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The family listing
above is based
on the information found on the 1840,
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910,
and 1920 census pages
and an incomplete summary written by Mary Frances Richardson
DeWitt gathered
from Mary Soffa Harmon
Richardson, wife of William
Pinkerton Richardson.
Further ongoing
commentary about my research for the ancestors of William B. Richardson
and Violet Jane Whitton follows:
1840:
Since William B. was ALSO born in Indiana in
1832, his parents may have remained in Indiana and might be found in
the
1840 census and hopefully the 1850 census. They may or may not be
living in the same county just because they chose to move around, or
the county lines changed in those early years.
Since Violet Jane was born in Kentucky in 1839, her parents probably
lived in KY in 1840. In 1850 the census first
showed family member names.
June 2004 News!
On June 19th
2004, I decided to search more for Violet with the usual
bad luck. But I decided to look at the neighbors of William B.
and Violet in their various censuses and when I examined their census
record for 1860 as shown
below,
I found that a 25 yr old
Elizabeth Richardson lived with the Million family next door to William
B and Violet.
Hmmmm... William's third daughter was named
Elizabeth.... Hmmmmm.... Is this 25 yr old Elizabeth living with the
neighbors because there is no room at William's house? Is
Elizabeth working for the Millions? Is Mary J. Million related to
the Richardsons?
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In 1840 William B.
and
Violet were children (ages 8 and 1 respectively), were most likely
living
with their parents and this would be the first census in which they
would appear. 1840 census
records do not list children's names so it will be
difficult
to
find them until we find their parent's names.
As of May 2006, all I know
about Indiana is that William B's son William P. is
listed as being born
in the town of Hope,
in Bartholomew
County, Indiana in 1866 which means that William B and Violet
Richardson lived there as well.
A map of
the county with townships
(circa 2000) is shown above:
Information about the County townships can be found at: TOWNSHIPS
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1860 Census:
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District
No.
1, Owen Co,
KY, (MAP-see
north
central under Boone Co.) Post ofice Lusby's
Mill
page
134
taken
on 20 July 1860
These
data
show
that the Richardsons lived in Kentucky from at least 1855 because
Mary A was born in KY.
In the 1900 census, they
state they had been
married for 49 years so that makes them married in 1851 when
William B.
was 18 and Violet 12!
In the family listed below them, the William Millions, a 25 yr old
Elizabeth M. Richardson, born in Indiana,
is living with them. Is
she a sister to W. B.?
Is she the reason why they named their third child Elizabeth?
Anyway...
that
then
suggested that in 1850, I could search for a 14-15 yr old Elizabeth
Richardson
who would probably be living with her parents, and maybe
even her brother, William,
before he married Violet?????????? This might be THE link to find
the parents of W. B. Richardson!!!
Eureka!
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1850
I
present you with the Wyatt and Mary
Richardson family
in Scott Co, Kentucky
on 18
Sep 1850,
including among other children, an Elizabeth (age 14) and a William
(age 19). The ages match
the William B. Richardson living next door to Elizabeth Richardson in
1860 as shown above.
In addition, this
shows that Wyatt and his family including
eldest
daughter Mary (age 21) and
youngest daughter Nancy (age 12) lived with them.
Is Mary, the Mary J. Million seen in 1860?
Below is a map that shows
where Scott Co. is located. Note that is located southeast of
Owen Co., where
William B and Violet lived in 1860. If Wyatt is William B.'s
father then this suggests that
Violet's family lives nearby as well. William B. and Violet were
married in 1851.
Another useful Kentucky Co. MAP... KYGenWeb
Based on all the other family information, I contend
that this
William
(son of Wyatt) is our William B. Richardson.
In the 1900 census
for William B., it states he was born in January 1832 in Indiana.
On Sep 18, 1850, he
would be 18 years and 8 months so they may have
rounded up to age 19 for the census.
If this is true,
then Wyatt Richardson was born Abt 1808 in
Kentucky.
Forty nine year old Mary Richardson was born Abt 1801
in South Carolina.
The four children shown were born in Indiana
beginning in 1829.
(note: HOWEVER...
William B's death certificate states that William B's father's name was
Garrett.
No birthplace is listed for Garrett. Also, no mother is
listed.
Her birthplace is listed as Virginia. (from Death
Certificate)
Yes! A new name to search for...
