Hi Amy, I think these are your people or their descendants anyway. Hope this helps you and Barbara and others: TYLER COUNTY, TX 1850 CENSUS A.J. Richardson, 34, farmer, b. LA $2000 Amanda M., 22, b. AL Stephen F.A., 3, b. TX Benjamin F.J., 2 b. TX Also in household: Nathan J. Smart, 22, b. LA farmer Marcus I. Ragan, 23, b. GA doctor $1200 J.J. Taylor, 40, b. KY carpenter $125 William McGlency, 39, b. Ireland ditcher $720 E.T. Smith, 21, b. NC, merchant TYLER COUNTY, TX 1860 CENSUS A.J. Richardson, 43, farmer, b. LA $2500/$3000 Amanda M., 31, b. AL Stephen F.A., 12, TX Benjamin, 10, TX Amazon P. 8, TX female Edmond, 7, b. TX James N., 4, b. TX Mary J., 9 mos. B. TX Also in household: Franklin Richardson, 18, b. MS laborer on farm Benjamin Richardson, 45, farmer, b. LA V., 30, b. GA wife William, 13, b. MS R., 11, b. MS female A., 9, b. MS female W., 7, b. MS male C., 4, b. MS female Also in household: James Olair, 23, b. MS $400/$800 laborer on farm R.M. Richardson, 26, b. TX farmer $400/210 M.A., 22, b. SC wife Married within the year. G.W. Richardson, 33, b. LA farmer $325 C., 21, b. MS, wife P.W., 2, b. TX son A. Mahaffy, 38, b. LA farmer $1800/4175 S., 30, b. MS wife W., 16, b. TX male N., 14, b. TX female M.J., 13, b. TX female R., 11, b. TX male A., 8, b. TX male J.B., 3, b. TX male A., 1, b. TX male Also in household: M. Richardson, 70, b. NC female A. Richardson, 44, b. LA farmer $2000/1570 A., 42, b. SC wife O., 19, b. MS female J., 17, b. LA, male J., 12, b. LA male M., 10, b. LA female I., 4, b. TX, male J.T., 4 mos. B. TX male TYLER COUNTY, TX CENSUS 1870 Amos Richardson, 55, b. LA farmer Anna, 52, wife, b. SC Isaac W., 16, b. TX Jasper, 11, b. TX Jasper Richardson, 23, b. LA farmer Hellen, 15, b. TX wife Amanda Haynes, 42, b. AL (widow of A.J. Richardson) Jane Walker, 26, b. MS A. Richardson, 20, b. TX working on farm Edmond, 17, b. TX working on farm James, 14, TX working on farm Mary J., 11, b. TX Someone might need this-living next door: Stephen Haynes, 23, b. TX, farmer Margartt, 25, b. AL wife Sarah A., 3, b. TX Emily J., 1 b. TX George Richardson, 43, b. LA farmer Tabetha, 22, b. AL (could be #2 wife) Perry W., 12, b. TX Tabetha, 9, b. TX Letta, 6, b. TX female Rich, 3, b. TX male Sarah, 2, b.a TX Rebecca, 1 b. TX Shepherd Davis, 70, b. GA Wagon maker Rebecca, 72, b. GA wife Also in household: James Howell, 16, b. TX farm laborer Sarah Williams, 13, b. TX Frances Richardson, 11, b. TX female Rich Richardson, 3, b. TX male Virilla Z. Richardson, 77, b. GA (if this is widow of Benjamin, age is not correct) Wyatt, 20, b. MS Cath, 18, b. MS female Jeff, b. TX William Richardson, 25, b. MS farmer Hannah, 22, b. MS, wife Benjamin, 3, b. TX Hugh Kerr, 73, b. MS farmer M.E. Richardson, 37, b. AL James A. Richardson, 9, b. TX Eliz. Chisher, 32, b. AL James W. Chisher, 5, b. TX Someone might need this-living next door: Calloway Kerr, 39, b. GA Nancy I., 29, b. AL William H., 12, TX Andrew, 10, TX Mallison, 5, TX male David O., 2, TX Stephen O., 2, TX (probably twin to David O.) Mary E., 1 month, TX That is all the Tyler Co., TX records that I have. See ya, Lou Ann [email protected] wrote: > > Barbara L (Jones) Richardson wrote in part: > "Hi Amy and E Worley, > I have a Hugh Richardson b.1815, a William Richardson b. 1820, > and a James Richardson (no birth date), as the story goes all born in > Ireland. We have heard that one of them moved to Texas, My husband > descends from William, who stayed in Pittsburgh area and from his son > Thomas James who moved to Madison Co., Indiana. Do any of these names > sound familiar?" > > Barbara, > The names sure fit the family I'm looking for! My Thomas Richardson showed > up in Trinity County, TX in 1853; prior to that I believe we've found him in > Rankin County, MS in the 1850 census working as a drifting laborer; > > When my Thomas finally did marry in 1861 (age 45) he named his sons James, > John B., William Thomas, Jacob Francis, Wood R. and George W. Not knowing > my Thomas' parents or siblings, I'm only guessing (and praying) he named some > of these sons after his father, brothers, uncles, etc. > > I have heard stories all my life that Thomas was from SC. In all these > years, I've never found his trail there. I've also always been told he had > dark skin, dark eyes and dark hair and he "talked funny" so the people in > East Texas weren't sure what to think of him. Well, my theory is if he was > from SC or somewhere in the south United States, he would have sounded like > everyone else, or at least enough that no one would notice that he "talked > funny".... just a theory of mine, but Ireland or Scotland or England has > always been right there in my thinking. Or he came from up North somewhere. > > Please stay in touch. I would enjoy more comparisons on these guys! > > Amy McCroskie > Denver, CO -- ******************************************************************** During our research trips, when a book is purchased relating to our family's history or listing information of the area, we buy two: One to keep and one to donate to our Clayton Genealogical Library in the family's name or a member of the family. Lou Ann & Woody Lunsford NATIVE TEXAN 8310 Werner, Houston, TX 77037-3027 TEXAS PROUD 281/447-8803 Fax 281/447-2133 ********************************************************************