Families of Walter W. Richardson

WALTER W. RICHARDSON, son of CORA RICHARDSON and CHARLES E. RICHARDSON, was born May 31, 1891 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died April 8, 1966 in Clinton, Vermillion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Thomas Cemetery, Newport, Vermillion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

He married (1) RUBY BODINE HATHAWAY on November 26, 1911 in Fountain County, Indiana.¹⁰⁸⁹³ She was born August 18, 1893 in Fountain County, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died March 24, 1922 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ She is buried in Thomas Cemetery, Newport, Vermillion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

He married (2) IORA B. ESLINGER on November 27, 1923 in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois.¹⁰⁸⁶⁸ She was born November 12, 1888 in Sullivan County, Indiana,⁴⁵³² and died March 19, 1944 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ She is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of RUBY BODINE HATHAWAY and WALTER W. RICHARDSON:

1. ALMA MARZETTA RICHARDSON, b. June 6, 1913, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana;⁴⁵³² d. October 1, 1993, Hernando County, Florida.⁹⁹
2. FORES GALEN RICHARDSON, b. August 25, 1915, Vermillion Township, Vermillion, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. January 18, 2008, Marshall, Clark, Illinois.^{56, 168}
3. Daughter

Personal Information

• Walter W. Richardson was a member of the Cayuga Presbyterian Church, Vermillion County, Indiana. ⁹²¹³

Clubs and Associations

Marriage Announcements and News

Effingham Daily Record, November 28, 1923¹⁰⁸⁶⁸

RICHARDSON—ESLINGER

Tuesday evening at 3:00 p. m. at the M. E. parsonage, Rev. J. E. Shafer spoke the words that united Walter W. Richardson of Frankfort, Ind., and Miss Iona B. Eslinger, also of Frankfort, in the holy bonds of matrimony.

Mr. Richardson is employed with the Nickel Plate Railway in Frankfort and Miss Eslinger conducted a millinery shop. Both are prominent citizens of Frankfort. THey will live in Frankfort where the groom has a beautiful home.

Obituaries

Lafayette Journal and Courier, March 20, 1944¹²⁵⁶⁵

Frankfort Women Fatally Injured

FRANKFORT, March 19.—Mrs. George Dolt, 551 West Clinton street, was instantly killed and Mrs. Walter Richardson, 656 North Columbia street died later of injuries sustained this afternoon when a car, driven by Mrs. Richardson, skidded into a head-on collision with a semi-trailer truck near Indianapolis as the two were returning to their homes after a short visit with Mrs. Richardson's daughter Charlotte at Indianapolis. Mrs. Richardson was taken to the City hospital where she died several hours later. She had operated a hat shop here for some time and Mrs. Dolt was associated with her.

The automobile in which the women were riding collided head-on with a truck on U. S. 52 near 56th street. State Patrolman Walter Schofield, who investigated, said the automobile enroute north on the highway, skidded into the truck while attempting to pass another car.

Lafayette Journal and Courier, March 20, 1944¹²⁵⁶⁶

MRS. WALTER RICHARDSON

FRANKFORT, March 20.—The body of Mrs. Walter W. Richardson, local business woman, who died Sunday from injuries in an auto accident, will be at the Goodwin Bros. funeral home after 1 p. m. Tuesday. Mrs. Richardson, whose maiden name was Iora Islinger, was born in Sullivan county and married Nov. 27, 1923. She was a member of the Christian Science church and War Mothers II. Surviving are the husband, with three children, Mrs. ALma Oyler, Valparaiso; Mrs. Charlotte Wicks, Indianapolis, and Forest, with the United States army in England.

Terra Haute Tribune, April 9, 1966⁹²¹³

WALTER W. RICHARDSON

NEWPORT, Ind. (Special) — Walter W. Richardson, 74, died at 7 a.m. Friday in the Vermillion County Hospital at Clinton. He was formerly a cattle breeder and for the past year, has been associated with the Richardson Development Company of Baldwin, Mich., an oil-land lease firm. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Blue Lodge of Cayuga; the Zora Shrine and the Cayuga Presbyterian Church. He is survived by the widow, Janet; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Oyler, Valparaiso, and Mrs. Warren Otteson, Leesburg, Fla.; a son, Forrest, Marshall, Ill.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. LaVerne Hollingsworth, Arthur, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Zoe Wright, Kaplan, La., and Mrs. Lee Thorne, Warsaw; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Watson Funeral Home in Cayuga where friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and where services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday. THe Rev. Clarence Ozier will officiate and burial will be in the Thomas Cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 15, 19009214	Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana	Charles E. Richardson Cora Richardson Walter W. Richardson Blanch Edna Richardson Zoe Louise Richardson
April 30, 19109215	Eugene, Vermillion, Indiana	Charles E. Richardson Cora Richardson Walter W. Richardson Blanch Edna Richardson Zoe Louise Richardson Fay Eva Richardson
January 28, 19209216	Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana	Walter W. Richardson Ruby Bodine Hathaway Alma Marzetta Richardson Fores Galen Richardson Daughter
April 10, 19309219	Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana	Walter W. Richardson Iora B. Eslinger Alma Marzetta Richardson Daughter
April 8, 19409220	Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana	Walter W. Richardson Iora B. Eslinger Daughter