Captain John W. Richards

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Captain John W. Richards was born on 14 December 1829 at Breage, CON, ENG.
     He married Elizabeth Glanville, daughter of James Glanville and Elizabeth Hensley, on 28 May 1848 at Camborne, CON, ENG, (when age calculated as 18 years, 5 months and 14 days) registered Redruth. Both of full age. Fathers named James Richard deceased miner and James Glanville deceased miner. Witnesses William Soddy, John Duckham.
Reported in Royal Cornwall Gazette 2 Jun 1848:
At Camborne, on the 28th ult., Mr. John Richards to Miss Elizabeth Glanville.

Other information

     Captain John W. Richards and Elizabeth Glanville immigrated in 1852 to the USA.
     In July 1882 listed in Biographical Sketches:-
CAPT. JOHN W. RICHARDS, foreman of copper washer, Calumet & Hecla Mills. Mr. Richards washed the first copper from the Calumet Mine, which was done at the Hancock Stamp Mill on Portage Lake. He was born in Cornwall, England, December 14,1829; began work as a copper washer when a lad, and continued in that employment till the spring of 1852, when he came to America; on reaching this country, he went directly to Ontonagon County mines, and engaged as a miner with the Ohio Trap Rock Mining Company; a year and a half later, he was placed in charge of the stamp mill of this company, and continued in charge two years; he next spent two years with the Toltec Mining Company as foreman of copper washer, and then engaged with the Minesota Mining Company as miner, during which time he helped to blow out and cut up the great 500-ton mass of that mine; he was next employed at Carp Lake Mine on the Porcupine Mountains, one a half years as copper washer; was next employed at the La Fayette and Pacific Mines two years as Mining Captain; was subsequently employed at the Adventure Mine, while worked by tributers; then as copper washer at the Ogema Mine; he commenced with the Calumet on the opening of that wonderful mine. On the establishment of the stamp mills at Lake Linden, he came to this place in charge of the copper washing at the Calumet mill, and has retained that position to this date, July, 1882. Mr. Richards was married in England in 1846 to Miss Elizabeth Glanville. Two children were born to them in England, and two after reaching America. Mrs. Richards died in Wisconsin in April, 1863. Mr. Richards was married again in 1865, at Dodgeville, Wis., to Miss Louisa Rickard, daughter of Henry Rickard. They have eight children living—four sons and four daughters.