and Rebecca had eight children but only seven have been positively identified. Secondary sources identify a son Miray. A Miray was listed as an 8-year-old male in the 1850 census. However, this could easily have been the then 7-year-old Myra, who does not appear elsewhere on that census, and the census taker may have mistakenly put an M, instead of an F.
 

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Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis

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Rebecca Smith, born 1808, married Freeman Richardson in 1830. In 1854 they removed to LaCrosse, Wis., where Mrs. R. now lives. Mr. Richardson died in 1868. Their children were: Melissa, died in 1876; Matilda, Jasper, Squire, and Florilla. The last-named married Wm. Gear, and now resides in LaCrosse and has three children, Elsie, Ella, and Edna Gear. Mrs. Rebecca Richardson now lives with her daughter, Mrs. Gear.

Page 405:
Rebecca, dau. of Ebenezer, Jr., married Freeman Richardson. They had eight children, all born in Stockton. They emigrated to North La Crosse, Wis., about 1855. The husband died there, about 1865, and she in 1887. Most of her family are settled in that vicinity. She was a noble woman, partaking freely of the ‘Smith’ blood, and was a devoted Christian of the Baptist faith.
 
Source: Ellis, Erastus Ranney, Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis, the First Settler of Ashfield, Mass., and His Descendants, Detroit, MI: W. Graham, 1888.



History of Chautauqua County, New York

Ebenezer Smith, Jr., from Mass., in the fall of 1816, settled on the west side of Cassadaga creek, 2 m. below the lake, on lot 6. He came in company with David Whittemore and Philip Phillips grandfather of the Messrs. Phillips, now at Cassadaga. His family consisted of himself, wife, four sons, and three daughters. They moved with two yoke of oxen on one wagon. He moved in with Jeduthan Smith, a relative, till a cabin of rudest style was built. It was roofed with rafters, with poles called ribs, running crosswise, on which rough shingles four feet long, rived out of pine trees, were laid; and probably, as was usually done, without being nailed, but fastened with heavy poles, called “weight-poles” laid across. Succeeding the “cold summer,” grain was scarce and high; his wheat costing $2 per bushel, and corn $1; and his cattle were wintered on browse. His children were Aaron, Quartus, Fidelia, Gerry, Rebecca, Ebenezer, and Kezia, all of whom attained the age of majority, and all came to Stockton. The daughters were married, as follows: Fidelia to Elijah Woods; Rebecca to Freeman Richardson; Kezia to Arunah Richardson.
 
Source: Young, Andrew W., History of Chautauqua County, New York, Buffalo, NY: Matthews & Warren, 1875, p. 568.



Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin

JASPER RICHARDSON.—For many years, or since locating in La Crosse county, Mr. Richardson has enjoyed the reputation of being a useful and law-abiding citizen and an intelligent and thoroughly posted man on all public matters. He was born near Jamestown, Chautauqua county, New York, June 9, 1832, a son of Freeman Richardson, and grandson of Hill Richardson, a soldier of the war of 1812. Freeman Richardson was married to Rebecca Smith, who was born at Ashfield, Massachusetts, in 1808. She was eight years of age when her father moved to New York State, and in that State she was educated and grew to womanhood. Her parents were Ebenezer and Keziah (Elder) Smith, and her paternal grandfather was Rev. Caleb Smith, a prominent Baptist minister of the East for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson came to La Crosse county, Wisconsin, in 1854, and were residents of Campbell township until their deaths, the father dying at the age of sixty-six years and the mother at the age of seventy-nine, in North La Crosse. Of a family of eight children born to them, the following are living: Jasper, Matilda, of Tomah, Wisconsin; Amanda, wife of William Purdy, of Barton county, Missouri; Squire F., of Chautauqua county, New York; Myra, wife of James Walters, of Missouri; and Florilla, wife of William Gear, of North La Crosse.
 
Jasper Richardson was reared and educated in his native county, but in 1854 went to Janesville, Wisconsin, and spent winter in the woods. He purchased present farm of forty-two acres in 1870, on this he has a comfortable residence out-buildings, besides which he owns acres of very valuable land near La Crosse. His farm is located three miles from Onalaska, and being so near La Crosse is considerable money.
 