In a search for Wyatt in 1860, I had no success using the
Richeson, Richerson, Richarson, Richardson last names.
I did not
try Mary because it is too common.
Looking backwards...
In a search for Wyatt in 1840, I found a 20-30 year old
Wyatt
Richardson living in Lawrence, Arkansas, with
2 daughters less than 5
along with a wife in the same age bracket... but no one else using
Richeson, Richerson,
Richarson, Richardson last names. Another
Wyatt living in Massachusetts all through the 1800s can be found,
but
he can not be our Wyatt. I have not
been able to find this Wyatt again in the 1840, 1860 or 1870 censuses.
I did find a Wyatt H. Richardson served in the Union army and was
enlisted on 11 May 1864. He lived in
Van Buren Co., Iowa. He served in Company K, 45th Infantry
Regiment Iowa for 100 days entering as a
private and leaving as a private at Keokuk, Iowa on 16 Sep 1964.
He was awarded Distinguished Service.
However, his age was
44. Our Wyatt would have been 54 in 1864.
However this fellow may be more important than I
thought.
Using the Ancestry.com search engine for Wyatt
Richardsons.... I found our Wyatt Richardson in three family
geneaologies: (Officer,
Rath
and Brabham
genealogies). This is always what one
hopes for... SOMEBODY
else has some information to simply hand you!
Wyatt Hawkins Richardson was
born 4 May 1807 in Scott Co, KY.
They also mention his enlistment
in the Union army, so the first reference I found listing him as 44 in
1864
was in error. 1864-1807 = 57.
Bonanza Time!..... He
married Mary Meyers. His children were Mary, William,
Elizabeth,
Nancy and Charles.
More information about them can be found at their own website at: WYATT
Other Richardson families in Scott Co., KY in 1850?
1. Using the KY GenWeb Scott Co, KY 1850 alphabetical
listing for the census I found
RICHARDSON 400A-459A-460B-461A-483A-497B-502B
1. I found another Richardson family with a 17 year old son named
William. But there was not sisters named Mary or
Elizabeth. ... so I will not consider this family as a candidate.
The father's name was J. Richardson (age 37) and the
mother was Margaret (age 38). Both were born in KY. They
are listed on page 459 of the census living in District 2
on 10 Aug
1850 in dwelling 184.
The same family is found on page 460B, and listed as J. V. Richardson,
with son William T or J.
This page was recorded on 13 Aug 1850. They lived in dwelling
210. I guess they moved between Aug 10 and 13th!
2. A Green Richardson, with a 4 yr old son named William
is found on page 483.
3. On page 497B, a Milinda Richardson, age 60, was living in a poor
house.
4. On page 502B, our Wyatt Richardson
family is found!
Note:
Before
I found Wyatt, I considered
some other Richardson families in Indiana as potential parents of
William B.
In case I find out later that Wyatt is NOT our family,
my other musings can be found at: MUSINGS
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After many years of frustration, I obtained Violet's Death Certificate
from the online
Missouri State Archives in May 2006. After over 25 years of searching,
it was a eureka day!
As shown below, Violet's middle name was Jane. Her last name is
written as Whiton
assumed from the last name of her father, Fountain Whiton on the death
certificate.
Violet was born on 5 December 1838.
At her death her age was: 77 yrs 8 months and 18 days.
Her father's name was Fountain Whiton who was born in Kentucky.
On William B. Richardson's Death Certificate (see below), his wife's name is
Violet
Jane Whittan or Whitton.
Her mother's name was Sally McFarland who was born in Kentucky.
With her last name available, new searches for Whittons and McFarlands
in Kentucky has ensued!
As you will see, it appears that Violet Jane was the oldest child of
Fountain and Sally Whitton.
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| WHITTON
FAMILY (Click to visit
McFarlands) |
1785: George Whitton
Born
in VA
~1810: George
Whitton
Marriage to Malinda ? (b Abt 1790 in MD.)
