fact sources and writings about this individual:
Transcribed records below from the Research of Kevin Everingham of MI 2012:
family is thought to have moved to Iowa in 1841, Richard was a long-time resident of Kansas City, Missouri.
first signs of Richard's family:
1857 The Living Church, News, January 4, 1908.. "Golden Anniversary of St. Mary's church, Kansas City.. The fiftieth anniversary of the St.Mary's parish was marked on December 15th by a special offering. One man who was present, Richard Everingham, who is now in his eighty-first year, was a member of the vestry of the fist church. He attended that meeting at which the parish was organized and his name appears signed to the minutes of that meeting Dec 14, 1857."
1860 CENSUS Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri (Page 44, family #380)... Richard Everingham 31, b.ENG,.. Comfort Everingham 21, b.ENG,... Sarah E. Everingham 0, b.Missouri.
1862 Pvt. Richard Everingham Co.A, Captain Foster's, 77th Regiment Missouri. Oct 22, 1862-Dec 2, 1862 -AND- Sept 27 to Dec 19, 1864. Kansas City, MO. - info from Grant & Marge Hayes 2002.
1870 CENSUS Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri (Sept 24 1870, Family #1748) ... Richard Everingham 43, b.ENG, occ: carpenter,.. Comfort 32, b.ENG,.. Fanny 14, b.IA,.. Willy 5 b.MO,.. Martha 3, b.MO.
1880 CENSUS Kansas City, Jackson, MO (Page 77D, #4020) ... Richard Ervingham 52, b.ENG, occ: carpenter,.. Comfort 40, b.ENG, wife,.. Fannie 22, b.IA, dau,.. Willie 15, b.MO, son,.. Mattie 13, b.MO, dau.
1900 CENSUS Kansas City, Jackson, MO (Page 2A, family #2)... Richard Everingham 73, b.Aug 1827 Eng, widowed, married 26 yrs, occ: Capitalist,.. Fannie L. Holbrook 43, b.Mar 1857 IA, dau, widowed, married 11yrs, mother of 1,.. Wm. K Everingham 35, b.Feb 1865 MO, son, occ: Bookkeeper R.R.... Mary E. Lake 40, b.IA, boarder, occ: Dressmaker
is this the same William listed above?, it appears to be he registered in Missouri and Iowa, possibly because his job with the Railroad had him traveling?
1900 CENSUS Mason, Cerro Gordo, Iowa (Page 9B, fam #93 "A Hotel")... W.K. Evringham 35, b.Feb 1865 Missouri, single, occ: Clerk R.R. construct, parents b.ENGLAND.
1910 CENSUS Kansas, Jackson, MO (Page 2, family #41).. William E. Kost 47, b.IL,.. Mattie E. Kost 42, b.MO, parents b.ENG, wife,.. Margaret E. Kost 16, b.MO, dau,.. Richard E. Kost 6, b.MO,.. Richard Everingham 82, b.England, widowed.
1910 Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 16, 1910.. "Richard Everingham, aged 83 years, died at his home in Kansas City, Sunday night, June 12, 1910. Interment was made in the Mt. Washington cemetery. Mr. Everingham was a brother of Dr. J. Everingham, of this city, and for the past thirty years engaged in the carpentering and contracting business in Kansas City, accumulating a fortune."
1910 Mount Washington Cemetery, Jackson County, Missouri.... Big Headstone has a lot of family information on it... "Richard Everingham 1827-1910, Comfort Kirby Everingham 1838-1882, Richard W. 1858-1859,.. Sarah E. 1859-1860,.. Anna E. 1862-1863,... Harry Holbrook 1849-1898,.. Fannie E. Holbrook 1856/8?-1920, obviously daughter Fannie married Harry Holbrook and other children listed died young. This also gives either the middle or last name of Comfort. Also listed in this cemetery: Mattie Everingham Kost b.27 May 1867, died Dec 6, 1947.... William K. Everingham b.1 Feb 1865, died 24 Feb 1934.
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