Alpheus Wilmer Richardson ²

   FamilySearch ID: GPJK-287.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 20 Feb 1899 in Larned, Pawnee, KS, USA. ²

2. Census in 1900 in Larned, Pawnee, KS, USA. ⁴ The 1900 census recorded renting his home: Alpheus W. Richardson, typesetter, 30, born Aug 1870 in West Virginia, living with Hattie M., 28, May 1872, born in Indiana, and Wilson A., 5, Sept 1895, born in Kansas. They were married for 6 years and had birthed 1 child by 1900. Alpheus' father was from Pennsylvania and mother from Virginia. Hattie's parents were from Ohio.

3. Census in 1905 in Barnard, Lincoln, KS, United States. ⁵ The 1905 Kansas State Census recorded renting a farm home in Barnard city: A. W. Richardson, 34, living with wife H. M., 30, and Allen, 10.

4. Newspaper: The National Field, 31 May 1906, Salina, Saline, KS. ⁶ The body of Mrs. Al. W. Richardson, who died Thursday night, was shipped to Cabool, Mo., yesterday for interment. It was accompanied to that place by Mr. Richrdson. It was planned by Mr. Richardson and his wife to make that place their future home before her death, and he will reside there hereafter.

5. Newspaper: Lincoln Sentinel, 24 Sep 1908, Lincoln, Lincoln, KS, United States. ¹ Alpheus Richardson, of Lincoln, Kansas, and Anna Rich, of Blue Hills, Kansas, were united in marriage by the Rev. Geo. Bornsehlegel, September 16, at the German Baptist church near the brides residence. Mr. Richardson is an old settler of Lincoln county, Miss Rich resided at Blue Hills, Mitchell county, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are now located in the north part of our city. The Sentinel joins with their many friends in congratulations.

6. Census in 1910 in Elkhorn Township, Lincoln, Kansas, United States. ⁷ The 1910 census recorded renting a home: Alphus Richardson, farmer, 39, living with wife Anna, 27, and son Allen, 14. Alphus had been married twice and to Anna for 2 years, it being her first marriage. Anna was the mother of 1 child who was no longer living. Alphus and his mother were born in Virginia and his father in Pennsylvania. Anna and her parents were born in Germany. Allen was born in Kansas, his father in Virginia, and mother in Indiana.

7. Obituary: Lincoln Republican: obituary of Alphus W. Richardson on 27 Apr 1916 in Lincoln, Lincoln, KS, United States. ³ Alphus W. Richardson was bom at Shelby Springs, West Virginia, August 24, 1870 and died in Lincoln, Kansas, April 19, 1916, aged forty five years, seven months and twenty four days. He came to Kansas in 1883 and had lived in and around Lincoln nearly all this time and was well and favorably known. He had many friends, being of a social and conversational disposi tion. He was a member of the Lincoln band for a number of years. For several months past he had been in poor health and finally decided that it was necessary to undergo an operation. The operation was performed and he survived but a few hours. He leaves to mourn his departure a wife, two children, one brother and numerous friends. The community join in extending their sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Alpheus married Hattie May Allen, daughter of Wilson D. Allen and Almina Beecher, on 14 Mar 1894 in , Riley, Kansas, United States. (Hattie May Allen was born in May 1872 in Jefferson Twp., Miami, IN, died on 24 May 1906 in Salina, Saline, KS ⁸ and was buried on 31 May 1906 in Cabool, Texas, MO, United States ⁶.)

Alpheus next married Anna Christina Reich on 16 Sep 1908 in Lincoln, Lincoln, KS, United States.¹ (Anna Christina Reich was born on 31 Jul 1882 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany,⁹ died on 26 Mar 1970 in Lincoln, Lincoln, KS, United States ⁹ and was buried in 1970 in Lincoln Cemetery, Lincoln, Kansas, United State ⁹.)