1812: George and Malinda Whitton
Birth
of Mahala in KY
(She
married Alvin Carr)
1815: George and Malinda Whitton
Birth of Fountain G. in KY
1818: George and Malinda Whitton
Birth of Thomas Buford in KY
(married Mary Ann
Spencer, March 21, 1840 in Owen Co, KY)
1820: George and Malinda Whitton
Birth of George in KY
1837:
Fountain G. Whitten
Marriage to Sarah McFarland on 4 Dec 1837 in Owen Co, KY Bond:
Squire B McFarland (ref)
Their
children eventually were: (ref)
Violet Jane b: ABT 1838 in Owen Co., KY
James b: ABT 1841 in Owen Co., KY
Simon b: ABT 1847 in Owen Co., KY
George b: ABT 1848 in Owen Co., KY
John b: ABT 1851 in Owen Co., KY
Thomas M. b: ABT 1854 in Owen Co., KY
Mary b: ABT 1860 in Owen Co., KY
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1840:
Fountain G.
Whitton
In
1840
family first names were not listed, but a Fountain G. Whitton (age
20-30) lived next door to James P. Whitton (age 20-30)
in
Scott Co., KY. Fountain lived with two females: [probably
Sarah] (age 20-30) and [probably Violet Jane] (age under 5)... based
upon
information found in 1850.
Also , WHITTEN,
THOMAS B. marriage to Mary Ann Spencer, March 21, 1840 in Owen Co, KY. Bond:
Fountain Whitton and Simon True.
Thomas was
Fountain's younger brother.
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1850:
Fountain
Whitton
In
1850
William
Richardson
and
Violet were not married and were probably living with their
parents.
As shown below, Violet Jane Whitton lived in Owen Co. KY (District 2)
with her parents,
Fountain and Sarah Whitton along with brothers James, Simeon and George
on 3 Sep 1850.
She was listed as Jane Whitton, not Violet. This is the
only time I have ever seen her listed as Jane.
A Granville McFarland lived next door. Since
Jane's mother was listed as Sally McFarland on Jane's Death
Certificate,
but Sarah on the census, it appears that Granville was Sally
(Sarah)'s brother, since Sarah was 29 and Granville was 30.
Nearby
was
the Squire McFarland family in Owen Co. KY
(District 2).
Squire was 38 so he may have been another brother to 29 year old Sarah
McFarland Whitton.
1860: Fountain
Whitton
On
7
Jul 1860 F.G. (Fountain G.)
(age 46) and Sally (age 40) Whitton lived Lusby's
Mills, District 1, Owen Co, KY.
Their children were: sons James (age 19), Simeon (13), George (10), and
John (8) and daughter Malinda (6).
Since Violet Jane married William B Richardson about 1851, she was no
longer living with Fountain and Sally in 1860.
Notes
about
James and Pleasant Whittons:
In
1860,
a 42 yr old Thomas Whitton with wife Mary lived in Rays Forke,
Scott Co., KY.
They
had
a 19 year old James Whitton living with them along with 7
other children.
Was
Thomas a brother to Fountain?
Jame's
name
was James G. Whitton in 1850 when he lived with his parents and 4
sisters in Scott Co, KY.
In
1860, a 60 yr old Rev. P H Whitton with wife Annie lived in Rays Fork,
District 1, Scott Co, KY
They
had
a 20 yr old James S. Whitton living with them along with 29
yr old Robert and 16 yr old P{leasant}. W. Whitton
All
were born in KY except Annie who was born in PA about 1803.
How was PH Whitton related to Fountain ?
In
1850, P.H. Whitton was identified as Pleasant Whitton. They were living
in District 2, Scott, KY.
He
was born in 1801 in VA. Annie (age 46) was born in KY. James
S was born in KY.
Children
were
Robert
H (age 20),
Levi M (age 16),
Susan G (age 12), (Ref)
James S. (age 10),
Lucinda E (age 7), and
Pleasant W (age 5)
[He married Anne Dotey about 1879) {See
listing of all children below.}
They
were
living next door to Robert Whitton, (Age 69 b. Abt. 1781 in VA)
and his wife Mary (age 71) b. in NC)
So was Robert, Pleasant's father?
(Pleasant
Whitton
is listed as a slave owner in 1850 in Warren Co, KY.)
(Pleasant
Whittonis
listed as a slave owner in 1860 in Warren Co, KY.)
(A
Pleasant Whitton is listed in Crawford Co, IL in 1820.)
Another
listing
for the family of Pleasant and Anna Doty are: (ref)
Children
were
John
D.
