William RICHARDSON

                   A5E9 VOLS. 1 & 2; R9BL VOL 28; R9 BL VOL 29

In a letter date 15 sept 1967 from Ben Butger of Greenwood, Steuben, N.Y.  to Zina R, Harper, Richardson Family Genealogist, says of William Richardson:  " My father lived about 50 rods from Bill Richardson, which were nicknames for William.  Bill Richardson went to town at Greenwood with a pair of oxen in the winter with a sleigh.  Some way he had some trouble, got his legs fast in the sleigh.  The cattle come home with him and he were dead.  I have heard my father say many times that he helped get him from the sleigh there at home he were dead.  I don't know what year it would be, my Father would have been 16 years old in 1865.  Mr Richardson had two children one girl and one boy.
Thrils name were Eliza and the boy George.  Eliza married Gus Youngblood and they ghad three children, one boy and two girls.  They moved to Chatougua County N.Y.  in about 1890 and I lost track of them from then on.  I were born in 1875 and had the Richardson farm and lived there for 45 years.  My niece lives there now."

Warren Foote's diary states the following about William Richardson, Josiah's oldest son:  "Wm. Richardson was killed five years ago last winter, going home late and was drunk.  He got fastened in his sled and his cattle drawed him home two miles and was dead when found."