He was married November 21 1859, to Miss M. Holmes, a woman whose and kindly heart have won her a host of friends. She was born in Oswego county, New York, and when six years of age taken by her parents to Ohio, and in came with them to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The family came to La Crosse county in 1854, but the father died in Fillmore county, Minnesota, when sixty-seven years of age, having been a soldier in the war of 1812. The mother was called from life in Lake county, Dakota, at the age of seventy-nine. They reared a large family of sons and daughters. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Richardson: Bertha Almeda, Herbert Franklin and Elmer. Two children are deceased: Flora, who died at the age of seven years, and Squire Freeman, at the age of two years and eleven months.
 
Politically Mr. Richardson is a Republican. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; has been class leader, and has always been interested in the cause of religion and morality. He is a frank and jovial gentleman, kind, hospitable and charitable, and one whom it does one good to meet. Personally and in every private relation and duty of life he has been liberal, generous and high minded, and he is the soul of true honor and unbounded greatness of heart. He has the instinct and training of the true gentleman; his life has been full of kind deeds, and it can truly be said of him that he never violated a friendship nor forgot a kind action done him.

Source: Biographical History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1892, pgs. 474-5.



History of Crawford County, Iowa

Excerpt from a sketch on John Lee Richardson:
The paternal grandfather of our subject was Hill Richardson, a native of Massachusetts. He was a farmer and a soldier of the war of 1812. His wife was Sallie Lee, and they had eight children: Ammi, Nathan, William, Areuna, John, Freeman, Louisa, and Cynthia.

Source: History of Crawford County, Iowa, Vol. II, Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911.



History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin

M. W. GEAR,  farmer, residence North La Crosse is a native of Somerset, Eng., born in 1843. His father Jonathan Gear came to the United States in 1844, settled in Waukesha Co., Wis., and died there in 1847. Mr Gear came to La Crosse County with his mother in 1856, lived in Bangor  five years; then followed farming till 1874, when he came to the city. He was married in 1865; at Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis., to Lorilla Richardson.  Her father, Freeman Richardson was a native of New York; came to Wisconsin in 1850, and died Feb 13 1868, 65 years old.  Her mother who was a native of Franklin Co., Mass., is still living in La Crosse, at the age of 73. Mr. and Mrs. Gear have three children Elsie E, Ella M, and Edna L.  Mr. Gear is now one of the Justices of the Fifth Ward.

Source: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1881, p. 755.


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North Perrott, Somerset, England

Baptismal record of Matthew William Gear
Baptism,
Matthew Willm. Gear,
9 April 1843,
page 51

Source: Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Reference Number: D\P\per/2/1/6; Year Range: 1813-1873; Ancestry.com. Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Anglican Parish Registers. Somerset Archives & Local Studies, South West Heritage Trust, Taunton, England.


Name:    Matthew William Gear
Registration Year:    1843
Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district:    Yeovil
Parishes for this Registration District:    View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County:    Somerset
Volume:    10
Page:    576

Source: FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Database Copyright © 1998-2003 Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall.


German Methodist Church, Dunkirk, New York

Name Date Residence Spouse
Richardson, Freeman
 08/17/92 Dunkirk, NY Catherine Manning
Manning, Catherine
 08/17/92 Dunkirk, NY Squire Freeman Richardson

Source: "Marriages recorded at German Methodist Church in Dunkirk, NY," Chautauqua Genealogist, Vol. 15, No. 2, May 1992.


Name:                     RICHARDSON, SQUIRE FREEMAN 46
Event:                      M
Date:                       08/17/92
Residence:             DUNKIRK, NY
Church/Clergy:      J HAGEN
Other Information: TO CATHERINE MANNING 19
Witnesses:                BARBARA PRITZMAN, ANNA JUHRE

Name:                      RICHARDSON, WILLIAM HENRY [26]
Event:                       M
Date:                        05/09/90
Residence:              DUNKIRK, NY
Church/Clergy:       G BOBILIN
Other Information:  TO MARIA SOUCIER 20 AT THE PARSONAGE
Witnesses:                JOSEPH SOUCIER, JULIA SOUCIER

Barris, Lois and Norwood, The German Methodist Church of Dunkirk 1855 - 1909, http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/5214, retrieved 1 Oct 2017.


