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Joseph Clifford Richardson 1815 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: 10 Mar 1897

Death Location: Macon County, Missouri, USA

Father: Joel Richardson

Mother: Eleanor Stafford

Spouse(s): Retha Richardson, Ruth Richardson

Children(s): Malinda Richardson, Robert Richardson, John Richardson, Sarah Richardson, Lutissa Richardson, Rosa Long, Mollie Richardson, Alexander Richardson, James Richardson, Nathan Richardson, Matilda Richardson*, Jessie (Dodge), Melissa Richardson, Malinda Richardson, Robert Richardson, John Richardson, Sarah Richardson, Alexander Richardson, Lufetia Fowler, Nathan Richardson, Melissa Richardson

Early life: Joseph Clifford Richardson arrived in VA in 1815, born to Joel Richardson and Eleanor Richardson Stafford. Over time, Joseph Clifford Richardson formed a family with Retha Richardson and Ruth Richardson, which included Malinda Jenny Richardson, Robert M Richardson, John Calvin Richardson, Sarah Ann Richardson, Lutissa Richardson, Rosa C "Rose" (Richardson) Long, Mollie C Richardson, Alexander Richardson, James Richardson, Nathan Allen Richardson, Matilda Emeline Richardson*, Jessie May "Jestine" Lewis (Richardson) (Dodge), Melissa Emmelin Richardson, Malinda Jenny Richardson, Robert M Richardson, John Calvin Richardson, Sarah Ann Richardson, Alexander Richardson, Lufetia Fowler, Nathan Allen Richardson and Melissa Emmelin Richardson. Joseph Clifford Richardson concluded life in Macon County, Missouri, USA in 1897.

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Parents

Joel Richardson
1777 – 1849
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Eleanor Stafford
1775 – 1850
Birth Location: Cheshire, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Retha Richardson
1822 – 1901
Birth Location: Floyd, Franklin, VA
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Ruth Richardson
1829 – 1888
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Malinda Richardson
1839 –
Birth Location: VA
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Robert Richardson
1844 – 1862
Birth Location: VA
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John Richardson
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
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Sarah Richardson
1847 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Lutissa Richardson
1849 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Rosa Long
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
RL
Mollie Richardson
1853 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
MR
Alexander Richardson
1854 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
AR
James Richardson
1856 – 1894
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
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Nathan Richardson
1856 – 1924
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
NR
Matilda Richardson*
1857 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
MR
Jessie (Dodge)
1859 – 1946
Birth Location: Wheeling, Virginia
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Melissa Richardson
1857 – 1936
Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
MR
Malinda Richardson
1839 –
Birth Location: VA
MR
Robert Richardson
1844 – 1862
Birth Location: VA
RR
John Richardson
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
JR
Sarah Richardson
1847 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
SR
Alexander Richardson
1854 –
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
AR
Lufetia Fowler
1855 –
Birth Location: –
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Nathan Richardson
1856 – 1924
Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
NR
Melissa Richardson
1857 – 1936
Birth Location: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
MR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1812
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018, U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana Death Records, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_887; Page: 365, The Macon Republican; Publication Date: 12 Mar 1897; Publication Place: Macon, Missouri, USA; ,0.34701183,0.8269223,0.45954412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1815
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: South Eastern District, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Missouri, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1830-1860, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: M653_887; Page: 365

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1878
    Event Place: Shelby, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_94; Roll Number: 94

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Jefferson, Shelby, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1890
    Event Place: Macon, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1897
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beaver Dam, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Macon Republican; Publication Date: 12 Mar 1897; Publication Place: Macon, Missouri, USA; ,0.34701183,0.8269223,0.45954412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 March 1897
    Event Place: Macon County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Macon Republican; Publication Date: 12 Mar 1897; Publication Place: Macon, Missouri, USA; ,0.34701183,0.8269223,0.45954412&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: March 15 1888
    Event Place: Macon Missouri
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: March 15 1888
    Event Place: Macon Missouri
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: March 15 1888
    Event Place: Macon Missouri
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: March 15 1888
    Event Place: Macon Missouri

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Macon County, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macon, Macon County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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