Louisa
Mariah
Jane
Polly
Levi
Adeline
Sally
Anne
Susan
James
Walker {In 1880, Pleasant (age 79, widowed) is
living with Walker and family in Lytles Fork, Scott Co, KY)
Lucinda
In 1840, PH Whitton is living with family in Scott Co, KY.
(Arrgggh:
A
Pleasant Whitton (age 60) (b. KY) was living with wife Elizabeth (age
50) in Warren Co. KY in 1850!
with
son
Alphus (age 17)).. Last name could be Whittow.
James
S
Whitton was living in Mc Farland, Scott Co, KY in 1910 at age 70
with second wife Mary J (age 72)
In
1830, a Pleasant Whitton, was living with 2 20-30 females, and 2 <5
males, and a 60 yr male and 50 yr female in Barren Co , KY.
Next
door
was Granville Whitton, with wife, 2 daughters and 2 sons.
On
ancestry.com I found a family listing for a Pleasant Whitton who
married Anna Doughty (Dotey, Doty) b 1802-8 in Butler Co, OH
their
children
were Louisa, Susan, Sally Anne, Walker, James, Lucinda, Jane,
Maiah, John D, Levi, Polly and Adeline.
No
birthdates were given for the children so this list is not
chronological.
The
listing was an ancestry for the Doty family and no other info was
available for the Whitton line.
They
were
married 8 Jun 1820 in Coles Co, IL
I
found reference to a James Harvey Whitton, b abt 1830 (ref)
He
married Catherine (Kitty) Atkins 7 Mar 1850 in Scott Co., KY
I STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW PLEASANT WHITTON AND LINEAGE
RELATE TO FOUNTAIN G. WHITTON.
1863:
Fountain G. Whitton
Fountain was a member
of the Confederate army (Clark's KY ?? Rifles, Company B)
and was
captured by the Union Army in Owen Co, KY on March 28 1863.
He
"deserted from rebel army."
He
arrived at Camp
Chase, Ohio (near Columbus, OH)
on 15 April 1863 and was
"released 6 June 1863 on oath of
allegiance" to Col. W Hoffman
(Page
119: National Archives Mircorfilm Publications: May 1862-Aug 1863, vol
55:
Auxilary
Register, Military Prion, Camp Chase, O.)
The
quoted remarks above were from page 300 of the General Register for
Camp Chase
between
April 6 1863 to April 12 1865. (National Archives Vol 53.))
(Ref:
ancestry.com )
1870: Fountain
Whitton
On
4
Aug 1870, F.G. (Fountain G.) and Sallie Whitton lived next door to
son James and Isabelle Whitton in Lusby's Mills, Owen Co. KY.
Fountains children were: sons Simeon (24), George (21) , and daughter Mary
(10) ..and
maybe
John (19)?? and
???(16), .
Mary is probably NOT Malinda from 1860 because Malinda should
have been 16. Mary was
only 10.
Mary may have been born right after the 1860 census.
Notice that James and Isabell's new son
was named Fountain G.
When you search for Fountain G. Whitton in ancestry.com
you will find a Fountain G. Whitton that seems to live from 1815 to
past 1920!! It is actually two people. What is also
confounding
is that Fountain G. Whitton II married a Sarah/Sallie as his second
wife so Fountain and Sarah/Sallie show up again also.
1880: Fountain Whitton
On 5 Jun 1880, Fountain Whitton (age 66) and his
wife Sarah (age59)
lived district 91, Grant Co, KY.
Fountain's father was born in VA and his mother in KY. Sarah's parents
were both born in KY.
Nearby
were
the familys of Fountain's sons:
- Simeon Whitton (listed as S. F. Whitton) (b. abt 1847)
and wife Catharine and sons George and William
- John Whitton (b. abt 1853) and wife Amanda and daughters
Malinda and Ethel
- George Whitton (b. abt 1848) and wife Susan and sons
Jarett D. and John G
Later Years:
In 1900:
I found a George R Whitton, born Jan
1849, who was widowed and
living in Grant Co, KY
with daughters Linna (b 1883), Rebecca
(b 1888), son Walter (b 1892) and daughter Clara (b 1893).
In 1910,
I found a Simeon T Whitton (age 63) living
with his family in
Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH.
He was born in KY about 1847
which is
consistent with the Simeon listed above.
He was living with his
second wife, and 3 sons and 2 daughters.
He died 27 Feb 1912 in
Cincinnati.
