Hopkins Co. TX - Harom Richers

Submitted by:  June E. Tuck <jparks@neto.com>

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From the historical files of June E. Tuck, who does not validate or
dispute any historical facts in the article.

Harom Richers

By Eli Hargrave

Harom Richers, son of John Richers, is a native of Germany, born in the
Province of Hanover, near its capitol, Hanover. He was the youngest of
three children, two boys and one girl. His mother died when he was born
in October 1868, and in 1870, his father came to America and settled at
Galveston, Texas. Harom remained in Germany till he was ten years of age,
when his father sent for him, bringing him to America and uniting him
with the family at Galveston, his brother and sister having come to the
father two years previous to this time. Here they remained for a time,
the elder brother and sister making their home there. Harmon came to
North Texas in 1889 and worked the first two years at or near Sulphur
Bluff on the farm of I. Monroe Dawson. He afterwards worked on the farm
of Alvin Gregg, and there is where I first knew him. He afterwards moved
to Sulphur Springs where he labored for many years as shoemaker and shoe
cobbler. In 1900, when the Galveston flood came, his brother was a member
of the Galveston police force, was married and had two children. He with
his family and sister, with their home and all their belongings, were
drowned and destroyed in this storm. Harmon never heard from them again.
He is the only surviving member of his immediate family, though he has
one cousin living at Bay City, Texas. Mr. Richers never married. He
enjoys distinction and rank of a 32nd Degree Mason - K. C. C. H. (Knight
Commander of the Court of Honor,) being a member since 1900.