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Sewell E. Richardson papers
Collection Summary
Title
Sewell E. Richardson papers
Date
1867-1978
Extent
1 box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1065-SRP
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2015; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2015
Name of Creator
Richardson, Sewell Ernest
Biographical History
Sewell Ernest Richardson was born on April 5, 1847 in Stoneham, Massachusetts. At some point
between 1850 and 1870, Sewell and his parents moved west to Wisconsin. Sewell married Margaret
Nancy (Annie) Tidyman on November 3, 1872 in Waupun, Wisconsin. Three years later in 1875, they had
moved and were farming a homestead in Marion County, Kansas. Sewell and his family continued to
reside in Marion County. Sewell died on March 19, 1922 in Marion County. His wife Annie died 1927.
Scope and Content
This collection contains journals, a treasurer’s book, and a leather envelope. The journals begin during
Sewell’s time in Wisconsin. The journals were primarily written by Sewell until 1917 when Sewell’s wife
took over. Annie continued to write until a short time before her death in 1927. The treasurer’s book
contains records of accounts and payments. The envelope holds ephemera of the Richardson family.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Series 1, Diaries
Item 1, 1867
Item 2, 1880-1894
Item 3, 1886-1891
Item 4, 1892-1895
Item 5, 1895-1898
Item 6, 1899-1906
Item 7, 1906-1911
Item 8, 1912-1921
Item 9, 1922-April 1927
Series 2, Treasurer’s Book
Series 3, Personal effects
Folder 1, Ephemera found in diaries
Folder 2, Leather envelope
Folder 3, Items in order as found in envelope
Item 1, Coupon from Dean Schroder Motor Co., 1978
Item 2, S.E. Richardson Last Will and Testament (copy), 1913
Item 3, Journal Entry of Final Settlement, 1924
Item 4, Letters Testamentary in probate of S.E. Richardson, 1922
Item 5, Abstract of Title from Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 1862
Item 6, S.E. Richardson Warranty Deed from Highland Cemetery Association, 1904
Item 7, Obituary of Mrs. S.E. Richardson (Margaret Ann Tidyman), undated
Folder 3a, Items in order as found in envelope, continued
Item 8, S.E. Richardson Warranty Deed from Highland Cemetery Association, 1912
Item 9, Warranty Deed from Adam Schlotthauer & wife and Jacob Schlotthauer to
Harry G. Richardson, 1918
Item 10, General Warranty Deed from Charles S. Sowers and wife to Sewall E.
Richardson, 1906
Item 11, Quit Claim Deed, 1955
Item 12, Mortgage Harry G. Richardson and wife to Adam Schlotthauer, 1918
Item 13, License to Cultivate Right of Way, 1944
Folder 3b, Items in order as found in envelope, continued
Item 14, Secretary’s contract between The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company and H. G. Richardson, 1945
Item 15, Quit Claim Deed, 1955
Item 16, Release Deed, 1892
Item 17, Quit Claim Deed, 1945
Item 18, Newspaper article, undated
Item 19, Letter from H. G. Richardson, 1941
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Items within this collection are housed in an archival box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Ronald Jost and Margie Lincoln.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
• Ancestry.com. “Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925.” Accessed November 14, 2015.
http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
• Family information
• Find a Grave. “Sewell Ernst Richardson.” Accessed November 3, 2015.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77105220&ref=acom.
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