Richard Alldritt was born at Armitage, Staffordshire, England, January 4, 1819. He came to America at the same time with his brother John, and lived at Lowell Massachusetts until 1844, when he moved to Clyde, in this county. Mr. Alldritt married Miss Orrilla P Bosley, a native of Farmington, Trumbull county, Ohio, on the 31st of December 1848. The children of this marriage have been: Emily C born January 17, 1850; Albert October 5, 1851; Lucy A August 11 1853; Edward, June 2 1858; Alonzo E July 6 1860; Henry R March 31 1863; Orrilla B April 9 1865; Benjamin F January 22, 1867. Of these, Lucy A died September 14 1859 and Edward September 17 1859. Mrs Alldritt died March 21, 1875, aged nearly 47 years. Albert lives in Friendville, Saline County Nebraska and the rest in Clyde
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He was married Dec. 31, 1848 in Unionville, in
Whiteside County, to Orrilla, daughter of Elisha and
Clarissa (Wilber) Bosley. Her parents were born
respectively in Pennsylvania and Vermont, and after
their marriage they settled in Trumbull Co., Ohio,
where her father followed the profession of a millwright for many years, and where Mrs. Alldritt was
born in Farmington, April 9, 1828. She was in early
womanhood when her parents settled in Whiteside
Co. Ill. She became the mother of nine children,
three of whom are deceased. Emmaa is the wife of
Jaulius Elftman, and resides in Canton, Minnesota.
Her husLand is a preacher in the M. E. Church.
Albert married ANna Heacock, and is a stock-buyer at Friendville, Neb. ALonzo E. is a
butcher by calling. Henry and Orilla, and Frank also, live at home. The
mother died March 21, 1875. Lucy died aged six years. Edward died at the age of 18 months.
Mr. Alldritt is a member of the Wesleyan Church, his wife belonged to the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He is a Republican in political connection, and has been Poor Master and Road Commissioner.
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Richard Alldritt, general farmer, resident on section 20, Clyde Township, was born Jan. 4, 1819, in Staffordshire, England, and is the son of Thomas and Ann Alldritt, an account of whose lives may be found in the sketch of W. Alldritt in another portion of
four years later. He was a manufacturer of earthenware in his native country. Mr. Alldritt lived in
Massachusetts until 1844, when he came West and
settled in Clyde Township, where he entered a claim
of 200 acres of land on which he interested himself
vigorously in establishing a home. The entire township was chiefly in an unsettled condition. He is
still a resident on the place of which he holds 163
acres, and chiefly under the plow.
