John H. Richards Family Tree
1. John H. Richards August 1864 - 1914, buried Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery, Thomson, McDuffie County, GA
m. Lulu C. Logan Richards on 11/18/1888, (July 1872 - 2/13/1945) buried at Sweetwater Baptist Church,
birthplace unknown, brother to Clarence Logan. She would have been 16 years of age at the time of her marriage.
Her father is listed in the 1900 McDuffie County census as being born in South Carolina. Richards father is listed
in the same census as being born in England.
2. Belle Richards 1885-18 Nov 1918 She is buried at Sweetwater
m. John Glynn Story on 7 April 1912, b.10 Aug 1892 (Census says Aug 1889), d. 26 Sept 1944 Burrird Mitchell Bpt
3. Louie Gibson Story b. 1915 d. 8/28/1990
m. Mary Lena Kitchens 7/30/1918 - 12/23/1997 who later married David Roy Dorough
4. Wayne (Story) Dorough
2. L M Richards 1897-1920 (not certain a child of John H & Lulu Richards)
2. John Gibson Richards 9/3/1891 - 9/24/1949
m. Ruby Rabun Richards 14 May 1892 - 28 Aug 1979,
3. Camilla Richards
m. J. F. Benson (Denson) of Greenville, S.C.
3. Mrs. Phil christman of Savannah
3. Mrs. Mary Jane Richards
m. F.M. Locklear
3. Ruby F. Richards
m. _______ Francis
3. Mrs. J. L. Gilmer of Warrenton (a stepdaughter)
3. Agnes Richards
m. Ed Abner
3. Mrs Juanita Baker (might be the 2nd name for Mrs. J. L. Gilmer)
3. George. G. Richards of Thomson, Ga
3. E. K. Richards of Thomson, GA
3. Henry. J. Richards of Greenville, SC
3. Jack L. Richards of Augusta, GA
3. Roscoe W. Richards of Salt Lake City
2. Willie R. Richards 29 Aug 1889 - 10 Feb 1908
2. Leonard C Richards 26 July 1900-16 Feb 1965
m. Lucille Thigpen 6 Oct 1916 - 31 May 1990 of Jefferson County, GA
3. Joyce Richards
m. _____ Hinton of Thomson
3. Rosalyn Richards
m. _____ Johnson of Thomson
3. Russel Richards
3. Lamar Richards of Thomson(1944-2015)
m. Mary June Richards
4. Pam R. Hawkins
m. Scott Hawkins
5. Brock Hawkins
5. Brice Hawkins
5. Brenda Hawkins
4. Paula R. Hunt
m. ____ Hunt
5. Ethan Hunt
5. Evan Hunt
3. Johnny Richards of Belvedeere, SC
2. Edwin M Richards 10 May 1903-17 Jan 1975
2. Beuford E. Richards of Warrenton
m. Francis Irell
3. Myra Richards
m. _____Rabun of Warrenton
3. Brenda Richards
m. _____Wilson of Warrenton
3. John David Richards
m. Mary E. _____
4. Shellia
m. ______Holmhorst or Harlem, Ga
4. Claudia Richards
m. ______Usry (Possibly Kitie Lou Usry (abt 1917 - 7/29/1983)
4. Victoria
m. ______ Antonetti of Cincinnatti
4. Royce Richards, Florida
4. John David Richards II of Thomson
4. Kenneth Richards of Thomson
3. Felts Richards, San Diego
Possible children (or relatives) of John H Richards a Lula C. Richards, and buried at Sweetwater Baptist Cemetery in
Thomson, GA, include:
Alice Captola Richards 10 Dec 1935 - 10 Dec 1935,
George G. Richards 2 June 1922 - ,
Bernice T. Richards 13 Feb 1936 -
E. D. Richards
m. Mrs. E. D. Richards died 3 July 1962 (daughter of Robert Augustus Thompson and Cora Whitehead Thompson)
Keneth Wayne Richards
Milton Hugh Richards
Alice Faye Richards
Note from Karen Mouton on obituary for Mrs Lulu Richards. She had a half-sister, Pauline Henderson, of Atlanta; one brother, Clarence Logan, of Milledgeville; 28 grandchildren and five great grand-children;
LDS File No. 1985380 states that a John H. Richards was Christioned abt 12 Feb 1866, Savannah, GA. thus implying he may have been born in Savanannah.