Wisconsin Marriages

groom's name: Jasper Richardson
groom's birthplace: Chanta... Co., New York, USA
bride's name: S. Holmes
marriage date: 11 Jan 1859
marriage place: Wisconsin
groom's father's name: Freman Richardson
groom's mother's name: Rebecca Richardson
bride's father's name: John Holmes
bride's mother's name: Mary Holmes
groom's race: White
bride's race: White
indexing project (batch) number: M01092-6
system origin: Wisconsin-EASy
source film number: 1292003
reference number: Item 2 No. 00120

Source: "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRPX-5X2, retrieved 7 Oct 2012.


Name:    Matthew W. Gear
Spouse:    Florilla S. Richardson
Marriage Date:    5 Oct 1864
County:    Monroe
State:    WI

Source: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Wisconsin Marriages, 1835-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.


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Missouri

Death certificate for Myra Walters
Myra Walters,
24 February 1936
Death certificate for James Walters
James Walters,
31 December 1914

Source: Missouri Death Certificates, Missouri Secretary of State, http://www.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/deathcertificates/, accessed 25 November 2018.


Wisconsin

Name:    Rebecca Richardson
Death Date:    16 May 1887
Death Place:    La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Volume:    01
Page Number:    0228
Reel:    043
Image:    0678
Sequence Number:    320130

Source: Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, Deaths, 1820-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division, Wisconsin Historical Society. Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives.


name: Rebecca Richardson
gender: Female
death date: 16 May 1887
death place: North La Crosse, Wisconsin
age: 79
birth date: 31 Jan 1808
birthplace: Ashfield, Mass.
race: White
marital status: Married
spouse's name: Freeman Richardson
father's name: Ebenezer Smith
mother's name: Kegiah
 
indexing project (batch) number: B06551-1
system origin: Wisconsin-EASy
source film number: 1310191
reference number: p 228 cn 680

Source: "Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968", https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLHN-S8N, retrieved 11 Feb 2013.


California

Name:    Florilla Gear
Birth Year:    abt 1848
Death Date:    14 Jun 1939
Age at Death:    91
Death Place:    Santa Clara, California, USA

Name:    Mathew W Gear
Birth Year:    abt 1844
Death Date:    12 Jan 1923
Age at Death:    79
Death Place:    Los Angeles, California, USA

Source: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California.


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Obituaries

Obituary of Nelson Cyrus
"Pioneer Resident
Answers Summons"
(Nelson Cyrus),
The La Crosse Tribune
(La Crosse, Wisconsin),
Saturday 15 March
1913
Obituary of Mrs. Nelson Cyrus
Mrs. Nelson Cyrus,
The La Crosse Tribune
(La Crosse, Wisconsin),
Friday 30 May 1917
Obituary of Jasper Richardson
Jasper Richardson,
The La Crosse Tribune
(La Crosse, Wisconsin),
Wednesday 27 March
1918
Obituary of Mrs. Bertha Kinney
Mrs. Bertha Kinney,
The La Crosse Tribune
(La Crosse, Wisconsin),
Tuesday 2 June 1959
Obituary of Mrs. Florilla Gear
"Pilgrim
Descendant
to Be Laid to Rest"
(Mrs. Florilla Gear),
The Los Angeles
Times
(Los Angeles,
California),
Sunday 18 June 1939
Note: Florilla,
through her mother
Rebecca, was a
descendant of
Rev. Henry Smith
but he was not a
passenger on the
Mayflower.

RICHARDSON Freeman                            15 FEB 1868        FC 11 MAR 1868
In LaCross WI, formerly of Stockton, ae abt 67 yr

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Fredonia Censor Death Notices 1819-1899, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Fredonia%20Censor%20Death%20Notices%201819-1899%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 457.


