Page prepared by Donald Richardson with help from Family Bible held by Hazel Judd.

Jacob Franklin Richardson during his life moved from Hardin County, Kentucky, via St. Joseph, MO; La Veta, Colorado; Park City, Utah; Fruitland, Idaho and ended in Ontario, California.    The following details are known to the author: Jacob married and had his first two children in St. Joseph, MO. The 1883 city directory of St. Joseph lists Richardson, Jacob F. Blacksmith with The Ambrosia Mfg. Co.  Resided 1122 S. 19th St. His first son was born, where his in-laws lived at the time, in La Veta, CO in 1882. Jacob F. Richardson and family arrived in Park City, Utah after 1883. "Jake", as he was called, was the head blacksmith at the Ontario Mine in Summit County, Utah. He resigned his position at the "Ontario" and "took up the undertaking business"  in Park City, Utah, according to the Park Record. Ads appeared in the Park Record  as early as 1890 for "J.F. Richardson Undertaker and Funeral Director". Jacob retired and turned the business over to his last son William Daniel Richardson in about 1913 (for a discussion of the Richardson Mortuary in Park City, click here). Jacob moved to Fruitland, Idaho and established a successful farm. In about 1920, Jacob moved to Ontario, California  but Jacob kept his Idaho farm. Jacob managed to return the Fruitland farm a few times a year*.Hazel Judd thinks that Jacob also had an undertaking business in San Diego, CA while he lived in Idaho. This has not been checked out.

Jacob Franklin Richardson (3/25/1848 Hardin Co., KY - 11/23/1930 Ontario, CA) 
Sarah Isabelle Pore (d/o William) (10/8/1858  Keokuk, Lee Co., IA - 7/6/1931 Ontario, OR**) m 9/28/1876 St. Joseph, MO

Mary Ella Richardson (10/24/1877 St. Joseph, MO - 1/11/1911 Boise, ID) m 6/14/1899 Park City, UT
William Edward Doidge (10/29/1876 England - 8/5/1958 LA, LA, CA)
         Mary Alice Doidge (3/19/1900 Park City, UT - 11/7/1902 Park City, UT)

Grace Alice  Richardson (9/30/1880 St. Joseph, MO - 3/27/1972 LA, LA, CA)
(1) Charles B. Bryant (c1878 KY - ?) m 3/5/1902 Park City, UT
        David  "Dave" R.  Bryant ( 12/12/1902 Park City, UT - 11/7/1933 Ontario, OR ) m d.s.p.
        Jeanie Olive Avery (1/5/1902 IL - 10/17/1981 LA, LA, CA)

        Jacob "Fred" Frederick Bryant (5/9/1904 CA - 8/5/1991 CA) m d.s.p.
        Helen Blumenstein

(2) Bernard John Brul (4/231878 Holland - 8/25/1951 LA, LA, CA) m 11/19/1930 Hollywood, CA
(3) AKA Beauchamp (On her death certificate: G. Brul Beauchamp AKA G.A. Brul,  declared by her son J.F. Bryant)

William Daniel Richardson (8/14/1882  La Veta, CO - 2/13/1930 Upland, CA) m 6/14/1905 Park City, UT [far right in photo]
Juanita Noblet [aka Noblit/Noblett] (d/o Samuel and Jane Woolstenhulme) (8/23/1886  Kamas,  UT - 7/22/1932 Ontario, CA)

George Robert Richardson (7/1/1884  Park City, UT - 7/15/1902 Summit Co., UT) [far left in photo] ( killed in mine disaster) d.s.p.

Jacob Franklin Richardson, Jr. (8/25/1886 Park City, UT - 5/5/1903 Park City, UT) [second from left in photo] (killed in accidental shooting) d.s.p.

Frances Isabelle Richardson (5/15/1894 Park City, UT - 12/13/1988 Silverton, OR) [infant in photo]
James Ray Farrell, Jr.



Jacob loading Apples on his farm c1914 in Fruitland, Idaho (Photo from Hazel Judd Collection)

* In a letter dated  January 26, 1926, Jacob writes "...we shipped 3,500 crates of Italian prunes (plums) and 10,500 bushels of apples..."

** Sarah Richardson died at a hospital in Ontario, OR, across the Snake River from Payette, Idaho. She was in Fruitland, Idaho on business. The obituaries in the Payette Idaho newspapers called "Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Richardson pioneers of the valley".