Erasmus
"Rastus"
Richardson
Born in Ford County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of William Richardson
and Hannah (Abernathy) Barton
Brother of
William A Richardson [half]
Husband of
Emily F (Postelwait) Richardson
— married
14 Feb 1882 in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Husband of
Bella Irene (Carner) Richardson
— married
27 Apr 1904 in Osborne County, Kansas
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Nov 2015
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Biography
Burial at Downs Cemetery, Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 49057574
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVB-BFJ : 12 April 2016), Rasmus Richardson in household of Hannah Richardson, Iowa, United States; citing p. 8, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,919.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9L8-YFD : accessed 11 November 2017), Erasmus Richardson, Knox Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 150, sheet 4A, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,456.
- The Digital Archives of Osborne Public Library. Osborne County Farmer, November 24, 1938, p. 3. Obituary.
- The Digital Archives of Osborne Public Library. Downs News and Downs Times, Thursday, November 24, 1938, p. 1. "Erasmus Richardson Taken by Death." includes place of birth.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Erasmus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Erasmus:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Erasmus by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Erasmus:
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~4.69%
~6.25%
Darleen (Cole) Decker 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #673898
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~2.34%
~3.12%
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23andMe, yourDNAportal JMCb4852946
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