COLLECTION NAME:
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 John Richardson
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding John Richardson
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 811
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WPA Bio 811
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Item Description:
Richardson, John - Biographical information for John Richardson; photo of four men in front of American flag; "John Richardson", interviewed by Minnie A. Rietz for "Stories of Pioneer Life";"'Old Abe' the War Eagle" by Minnie A. Rietz; "A Pioneer Baby [daughter, Effie Mae Richardson [?], aka Mrs. Charles Lundy]"
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Richardson, John - Biographical information for John Richardson; photo of four men in front of American flag; "John Richardson", interviewed by Minnie A. Rietz for "Stories of Pioneer Life";"'Old Abe' the War Eagle" by Minnie A. Rietz; "A Pioneer Baby [daughter, Effie Mae Richardson [?], aka Mrs. Charles Lundy]"
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Creator:
Mrs. Minnie A. Rietz
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Mrs. Minnie A. Rietz
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Location:
Wheatland (Wyo.)
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Wheatland (Wyo.)
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Date:
1938 December 2
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1938 December 2
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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Notes:
born: 1846 in Wisconsin (m: 1879 - d: 1917)
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born: 1846 in Wisconsin (m: 1879 - d: 1917)
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G. A. R. member
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G. A. R. member
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false
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Baptist
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Baptist
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false
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residence, western Nebraska
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residence, western Nebraska
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Richardson, Meta Mobley (wife - b: Jul. 1852 - m: 1879 - d: 1898)
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Richardson, Meta Mobley (wife - b: Jul. 1852 - m: 1879 - d: 1898)
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Union soldier, Civil War
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Union soldier, Civil War
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gold fields, prospector
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gold fields, prospector
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false
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freighter (Cheyenne, Wyo. - fall, 1881)
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freighter (Cheyenne, Wyo. - fall, 1881)
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false
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horse ranch employee
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horse ranch employee
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false
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Linscott, Jack and Johnson, Edward (horse ranch employers)
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Linscott, Jack and Johnson, Edward (horse ranch employers)
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false
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homesteader, norther part of Albany Co., spring 1884
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homesteader, norther part of Albany Co., spring 1884
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false
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Old Thunder of the Bees, Indian chief
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Old Thunder of the Bees, Indian chief
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false
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Wheatland Cemetery (Wheatland, Wyo. - 1917)
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Wheatland Cemetery (Wheatland, Wyo. - 1917)
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"Old Abe", eagle mascot of 8th Regiment, Wis. Volunteer Infantry Civil War soldiers - named for President Lincoln
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"Old Abe", eagle mascot of 8th Regiment, Wis. Volunteer Infantry Civil War soldiers - named for President Lincoln
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Richardson, Mrs. Almeta "Meta" Mobley (wife, born: 1852 - married: 1879 - died: Feb. 17, 1902 [or 1898] - buried: Harmony Cemetery at Fort Collins, Colo.)
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Richardson, Mrs. Almeta "Meta" Mobley (wife, born: 1852 - married: 1879 - died: Feb. 17, 1902 [or 1898] - buried: Harmony Cemetery at Fort Collins, Colo.)
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Rock Creek (Wyo. Terr. - fall, 1881, 1885)
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Rock Creek (Wyo. Terr. - fall, 1881, 1885)
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children: Barney, John, James, Effie Mae [or May] and Mrs. Charles Lundy
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children: Barney, John, James, Effie Mae [or May] and Mrs. Charles Lundy
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died: 1917 (age 73) at Wheatland (Platte Co., Wyo.)
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died: 1917 (age 73) at Wheatland (Platte Co., Wyo.)
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false
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Shirley Basin (Wyo.)
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Shirley Basin (Wyo.)
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false
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farmer
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farmer
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false
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ranchman
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ranchman
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false
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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Text
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