William Samuel Richardson was the son of Naomi Elizabeth Riggs (1841-1872) and Homer R. Richardson (1838-1868). He was born at the family farm on Lightning Creek, Monmouth, Osage Township, Crawford County, Kansas.
Sam was only seven years old when his father died and ten years old when his mother died in May 1872. He and his younger sister, Lucy Amelia, were raised by their grandmother, Lucy C. (Kerr) Riggs, who had been recently widowed.
On June 30, 1887, he married Alice R. Angell (1867-1935) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. They had five children which all died as infants prior to 1901.
Known children:
• Naomi Florence (1890's-bef. 1900) age 3½
• Frank Orr (1892-1900) age 7
Sam died at the State Home in Fresno, California, of influenza during the world wide epidemic of influenza. He was a member of 'Woodman of the World'. The local Woodman of the World Lodge participated in his funeral service.
His wife, Alice also had influenza when Sam died and was unable to attend Sam's funeral, however she recovered.
Sam was only seven years old when his father died and ten years old when his mother died in May 1872. He and his younger sister, Lucy Amelia, were raised by their grandmother, Lucy C. (Kerr) Riggs, who had been recently widowed.
On June 30, 1887, he married Alice R. Angell (1867-1935) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. They had five children which all died as infants prior to 1901.
Known children:
• Naomi Florence (1890's-bef. 1900) age 3½
• Frank Orr (1892-1900) age 7
Sam died at the State Home in Fresno, California, of influenza during the world wide epidemic of influenza. He was a member of 'Woodman of the World'. The local Woodman of the World Lodge participated in his funeral service.
His wife, Alice also had influenza when Sam died and was unable to attend Sam's funeral, however she recovered.
William Samuel Richardson was the son of Naomi Elizabeth Riggs (1841-1872) and Homer R. Richardson (1838-1868). He was born at the family farm on Lightning Creek, Monmouth, Osage Township, Crawford County, Kansas.
Sam was only seven years old when his father died and ten years old when his mother died in May 1872. He and his younger sister, Lucy Amelia, were raised by their grandmother, Lucy C. (Kerr) Riggs, who had been recently widowed.
On June 30, 1887, he married Alice R. Angell (1867-1935) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. They had five children which all died as infants prior to 1901.
Known children:
• Naomi Florence (1890's-bef. 1900) age 3½
• Frank Orr (1892-1900) age 7
Sam died at the State Home in Fresno, California, of influenza during the world wide epidemic of influenza. He was a member of 'Woodman of the World'. The local Woodman of the World Lodge participated in his funeral service.
His wife, Alice also had influenza when Sam died and was unable to attend Sam's funeral, however she recovered.
Sam was only seven years old when his father died and ten years old when his mother died in May 1872. He and his younger sister, Lucy Amelia, were raised by their grandmother, Lucy C. (Kerr) Riggs, who had been recently widowed.
On June 30, 1887, he married Alice R. Angell (1867-1935) in Bakersfield, Kern County, California. They had five children which all died as infants prior to 1901.
Known children:
• Naomi Florence (1890's-bef. 1900) age 3½
• Frank Orr (1892-1900) age 7
Sam died at the State Home in Fresno, California, of influenza during the world wide epidemic of influenza. He was a member of 'Woodman of the World'. The local Woodman of the World Lodge participated in his funeral service.
His wife, Alice also had influenza when Sam died and was unable to attend Sam's funeral, however she recovered.
Gravesite Details
No headstone; however, he is listed in Union Cemetery records
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