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Joshua Richardson 1805–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1805

Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 29 May 1860

Death Location: Trafalgar, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Lewis Richardson

Mother: Mary Dulin

Spouse(s): Marthursa Walker

Children(s): Zephaniah Richardson, Nelson Richardson, Bluford Richardson, Mahala Richardson, James Richardson, Shelton Richardson, Lucretia Richardson, Oliver Richardson

The story of Joshua Richardson began in 1805 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. Joshua Richardson married Marthursa Thursday Walker, and had children including Bluford L Richardson, James D Richardson, Lucretia Mahala Richardson, Mahala Mary Ann Richardson, Nelson Richardson, Oliver Amos Richardson, Shelton Richardson, Zephaniah Richardson. Joshua Richardson passed away in 1860 in Trafalgar, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Richardson began in 1805 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.
  • Joshua Richardson married Marthursa Thursday Walker, and had children including Bluford L Richardson, James D Richardson, Lucretia Mahala Richardson, Mahala Mary Ann Richardson, Nelson Richardson, Oliver Amos Richardson, Shelton Richardson, Zephaniah Richardson.
  • Joshua Richardson passed away in 1860 in Trafalgar, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Richardson
1774–1851
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Mary Dulin
1784–1851
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
MD

Spouses(s)

Marthursa Walker
1815–1862
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
MW

Children(s)

Zephaniah Richardson
1833–1915
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
ZR
Nelson Richardson
1837–1924
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
NR
Bluford Richardson
1842–1910
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
BR
Mahala Richardson
1839–1847
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
MR
James Richardson
1846–1917
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
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Shelton Richardson
1843–1925
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
SR
Lucretia Richardson
1849–1922
Birth Location: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, United States
LR
Oliver Richardson
1835–1913
Birth Location: Hensley, Johnson, Indiana, United States
OR

Joshua Richardson's Ancestors

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Joshua Richardson
1805–1860
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Lewis Richardson
1774–1851
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Mary Dulin
1784–1851
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John Richardson
1714–1788
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Leatice Morgan
1723–1754
Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
James Dulin
1755–1814
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Mary Dulin
1756–1826
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Richardson
1678–1748
Sarah Thomas
1689–1724
Thomas Morgan
1703–1774
Lettice Evans
1702–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richardson
1640–1697
Elizabeth Talbott
1634–1703
Samuel Thomas
1655–1743
Mary Hutchins
1661–1751
Isaac Morgan
1670–1754
Mary Spaudling
1685–1750
Roger Evans
1680–1738
Mary Atkinson
1681–1740

Joshua Richardson's Descendants

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Joshua Richardson (4 January 1805–29 May 1860) m. Marthursa ("Thursday") Walker (15 Mar 1815–20 Jan 1862)
  1. 1. Zephaniah Richardson 1833–1915
  2. 2. Nelson Richardson 1837–1924
  3. 3. Bluford (L) Richardson 1842–1910
  4. 4. Mahala ("Mary Ann") Richardson 1839–1847
  5. 5. James (D.) Richardson 1846–1917
  6. 6. Shelton Richardson 1843–1925 m. Margaret Voris 1851–1898
    1. 1. Della (Belle) Richardson 1868–1949 m. Earlie (Kendricks) Boner 1870–1942 m. Dillard (Alonzo) Burgett 1865–1893 m. John (E) Shipp 1870–1922
      1. 1. Edith Burgett 1890–1891
      2. 2. Bessie (Marie) Burgett 1894–1958 m. Bert (Almon) Patrick 1889–1973
        1. 1. Charles (Easton "Pat") Patrick 1916–2001
        2. 2. Evajeanne Patrick 1921–1988
        3. 3. Lola (Esther) Patrick 1922–2010 m. Arthur (Edwin) LaFary 1921–2018
        4. 4. Marian (Frances) Patrick 1925–1969
      3. 3. Nellie (Glee) Burgett 1889–1982
      4. 4. Harry (Dean) Shipp 1896–1982
    2. 2. Lansing (E.) Richardson 1879–
    3. 3. Cecil (Earl) Richardson 1880–1915
  7. 7. Lucretia (Mahala) Richardson 1849–1922
  8. 8. Oliver (Amos) Richardson 1835–1913

Joshua Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
4 January 1805
Birth of Joshua Richardson in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
1860
29 May 1860
Age 55
Death of Joshua Richardson in Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1805
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1860
    Event Place: Nineveh, Johnson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trafalgar, Johnson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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