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John Turner Richardson

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John Turner Richardson

Birth
Winston County, Mississippi, USA
Death
28 Sep 1937 (aged 70)
Olney, Young County, Texas, USA
Burial
Olney, Young County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Funeral services were held from the First Baptist church with Rev. C.M. Jackson of Oklahoma officiating for Mr. J.T. Richardson, 70, who died early Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound.

Mr. Richardson was a well known pioneer rancher of Young County, and had amassed a considerable fortune when a vast oil field was discovered on his property in 1923.

Survivors: his wife; three sons - John Richardson, Curtis Richardson, Charles Richardson, all of Olney; three daughters - Mrs. Hardin Lemmons of Olney, Mrs. Brown Smith and Mrs. Zack McWhorter, both of Throckmorton; three sisters - Mrs. Jim Blakely of Newcastle, Mrs. W.P. Terrell of the True community, Mrs. A.S. Howard of Muleshoe, several grandchildren.


1900 Precinct 3, Young County, Texas census
John T. Richardson, head, 32
Melinda B.E., wife, 29
Ethel O., dau, 10
Charles S., son, 8
Viola L., dau, 6
Della M., dau, 4

J.T. Richardson died intestate according to his probate.

Survivors were:
wife
Charles S. Richardson, son
John T. Richardson, son
Curtis B. Richardson, son
Ethel O. Lemmon, daughter
Della M. McWhorter, daughter
Viola C. Smith, daughter

/s/ J.T. Richardson, 4 January 1938
Funeral services were held from the First Baptist church with Rev. C.M. Jackson of Oklahoma officiating for Mr. J.T. Richardson, 70, who died early Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound.

Mr. Richardson was a well known pioneer rancher of Young County, and had amassed a considerable fortune when a vast oil field was discovered on his property in 1923.

Survivors: his wife; three sons - John Richardson, Curtis Richardson, Charles Richardson, all of Olney; three daughters - Mrs. Hardin Lemmons of Olney, Mrs. Brown Smith and Mrs. Zack McWhorter, both of Throckmorton; three sisters - Mrs. Jim Blakely of Newcastle, Mrs. W.P. Terrell of the True community, Mrs. A.S. Howard of Muleshoe, several grandchildren.


1900 Precinct 3, Young County, Texas census
John T. Richardson, head, 32
Melinda B.E., wife, 29
Ethel O., dau, 10
Charles S., son, 8
Viola L., dau, 6
Della M., dau, 4

J.T. Richardson died intestate according to his probate.

Survivors were:
wife
Charles S. Richardson, son
John T. Richardson, son
Curtis B. Richardson, son
Ethel O. Lemmon, daughter
Della M. McWhorter, daughter
Viola C. Smith, daughter

/s/ J.T. Richardson, 4 January 1938


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