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Lawrence Vincent “Larry” Richardson

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Birth	:	9 Jun 1919 Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Death	:	5 Apr 2003 Paradise, Butte County, California, USA
Burial	:	Smith-Lunt Family Cemetery, Yankee Hill, Butte County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.7126420, -121.5404070
Description	:	Never married. Worked for the Chico Cemetery 1920 census Chico, Butte, CA: Sarah Folsom, aged 60, widow, weaver, bp IN, father OH, mother IN; son-in-law, Alonzo Richardson, aged 38, carpenter contractor, bp CA, father IN, mother U.S.; daughter Annie Belle Richardson, aged 30, bp CA, father CA, mother IN; Lawrence Richardson, aged 7 months, bp CA; brother Frank Tribbey, aged 43, gold & quartz miner, bp CA, father OH, mother IN. "Memorials: Larry V. Richardson, on April 5, 2003, the last male descendant of the large Richardson family who came to Butte County 1864-1884. He was 83 years old, born in... Read More	Never married. Worked for the Chico Cemetery 1920 census Chico, Butte, CA: Sarah Folsom, aged 60, widow, weaver, bp IN, father OH, mother IN; son-in-law, Alonzo Richardson, aged 38, carpenter contractor, bp CA, father IN, mother U.S.; daughter Annie Belle Richardson, aged 30, bp CA, father CA, mother IN; Lawrence Richardson, aged 7 months, bp CA; brother Frank Tribbey, aged 43, gold & quartz miner, bp CA, father OH, mother IN. "Memorials: Larry V. Richardson, on April 5, 2003, the last male descendant of the large Richardson family who came to Butte County 1864-1884. He was 83 years old, born in Chico, the son of Alonzo Richardson and Annie B. Smith. He attended Chico State briefly and worked, from mid-life until his retirement, at Chico Cemetery. Prior to his death, he donated his cemetery records to Special Collections at CSUC. His one sister, Betty, survives him. He never married." Source: Genealogical Goldmine, Vol. 36, 2003, p. 55, published by The Paradise Genealogical Society. In a letter to Lynn Balmer dated January 19, 1969, Larry writes: "In addition since 12 June 1961, I have been employed in the office of Chico Cemetery and was originally hired for the purpose of making the records there referencable [sic]. I have card indexed over 16,000 burials and have not finished by any means, the additions that my research makes possible. Of course, much that isn't known never will be. Since this will have an effect in what I can readily tell you in answer to your queries, perhaps I should detail the periods in which our records vary greatly. From the beginning (1853, perhaps earlier) to June 1883 there was no record (whatever there had been burned in the 1890s). For this period I have cataloged the gravestones and am researching the newspaper files and microfilms and constantly attempting to record the Chico deaths and to determine with reasonable accuracy whether they were buried here, and if so, to include them in the cemetery files, even if the grave or family lot location is lost. From 1883 to 1905 we have a copy of the Sexton's register and little more, and since this is a personal rather than a cemetery record, if the sexton did not open the grave, no entry was made. From 1905 to date we have few omissions but quite a bit of early carelessness. I have taken an immense amount of notes, made the cemetery's entry and then have taken them home and heaped them up, have not had time to organize them, and of course they include much that cannot be placed upon the file card. Just recently I have been filing some data with a new Paradise Genealogical Society and with the Butte County Historical Society's new genealogical file." From: Brown, David M Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 8:21 AM Subject: Larry Richardson. "Larry died Saturday evening. I hope you will excuse the impersonality of letting you know by email; Larry had so many contacts it will be hard to find and notify all of them. He was comfortable and still alert when I saw him a few hours before he died. Unfortunately, Michele and Don went to see him early yesterday and were among the first to learn he was gone. Several times since his diagnosis with terminal cancer last summer, he had expressed the wish the end would come soon, and for Larry it came as a friend. For those of us who knew and appreciated him, it will be quite a loss. Larry was both a good friend and a walking encyclopedia of information about Chico area and especially, cemetery and genealogy information. Michele, Ron Womack, myself and others have encouraged him to share his knowledge, which he always did willingly and with attention to detail. Between visits, Larry and I corresponded for about 20 years. I have saved maybe 80 of the more interesting letters and made notes ... organizing the cemetery materials donated last year to Special Collections ... Larry requested no service ... His cremains are to be interred by his mother in the Smith Family Cemetery in the Yankee Hill area."

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Lawrence Vincent “Larry” Richardson death on 5 Apr 2003 in Paradise, Butte County, California, USA
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Latitude: 39.7126420
Longitude: -121.5404070

Family Members:

Parent

Alonzo Allen “Dick” Richardson

(1881 - 1966)

Anna Belle Smith Richardson

(1890 - 1965)

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23. Durham Cemetery
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