John Webster Richison
b. 24 November 1837, Ohio, to John R. and Elizabeth (Cory) Richison
d. 20 April 1908, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
m. 24 November 1859, Clark County, Ohio
Sarah Jane Ayars
b. 21 August 1840, Ohio, to Micajah Robbins and Margaret (Priest) Ayars
d. 3 June 1906, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
bur. Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana
Richison gravestone
John Webster Richison gravestone
Sarah Jane Ayars gravestone
Children of John Webster and Sarah Jane (Ayars) Richison:
- George Andrew (1860-1940) married Cenith M. Schwyhart
- Frank Albert (1862-1944) married Sarah Jane Davis
- Silas Alva (1863-1917) never married
- William Allen (1866-1936) married Sophy E. Wells
- Charles Anthony, Sr. (1868-1944) married (1) Ardie Ellen Miles, (2) Emma Carolyn Green
- Carrie Alice (1873-1944) married William A. Beard
- Margaret Ann (1878-1965) married Ebenezer Sherman Secrest
- Micajah Arthur (1882-1886)
John did not move to Indiana until sometime between 1870 and 1880. His mother had died in 1865 and by 1870 his father was living with John Webster. He relocated to Jay County first and taught school there for awhile. Later he moved his family to Delaware County, north of Muncie, where he spent his remaining years.
Submitted by:
Shirley Richison Fields
Avon IN
E-mail: richison@me com