Squire's 1888 New York Conviction

Article on the arrest of Squire Richardson for counterfeiting
"Counterfeiters
Arrested,"
Dunkirk Observer
Journal (Dunkirk,
New York),
21 Nov 1888.
Article about the arrest of a gang of counterfeiters, including Squire
"Counterfeiters,"
The Buffalo
Commercial
(Buffalo, New York),
21 Nov 1888.
Article about the counterfeiting crimes of Squire's gang
"Counterfeiters
Arrested,"
Watertown Daily
Times (Watertown,
New York),
21 Nov 1888, p. 1.
Article on the arrest and Squire being jailed separately
"Gang of
Counterfeiters
Arrested,"
Dunkirk Observer
Journal (Dunkirk,
New York),
22 Nov 1888.
Article with more details about the counterfeiting
"The Arrest of the
Counterfeiters,"
Dunkirk Observer
Journal (Dunkirk,
New York),
22 Nov 1888.
Article on the arrest of Squire's gang
"Another Gang,"
Buffalo Weekly
Express (Buffalo,
New York),
21 Nov 1888.
Article on the arrest and arraignment of Squire and Henry "Melton"
"The Counterfeiting
Gang,"
The Buffalo Times
(Buffalo, New York),
22 Nov 1888.
Article about Squire and others' arrests
"Seven Expert
Counterfeiters
Arrested,"
New York Tribune
(Manhattan, New
York),
22 Nov 1888.
Article on a little of Squire's background
"The King of the
Counterfeiters,"
Dunkirk Observer
Journal (Dunkirk,
New York),
23 Nov 1888.
Article with more information on the arrests
"Counterfeiters
Caught,"
Daily Leader
(Gloversville, New
York),
23 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's guilty plea, sentencing, and refusal to "squeal"
"Squire Richardson
Guilty,"
Buffalo Evening
News (Buffalo,
New York),
24 Nov 1888.
Article on the Squire's sentencing
"Quick Work with
'Squire' Richardson,"
The Buffalo
Commercial
(Buffalo, New York),
24 Nov 1888.
Article about Squire's sentencing
"Sentenced at
Auburn,"
Watertown Daily
Times (Watertown,
New York),
24 Nov 1888, p. 1.
Article on Squire's sentencing
"Four Years for a
Counterfeiter,"
New York Times
(New York City,
New York),
25 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's sentence of four years
"He Would Not
Squeal,"
Buffalo Morning
Express and
Illustrated Buffalo
Express (Buffalo,
New York),
25 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's sentence of four years and a fine and his refusal to give more information
"A Counterfeiter
Gets Four Years,"
The Buffalo Sunday
Morning News
(Buffalo, New York),
25 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's sentencing
"A Coiner
Confesses,"
The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle (Brooklyn,
New York),
25 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's court appearance and an interview with Squire
"One Counterfeiter
Arrested,"
Dunkirk Observer
Journal (Dunkirk,
New York),
26 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's sentencing
"Four Years for Counterfeiting,"
The Post Star
(Glen Falls, New
York),
26 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire pleading guilty and being sentenced
Article on Squire
pleading guilty and
being sentenced,
Westfield
Republican
(Westfield, New
York),
28 Nov 1888.
Article on the counterfeiting crimes and arrest of Squire Richardson
"Counterfeiters
Captured,"
Olean Democrat
(Olean, New York),
29 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's arraignment and sentencing
Article on Squire's
arraignment and
sentencing,
The Plattsburgh
Sentinel (Plattsburgh,
New York),
30 Nov 1888.
Article on Squire's sentencing
Article on Squire's
sentencing,
The Sun and the Erie
County Independent
(Hamburg, New York),
30 Nov 1888.
Article of an interview of a counterfeiting expert, including his assessment of Squire's skill as very ordinary, if not clumsy
"Hunting Bad
Money,"
Buffalo Courier
(Buffalo, New York),
2 Dec 1888.
Article about a rumor that Squire engaged in making moonshine
Article about a
rumor that Squire
engaged in making
moonshine,
Olean Democrat
(Olean, New York),
6 Dec 1888.
Article on the finding of Squire's counterfeiting tools
Article on the
finding of
counterfeiting tools,
Olean Democrat
(Olean, New York),
13 Dec 1888.
Obituary of Pat Lyons, mentioning Squire's arrest as one of his accomplishments
"Pat Lyons Dead,"
Buffalo Morning
Express and
Illustrated Buffalo
Express
(Buffalo, New York),
26 Dec 1898.

