BIOGRAPHIES OF EMMONS COUNTY
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JOSEPH DENIS THEOBAULT REDOUTE

Surname spelled in some records as REDOUT and RIDOUT.
Born 10 April 1832 in France. He died 22 Sep 1922 in Portland, Oregon.
On 11 February 1895 he secured a 160 acre homestead land patent in Section 14, in Township 133, Range 78 (Hampton area). Then on 24 February 1898 secured another 160 acres; same section.
He is in the 1890 Veterans Census from Williamsport but actually in census notes he was in Hampton. By 1900 he has moved to the West Coast.
He enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 102nd Infantry Regiment on 29 August 1862. He was promoted to Full Corporal on 18 Dec 1864. He mustered out on 20 June 1865. He was receiving a pension filed from Dakota Territory on 10 May 1887.
He is buried at Forest View Cemetery, Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. Gravesite


DANIEL ROZELL RICHARDSON

Daniel was born to Thomas Jefferson and Nettie Elizabeth Smith Richardson on 15 January 1896 at Lawn Hill, Hardin County, Iowa. His siblings included: George, Charles, Fred, Bertha, Elvine, Earl, Bessie, and Lloyd.
From the "Roster of the Men and Women From the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918:" RICHARDSON, DAN. Army number, none; registrant, Emmons county; born, Lawnhill, Iowa, Jan. 12, 1896, of American parents; occupation, farmer; inducted at Linton on Sept. 21, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Battery F, 338th Field Artillery, to death. Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 6, 1918. Buried at Linton, N. Dak.
Burial, Portrait, Tombstone Photo, with links to some family members.


JACOB JOHN RICHTER

Jacob was born on 11 April 1921 in Emmonsburg to John and Theresa Hoffart Richter. John was the son of Andreas and Johanna Schumacher Richter of Emmons County. Theresa was the daughter of Jacob and Theresia Frolich Hoffart.
Jacob siblings included: Andrew (1915-2007), Katherine, Casper, Helen, Elizabeth, and Angelina (1930-).
Jacob entered the U. S. Army, for World War II, at Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota on 14 January 1941. He served in Company C, 1st Medical Regiment. While stationed at the Coast Artillery Training Center, Camp Callan, in Torrey Pines, El Cajon area of San Diego, San Diego County, California he died from pneumonia on 18 October 1942.
Burial, Tombstone Photo


JAMES D. ROBINSON

James was born in Ohio on 13 November 1829. He enlisted as a Private in Company H, 15th Iowa Infantry on 18 October 1864 and was released in Louisville, Kentucky on 24 June 1865. He started drawing his pension on 20 March 1888 and his wife, Almira, started drawing a widow's pension on 22 October 1908. James and Almira are buried at the Hazelton Cemetery. Burial, Tombstone Picture.


CARL F. ROMAN

Some records show given name as Karl. He was born in Wisconsin on 12 December 1864 to Johann (Adam) and Mary Jane Cunningham Roman. His siblings include Mary, Peter (Angus), Martin, Robert, John Adam, and Kenneth Paul.
Before arriving in Dakota Territory Carl was in Iowa where he married Julia A. Norris on 2 May 1892 in Lyon County, Iowa. They had at least one daughter, Adolina D. born in 1893 and died as an infant in 1895. They were married again, each stating it was their 2nd marriage, on 18 November 1899 in Franklin County, Iowa. In 1900 Julia indicates she is divorced and is in the census as Norris. No further information on Julia could be found. One record indicates Carl is divorced and another indicates he is a widower.
By 1906 Carl is in Omio Township as a landowner and is in Emmons County until about 1920 when he is in Montana and then eventually locating to South Dakota.
Carl was a veteran in the Spanish American War serving in the 1st South Dakota Volunteer Infantry as a Artificer. He enlisted from Sioux Falls, South Dakota on 25 April 1898 and was discharged on 5 October 1899 in San Francisco, California after having served in the Philippines.
Obituary.
Burial, Tombstone Photo, with links to some family members.


ROOP FAMILY


CLARA BELLE ROSE
See Biographical information for Clara Belle here.


THOMAS H. RUSH

On 5 November 1887 he secured a 160 acre homestead land patent in Section 6, in Township 131, Range 78 (North of Winona area). Then on 30 December 1899 secured another 156.9 acres in Section 2, Township 131, Range 79.
He is in the 1890 Emmons County Veterans Census with indications he has weak lungs and broken down constitution. His disability pension started 12 Sep 1890.
He enlisted as a resident of St. Louis, Missouri on 15 September 1861. He mustered into Company C, Illinois Infantry Regiment on 9 November 1861 as a Corporal (another record has Private). During the war he was promoted to Full Sergeant, then on 8 September 1864 Full Captain. He mustered out on 7 February 1865.