Willing G. Richardson (1883- ) was the son of William (1947-1934) and Mary Jane Bloomer Richardson (1841-1910), who were married in 1880. William Richardson was born in England and came to Carbon, Wyoming, to work in the coal mines in 1869. Mary Jane Richardson had previously been married to Norman Morley (d. 1862) in 1857 and William G. Stimpson (d. 1876) in 1874. She moved to Carbon, Wyoming in 1868 and established a boarding house at Percy Station, near Fort Halleck in Carbon County, Wyoming. After Mary Jane and William were married, they established their own cattle ranch near Elk Mountain in Carbon County, Wyoming, and had three sons: Thomas D. (1881- ), Edward L. (1883- ) and Willing G. Richardson. All three sons helped to operate the ranch.
From the description of Richardson family papers, 1886-ca. 1945. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 32507603
