Hello and welcome to my family web pages which are dedicated to sharing the information I have gathered about my family. For years I had heard family stories about distant ancestors. I was fortunate to receive a great deal of information from family members who had done previous research on my family. With this foundation I have been able to assemble a great deal of data from numerous sources during almost ten years of genealogy research. Mistakes may be present in my data because genealogy is not an exact science. If you find an error as you visit my different family pages please email me. I am always open to discussion, sharing of my files and data, and extremely happy to receive new or updated information. Be sure and check the "LINKS" section of this page if you do not see the family lines you are searching for. I currently have three active web pages. This web page is dedicated to my father's ancestors. The family lines researched on this page include Buttrey, Claxton (although debatable), Foley, Jones, Lampley, Richardson, Sikes, Sykes, Sullivan, Tidwell, Trotter and others.

My father was Elmer Eugene Richardson, second of eight children born to Ellis Eugene Richardson and Flara Virginia Jones who married February 14,1917. They lived in Williamson County, Fairview, TN. and tried to make a living by farming. My father told me how his father loaded the family in a wagon one evening and they rode to another farm to "watch the owner turn on his lights". About the time of the depression Ellis and Flara moved the family to the north side of Nashville, TN.

My father was about 19 and was sitting in a window when a 16 year old young woman walked by on her way to baby sit two kids for the evening. The two struck up a conversation and courted for one year before my parents married June 8,1940. My dad was drafted during World War two but due to a recent surgery he was turned down for duty. Because of his work skills it was suggested that he change jobs for the war effort. So he changed employers and began working for the Nashville Bridge Company building barges and ships for the war effort. After the war he went back to working on construction jobs. He stayed in that business until the early 1970s when he opened his own business which he ran until his health forced him to retire. For those reading this that are familiar with Nashville, you should know where the L & C Tower is located. For years it was the only "sky scraper" in Nashville. My mother tells the story of my dad coming home one evening and telling her to get the kids (3 boys) ready to go downtown after dinner, or supper as we know it in the south. My dad took us where we could see the huge electric lights reading L & C on the top of the building. He then told us that he had installed those lights that day. My father was a quiet man that loved his God and family, specially his grandchildren, country music and a good strong cup of coffee.

All of the data and information on this site is free for use of those researching THEIR FAMILY. No part of or the whole of any data presented here can be used by any person or entity for resale on any form or for any web site in any format (printed or electronic), media (paper, disk reproduction or transmission) that charge for its use in any manner without the express permission of Ronnie Richardson. All pages Copyright (Ronnie Richardson). All rights reserved. July 27, 2001.

