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Jefferson Davis Richardson 1861 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1861

Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Death Date: 22 Nov 1937

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Father: Benjamin Richardson

Mother: Virilla Taylor

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Edna Richardson

In 1861, Jefferson Davis Richardson entered the world in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States, born to Benjamin Franklin Richardson and Virilla E Taylor. Jefferson Davis Richardson had children including Edna Richardson. Jefferson Davis Richardson passed away in 1937 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Jefferson Davis Richardson entered the world in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States, born to Benjamin Franklin Richardson and Virilla E Taylor.
  • Jefferson Davis Richardson had children including Edna Richardson.
  • Jefferson Davis Richardson passed away in 1937 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Richardson
1811 – 1866
Birth Location: Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Virilla Taylor
1817 – 1885
Birth Location: GA, , Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edna Richardson
1895 – 1919
Birth Location: Texas
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Jefferson Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Richardson
1861 – 1937
Birth Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Richardson
1811 – 1866
Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Virilla (E) Taylor
1817 – 1885
GA, , Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (*) Richardson
1777 – 1849
Stillson, Bulloch, Georgia, United States
Nancy Hendricks
1784 – 1821
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Richardson
1740 – 1799
Sarah Durant
Daniel Hendricks
1740 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah 5GGF
1691 – 1776
Phebe Butler
1714 – 1763
Guisbert Hendrickson
1703 – 1777
Elizabeth Polheumus
1710 – 1777

Jefferson Richardson's Descendants

1.
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Jefferson (Davis) Richardson (08 Jun 1861 – 22 Nov 1937)
  1. 1. Edna Richardson (29 August 1895 – 20 February 1919) m. George (Washington) Harvill (3 November 1890 – 7 April 1983)
    1. 1. Curtis (Bronson) Harvill (4 March 1918 – 19 January 2004) m. Bernice David (17 September 1922 – 15 February 1987)
      1. 1. Edna (Louise Infant) Harwell (abt 1940 – )
      2. 2. Jefferson (David) Harvill (16 Sep 1950 – 21 Apr 1953)

Jefferson Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
08 Jun 1861
Birth of Jefferson Davis Richardson in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
1937
22 Nov 1937
Age 76
Death of Jefferson Davis Richardson in Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fred, Tyler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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