Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Monroe County.

ROBERT H. RICHARDSON was born March 15, 1824, in Fentress County, Tenn., 
where he grew up. In 1843 he removed to Monroe County, Ky., where he has 
since resided.  His father, John H. Richardson, was born about 1787, in 
Virginia. He was a son of Williamson Richardson, who was also from 
Virginia, but who was born in England; he was among the first settlers 
of what is now Fentress County, Tenn., but which was then a portion of 
Kentucky - before the revision of the State line between the State of 
Kentucky and Tennessee; was appointed clerk of the county court when the 
county was created, and held the office, by appointment, until it became 
a law that the clerk should be elected by the people, after which he was 
successively elected every term until his death - making about forty 
years he held the office; in polities he was a stanch Democrat. John H. 
Richardson, married, about 1805, Abigail, daughter of Geoffrey and 
Lillie (Bowen) Hildreth. To their union twelve children were born, of 
whom Robert H. is the ninth.  He married, December 23, 1842, Margaret, 
daughter of William and Tabitha (Wallace) Kirkpatrick, of Monroe County. 
To them have been born Henry, William, John, Alonzo, Lucy (Grey), 
Tabitha (Maxey), Shrilda, Basil and Gertrude. Mr. Richardson is the 
owner of about 2,000 acres of land, with 1,000 acres in a fine state of 
cultivation, besides a well stocked store.  He is a member of the 
Tompkinsville Lodge, A. F. & A. M., and in politics is a Democrat.

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