Squire's 1893 New Mexico Conviction

Article on the Richardsons and Souziers’ trial and conviction of the men of the family
"The Counterfeiters,"
Santa Fe Daily New
Mexican (Santa Fe,
NM), 18 Sep 1893,p. 5.
Article on the prisoners to Santa Fe and the letter that had been intercepted
"For the Pen," Santa
Fe Daily New
Mexican (Santa Fe,
NM), 25 Sep 1893,
p. 5.
Article about the prisoners’ delivery at Santa Fe
Article on deputy
marshals delivering
the Richardsons and
Joseph Souzier to
the penitentiary,
Southwest Sentinel
(Silver City, NM),
10 Oct 1893, p. 5.

1903 Commitment of S. F. Richardson to the Insane Asylum

List of local hotel arrivals, including that of C. H. Haynes, Dr. O. W. Miller, and S. F. Richardson at the Claire
"Hotel Arrivals,"
Santa Fe Daily New
Mexican (Santa Fe,
New Mexico),
3 Sep 1903, p. 9.
Article on the commitment of S. F. Richardson to the insane asylum at Las Vegas, New Mexico
Article about the
commitment of
S. F. Richardson to
the Las Vegas, NM
insane asylum,
Santa Fe Daily New
Mexican (Santa Fe,
New Mexico),
3 Sep 1903, p. 6.
Article on the arrival of S. F. Richardson at the insane hospital
Article about
S. F. Richardson
being brought to
the Las Vegas, NM
insane hospital,
Las Vegas Daily
Optic (Las Vegas,
New Mexico),
4 Nov 1903, p. 9.

1906 Death and Burial of Squire Richardson

FULL NAME                      E  DATE            EVENT LOCATION   COMMENTS
RICHARDSON, SQUIRE   D  RECENTLY   ARIZONA                  REMAINS ARRIVE CASSADAGA (PROBABLY AUG 20) ACCOMPANIED BY DAU
PUBL DATE
AUG 22,1906

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Fredonia Censor 1900-1926, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Fredonia%20Censor%201900-1926%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 141.


RICHARDSON, S F D RECENTLY ALAMAGORDO, NM dauMRS J S MORGAN;sibs/MISSOURI,WISCONSIN;burCASSADAGA BESIDE WFE AUG 21,1906

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Dunkirk Observer 1906-1910, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Dunkirk%20Observer%201906-1910%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 110.


News items from Stockton, New York, including Squire's burial
Stockton News,
Buffalo Evening News
(Buffalo, New York),
21 Aug 1906.

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1840

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Households of Elijah Woods, Freeman Richardson, Hill Richardson, and Ami Richardson in 1840
Households:
Elijah Woods,
Freeman Richardson,
Hill Richardson,
Ami Richardson;
Year: 1840;
Census Place:
Stockton, Chautauqua,
New York;
Roll: 272;
Page: 245;
FHL Film: 0017182

Home in 1840 (City, County, State):    Stockton, Chautauqua, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:    1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:    1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:    1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:    2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:    1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:    1
Free White Persons - Under 20:    4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:    2
Total Free White Persons:    6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:    6

Source: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1850

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Household of Freeman Richardson in 1850
Households:
Freeman Richardson,
Hill Richison;
Roll: M432_485;
Page: 259B;
Image: 520;
Township: Stockton

Source: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1860

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Households of Freeman and Jasper Richardson in 1860
Household:
Freeman Richardson,
Jasper Richardson;
Roll: M653_1417;
Page: 79;
FHL Film: 805417;
City: Campbell

Source: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.


