John A. Richardson

1846 - 1911  (65 years)

• Name	John A. Richardson
  Birth	14 Jul 1846	Pittsburg, Van Buren, IA
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Dec 1911	Portland, Multnomah, OR
  Burial	Tigard, Washington, OR
  	Crescent Grove Cemetery Tigard, Washington County, Oregon Inscription: RICHARDSON Mary E. 1852-1914 John A. 1846-1911
  Person ID	I13130	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon "Sol" Richardson,   b. 27 Aug 1813, Burksville, Cumberland, KY d. 5 May 1888, East Butte, Washington, OR (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Trullinger,   b. 19 Apr 1823, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 24 Dec 1883, East Butte, Washington, OR (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Speake,   b. 2 Feb 1852, MO d. 26 Jun 1914, Portland, Multnomah, OR (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1878	Washington County, OR
  Children	1. Laura Estelle Richardson,   b. 20 Sep 1879, Tigard, Washington, OR d. 26 May 1958, Marion County, OR (Age 78 years) + 2. Clyde Speake Richardson,   b. 14 Sep 1880, Tigard, Washington, OR d. 9 Feb 1953, Portland, Multnomah, OR (Age 72 years)   3. Minnie Elizabeth Richardson,   b. 13 Apr 1890, Fulton, Multnomah, OR d. 24 Mar 1982, Multnomah County, OR (Age 91 years)   4. Charles Richardson,   b. 1897, OR d. Bef 1900 (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F13932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jul 1846 - Pittsburg, Van Buren, IA Marriage - 28 Mar 1878 - Washington County, OR Death - 9 Dec 1911 - Portland, Multnomah, OR Burial - - Tigard, Washington, OR  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John and Mary Richardson.
  		John A. Richardson
  		The old schoolhouse in the background was constructed in 1869 to replace the original log school in which members of the Solomon and George Richardson families received their early education. The photo shows Mrs. Mary E. Colby, who was a pupil in both schools, Mrs. Edith Tomlinson, Arcata, Calif., and Frank Mitchell, Biggs, Calif. Edith and Frank are daughter and son of Margarette Richardson Mitchell. The picture was taken about 1933. Frank died in September, 1939. (Photo courtesy richardsonfamily.homestead.com)

  
  

  Documents		Death Notice The Oregon Daily Journal Portland, Oregon · Sunday, December 17, 1911 Page 33
  		Funeral Notice The Oregon Daily Journal Portland, Oregon · Monday, December 11, 1911 Page 15

  
  

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• Notes

  John's middle name may well be Abraham in honor of his mother's father, Abraham Kidd Trullinger. John was a justice of the peace and member of the Portland Police Department. richardsonfamily.homestead.com richardsonfamily.homestead.com/John.html The John Richardson Family John A. Richardson, oldest member of the Solomon Richardson family to reach maturity, was born July 14, 1846, in Iowa and was under ten months old when the family started westward on the long overland trail to Oregon. He received his education in the district school near the present site of Tigard. For a time he taught school in the Giles Lake section of Portland and then operated a general store at Fulton. He served as postmaster of Fulton for several years and was justice of the peace at Fulton. He was a charter member of Butte Grange at Tigard and a member there for many years. He married Mary E. Speake on March 28, 1878. She was a native of Missouri and had come across the plains with her parents as an infant in 1852. They were the parents of three children: Clyde Speake Richardson, Laura Richardson and Minnie Richardson Overlin. Mr. Richardson passed away December 9, 1911, in Portland and Mrs. Richardson on June 26, 1914. Clyde Speake Richardson, son of John A. Richardson and a grandson of Solomon Richardson, was born September 14, 1880, on the Solomon and Elizabeth Richardson donation land claim of 640 acres south of Tigardville, Oregon, near the Tualatin river. He received his L.L.B. degree from the University of Oregon in 1906 and was admitted to the Oregon bar in the same year. He is a member of the Masonic order, the Multnomah Bar association and the Oregon State Bar association, and is at present (1940) an employe of the United States Treasury department. He resides at 731 S.W. Bancroft Terrace, Portland, Oregon. Clyde was married July 7, 1909, to Martha E. Rache of Toledo, Oregon, who was born July 29, 1886, in Benson, Minnesota, the daughter of Ole and Bertha Rache, who were born in Norway. Clyde and Martha Richardson have two sons, John Abraham Richardson, born April 21, 1911, and Clyde Rache Richardson, born June 1, 1913, at Portland. John graduated from the University of Oregon in 1934. He is a member of the Portland Police department. He was married to Bethel Murphy May 28, 1938. Clyde attended the University of Portland and is now attending the Northwestern College of Law at Portland and is working for the United States National Bank of Portland. He was married to Jean Foley on February 1, 1935. Clyde and John are the only great-grandsons of Solomon Richardson. (Note - the story of The John Richardson Family was written by Mary Ellen nee Richardson, the daughter of Solomon Richardson and Elizabeth nee Trullinger-Richardson. Reference the record of Mary Ellen for further information) 1880 Census Name John A. Richardson Sex Male Age 33 Birth Year (Estimated) 1847 Birthplace Iowa, United States Marital Status Married Occupation Farmer Race White Relationship to Head of Household Self Father's Birthplace Kentucky, United States Mother's Birthplace Indiana, United States Event Type Census Event Date 1880 Event Place Washington, Oregon, United States Event Place (Original) East Butte, ED 130, Washington, OR, United States Household Identifier 4486860 Person Number 0 Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 371 Volume 1 John A. Richardson's Spouses and Children Mary E. Richardson Wife Laura E. Richardson Daughter Other People on This Record Louis M. Nicholas Emma Eddy 1900 Census Name John A Richardson Sex Male Age 50 years Birth Date July 1850 Birthplace Iowa Marital Status Married Race White Years Married 22 Relationship to Head of Household Head Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Iowa Event Type Census Event Date 1900 Event Place Portland City Election Precinct 35, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Event Place (Original) Precinct 35 Portland city Ward 8, ED 69, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Household Identifier 243 Line Number 78 Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 10 John A Richardson's Spouses and Children Mary E Richardson Wife Laura E Richardson Daughter Minnie E Richardson Daughter Clyde F Richardson Son Other People on This Record Florence Beane Niece 1910 Census Name John A Richardson Sex Male Age 63 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1847 Birthplace Iowa Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Indiana Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Event Place (Original) Portland Ward 6, 173, Multnomah, Oregon, United States Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 1 John A Richardson's Spouses and Children Mary E Richardson Wife F 58 years Missouri Charles Richardson Son M 13 years Oregon Lorry Richardson Daughter F 30 years Oregon Minna Richardson Daughter F 20 years Oregon Other People on This Record Florence Bean (Neice) F 18 years Oregon Reference his wife, Mary's record for more information.