I could not find George in 1910.
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| McFARLAND
FAMILY (Click to visit
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As shown below in her Death Certificate, Violet Jane
Whitton Richardson's maiden name was Whitton,
and her mother's maiden name was McFarland.
Violet's father was Fountain G. Whitton.
Her mother was Sarah "Sally" McFarland.
Using
the
power of ancestry.com I found
Sarah's parent was Charles McFarland. His
wife is unknown.
(ref:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/alexande.txt)
(ref: McFarland
Genealogy
Home Page)
b.
1765
in VA, and living in Loudon Co, VA in 1788, and Scott Co., KY in
1810
d. Aft 1830 in Owen Co, KY)
The
children
of Charles and Caroline were:
Elizabeth
(1808-?)
--- married John C Lewis, 29 Dec 1829
Adeline
(1809-?)
---
married
Samuel Massie (Massey), 12 Sep 1830
Squire
B
(1812/15-?)
---
married
Caroline M. Plummer, 8 Sep 1836 (her father: William
Plummer)
Charles
W
(1817-?)
---
married
Margaret McFarland, 23 Apr 1838
Sarah (1817 -?) --- married Fountain
Whitton, 4 Dec 1837
Mary
(1818-?)
---
married
Warren Sparrow, 10 Nov 1837
All
were
born in Owen Co, KY
Sarah's probable grandfather
was William McFarland. His wife is unknown.
(ref:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/alexande.txt)
b.
1726
in Scotland
d. 1792 Loudoun Co., VA
The children of William
and ? were:
Thomas
McFARLAND
b abt 1752 Frederick(?) Co., VA --- married Mary Stump
John McFARLAND b
abt 1753 Frederick(?) Co., VA --- married Mary Reed.
Robert McFARLAND
b abt 1760/1770 Loudoun(?) Co., VA --- married ?
James McFARLAND
b abt 1765 Loudoun(?) Co., VA --- married Rebecca McCreary.
Charles
McFARLAND
b abt 1765 VA --- married ?
William
McFARLAND b abt 1765/1770 Loudoun(?) Co., VA --- married ?
Levin
(Lewis) McFARLAND b 1769/1770 Frederick(?) Co., VA ---
married Sarah Bonecutter (Buncutter).
(They lived in Frederick Co, VA at the time of
the 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1850 cenuses.
However, a Levin McFarland showed up on
the 1810 census in Scott Co, KY (see below.)
Sally's probable great grandfather was
Alexander McFarlane
(ref:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/alexande.txt)
b.
1690-1700
Glasgow, Scotland
d. 25 Jul 1766 Potomic River, Saint Marys Co, MD
Reference on
McFarlands: OneWorldTree at ancestry.com
1810 Kentucky, Scott Co.
Charles
McFarland 00010 - 20100. P 179.
Langford McFarland 20010 - 00100. P. 179.
Levin McFarland 10010 - 00010(LDS) or 01001-00001(USGENWEB) P.167.
(ref: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/alexande.txt)
Note: In 1819 Owen County, KY was formed from Scott, Franklin,
Pendleton, and Gallatin Counties.
1820 Kentucky, Owen County.
Charles McFarlin p 102. Elizabeth McFarlin p.
105.
(ref:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/kenteast.txt)
1830 Kentucky, Owen Co.
Charles
McFarling P. 324.
(ref:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/alexande.txt)
1840:
Kentucky
McFarlands: Owen Co.
George
McFarland:
male: 1 (age 30-40) [I do not know who he is.]
Squire
B
McFarland: males: 2 (0-5), 1 (5-10), 1 (20-30) females: 1
(10-15), 1 (20-30)
Charles
McFarland:
males: 2
(10-15), 1 (50-60)
females: 1 (0-5), 1 (5-10), 1
(20-30), 1 (40-50)
1850:
In
1850
Violet
was not married yet and she was living with their
parents.
As shown below, Violet Jane Whitton lived in Owen Co. KY (District 2)
with her parents,
Fountain and Sarah Whitton along with brothers
James, Simeon and George on 3 Sep 1850.
She was listed as Jane Whitton, not Violet. This is
the only time I have ever seen her listed as Jane.
A Granville McFarland lived next door.
I do not know who he is because Sarah did not have a brother named
Granville.
