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  • 1. John L Richardson (Abraham G. Richardson1) was born October 14, 1847 in McLennan County Texas, and died July 29, 1929 in Glenn Cove or Talpa, Texas. He married Austa Tennessee "Osta T" Ellington 15 Oct 1873 in Bosque County, Texas, daughter of William Ellington and Martha Long and the granddaughter of Chief Chulio Shoeboot and Clarinda Ellington. Austa was born November 09, 1854 in Bell,Texas, and died September 02, 1930 in Glenn Cove or Talpa, Texas. Christine Storey (source): John was Masonic, and Confederate Soldier during Civil War. Informant was J.A. Gray for death certificate of John L. Richardson. Both John and Austa are buried in the Talpa Cemetery, Coleman County, Texas. John's parents were Abraham Richardson and Phebe Hart

    • Grandson Whit (Leon P.) Whittington said that John L. Richardson was a Texas Ranger and they chased a group of Indians from the Del Rio River to Oklahmoa when John was a young man.
    • Whit also stated that John had two brothers in Bosque County Texas. They were named "Times Richardson" who married and has at least one daughter and "Minor Richardson" who was single. (Minor may be Mereda Richardson whom lived next door to John and Austa in Bosque County -- see census below) Still looking for Times.
    • Whit said that one of John and Austa's sons was called "Howard" and he spent about twenty years in the Army. Whitt said he visited with Howard at Ft. Bliss Texas while he too was in the Army in the 1940s.
    • Whitt said that two of the sons left Coleman County and they were not heard from again. They never knew where they went.
 

Children of John Richardson and Austa Ellington are:
        Taken from Family sheet filed Feb 12, 1944 in the County Clerks office in Coleman County Texas


Source

Children of John Richardson and Austa Ellington are:

1 i. JERNIE Richardson, born 1874 in Bosque County Texas. He married in 1907. Death date unknown.

2 ii. Lorga Richardson, born May 18, 1876 in Bosque County Texas. Date of death unknown.

3 iii. William M. Richardson, born September 28, 1877 in Texas; died February 24, 1954 in Los Angeles,Los Angeles,California. (Information is from William's family)

4 iv. Ivanana "Iva" Richardson, born October 11, 1879 in Bosque, Texas. She married Jan 12. 1919. Death date unknown.

5 v. Charles A. "Charlie" Richardson, born Oct 27, 1881 in Bosque County Texas. Date of death unknown.

6 vi. (first name ?) Ross Richardson, born 1884 in Bosque County Texas. Death date unknown.

7. vii Frank Richardson born born April 25, 1885 in Bosque County Texas. Death date unknown.

8 viii ?Gernie? Georgia? T. Richardson was born in Mills County Texas Dec 12, 1887. Date of death unknown.

9 ix. Liley Maude Richardson, born December 19, 1892 in Mills County Texas and died November 21, 1961 in Coleman Texas Nursing Home. Maude never married. She is buried with her parents in the Talpa Cemetery, Texas.

10 x. Louise Suphronia "Lula/Lou" Richardson, born March 19, 1894 in Oklahoma Indian Territory and died July 12, 1974 in Hospital Coleman, Texas. She married I.C Whittinton Maech 12, 1916 and they made their home at Glenn Cove, Texas and is buried in the Glenn Cove Cemetery.

11 xi. Stella May Richardson, born Jan 2, 1886in Oklahoma Indian Territory and married Dec 28, 1919.

12 xii. James B. Richardson, born April 6, 1900 in the Indian Territory. Date of death unknown.

Christine Storey's Research
from Ancestory.com information

From Christine Storey's research are these children's names.

Children of AUSTA ELLINGTON and JOHN RICHARDSON are:

i. LOU3 RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
ii. JERNIE RICHARDSON, d. Dead. (Pernie)
iii. JOHN RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
iv. BRYAN RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
v. PERNIE RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
vi. JEROME RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
vii. CHARLIE RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
viii. GEORGIA RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
ix. VADA RICHARDSON, d. Dead.
x. WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON, b. September 28, 1877, ,,Texas; d. February 24, 1954, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; m. November 18, 1912, Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, USA.
Notes for WILLIAM M. RICHARDSON:
Information obtained from family members amy Lynn White Denman.

xi. LILLIE MAUDE RICHARDSON, b. December 19, 1891; d. November 21, 1961, Talpa, Coleman, Texas, USA.

1880 Cenus Census Place E.D. 10, Bosque, Texas

Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John RICHARDSON Self M Male W 33 TX Farmer MS AR
Ansta RICHARDSON Wife M Female W 25 TX Keeping House KY MO
Jourgey RICHARDSON Dau S Female W 6 TX TX TX
Lorga RICHARDSON Son S Male W 4 TX TX TX
William RICHARDSON Son S Male W 3 TX TX TX
Ivanana RICHARDSON Dau S Female W 6M TX TX TX
Luis WHITE Other S Male W 15 TX Farm Laborer --- AR

Source Information: Census Place E.D. 10, Bosque, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255291
NA Film Number T9-1291
Page Number 384B

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1910 census Coleman County Texas

On the 1910 census John and Austa claimed they had 12 children and all 12 were alive.

John L. Richardson      M     62
Austa                               F      56
Iva                                    F       30
Charles                         M      27
Ross                               M      26
Maude                            F       19
Louise                           F        15
Stella May                    F        13
James B.                      M       10
Enum Dist # 131 Sheet 2A Sur Dist# 14 Stamped "128"


1880 Cenus Census Place E.D. 10, Bosque, Texas

John Richardson's brother Mereda Richardson

Mereda RICHARDSON Self M Male W 34 TX Farm Laborer MS AR
Cathrine RICHARDSON Wife M Female W 25 TX Keeping House TN LA
Harden RICHARDSON Son S Male W 6M TX TX TX
E. LUNDRUMS MotherL W Female W 64 LA LA LA

Source Information:
Census Place E.D. 10, Bosque, Texas
Family History Library Film 1255291
NA Film Number T9-1291
Page Number 384B



11-17-2004