Solomon "Sol" Richardson
1813 - 1888 (74 years)-
Name Solomon "Sol" Richardson Birth 27 Aug 1813 Burksville, Cumberland, KY 
- Identified as Sol in the 1880 Census.
"Mr. Richardson was justice of the peace in the early days, and was also clerk of the school district. Upon his retirement from that office his son Milton succeeded him and held the position for a number of years." (Partial excerpt from the writings of his daughter, Mary Ellen)
Solomon Richardson in the Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File
Name: Solomon Richardson
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1813
Birth Place: Burksville, Cumberland, Kentucky
Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1842
Marriage Place: Van Buren, Iowa
Location Date: Nov 1847
Location: Oregon, USA
Death Date: 5 May 1888
Spouse: Elizabeth Trullinger
Gender Male Death 5 May 1888 East Butte, Washington, OR Burial Tigard, Washington, OR - Burial: Crescent Grove Cemetery
Tigard, Washington, Oregon, USA
Person ID I1774 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Jun 2025
Father Shadrach Richardson, Sr., b. 1781, Bedford County, VA d. 18 Jan 1843, Beardstown, Cass, IL (Age 62 years) Mother Mary Elizabeth Garrett, b. 13 Apr 1788, Burkesville, Cumberland, KY d. 27 Jul 1835, Beardstown, Cass, IL (Age 47 years) Family ID F3759 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Trullinger, b. 19 Apr 1823, Attica, Fountain, IN d. 24 Dec 1883, East Butte, Washington, OR (Age 60 years) Marriage 14 Jun 1842 Van Buren County, IA - Marriages and Divorces Iowa
Davis County
Richardson, Solomon married Trullinger, Elizabeth on 14 Jun 1842 in Van Buren County, Iowa
Children 1. James Richardson, b. 8 Oct 1843, Pittsburg, Van Buren, IA d. 25 Jun 1847, Great Platte, NE (Age 3 years)+ 2. John A. Richardson, b. 14 Jul 1846, Pittsburg, Van Buren, IA d. 9 Dec 1911, Portland, Multnomah, OR (Age 65 years)3. Milton O. "Milt" Richardson, b. 3 Dec 1848, St Johns, Multnomah, OR d. 5 Jun 1919, Yamhill, Yamhill, OR (Age 70 years)+ 4. Margarette A. "Maggie" Richardson, b. 30 Sep 1852, Washington County, OR d. 11 Apr 1911, Arcata, Union, CA (Age 58 years)5. Olive Richardson, b. 1 Apr 1854, Tigard, Washington, OR d. 18 Dec 1896, Tigard, Washington, OR (Age 42 years)6. Mary Ellen Richardson, b. 25 Jun 1858, Tigard, Washington, OR d. 26 Sep 1953, Dallas, Polk, OR (Age 95 years)Family ID F582 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2017
- Identified as Sol in the 1880 Census.
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Event Map 
Birth - 27 Aug 1813 - Burksville, Cumberland, KY 
Marriage - 14 Jun 1842 - Van Buren County, IA 
Death - 5 May 1888 - East Butte, Washington, OR 
Burial - - Tigard, Washington, OR = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones 
Crescent Grove Cemetery
Tigard, Washington, OR
Headstone 
Headstone Epitaph Inscription
There is no death what seems
so is transition;
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the life elysian
whose portal we call death.
Histories 
A Sketch of the Lives of Solomon and Elizabeth Richardson, Pioneers of Oregon
by Mary E. Colby