Nearby
was
her brother Squire McFarland and his family in Owen Co. KY
(District 2).
Also
nearby
was the Thomas McFarland family in Owen Co. KY
(District 2).
Thomas
was 39
so he may have been a cousin of Sarahs. Perhaps he was the son of
the other
McFarland males who migrated to KY
along with Charles? That would be Langford or Levin.
In
Owen
and nearby Scott counties, there are many many McFarlands and
Whittons
It will take some time to sort them all out!
- As shown above, William was living with
his
parents, Wyatt and Mary Richardson in nearby Scott
Co., KY.
I
wonder how they met since they were married 1 year later.
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1860:
William B. and Violet lived in Owen Co, KY in
1860.
Census:
District
No. 1, Owen Co,
KY, (MAP-see
north
central under Boone Co.) Post ofice Lusby's
Mill
page
134
taken on 20 July 1860
These
data
show
that the Richardsons lived in Kentucky from at least 1855 because
Mary A was born in KY.
In the 1900 census, they state they had been
married for 49 years so that makes them married in 1851 when William B.
was 18 and Violet 12!
In the family listed below them, the William Millions, a 25 yr old
Elizabeth M. Richardson, born in Indiana, is living
with them. She is a sister to W. B.
Is she the reason why they named their third child Elizabeth? Exciting news!
Visit Wyatt Hawkins Richardson.
As
you can see, Elizabeth and William are listed as children of Wyatt and
Mary Richardson in 1850. Is the Mary J
Million, their older sister Mary?
Yes, because in 1851, Mary Jane
Richerson married William A. Million with W. B. Richardson the
bondsman! (REF).
This
would explain why Elizabeth was living
with the Millions.
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1870:
William B. and Violet lived in Randolph Co, MO in
1870.
Census:
Saltspring
Township,
Randolph
Co, MO
(See Map)
(page
261b) taken
on 12 Aug 1870
This
is a section
of page 261b of the 1870 Randolph County, MO census. (See Map)
Click
on the image
to visit the entire page.
The
birthplace column
at the right has a ditto mark for WB Richardson. It is referring to the
line above in another household
in
which
that person
was born in Indiana. You can see this if you click on the image above.
I have
added a piece
of the top of the page to this image to show the location which is
Saltspring
Township which
has a postoffice of Cairo.
You can
see that the Richardsons spent some time in Indiana again as sons
Benjamin and William P. were born in Indiana...
so that puts them in
Indiana between 1864 to 1866.
In
addition,
they moved to Missouri by 1869. In William P.
Richardson's obituary, it states
that they moved to
Cliffton Hill, Randolph Co., Missouri about 1867. Also he is
listed as being born in the town of Hope, in Bartholomew
County, Indiana.
William
P's
birthday is listed as September 8, 1866.
Since
they
lived
in Indiana between the 1860 and 1870 censuses, I do
not know of any way to confirm this point other than
from obituary
statements like this one.
There is a possibility that he served in the Civil War. See
above: (Civil War)
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1880:
William B. and Violet J. lived in Randolph Co, MO
in
1880.
Census:
Clifton
Township,
Randolph
Co., MO
(See Map)
(Enumeration
district
117, page 4-5) taken on 2 Jun 1880
(Ancestry.com
pg 4-5/18)
This
census
page can
be seen also at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/randolph/census/1880/117-04.gif
This
is a section
of page 4-5 of the 1880 Randolph County, MO census for the Clifton
Township
enumeration district 117.
(Clifton
Hill
map)
The
birth locations
are the same as for the 1870 Census with MO for Annie, David and Lilly.
New
information is
that William B.'s father was born in KY and his mother was born in
North
Carolina.
Violets
J's parents
both came from Kentucky.
I
searched in these
districts because the son William P. Richardson's obituary in 1946
states
that his family moved from
the Clifton Hill area (of
Randolph Co.)
to near Bynumville, Mo (Chariton Co.) in 1881.
THEREFORE...all
of
the
children shown in my family listing of children at the top of the
page with
only initials are based
on the page 261b of
the 1870 Randolph
County, MO census (exerpt shown above). This can be seen at:
1870
CENSUS:
Salt Spring Township (Enumeration District 114)
In 1880
census, children's
first names are listed. However, the first two girls listed in 1870 are
no longer living at home.
In addition, several new children
are listed.
