RICHARD, A. K.

RICHARD, MADG, OGLESBY, SCOTT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/19/2014 at 05:16:42

Biography ~ A. K. Richard

"Biographical and Historical Record of
Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa"
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 664:

A. K. RICHARD, farmer, Garden Grove Township, was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, in 1840, son of WILLIAM and HARRIET (MADG) RICHARD. The former was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in 1881: the latter was born in England, and died in 1885. A. K. was reared a farmer and immigrated to the West in 1854, settling in Henderson County, Illinois, where he lived until 1879. He then removed to Wayne County, and a year later came to Decatur County. He was married in McDonough County, Illinois , in 1864, to MARY E. OGLESBY, a distant relative of Governor OGLESBY. She was born in Warren County, Illinois, November 14, 1884, and was a daughter of WILLIS and SARAH (SCOTT) OGLESBY. Their children are – LENA, wife of L. D. RICHARD; SARAH H., WILLIAM S., OLLIE E., MARTHA A., EDWARD K., ROBERT T., LULU M. and ARTHUR C. Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. RICHARD is a Democrat. His postoffice address is Garden Grove.

Transcribed by Sara LeFleur, Decatur County Historial Society Musuem, January of 2014