The 1st document above shows the birth of John Richardson, illegitimate, December 31, 1869. Then the 2nd document shows John Richardson Jr.’s death, March 22, 1870 of whooping cough. Its interesting the death beside John Richardson Jr.’s is Mary Ecfort (Eckfort). This is Leah’s sister who died 4 days prior of TB which she’d had for a year.
Above is Leah’s 2nd illegitimate son born April 11, 1873 without a name. Leah’s Aunt Annie is the “accouchure” (midwife) and her mother is the “informant”.
I searched through all the 1881 Horton Township census, looking for an 8-year-old. Below is the one only that fits the unnamed birth above. Robert Eady and Annie Burwell already have a son Robert B. b. 1847. They are too old to have an 8-year-old, so this Robert (age 8) is odd to be with them and I cannot find this young Robert Eady in any of the following census. He seems to disappear. Leah’s illegitimate son born 1873 is likely this 8-year-old Robert.
I’ve tossed around the idea that perhaps this Robert is really Adoniram. But its difficult to believe that at the age of 8 or 9, Leah would change her son’s name from Robert to Adoniram. Its also hard to believe Leah & Philander would report Adoniram as 10 in the 1891 Census if he was really 18. (see below).
It seems more likely that the illegitimate male born in 1873, who may be the 8-year-old Robert in the 1881 Census, is another son Leah had, and not the same person as Adoniram. So that being said, this would reveal that Adoniram had another half-brother.