Notable is that in 1870 C.B was listed as a female, but in 1880 she is
now
a he with the first name of Cortez.
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1900:
William B. and Violet lived in Chariton Co, MO in
1900.
Census:
Clark
Township, Chariton
Co, MO (See Map)
(Enumeration
District
33, pg 9A, as of 25 Jun 1900)
As you
can see, Violett
J. Richardson is still around with William B. in 1900, but they have
moved
to Clark township, Chariton Co.
William
and
Violett
are living with their daughter Grace.... WHO MUST BE our mysterious
Silly
G. from the 1880 census!!!
She
is
24 now and
born in Apr 1876 and in 1880, Silly G. was born in 1876!
But
who
is Elbert?...
a new child!!! Who was born after the 1880 census in Oct 1882.
I love
the 1900 census
because it gives the month and year of their birthdays!!!
William:
Jan 1832 and Violett J.: Dec 1838
Note
finally that Violett
had 14 children of which only 11 are living in 1900. I wondered
who
died? Was Mary A.one of them?
SPECIAL NOTE:
In my investigations, I learned of a Richardson Cemetery in Chariton
Co. It sounded tantilizing. Recently (1/2006) I discovered
another
Richardson clan in Chariton and Randolph counties. Apparently,
the Richardson Cemetery is related to this different Richardson
family.
I found their link through the Chariton Co. genealogy website.
I
had come across several William Richardsons in these counties via
my Ancestry.com research and had wondered who they were.
The Richardson family genealogy can be found at: William
Richardson
of North Carolina.
I wonder if the two clans knew each other?
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1910:
William B. and Violet lived in Linn Co, MO in
1910.
Census:
I
found them living in Marceline, Linn Co., MO. William B.
Richardson (age 78) was living with Violet, age 72
with sons Guss? (age
35), and Elbert (age 27)
Who is the first son? With an age of 35, he was born about
1875. In the 1880 census, David A was 6, so maybe this son is
David?
I do not think this name looks like "David". David had a middle
initial (1880 census) of A...
but this does not look like an A-name either.
Ancestry.com readers believe it is Guss also.
Note
finally that Violet
had 14 children of which only 10 are living in 1910. I wondered
who
died?
Marceline
City,
Linn Co, MO (Enumeration
District 86, pg 12B, as of April 21 1910)
Just
below this entry was Charles and Blanch
(Richardson) Lambert.
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1920:
William B. lived in Randolph Co, MO in 1920.
Census:
On
17
Jan 1920. he
is widowed and back living in Randolph Co., with his daughter Sarah
A. (Richardson) and her husband
John T. Harlan. ... and
also with his
son Garret H. who was also a widower.
Village
of
Clifton Hill in Clifton
Township,
Randolph Co, MO (Enumeration
District
137, pg 6B, as of January 17 1920)
(Click
on image below
to visit its source.)
William B. Richardson's Death:
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William B
Richardson lived
until 10 Aug 1920.
He died in Clifton Hill,
Randolph Co, MO
Age: 88 yr, 6 mo, 12
days D.O.B: Jan 28 1832
He
was buried in Marceline, Linn Co., MO
William's son-in-law, J.T. Harlan was the
informant listed on his certificate.
(Source of
information from Death
Certificate)---
(ALSO see Death Certificate below.)
Note
that
his father is listed as Garrett, not Wyatt......This is the only
problem I have encountered so far
regarding Wyatt Hawkins as William B's father. (See explanation
at for Wyatt at: WYATT
)
Other Children
of William B Richardson and Violet J.
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Anna Blanche (Lambert)
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She was first listed as Annie B.
in 1880.
Then Blanch in 1900
and
Blanche A in 1920
where she lived in Brookfield, MO in 1920
R
She lived in Quincy, IL in 1946
(from WP's OBIT)
1900 Census:
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Clark
Township, Chariton
Co., MO
(ED
33, pg 9B) 26-June
1900 (Ancestry.com 18/23)
1910
Census:
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Marceline
City,
Linn Co, MO (Enumeration
District 86, pg 12B, as of April 21 1910)
Just above this entry was William B.
Richardson.
