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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding A.W. Richards
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding A.W. Richards
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 2208
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WPA Bio 2208
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Item Description:
Richards, A.W. - Biographical information for A. W. Richards; "The Life of a Pioneer", no published source, n.d.
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Richards, A.W. - Biographical information for A. W. Richards; "The Life of a Pioneer", no published source, n.d.
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Date:
Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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born: Jan. 1, 1865, near Kansas City, in Jackson Co. (Mo.) - farm boy - common school education
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born: Jan. 1, 1865, near Kansas City, in Jackson Co. (Mo.) - farm boy - common school education
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Richards, Mrs. Mary A. Cantlin (wife, born: [date?] in Michigan - married: 1909 - died: 1927 [or 1929] - buried: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery at Sheridan, Wyo.)
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Richards, Mrs. Mary A. Cantlin (wife, born: [date?] in Michigan - married: 1909 - died: 1927 [or 1929] - buried: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery at Sheridan, Wyo.)
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children:
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children:
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dry land farmer on Prairie Dog Creek (20 yrs.)
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dry land farmer on Prairie Dog Creek (20 yrs.)
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incapacitated by coal mine injury - retired to home in Sheridan proper
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incapacitated by coal mine injury - retired to home in Sheridan proper
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died:
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died:
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buried:
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buried:
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took train to Gillette (Campbell Co., Wyo. - Apr. 15, 1892)
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took train to Gillette (Campbell Co., Wyo. - Apr. 15, 1892)
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Johnson Co. War memories re "invaders"
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Johnson Co. War memories re "invaders"
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relocated to Sheridan (Sheridan Co. - early Jun, 1892) - 1st work in Wyoming for Mr. Works & Mrs. Jack Flagg
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relocated to Sheridan (Sheridan Co. - early Jun, 1892) - 1st work in Wyoming for Mr. Works & Mrs. Jack Flagg
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Alec Robinson, 2nd employer
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Alec Robinson, 2nd employer
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U. S. mail carrier: Sheridan to Becton (Sheridan Co.), plus related routes
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U. S. mail carrier: Sheridan to Becton (Sheridan Co.), plus related routes
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gold prospector and related work - search for Lost Cabin mine
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gold prospector and related work - search for Lost Cabin mine
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saw mill worker for T. R. Dana at Bald Mountain and, later, for Charley Wilkerson at Dome Lake
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saw mill worker for T. R. Dana at Bald Mountain and, later, for Charley Wilkerson at Dome Lake
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partnered with Elias Mydland in milk dealer business
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partnered with Elias Mydland in milk dealer business
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invented sweep rake made of wood - sold invenetion to John Addleman and Jake Geier
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invented sweep rake made of wood - sold invenetion to John Addleman and Jake Geier
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Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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