Richard Badger (b. 1829)

BADGER, GRAY

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 6/16/2005 at 14:18:32

Badger, Richard, farmer, Section 31; PO Maynard; born in Lower Canada Dec. 25, 1829; came to the county in 1856; has 325 acres of land valued at $6000. Politics Republican. Married Lucy L. Gray in 1857; born in Saratoga Co., New York, Dec. 7, 1839; mother of ten children -- Martha, Herman, Alferettie, Ella Idell, Henry, Maggie, Mary, Frank, Lucy, Richard Elmer. Went to Kane Co., Illinois when he was 15 year old; lived there six years; from there he went to Wisconsin; lived there five years; from there he went back to Illinois and lived there one year, then came to this county where he has resided since. Mr. B, by his industry has made himself and family a good home.

Page 679, 1878 History of Fayette County, Iowa
Smithfield township