NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 12287 BARREN CO WILLIAM F. RICHARDSON Richardson, Burks, Nunnley, Altsheler, Summers, Hill, Huston, Trigg 12287 A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians. The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities. By E. Polk Johnson, Volume III, Illustrated. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago-New York, 1912. WILLIAM F. RICHARDSON. The honored name of William F. Richardson stands for all that is enterprising and progressive and represents one of the most extensive agriculturists and stock raisers of Barren county, the famous Richardson estate comprising no less than fourteen hundred of the fair and fertile acres of Barren county, the great tract being situated only two miles from the judicial center. This gentleman is recognized not only as one of the most extensive farmers and stock raisers in the county, but also in this section of the state. He is a native Kentuckian, his birth having occurred in Hart county, January 31, 1864. His parents were Robert C. and Mariah (Burks) Richardson, both of whom, like himself, were natives of the Blue Grass state, the father born in Hart county, February 22, 1841, and the mother in Barren county March 4, 1848. Robert C. Richardson was a son of Thornton and Sophia (Nunnley) Richardson, who were natives of Virginia and moved to this state during the 20s of the nineteenth century. They were attracted by the advantages of Hart county, and there located, making their home until their death. Thornton Richardson was an extensive farmer and stock dealer who before the war owned over one hundred slaves and more than fifteen hundred acres of the best land in Hart county. He was a man of intellect and sound judgment, and well posted on the events of the day, and he was frequently sought for advice in business and other matters. Robert Richardson inherited considerable property from his father, and was especially well-to-do, his estate including eight hundred acres of fine land in Hart county. After his marriage he settled four miles southeast of Munfordville, where he afterward made his home until death, his summons to the Great Beyond coming July 6, 1898. His widow survives and makes her home on the old homestead. This worthy couple became the parents of four children, namely: Elnora, deceased; William F., the immediate subject; Elizabeth, wife of John Altsheler, cashier of the Farmers Deposit Bank of Horse Cave, Kentucky; and Robert C., Jr., who lives on the old homestead with his mother. William F. Richardson received his education in the common schools of his native county and in the Glasgow Normal School. He became an active factor in the business world when seventeen years of age, his first independent enterprise consisting in running a steam threshing machine and saw mill. His father was the original purchaser of the machine, and after running it one year he turned it over to his son William. As it was the first traction engine brought into Hart county, it was naturally in great demand. He continued this business, threshing in the summer and milling in the winter, for about twelve years, and in these occupations, by particularly judicious management, made a decided financial success. Mr. Richardson became a recruit to the ranks of the Benedicts when on December 5, 1893, he was married in Barren county, Miss Bernice Summers becoming his bride. She was born in Barren county December 5, 1872, the daughter of the Hon. James C. and Fannie W. (Hill) Summers, who were to be numbered among the finest and most highly respected citizens of Barren county. James C. Summers was a native of Missouri and came to Barren county with his parents when twelve years of age. He was a progressive and enterprising man and one of the most prominent members of his community in his day. He served in the Kentucky legislature one term and he could have served longer had he so chosen to do. His first wife died in 1877, and he subsequently married Miss Catherine Huston, and still resides on his old homestead farm in Barren county. The three children born to his first marriage were Bernice, Charles B. and Larkin H., and the offspring of his second were Roy P. and Bessie Jewell. After his marriage Mr. Richardson took up his residence upon a farm some five miles east of Horse Cave, which he had previously purchased, and here he resided for about ten years. At the end of that period he removed to the city of Glasgow and there he has ever since resided. He owns fourteen hundred acres of land in Barren county, all of which is within two miles of the city. In addition to his important operations in agriculture and stock raising, Mr. Richardson has many other interests of wide scope and importance. He is a director in the Trigg National Bank of Glasgow; a director in the Glasgow Railway Company, and a stockholder in the Farmers Loose-Leaf Tobacco Company of Glasgow. To Mr. and Mrs. Richardson have been born a quartet of incipient good citizens, namely: Elizabeth Jewell, born June 19, 1896i; Louise Terry, born October 26, 1897; Frank, born May 31, 1900; and Sarah Hill, born June 12, 1905. The Richardson abode, set in the midst of a vast and beautiful estate is one of the homes upon which the state founds its pride, and those who preside over its hospitality are known for many good gifts of mind and heart. 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