William Mann Richardson


William Mann (Bill) Richardson, son of Thomas T. Richardson and Mary Elizabeth Ellsworth was born on 09 Dec 1875 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan and died on 25 Sep 1944 in Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida.

He married Flossie Edna Pratt, daughter of Luman Epenetus Pratt and Addie Amanda Major on 18 May 1904 in Ingersoll, Midland County Michigan. Flossie was born on 14 May 1883 in Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan and died on 13 May 1868 in Bowman's Nursing Home, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Both are buried National Cemetery, St Augustine, St Johns County, Florida (Section B, sites 679 and 680).

Bill served as a Private in Company D, 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army, Spanish American War and served in the Philippines. They came to this area of then, St Johns County, around 1914 and farmed in the Haw Creek area. They later moved to Bunnell and were very active in the activities of the town and of the Bunnell Methodist Church. He served for a number of years as an assistant mail carried. The couple did not have any children.

 

Source: The First Families of Flagler by Mary Ketus Deen Holland who cites as her sources, Census and Published Articles.

Additional sources used by the compiler were: 1880 United States Federal Census, Midland, Midland, Michigan; 1900 United States Federal Census, Saginaw, Michigan; 1910 United States Federal Census, Ingersoll, Midland, Michigan; 1920 United States Federal Census Record, Haw Creek, Flagler, Florida; 1930 United States Federal Census, Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida; 1940 United States Federal Census, Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917‑1918 Record; U.S. Veterans Gravesites, c 1775-2006; U.S. Social Security Death Index; Florida Death Index, 1877‑1998 Record;

Florida Death Index, 1877-1911; Michigan Births and Christenings Index
Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1962;

The Flagler County Tribune, 28 Sep 1944, 16 May 1968 and Thomas T Richardson family information posted on ancestry.com

Please send questions, corrections or additions to Sisco Deen, P.O. Box 637, Flagler Beach, FL 32136 or email him at sisco_deen@hotmail.com

Updated: 18 May 2018