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Joshua Floyd Richardson 1847–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1847

Birth Location: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1920

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: James Richardson

Mother: Mary Vernon

Spouse(s): Elmira Hardy

Children(s): Mary Richardson, Myrtle Richardson, Maud Richardson, Edna Richardson, Eliza Richardson

The story of Joshua Floyd Richardson began in 1847 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA. Joshua Floyd Richardson married Elmira Ellen Frances Hardy, and had children including Edna Florence Richardson, Eliza Maude Richardson, Mary Lou Richardson, Maud E Richardson, Myrtle Francis Richardson. Joshua Floyd Richardson passed away in 1920 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Floyd Richardson began in 1847 in Carroll County, Virginia, USA.
  • Joshua Floyd Richardson married Elmira Ellen Frances Hardy, and had children including Edna Florence Richardson, Eliza Maude Richardson, Mary Lou Richardson, Maud E Richardson, Myrtle Francis Richardson.
  • Joshua Floyd Richardson passed away in 1920 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Richardson
1820–1865
Birth Location: Grayson Co, Va
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Mary Vernon
1820–1880
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elmira Hardy
1855–1939
Birth Location: Carroll, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Richardson
1881–1957
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia
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Myrtle Richardson
1883–1960
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
MR
Maud Richardson
1880–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Edna Richardson
1885–1918
Birth Location: Virginia
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Eliza Richardson
1889–1970
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
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Joshua Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Richardson
1847–1920
Birth Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James M. Richardson
1820–1865
Grayson Co, Va
Mary (Ann "Polly") Vernon
1820–1880
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Richardson
1791–1870
Carroll, Virginia, United States
Anne Myers
1798–1885
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Richardson
1760–1839
Elizabeth Ogle
1764–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John RICHARDSON
1720–1788
Mary Terrell
1738–1775

Joshua Richardson's Descendants

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Joshua (Floyd) Richardson (25 Jul 1847–Bef. 1920) m. Elmira ("Ellen" Frances) Hardy (28 Dec 1855–11 Dec 1939)
  1. 1. Mary (Lou) Richardson 1881–1957
  2. 2. Myrtle (Francis) Richardson 1883–1960
  3. 3. Maud (E) Richardson 1880–
  4. 4. Edna (Florence) Richardson 1885–1918
  5. 5. Eliza (Maude) Richardson 1889–1970 m. William (Irby) Millsap 1894–1967 m. R. (Henry) Brown 1886–1918
    1. 1. Kenneth (Orbery) Brown 1921–1989
    2. 2. Grace (Fern) Brown 1911–1969
    3. 3. Raymond (Gifford) Brown 1914–1985 m. Hilda (Mary Stout) Brown 1914–1996
      1. 1. Bobby (Joe) Brown 1937–2004
    4. 4. Lewis (Walker) Brown 1909–
    5. 5. Theodore (Roosevelt) Brown 1918–1918
    6. 6. George (Henry) Brown 1916–1984
    7. 7. Charley (Cecil) Brown 1918–1918
    8. 8. William (McKinley) Brown 1918–1918

Joshua Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1847
25 Jul 1847
Birth of Joshua Floyd Richardson in Carroll County, Virginia, USA
Carroll County, Virginia, USA
1920
Bef. 1920
Age 73
Death of Joshua Floyd Richardson in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1847
    Event Place: Carroll County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1920
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
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