James and Jane (Gilliland) Richardson, Black Hawk County, Iowa

THE

HISTORY

OF

BLACK HAWK COUNTY,

IOWA,

CONTAINING
A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, &c.

A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of it Volunteers
in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics,
Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men,
History of the Northwest, History of Iowa,
Map of Black Hawk County, Constitution
of the United States, Miscellaneous
Matters, &c.

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ILLUSTRATED
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CHICAGO:
WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY
1878

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Directory of Black Hawk County, pg. 488

RICHARDSON, JAMES, farmer, Sec. 12; born in Pittsfield, Mass., in 1822. Married Harriet A. Park in 1843; she was born in Chenango Co., N.Y., in 1824, and died in 1860; by this marriage they had three children -- Gleason P., Mary J. and George M. His present wife, Jane Gilliland, was born in Chenango Co., N.Y. in 1840, and they were married in 1865, and have two children -- Elmer and Hattie. Came to this county in 1867, and in 1868, settled on his present farm, cosisting of eighty acres, valued at $40 per acre. Are members of the Baptist Church.

Transcribed by Kate Maynard, 2008

Note from Kate: This book is available for reading or downloading from the Google Digitized Library. The book also contains maps that can be used to find the exact location of the Richardson farm.

James and Jane Gilliland Richardson lived on a farm in East Waterloo township, section 12.