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JUDGE WILLIAM RICHARDSON AND FARMER WILLIAM NICHOLAS RICHARDSON
There were two William Richardson living at the same time. One William Nicholas Richardson, born 29 Jan 1849 at Athens, Alabama, and died 24 Feb 1915, in Limestone County, Alabama. He is buried in the old Athens Cemetery, Athens, Alabama. He was the son of Joshua Richardson and Mary Pleasant Richardson. It was this person who according to Owen as one of the largest planters in the state, entered the Confederate service at the age of fifteen. He was captured at Selma just before the end of the war. When he was paroled in Montgomery two weeks later he was almost dead from starvation, and was forced to to knock on doors for food. [SOURCE: The Lure and Lore of Limestone County,” by Chris Edwards and Faye Axford. (Tuscaloosa, AL: Limestone County Historical Society, 1978), Page 11. William Nicholas and Minnie Lee Harris were the parents of eight children: Ida H., Mary A., Anna B., Minnie Lee., Ruby, William M., Schuyler, and James.

[William Nicholas Richardson was not a judge, but a farmer living in Limestone County, Alabama. His uncle William D. Richardson, Jr., was the Judge of Probate Court, Huntsville, Alabama].

The second person William D. Richardson, Jr., born May 8, 1839 and died March 31, 1914, was the son of William Richardson and Anne Davis. He also served in the Confederate Army, and was wounded in the battle of Shiloh and was taken prisoner. He escaped from prison, was caught, and about to be shot as a spy at Murfreesboro when…. (Same as you have it). After the war, he represented Limestone County in the legislature, then later was elected judge of probate in Madison County in 1875, and was serving in the U.S. Congress at the time of his death. He married his cousin, Elizabeth Rucker, of Lynchburg, Va., on Dec. 18, 1872. William Jr., and Elizabeth (Rucker) Richardson were the parents of five children: Sarah, Anne, Elizabeth, Barnes, and William III.

Richardson Genealogy: 1. William D. Richardson, buried in Athens City Cemetery, lot 91, Athens, Alabama was born December 21, 1797 in Goochland Co., Va., died Dec. 15, 1866 md Ann Davis, daughter of Nicholas Davis. Ann M. Davis was born Mar. 23, 1810 in Hanover Co., Va., died May 3, 1861, buried beside her husband.

2. William Richardson Jr., born May 8, 1839 and died March 31, 1914. Md Elizabeth Rucker. Both buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama. Judge of the Probate Court, Madison County, Alabama. - - - - - 1. William D. Richardson md Ann Davis (Repeat from above Genealogy).

2. Mary Pleasant Richardson, buried in Athens City Cemetery, lot 102, Athens, Alabama was born Mar. 13, 1829 and died Dec. 5, 1907. She first married Joshua Richardson in 1848, then after his death, she married Thompson Anderson in 1867, buried beside her two husbands.

3. William Nicholas Richardson, buried in Athens City Cemetery, lot 106 Athens, Alabama was born Jan. 29, 1849, and died Feb. 24, 1915. Md Minnie Lee Harris, daughter of Schuyler Harris and Ann Eliza (Dewoody) Harris. Both buried beside eachother in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Alabama. [NOTE: Ann Eliza Dewoody was a sister to my paternal 2GG Grandfather, William Aiken Dewoody, also buried at Athens City Cemetery in an unmark grave. They were two of five children born to William Dewoody Jr., and Ann Nelson (Adams) Dewoody].

Judge William D. Richards Jr., (1839-1914) and William Nicholas Richardson (1849-1915) were Uncle and Nephew. Your report has the nephew instead of the Judge. Remove the middle name Nicholas and add the Initial "D". from your report and you have the correct person as the judge. I haven't been able to determine what the ititial "D" stands for.

Respectfully submitted,

Dennis W. Simpson (661) 755-7863