1920
Census:
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Brookfield,
Linn
Co.,
MO
(ED
69, pg 13A) 12-Jan
1920
* Oldest
son was Lester
Lambert in 1920 census (Brookfield, Linn Co., MO pg 10B, ED72)
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1949
Death:
Brookfield,
Linn Co, MO
2 June 1949
Cortez Baker Richardson
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He was
first seen as C.B. in
1870).
Then Cortez B. in 1880
but as an adult he was listed as
Baker in 1900 through 1920 (see below).
and his
grave: (FindAGrave)
Photo taken by Kevin Casey
1900
Census:
Clark
Township,
Chariton
Co., MO
(ED
33, pg 10A&B)
28-June 1900 (Ancestry.com pg 19&20) --- listed as Redershon
-
correction submitted 3/2006
1910
Census:
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On 5
May 1910
they lived in Marceline, Linn Co., MO
(ED
85, pg
25B)
Baker was 40 and Grace was 29 and had 5 children, all of who were alive.
Grace was born in Missour, her father in Ohio, and her mother Virginia
Living with them were
daughter Opel A, age 13,
son Clifford A, age 8,
daughter ???(Nadine?), age 5,
daughter Onita (Juanita in 1920), age 3, and
daughter Johnie???, age 1/12. (listed as a son in 1920, see below.)
1920 Census:
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Marceline,
Linn Co.,
MO
(ED
87, pg 8B/9A)
14-Jan 1920
Baker (49), Grave (38), children Clifford (17), Nadine (15), Jaunita
(12), Johnie (9) and Marjorie (3)
1930 Census:
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Baker was dead
in 1930 because his wife Grace was a widow living in Marceline, Linn
Co, MO on 4 Apr 1930.
(he died in 1927.)
She was living with her children, son Clifford, and daughters Johnie
(widowed) and Margery
In addition, granddaughter Eugenia Chrisman (7) resided with them as
well. she was probably NOT Johnie's daughter
because of her age of 7. Johnie had been married only 2 years
earlier.... so I do not know who Eugenia's mother was.
Garret H. Richardson
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He was first listed as Garret in
1860
Then Garrett H. (or Garnett?)
in 1880 and
then in 1900 (see below)
He was
listed as G. H. in 1920
as he was living with his sister Sarah Harlan and his father W. B.
Richardson
1900
Census:
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Garret H
with his wife Mary E. They had been married for 12 years and had
no children.
in Clark
Township, Chariton
Co., MO
(ED
33, pg 9B) 26-June
1900 (Ancestry.com 18/23)
1920 Census:
Garrett
was
listed as G. H. in 1920 and was a widower. He was living with
his sister Sarah Harlan and his father W. B.
Richardson
Village
of Clifton Hill in Clifton
Township,
Randolph Co, MO (Enumeration
District
137, pg 6B, as of April 17 1920)
(Click
on image below
to visit its source.)
1922:
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Death:
Garrett
Richardson died on 24 August 1922 in Moberly, MO. He is listed as
divorced rather than widowed!
So that may be why I can not find his wife's death as Mary E.
Richardson!
Sarah Alice
Richardson
(Stamper/Harlan)
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She was
first seen as 3 year old Sarah in the 1860 census.
She was seen
as 13 year old S. A. in the 1870
census.
Then
in
1880
she had left home but was found nearby listed as Alice and had married
Joseph E. Stamper and had
had 3 children.
Note that in the 1930 census, she stated
that she was 17 when she was first married.
I
then found her as
Sarah A. in the 1920 census
married to John
T
Harlan because her father W. B Richardson was living with them.
Backing
up
to 1910 I found
John Harlan again, and Sarah A
Important
clues
were
shown because they were both in their second marriage.
Two
daughters were
living with them:
John's
daughter
Susie
(later found to be Mary S Harlan in the 1900
census.)
and
Lois Stamper who
was Sarah's daughter.
This
information
then
suggested Sarah's first husband's last name. So now I am searching for
them in 1880. .... good fortune... see below.
1880 Census:
Clifton
Township,
Randolph
Co., MO
(ED
117, pg 218 (ancestry.com
7/18)) 3-Jun 1880
1900 Census:
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Clifton
Township,
Randolph Co., MO
(ED
130, pg 218 (ancestry.com
6/16)) 7-Jun 1900
1910
Census:
Clifton
Township,
Randolph
Co., MO
(ED
136, pg 4B) 3-May
1910
She is
also seen in
the 1920 census above.
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