Imperial-Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Richards, George Clifford 1864 - 
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Author: F. C. Farr (editor, 1918)

GEORGE CLIFFORD RICHARDS.—One of the commanding figures in the agricultural life
of Imperial County is George Clifford Richards. Coming to Imperial County in
December, 1907, when the country was a vast desert, he has seen a wonderful
transformation since it has been made a place of great productiveness and
wealth. Mr. Richards is the owner of one hundred acres of choice land in the
Southside Water Company No. 1, El Centro. He was born in Adams County, Illinois,
May 31, 1864, a son of John W. and Margaret (Potter) Richards. His parents were
among the early settlers in Illinois, having located in that state in 1836. The
Richards family is of old English descent and came to America before the
Revolutionary war. They settled first in Loudon County, Virginia, and later
moved to Illinois. Both parents are buried in Burton, Adams County, Illinois.
The subject of this review received his education in Adams County, and left high
school at the age of 18, and owing to his father's ill health he was obliged to
take charge of the home place. He remained at home ten years after his father's
death. Going to northwestern Nebraska for a time, Mr. Richards returned home,
where he spent seven years. He then removed to Trinidad, Colorado, where he
engaged in the feed business for four years. Disposing of his interests in
Colorado, Mr. Richards with his family went to Redondo Beach, and spent one year
there. He then brought horses to Imperial Valley for another party and after
being in the Valley for a year he purchased two hundred and forty acres, which
he has improved and which has been brought up to a high state of cultivation.
Mr. Richards erected substantial buildings and set out all the trees and
shrubbery around his place. He is a large grower of grain and cotton and deals
extensively in stock. Politically Mr. Richards is a Democrat. Fraternally he is
a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married at his wife's home place in Adams
County, Illinois, January 4, 1893, to Miss Emma Cate, daughter of Walter Cate.
Both Mrs. Richard's parents are deceased and buried in Columbus, Adams County,
Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Richards had three children: Mildred died in infancy;
Lawrence, born in Illinois, is now aged twenty-three and is now at home, and
Edith, born in Illinois, attending high school at Holtville.

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THE HISTORY
OF
IMPERIAL COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
EDITED BY
F. C. FARR

IN ONE VOLUME
ILLUSTRATED
Published by ELMS AND FRANKS
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 1918


Printed by Taylor & Taylor, San Francisco


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