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William Rodney Richardson 1900 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 29, 1900

Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina

Death Date: January 26, 1988

Death Location: Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina

Father: Samuel Richardson

Mother: Leacy Anne

Spouse(s): Hannah Richardson

Children(s): Mary Collins

William Rodney Richardson was born in 1900 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Richardson and Leacy Ann Lucy Anne. William Rodney Richardson married Hannah Edna Richardson, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Collins. William Rodney Richardson passed away in 1988 in Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Rodney Richardson was born in 1900 in Nash, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Richardson and Leacy Ann Lucy Anne.
  • William Rodney Richardson married Hannah Edna Richardson, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Collins.
  • William Rodney Richardson passed away in 1988 in Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina.

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William Richardson's Ancestors

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William Richardson
1900 – 1988
Birth Place: Nash, North Carolina
Parents
Samuel Richardson
1878 – 1950
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Leacy (Ann Lucy) Anne
1885 –
Franklin County, North Carolina
Grandparents
William (W) Mills
1858 – 1943
North Carolina
Avery Pettiford
1858 – 1942
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Mills
1826 – 1904
Sally Richardson
1833 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Richardson
1811 – 1880
Patsy Dempsey
1815 – 1850

William Richardson's Descendants

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William (Rodney) Richardson (July 29, 1900 – January 26, 1988) m. Hannah (Edna) Richardson (16 Mar 1910 – 7 Jun 2001)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Collins (abt 1928 – 25 Oct 2001) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Collins m. Luther (William) Richardson (17 May 1928 – 18 Sep 1989)

William Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1900
July 29, 1900
Birth of William Rodney Richardson in Nash, North Carolina
Nash, North Carolina
1988
January 26, 1988
Age 88
Death of William Rodney Richardson in Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina
Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 29, 1900
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 26, 1988
    Event Place: Rocky Mount (P), Nash, North Carolina

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