1870

North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of William Geer in 1870
Household:
William Geer;
Roll: M593_1721;
Page: 72A;
FHL Film: 553220;
Township: North La
Crosse

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Squire Richardson in 1870
Households:
William Purdy,
Joseph Richardson
[should probably
read Jasper
Richardson],
Squire Richardson;
Roll: M593_1721;
Page: 52A;
FHL Film: 553220;
Township: Campbell

Spring Creek, Johnson, Nebraska

Household of Nelsen Cyrus in 1870
Household:
Nelsen Cyrus;
Roll: M593_830;
Page: 64A;
FHL Film: 552329;
Township: Spring Creek

Source: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.


1880

La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of William Giar in 1880
Household: William
Giar;
Roll: 1432;
Pages: 595A-595B;
Enumeration District:
059;
Description: North
La Crosse;
Address: [115?]
Caledonia Street
Household of William Giar, continued
Household: William
Giar, continued

Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Nelson Cyrus in 1880
Household: Nelson
Cyrus;
Roll: 1432;
Page: 427B;
Enumeration District:
051;
Description: Onalaska
Household of Squire F. Richardson in 1880
Household:
Squire F. Richardson;
Year: 1880;
Census Place:
Onalaska, La Crosse,
Wisconsin;
Roll: 1432;
Page: 428D;
Enumeration District:
051

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Jasper Richerdson in 1880
Household:
Jasper Richerdson;
Roll: 1432;
Page: 352A;
Enumeration District:
046;
Description: Campbell
and Farmington

Doylesport, Barton, Missouri

Household of William Purdy in 1880
Household: Wm.
Purdy;
Roll: 673;
Page: 439C;
Enumeration District:
263;
Description: Doylesport
Township
Household of James Walters in 1880
Household: James
Walters;
Roll: 673;
Page: 440B;
Enumeration District:
263;
Description: Doylesport
Township

Source: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1900

Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Herman Kinney in 1900
Household: Herman
Kinney;
Page: 4;
Enumeration District:
0065;
FHL microfilm: 1241795;
Description: Hamilton
Town (pt)

Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Nilson Cyurs in 1900
Household: Nilson
Cyurs;
Page: 8;
FHL microfilm:
1241795;
Enumeration District:
0089;
Description: Onalaska
Town excluding
Onalaska City

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of William Gear in 1900
Household: William
Gear;
Page: 6;
Enumeration District:
0062;
FHL microfilm:
1241795;
Description: Campbell
Town excluding
LaCross City

Doylesport, Barton, Missouri

Household of William Purdy in 1900
Household: William
Purdy;
Page: 7;
Enumeration District:
0019;
FHL microfilm:
1240838;
Description:
Doylesport Township

Union, Barton, Missouri

Household of James W. Walters in 1900
Household: James W.
Walters;
Page: 3;
Enumeration District:
0028;
FHL microfilm:
1240838;
Description: Union
Township

Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.


1910

Hamilton, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Household of Herman E. Kinney in 1910
Household: Herman
E. Kinney;
Roll: T624_1716;
Page: 11B;
Enumeration District:
0095;
FHL microfilm: 1375729

Union, Barton, Missouri

Household of James W. Walters in 1910
Household: James
W. Walters;
Roll: T624_768;
Page: 1B;
Enumeration District:
0032;
FHL microfilm: 1374781

Source: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1920

Union, Barton, Missouri

Household of Myra Walters in 1920
Household: Myra
Walters;
Roll: T625_902;
Page: 7B;
Enumeration District:
38;
Description: Union
Township

Source: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.


1930

Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, California

Household of Odie L. Newell in 1930
Household: Odie L.
Newell;
Page: 1A;
Enumeration District:
0006;
FHL microfilm: 2339948;
Description:
Atascadero Township
(east part) and
Atascadero Village

Glendale, Los Angeles, California

Household of Lois V. Livingstone in 1930
Household: Lois V.
Livingston;
Page: 20B;
Enumeration District:
0978;
FHL microfilm: 2339862;
Description: Glendale
city (part)

Source: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.


