Bryce's History Project: Richmond Encyclopedia June 21, 2025 Update

 Founders

• Introduction history added to the Founders page.
• Information added to the Shepard Families, including the completion of the Knapp family found on the Shepard family page.
• Information added to the Alvin F. Stewart Family.

Pioneers

• General Pioneer History added.
• The Mantle Family added.
• The Steers Family removed.
• The Harris Stephenson Family and the Marion Stephenson Family combined into the Stephenson Families
• All Pioneer Families with the last name of 'P', completed.
• All Pioneer Families with the last name of 'R', completed.
• All Pioneer Families with the last name of 'S', completed.
• James Perry Freeze Jr. and Mary Ann Burnham added to the Burnham family page.
• Rebecca Hendricks added to the Hendricks Family.
• Photos added to Howard Milo Egan.
• Photo of Thomas Hazen Merrill, Charles Henshall Skidmore, and Samuel Walstein Hendricks in their Utah State Militia uniforms added to their pages.
• Photo added to James Lavender Bateman.

Mayors & Government Officers

• History of the Incorporation of Richmond, Utah added.
• Future Mayor tab added to Mayors.
• Mayor Paul J. Erickson page created.
• Three Future Council Members tabs added to City Council Members.
• Information added to G. Richard Bagley page.

Historical Figures

• History of Charles Henry Skidmore completed.

Patriots

• Peacetime page added.
• Thomas Richardson added to Utah War.
• History of Indian War page changed. Following added to page:
• Joseph A. Albiston
• Joshua Albiston
• Sidney D. R. Allen
• Charles H. Allen
• Levi K. Allen
• John Allsop
• John Barnett
• Thomas Benett
• F. Biddleton
• Thomas Bithell
• Hyrum W. Bowman
• John J. Bullen
• George F. Burnham
• Luther C. Burnham
• Wallace K. Burnham
• John Buxton
• John W. Caldwell
• T. Calwell
• David Cooper
• George Cooper
• James Dayley
• Thomas F. Dobson
• William F. Dobson
• James P. Freexe Jr.
• Diderick E. Funk
• Marcus E. Funk
• Samuel Eckersley
• Ephriam Elsworth
• Edmond Goaslind
• John C. Goaslind
• Levi Goaslind
• Thomas H. Griffin
• Levi Gifford Jr.
• Thomas Gifford
• George W. Harris
• William Handy
• Martin H. Henderson
• Thomas Hillard Jr.
• Henry P. Hobson
• Jesse Hobson
• William Howell
• Jefferson A. Huff
• Joel Huff
• Thaddues Huff
• Josep Lee
• Beason Lewis
• Thomas Mantle
• John McCarthy
• A. McDonald
• Murfitt Meeks
• Thomas Moore
• E. Nash
• Carl Nielson
• Rasmus Nielson
• Lewis J. Petty Sr.
• Hyrum W. Pew
• William Preece
• Richard Preator
• William Reese
• John Richardson
• A. Romriell
• Samuel Roskelley
• Isaac M. Shepard
• William L. Skidmore
• Isaac Smith Jr.
• Thomas Smith
• James Stephens
• James Stephenson
• R. Taylor
• John Telford
• Joshua Telford
• John Thompson
• William Thompson
• Alma Thorn
• H.Tuttle
• Andrew J. Walton
• Dana Walton
• Jesse Walker
• Simon Webb
• Thomas L. Whittle
• John M. Wiser
• Joseph Wright
• William H. Wright
• Following added to World War I:
• Earl L. Skidmore
• Following added to World War II:
• James B. Skidmore
• Earl L. Skidmore

Extraordinary Women

• Sarah Choules, Susanna Pritchard, and Lydia Standley added.

Historical Events

• Changed the cover photo of the page to the demolition of the Tabernacle.
• Addition of the Founding of Richmond, redirecting you to the Founders page.
• Addistion of the Pioneers of Richmond, redirecting you to the Pioneers page.
• Incorporation of Richmond moved to Mayors & Government Officers page.
• Information added to Richmond Forts page.
• Information added to Bear River Massacre page.

Artifacts

• Nivison Drugs added to Pharmacy.
• Receipt of the Richmond Mercantile added.
• Photo added to Central Milling Gilt Edge.
• Information about the John Comish Camp of Cove added to Daughters of Utah Pioneers page.
• Cove Shools added to Schools.
• Information added to the Rock & Red Brick Schools.
• Information added to School House Wards.
• Old Log Tithing Office renamed to Old Tithing Offices. Information about tithing yard on West Main Street and Bishop Skidmore added.
• William L. Skidmore added to Patriarchs of Richmond/Benson Stake History.
• Information added to Cove Ward.
• Information added to Cove Ward Chapel.
• Following added to Over 100 Years Old:
• Melvin Johnson Home
• William I. & Yarda S. Stoddard Home
• Arthur J. Mendenhall Jr. Home
• Ethan Thompson Home
• John Spackman Home
• William M. McMurdie Home
• Sophus R. & Thelma S. Christensen Home
• Verdon L. & Emeline Talbot Home
• Fred J. Clark Home
• J. Marian & Mae W. Robinson Home
• Ada Louise Skidmore (100)

Historic Documents

• Following added to Familysearch.org:
• Photo of Charles H. Skidmore pointing to "logs from one corner of father's (William L. Skidmore) log-cabin home"
• Photo of Thomas Hazen Merrill, Charles Henshall Skidmore, and Samuel Walstein Hendricks in their Utah State Militia uniforms.
• Information added to the Richmond Department.
• William A. Skidmore journal added to Journals.