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Below is a family biography included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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W. H. Richardson is a son of J. W. and Margaret B. (Higgins) Richardson, who were born in Sampson County and Duplin County, N. C., in 1798 and 1803 respectively. They were married in Alabama, in 1824, and came to Gibson County, where the father died, June 26, 1861. The mother is residing with her son, W. H. The father was a farmer and Democrat, and was the father of eight children. W. H. Richardson was born in Gibson County, on the 26th of January, 1829, and is of English-Irish descent. After attaining his majority he began merchandising at Hope Hill, where he married Mary M. Barksdale, June 15, 1854. She died October 7, 1885, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Mr. Richardson is a stanch Democrat, “dyed in the wool.” His health was too poor to permit his serving in the war, but his sympathies were with the Southern cause. He has served as magistrate two terms, and received every vote cast in his district when a candidate for the second term. He removed to his present home in the fall of 1882, and is now engaged in manufacturing well augers. He is a Royal Arch Mason.
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This family biography is one of 242 biographies included in The History of Gibson County, Tennessee published in 1887. The History of Gibson County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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