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James Arthur Richardson 1878 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1878

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: Dec 1909

Death Location: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Joseph Richardson

Mother: Harriet Benefield

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In 1878, James Arthur Richardson entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Joseph Warner Richardson and Harriet Ellen Benefield. James Arthur Richardson passed away in 1909 in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, James Arthur Richardson entered the world in Knox, Kentucky, USA, born to Joseph Warner Richardson and Harriet Ellen Benefield.
  • James Arthur Richardson passed away in 1909 in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA.

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James Richardson's Ancestors

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James Richardson
1878 – 1909
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Warner Richardson
1839 – 1913
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Harriet (Ellen) Benefield
1847 – 1917
Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Hiram (Wilkerson) Benefield
1822 – 1896
Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Rachel Beebe
1828 – 1899
Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Cox
1802 – 1889
Harriet Beebe
1804 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Beebe
1760 – 1841
Rachal Macintosh
1767 – 1816

James Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
12 May 1878
Birth of James Arthur Richardson in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1909
Dec 1909
Age 31
Death of James Arthur Richardson in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1878
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1909
    Event Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

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