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William Alexander Richardson  |
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Daniel Albert Richardson (1810-1874) |
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William Ball + |
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John Blackwall Ball |
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Mary Mildred Washington + |
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Abraham Adams |
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In 1848 the village of Albia was chiefly a grass plat. The public park in the center of the Square was a tangled mass of wild grass and "shoe string" willows. John Marck and family lived in a little frame building on the southeast corner, where the Albia Union office now stands. Then about half way across the Square, on the south side, stood the shanty of Dr. Warrick. On the west were the little sheds occupied by Messrs. Park, Harrow, and Buchanan. On the east were Scott Arnold and the court house, and on the northeast corner was Dan Richardson's.
From 1851 to 1861 the county was under the rule of an autocracy, consisting of a single officer, called the County Judge. Those who served as County Judges were D. A. Richardson and James Hilton. In 1855 J. N. Massey was elected to the office, but it was decided that he was ineligible to the office, owing to the fact that when elected he held the office of School Fund Commissioner. John Phillips was his opponent, and as he was also incumbered with a Federal office, being postmaster of Albia, the office was declared vacant, and Judge Richardson held over. The case was contested by John Webb, and Judge Richardson, Lewis Arnold and Hillah Hayes constituted the tribunal to try the case. They held that the office was vacant. |
