JOHN B. RICHARDSON, farmer; P.O. Tallula; son of Daniel and Mary (Bright) Richardson, who came to Morgan Co., Ill., in an early day. They were married in Cass Co., but located in Morgan, where they lived a long and useful life, raising a family of six - John B. (the subject of this sketch), William H., Henry F., Thomas C., James L. And Fannie; their parents died in Morgan Co., Ill., their mother passed away in March, 1865, and their father, Nov. 15, 1868; they were beloved by friends and relatives, and respected by all who know them; they left a good property to their family, who located in Menard Co., Ill., in 1870 and 1871.