Jasper County IL Archives Biographies.....Richardson, Frank D. 1838 - 
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Author: Lake City Publishing Co.

FRANK D. RICHARDSON, one of the substantial farmers of Wade Township, Jasper
County, residing on section 16, has been a resident of this community since
1869. He was born in Warren County, Ohio, January 10, 1838. His father, Nathan
Richardson, was a native of Massachusetts, as was also his grandfather, Asa
Richardson. The latter removed with his family to Ohio in 1794. He afterward
started on a trip to New Orleans, but as no trace of him conld ever be fonnd, he
is supposed to have been murdered. Nathan Richardson went with his parents to
the-Buckeye State, but afterward returned to Massachusetts with his mother and
remained with her until a lad of twelve years. He then went to Cincinnati, Ohio,
which at that time was a village. His father had purchased land in that
vicinity, which tract is now in the heart of the city. Nathan Richardson there
grew to manhood, and in early life learned the carpenter's trade, at which he
worked for some time. Removing to Lebanon he there followed carpentering. He
married Rebecca Boothby, a daughter of Esquire Boothby, one of the early
settlers of Ohio, who removed to that State from New Jersey. After his marriage,
Mr. Richardson located upon a farm in Warren County, where he reared his family
and spent the last years of his life. His death occurred about 1863. His wife
survived him for a number of years and passed away in 1879, at the advanced age
of seventy-nine years.

  Frank D. Richardson is the youngest of a family of four sons and two
daughters, who grew to mature years. Two sons and two daughters are yet living:
Dr. N. S., a practicing physician of Macon City, Mo.; Nancy, wife of Dr. W. G.
Brant, of Springfield, Ohio; Martha and Frank.

  The subject of this sketch passed the days of his boyhood and youth in the
usual manner of farmer lads. He acquired a good education in the public schools
and in the National Normal at Lebanon, Ohio, completing a course in the latter
institution in 1858. He then engaged in teaching school in Warren County, and
after coming to Illinois  he also taught for several terms. On the 1st of
December, 1860, he was united in marriage with Miss E. A. Weir, a native of
Warren County, and a daughter of Philip and Sarah Weir, who are numbered among
the pioneer settlers of that locality. Two children have been born of this
union: Mamie, wife of Frank S. Shup, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this
volume; and Jessie, wife of J. C. Davidson, a substantial farmer of Wade Township.

  During the late war, Mr. Richardson enlisted in the service of his country in
the spring of 1864 as a member of the Thirteenth Ohio Cavalry. He joined his
command at Petersburgh, Va., and remained at the front until the close of the
war. He was never wounded, but was injured by the fall of his horse and
permanently disabled. He enlisted as a private, but bravery and meritorious I
conduct won for him promotion to the rank of First Lieutenant. He was mustered
out at Columbus, Ohio, and was discharged from the service in August, 1865.

  After his discharge Mr. Richardson returned to his home in Ohio, and there
remained until the spring of 1869, when he came to Jasper County, Ill. He
located on land which he had previously purchased, and which has since been his
home. He first bought three hundred acres, two hundred and eighty acres in the
home farm and twenty acres of timber in another tract. He broke and fenced the
entire amount and opened up a farm, which is now under a high state of
cultivation and well improved. It is pleasantly and conveniently located, and is
one of the valuable and desirable farms of the township. Mr. Richardson has
since purchased other lands, and has improved another farm, and is numbered
among the leading and progressive agriculturists of Jasper County.

  Our subject takes quite an active interest in politics, but has never been an
aspirant for office, preferring to devote his time and attention to his business
interests. He cast his first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and
has supported each Presidential nominee of the Republican party since that time.
He is a warm advocate of Republican principles. Socially, he is a member of the
Newton Grand Army Post. He was a faithful soldier to his country during the late
war, and is alike true to every duty of citizenship and to every private trust.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson is the abode of hospitality. They are highly
esteemed for their many excellencies of character, and in social circles they
hold an enviable position.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties
Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co.
1893


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