John was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. The obituary posted on his find a grave page lists many facts about his life and relatives. [8]
↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2M-7ZL : 19 February 2021), John H. Richardson and Nellie Patterson, 08 Sep 1907; citing Jefferson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,004,739.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSY5-52W : accessed 9 September 2022), John Richardson, Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 8B, line 56, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 521; FHL microfilm 2,340,256.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWH6-5VP : 8 January 2021), John Richardson, Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41-18, sheet 4A, line 15, family 76, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 816.
↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1KX-3XD : 13 March 2020), John Harvey Richardson, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107545517/john-harvey-richardson: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for John Harvey Richardson (24 Mar 1882–21 Oct 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #107545517, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Ann Harmon Govers (contributor 47390317) .
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