Famous Smethport BBK Railroad Conductor
photo credit: R.C. Gleason Collection
F.O. Richmond, conductor of the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua Railroad, Smethport, was born in Smethport, McKean county., Penn., July 27, 1840, a son of Nelson and Amanda (Chapin) Richmond, natives of New York state, who came to Smethport about 1812. They were the parents of six children, of whom F.O. is the fourth son. His father died in 1846. He has followed various occupations, having been in a hotel in Smethport more or less for eleven years. He married September 4, 1861, Miss Mary E., daughter of Erastus and Mary (Star) Curtis, of Smethport, Penn. Since the completion of the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua Railroad, at Smethport, he has been employed on it for nearly six years, and over four years as conductor. Mr. Richmond served at different times under Col. Wilcox as deputy sheriff.
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photo credit: McKean County
Historical Society Collection