• Ellis Leonard & Flara Virginia (Jones) Richardson (59 KB)
  This is a photo of my paternal grandparents, Ellis and Flara (Jones) Richardson.
• Murray Richardson & Eliza Trotter marriage cert (901 KB)
  Copy of the marriage certificate of Murray Jesse Richardson and Eliza Jane Trotter dated September 11, 1877 from Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
• Eliza Jane (Trotter) and Murray Jesse Richardson (191 KB)
  Eliza Jane Trotter and Murray Jesse Richardson, my great grandparents, were married September 12,1887.
• Mahala Sikes, wife of Dr. William Berry Jones (127 KB)
  Mahala Sikes born 1815 died 1877 in Bedford County, TN. married Dr. William Berry Jones about 1835. She was my ggg-grandmother.
• Owen Sullivan, Sr. (112 KB)
  Owen Sullivan (my ggg-grandfather), the grand father of of Mary Ann (Lampley) Jones. Owen was born March 10, 1802 either in KY or TN. He died December 28, 1878 in Fairviw, Williamson County, TN. Photo scanned from the Tidwell family book by Larry Tidwell.
• Sarah Jane Tidwell, wife of Owen Sullivan (17 KB)
  Sarah Jane (Tidwell) Sullivan (my ggg-grandmother) born 3/9/1829 married Owen Sullivan March 09, 1851 in Dickson County, TN. She died July 02, 1910 in Williamson County, TN
• Ellis Leonard & Flara Virginia (Jones) Richardson (139 KB)
  My paternal grand parents Ellis Leonard Richardson born May 08, 1898 and died May 30, 1977 & wife Flara Virginia (Jones) Richardson born May 22, 1901 died November 10, 1955. They were married February 14, 1917.
• Hailey & Sam Tyler, my twin grandchildren (8 KB)
  One reason for my genealogy research is my twin grandchildren. I want them to know the history of their family.
• The Henry Calvin & Mary Ann (Lampley) Jones Family (104 KB)
  This photo has Henry born August 29, 1868 in Bedford County, TN died April 08, 1958 and Mary born September 19, 1873 and died November 14, 1958(in the middle) with 12 of their 18 (yes 18) children. Henry and Mary Ann were my g-grandparents. There are a few cousins in the picture too. Note the guy on the right peaking out of the window. No one knows his identity. One person is still alive from this photo. "Aunt Birtie" is now 94 years old.
• Elmer Eugene & Katherine (Bennett) Richardson (28 KB)
  My parents, Elmer Eugene & Katherine (Bennett) Richardson.
• Jonas Sikes Jones in front of his home (146 KB)
  Jonas Sikes Jones born 6/28/1840 died 1/21/1916 is shown in this newspaper article sitting in front of his home in Poplin Springs, TN. Sorry for the quality. It is a copy of a newspaper article.
• Children of Murray Jesse and Eliza Jane Richardson (102 KB)
  From left to right: Ellis (my grand father) b May 8, 1898 d May 30, 1977, Pearle b Sept. 15, 1893 d Nov. 1962, Maudie b July 11, 1888 d June 20, 1954, Lena b Sept. 11, 1883, Jesse b Jan. 8, 1881 d May 8, 1959 and Addie b Sept. 15, 1878 d April 8, 1956.
• My oldest daughter Kim and her family (26 KB)
  My oldest daughter Kim (Richardson) with husband Andy Tyler with their twins Hailey and Sam.
• John Richardson & Paralee Merryman marriage cert (927 KB)
  Copy of the marriage certificate of John W. Richardson and Paralee Merryman dated February 28, 1850 from Nashville, Davidson County, TN.

• Descendents of Joseph Lampley (3 KB)
  Joseph Lampley was born 1767 in South Carolina and died 1853 in Dickson County, TN.
• Descendents of Robert Leonard Trotter (2 KB)
  Robert Leonard Trotter b: April 22, 1829 d: April 05, 1900 (a ferry boat captain)married Anna C. McCool b: January 06, 1846 m: October 25, 1860 d: December 25, 1912.
• Descendents of Walter Sikes (14 KB)
  Walter Sikes born 1659 in Virginia is the earliest member of this family that I can verify. The Sikes family migrated from Virginia to Georgia into Bedford County, TN. where Mahala Sikes married Dr. William Berry Jones. Somes of their descendents moved to the Nashville and Fairview, TN. area.
• Family line of Henry Calvin Jones (10 KB)
  The first known Jones ancestor is William then his son James Bailey Jones born 1769 in North Carolina. Some of the Jones and Sikes family migrated To Bedford County, Rutherford County and finally Williamson County, Tennessee.
• The Tidwell family line. (15 KB)
  The Tidwell family can be traced back to Robert Tiddeswall who was born 1605 in Alton, Stafford, England. His son, Richard born in 1635 came to America at the age of 21 or about 1656.
• Descendents of John W. & Paralee Richardson (10 KB)
  Descendents of John W. Richardson b 8/30/1826 d 8/27/1880 who married Paralee Merryman b 12/13/1829 d 10/27/1888. They married in Nashville, TN. 2/28/1850 and had eight children.
• Descendents of Jeremiah Sullivan (8 KB)
  This is the Sullivan side of my family. It begins with Jeremiah Sullivan born after 1751 in Kentucky and died after 1805 in Williamson County, TN. Check out the photo of his son, Owen Sullivan.
• Descendents of Edward Claxton (4 KB)
  I'm not able to determine the life span of Edward Claxton, but his son William was born January 12, 1754 in Virginia. William married Mary Ann Anderson in New Kent County, Virginia in 1772. She was born abt 1755.
• Descendents of Bryant Foley (6 KB)
  Bryant Foley married Mary Jones. That and his date of death being 1723 is all that I have found about him.

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Ronnie Richardson
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