Friday, December 30, 2016

Myrick John Richardson, of Whitfield County, Georgia, and of Atlanta

Myrick John Richardson, Sr.
Merchant, of Whitfield County, Georgia, and of Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia


World War I Draft Registration for Myrick John Richardson:

Myrick John Richardson, male. Residence: Rt. 2, Tunnel Hill, Georgia. Draft Registration: 1917-1918 [dated 5 Jun 1917, Catoosa, Georgia], Catoosa County, Georgia, US. Nationality: United States. Birth: 10 October 1890. Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, US. Occupation: Farming, on own farm, Tunnel Hill, Ga. Dependents: wife & 1 child. Characteristics: Medium build, slender. Blue eyes, Dark hair, slightly bald.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZZW-TDD : 12 December 2014), Myrick John Richardson, 1917-1918; citing Catoosa County, Georgia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,557,007.

Marriage Announcement of Myrick Richardson:

Newspaper: *The Dalton Citizen* [Indexed as North Georgia Citizen]
Date of Publication: 27 November 1913
Page: 7 (Society Column)
Heading: "Head-Richardson"
Citing: Catoosa Record "of last week"
Parties:
Mr. Myrick Richardson, of Malmason
Miss Margie Dell Head, of Tunnel Hill
Event: Marriage
Attendants/Friends:
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Richardson
Miss Lois Hunt
Miss Grace McClain
Date: [est.] mid-month of November 1913.
Location: Ringgold, Catoosa, Georgia.
Future Residence: the Richardson farm.

Father of Bride: Col. G. W. Head.
Father of Groom: Rev. J. T. Richardson, of Catoosa County.
Statement: "The young couple, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Richardson and Misses Lois Hunt and Grace McClain, motored to Ringgold, where the ceremony by M. R. Gaddis, took place."
[Bride is well known locally; groom formerly lived here, has friends here.]

Citation: "Head-Richardson", in "Society," *North Georgia Citizen* [The Dalton Citizen, Dalton, Georgia], 27 Nov. 1913, pg. 7 (citing Catoosa Record of previous week), [via GALILEO]. http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1913-0419 (accessed 30 Dec. 2016).
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Reference: Malmason, Residence Mentioned in 1913 Marriage Announcement:

In the article above, "Malmason" (Malmaison) was mentioned as the place of residence for subject, Myrick Richardson, in his 1913 wedding announcement in Catoosa Co., Georgia, and is referenced in the US Official Postal Guide of 1904, below.

United States Official Postal Guide (Jan. 1904)
Post Offices By State: Georgia
Page: 345
Post Office: Malmaison
County: Catoosa

Citation: "Malmaison," Post Offices by State: Georgia [Catoosa County], s.v. "Malmaison," United States Official Postal Guide, Post Office Department, United States [Philadelphia: George F. Lasher, Printer, 1904], pg. 345. http://bit.ly/US-OfficialPostalGuide [via Google Books; accessed 30 Dec. 2016].

LONG URL:
https://books.google.com/books?id=HUU9AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA345&ots=jDdbtxvu1b&dq=malmaison%20catoosa%20georgia&pg=PA345#v=onepage&q=malmaison%20catoosa%20georgia&f=false

Census Listings for Myrick John Richardson:

US Census, 1900, Dalton city (west part), Whitfield, Georgia, US: John M Richardson, aged 12, single white male, son of John T Richardson [who is indexed as John ? Richardson]. Birth: Oct 1888, Georgia. Father's Birthplace: North Caroline. Mother's Birthplace: Georgia.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3V2-ZDC : accessed 31 December 2016), John M Richardson in household of John ? Richardson, Dalton city (west part), Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 6A, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,229.
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US Census, 1910, Blackstock, Catoosa, Georgia, US, Sheet 13 A [strikeover of prev. error, 5A]: M J Richardson, single white male, head. Birth: 1889, Georgia. Father's Birthplace: North Carolina. Mother's Birthplace: Georgia. Occupation: General Farm [Emp/overwritten as OA]. Also in the household are his sister, niece, brother, and father.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLVB-PP5 : accessed 31 December 2016), M J Richardson, Blackstock, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet A, family 88, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 176; FHL microfilm 1,374,189.
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US Census, 1920, Tunnel Hill, Whitfield, Georgia, US, Sheet 2B: Myrick Richardson, married white male, aged 30, head. Birth: 1890, Georgia. Father's Birthplace: South Carolina. Mother's Birthplace: Georgia. Also in household: wife, Margurite Bell Richardson, a son, and a baby daughter. Occupation: Merchant, farming, Feed & Produce Industry [Em - employer]. Rents home.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJXY-2D7 : accessed 31 December 2016), Myrick Richardson, Tunnel Hill, Whitfield, Georgia, United States; citing  ED 201, sheet 2B, line 82, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 285; FHL microfilm 1,820,285.
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US Census, 1930, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, US, Sheet 17A: Myrick Richardson, married white male, aged 38, head. Birth: 1892, Georgia. Rents home at 50 per month; owns a radio. Occupation: Salesman. Trade: Produce. First married at age 25 [est. 1917*]. Listed with wife, Margaret Richardson (aged 38; first married at 21; est. yr. 1913), a son, and a daughter. [Note: there seems to be an enumeration or reporting error on Myrick's age, which in turn, causes an error in calculating the marriage year; from other sources, this marriage was announced as done in 1913.]

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/S1YP-42M : accessed 31 December 2016), Myrick Richardson, Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 17A, line 26, family 322, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 352; FHL microfilm 2,340,087.
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US Census, 1940, Ward 6, Atlanta, Atlanta City, DeKalb, Georgia, Sheet 3A: Myrick J Richardson, widowed white male, lodger in the household of Edgar L Dailey. Birth: 1889, Georgia. Education: C-2. Occupation: Salesman. Industry: Wholesale Produce. Res.: 1935, Same Place. Also in household: Betty Richardson, aged 16, another lodger. [Note: the link leads to page 2B; must click forward one page.]

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K75G-4PM : accessed 31 December 2016), Myrick J Richardson in household of Edgar L Dailey, Ward 6, Atlanta, Atlanta City, DeKalb, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 160-299, sheet 3A, line 1, family 46, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627.  Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 734.

Death Record of Myrick John Richardson
Affiliate CD no. FD104. Certificate no. 2048. Name: Myrick John Richardson. Death; April 1959. Place: Duval, Florida, U.S. Affiliate File Name FD104-1959.txt. Affliate Line no,: 35283.

Citation: "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VV3M-JKP : 25 December 2014), Myrick John Richardson, Apr 1959; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 2048, certificate number 13735, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.


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