George Russell “Shorty” RichardsonAge: 62 years1886–1948
- Name
- George Russell “Shorty” Richardson
- Given names
- George Russell
- Surname
- Richardson
- Nickname
- Shorty
 Birth | January 7, 1886 27 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Joseph Martin Richardson December 12, 1887 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Goldia Mae “Goldie” Richardson December 1, 1889 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Earl Breckenridge Richardson May 30, 1893 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Lillian Maud Kennedy — View this family December 20, 1904 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Cleo Mae Richardson April 6, 1909 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Kenneth Robert Richardson June 10, 1912 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Darwin Russell Richardson September 7, 1914 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Marvin Ralph Richardson April 14, 1916 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 31 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Jane Richardson October 27, 1919 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Ray Richardson October 10, 1922 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Kipp Ketcham — Cleo Mae Richardson — View this family about 1932 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Carol Ketcham July 6, 1933 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson December 9, 1933 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell October 10, 1942 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Jane Ann Sadberry July 5, 1943 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | Marvin Ralph Richardson — Elizabeth Alyce “Betty” Carson — View this family May 10, 1946 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | November 8, 1948 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Noble IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson Birth: May 5, 1858 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 9, 1933 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: August 12, 1857 34 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1942 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Lawrence Otto Richardson Birth: November 23, 1883 25 26 — Missouri, United States Death: March 21, 1977 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| elder sister |
Ora Lee Richardson Birth: November 23, 1883 25 26 — Missouri, United States Death: 1971 |
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2 years himself |
George Russell “Shorty” Richardson Birth: January 7, 1886 27 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1948 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Joseph Martin Richardson Birth: December 12, 1887 29 30 — Missouri, United States Death: January 10, 1960 — Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Goldia Mae “Goldie” Richardson Birth: December 1, 1889 31 32 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 22, 1986 — Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Earl Breckenridge Richardson Birth: May 30, 1893 35 35 — Missouri, United States Death: February 7, 1969 — California, United States |
| Family with Lillian Maud Kennedy |
| himself |
George Russell “Shorty” Richardson Birth: January 7, 1886 27 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 8, 1948 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Lillian Maud Kennedy Birth: October 20, 1887 — Oklahoma, United States Death: June 6, 1974 |
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Marriage: December 20, 1904 — Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Cleo Mae Richardson Birth: April 6, 1909 23 21 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 14, 2003 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Kenneth Robert Richardson Birth: June 10, 1912 26 24 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States Death: June 27, 1990 — Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years son |
Darwin Russell Richardson Birth: September 7, 1914 28 26 — Noble, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 9, 2000 — Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States |
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19 months son |
Marvin Ralph Richardson Birth: April 14, 1916 30 28 — Oklahoma, United States Death: September 6, 1990 |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Jane Richardson Birth: October 27, 1919 33 32 — Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 24, 2024 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Ray Richardson Birth: October 10, 1922 36 34 — Noble, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 9, 1990 — Rialto, San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson - Household
Flat Creek, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Russell “Shorty” Richardson - Household
Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Russell “Shorty” Richardson - Household
Fourth Street Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
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