Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameCatharine E. RICHARDSON
BirthJan 1854, Michigan1233
Deathbef 19201234 Age: 65
NicknameKate1232
Residenceof Brockway Center267, p 604
Census
• 1880 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 26, b MI. Parents b OH.1232
• 1900 Census: Yale, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 46, b Jan 1854, MI. Mother of 3 living children. Father b MA; mother b Ireland.1233
Spouses
Birth8 Nov 1850, Marysville, St. Clair, Michigan292, p 1; date only,267, p 604
DeathSan Diego, San Diego, California298, p 2; place only
Occupationflour mills267, p 546
Ancestral File #N44O-DF294
FatherMiron Pease WILLIAMS (1813-1884)
MotherMary Margaret GALLAGHER (1817-1883)
Individual Notes
• David G. Williams, proprietor flour and grist mill is a native of Michigan, and was born in St. Clair County, November 8, 1850, and grew up here; engaged in lumbering and sailing on the lakes. He engaged in the milling business in 1877, grinding flour and feed, and also has carding machinery for carding wool, the only one in Port Huron. He intends increasing this branch of his business. He is also engaged in the wood business, and saws his wood by machinery. In 1878, he married Miss Catharine Richardson, of Brockway Center; they have three children -- Polly, Sallie and Myron.267, p 604
Census
• 1860 Census: Vicksburg, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 9, b MI.296
• 1870 Census: Marysville, Port Huron, Michigan. Age 19, b MI.1210
• 1880 Census: Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 29, b MI. Prop Flouring Mill. Father b MA; mother b IRE.1232
• 1900 Census: Yale, St. Clair, Michigan. Age 49, b Nov 1850, MI. Grocery store. Father b OH; mother b MI.1233
• 1920 Census: La Mesa, San Diego, California. Age 69, b MI. Widower. Father b VT; mother b PA. Head of household, living alone.1234
Research
• Could not find in 1910 & 1930 census; 26 Feb 2005.
Marriage1878, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan90, p 4; marriage only,298,1233
Marr Memomarried 22 years in 1900
ChildrenMary M. (1879-)
 Sarah R. (1880-)
 Myron
Last Modified 5 May 2005Created 12 Mar 2025 using Reunion for Macintosh
Updated 12 Mar 2025
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