Biography - T. M. RICHARDS
T. M. Richards, a leading merchant and grain buyer of Hayes, Illinois,
was born in Douglas county, Illinois, August 7, 1864, and is a son of Thomas
Y. Richards, who was a native of Hardin county, Kentucky, where he was born
in 1818. The latter moved to this county in the 'forties and was engaged in
farming. He was three times married and was the father of nine children, of
whom all are dead excepting T. M. and G. R. Richards. His last wife was
Hester A. Reat, and she was the mother of the above named boys (see sketch
of Dr. J. L. Reat). Thomas Y. Richards died in 1872.
T. M. Richards has been twice married, first, in January, 1889, to Miss Dove
E. Donnals, daughter of R. T. Donnals, of Tuscola, Illinois. She was born
December 16, 1866, and died November 20, 1894. Their marriage was blessed
with two children: Beryl E., born September 28, 1889, and Theodore T., born
February 16, 1892. Our subject was again married, in October, 1897, to Mrs.
Effie M. Doty, of Effingham county, her maiden name being Baker. She was
married to W. Doty in 1891. He died December 3, 1893. They had one boy,
Daniel I. Doty. Mr. and Mrs. Richards also have two children: Ralph H., born
August 4, 1898, and Lee M., born December 27, 1899. Mr. Richards is the
grain agent at Hayes for O. L. Parker, of Tuscola, and handles about three
hundred thousand bushels of oats and corn yearly. He is a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America, and is a hustler.
Extracted 03 Apr 2020 by Norma Hass from the Historical and Biographical Record of Douglas County, Illinois, published in 1900, pages 275-276.
