Richard Alderson

ALDERSON, GUY

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 5/18/2015 at 21:15:19

RICHARD ALDERSON, farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Box Rickardsville; born Oct. 1, 1823 in Yorkshire, England; in 1853, came to Dubuque Co.; first worked by the day, and as his circumstances would admit, he bought a small quantity of land and engaged in farming, and now owns 800 acres and is out of debt; this large property he has earned by hard work. He was married to Alice Guy July 15, 1843; she was born in England; they have eight children-George, Thomas, James, Richard, John, Elizabeth A., Anthony and Hannah E. The wages he earned for the first two months after his marriage he gave to his father, then came to America when he had earned enough to pay passage for himself and family.
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