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1875

Stockton, Chautauqua, New York

Squire Richardson household in 1875
Household:
Squire Richardson

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1875. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.


1892

Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York

Joseph T. Souzier and Squire Richardson households in 1892
Households:
Joseph T. Souzier,
Squire Richardson

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1892. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.


1905

Campbell, La Crosse, Wisconsin

William Gear household in 1905
Household: Wm. Gear
(the next neighbor,
"Melsan and Milda
Souvier" could possibly
be Nelson and Matilda
Cyrus)

Source: Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1892. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.


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Douglases in Helena, Montana in 1868
M. M. Douglas,
Helena, Montana
1868
Nelson Cyrus in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1913
Nelson Cyrus,
La Crosse, Wisconsin
1913
Mathilda Cyrus in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1915
Mathilda Cyrus
Waukesha, Wisconsin
1915
Mathilda Cyrus in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1917
Mathilda Cyrus
Waukesha, Wisconsin
1917
Matthew W. Gear in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1921
Matthew W. and
Florilla Gear
Waukesha, Wisconsin
1921
Matthew W. Gear in Glendale, California in 1923
Matthew W. and
Florilla Gear
Glendale, California
1923
Florella Gear in Burbank, California in 1937
Florella Gear,
Burbank, California
1937

Source: Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.


Nelson Cyrus, La Crosse county, Wisconsin, 10 Jun 1851, Military Warrant:

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Nelson Cyrus, Johnson county, Nebraska, 3 Jul 1873, Patent:

Click to view each item:



Source: United States. Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records. Automated Records Project; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2007.


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Florilla in La Angeles county, California in 1924
Mrs. Florilla Gear,
Los Angeles county,
California
1924

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Burial certificate for Freeman Richardson
Freeman
Richardson
Burial certificate for Rebecca Richardson
Rebecca
Richardson

Source: Burial certificates, Oak Grove Cemetery Association, copies of records found in the files of Darryl W. Boyd.


Undertaker's Ledger

M. W. Harrington, Cassadaga
...
Richardson, F. S.
8/9/1906
d. at NM; body was brought to Cassadaga 8/19/1906 9:38 AM accompanied by his daughter & husband J. S. Morgan & grandson; the body was met at depot by the hearse & conveyed to Cem.; the bearers were T. S. Richardson, L. Richardson, E. W. Phillips, Wm. Smith, A P. Woods, Aron Smith; myself offc. at grave
51

Source: Barris, Lois and Norwood, Undertaker's Ledger, https://chqgov.com/sites/default/files/document-files/2019-09/Cassadaga%20undertaker%201906-1913%20%28PDF%29.pdf, last accessed 29 March 2020, p. 4.

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Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Monument gravestone of Freeman and Rebecca Richardson
Monument of
Freeman and
Rebecca
Richardson
Photo credit: Darryl
W. Boyd
Closeup of the inscription for Freeman Richardson
Freeman Richardson
Photo credit: Darryl
W. Boyd
Closeup of the inscription for Rebecca Richardson
Rebecca Richardson
Photo credit: Darryl
W. Boyd

Onalaska City Cemetery, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Gravestone of Mamre, Jasper, and Elmer C. Richardson
Mamre Richardson
Elmer C. Richardson
Jasper Richardson
Photo credit:
RMunns, Findagrave
Gravestone of Nelson Cyrus
Nelson Cyrus
Photo credit:
RMunns, Findagrave

Cassadaga Cemetery, Cassadaga, Chautauqua, New York

Gravestone of Squire F. and Carrie E. (Devoll) Richardson
Squire F. Richardson,
Carrie E. (Devoll)
Richardson
Photo credit:
Michelle Boyd

Sheldon Cemetery, Sheldon, Vernon, Missouri

Gravestone of James W. and Myra Walters
Myra Walters
James W. Walters
Photo credit:
Thomas L. Harman,
Findagrave

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California

Gravestones of M. William Gear and Florilla Gear
M. William Gear
Florilla Gear
Photo credit:
Greg, Findagrave



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