Not sure how or if this family information on Leonard Cody Richards below fits into the family chart listed above.1. LEONARD CODY RICHARDS 26 July 1900-16 Feb 1965 Buried Sweetwater Baptist Church married Lucille Thigpen 6 Oct 1916 Jefferson County, Georgia-29 May 1990 Thomson a. ROSLYN KAY RICHARDS married 27 June 1964 Tommy Lamar Hinton b. RICHARD RUSSELL RICHARDS (Thomson) married _______ Walden b-1. MARK RUSSELL RICHARDS married 4 May 1984 Marshall Bpt Church Thomson Judy Virginia Harris b-1-a. WILLIAM CODY RICHARDS 28 June 1993 Augusta b-2. BONNIE RICHARDS married 16 June 1984 Sweetwater Bpt Church William Norman Widener b-3. JENNIFER RICHARDS c. JOYCE RICHARDS (Thomson) married ________ Hinton d. LAMAR RICHARDS (Thomson) d-1. MRS JEFF HUNT d-1-a. EVAN RICHARDS HUNT 18 Feb 1994 Augusta 2. JOHN GIBSON RICHARDS (Thomson) -22 Sept 1949 at home, Thomson age 58 Buried Sweetwater Baptist Church married Ruby Rabun c1892 Warren County-29 Aug 1979 age 87 a. CAMILLA RICHARDS (Greenville, SC) married John F Benson b. MRS PHIL CHRISTMAN Savannah) c. MARY JANE RICHARDS Thomson) married F M Lochlear d. RUBY FRANCIS RICHARDS (North Augusta, SC) married Ed Abner e. GEORGE G RICHARDS (Thomson) 2 June 1922-liv 2000 married Bernice T 13 Feb 1936 f. E KEMP RICHARDS (Thomson) g. HENRY J RICHARDS (Greenville, SC) -bef 2000 h. JACK L RICHARDS (Augusta) 28 Sept 1924-living 2000 married Ellen M 31 Jan 1929 i. JUANITA BELLE RICHARDS (Nita) (Augusta) c1919 Warrenton-12 Sept 2000 married 1st. bef 1979 _________ Baker 2nd. by 2000 William Van Es -living 2000 i-1. RUBY MCCASLIN (Evans) i-2. LEE ISABELLE (Greenville, SC) j. ROSCOE W RICHARDS (Salt Lake City 1979) -1979/2000 3. Buford E RICHARDS (Warrenton) c1905 McDuffie County, Georgia-Oct 1986 age 81 Thomson, Buried Little Brier Creek Baptist near Warrenton -retired employee of the Ga State Highway Department married Frances R Irell (20 Sept 1902 - 26 Oct 1991) in McDuffie County. She died at home at Warrenton a. MYRA RICHARDS (Warrenton) married _________ Rabun b. BRENDA RICHARDS (Warrenton), married Willard M. Wilson c. JOHN DAVID RICHARDS (Warrenton) 10 APril 1925 Warren County-17 July 1992 Augusta age 67 Buried Little Brier Creek Church married Mary E c-1. SHELLIA RICHARDS HOHNHORST (Harlem) c-2. CLAUDIA RICHARDS USRY (Thomson) c-3. VICTORIA RICHARDS ANTONETTI c-4. ROYCE RICHARDS (Florida) c-5. JOHN DAVID RICHARDS II (Thomson) c-6. KENNETH RICHARDS (Thomson) d. FELTS RICHARDS (San Diego 1986) e. Georgia J Richards 8-19-1934 - 6-25-1942 (Buried in same plot as Buford E. Richards) f. Little Buford Richards 1932-1932 (Buried in same plot as Buford E. Richards) g. Baby Boy 1931-1931 (Buried in same plot as Buford E. Richards) 4. EDWIN M RICHARDS (Savannah) 10 May 1903-17 May 1975 Buried Sweetwater Bpt Church, Thomson, Ga married after 1921 Alice Johnson Story widow of Pink Story 2nd. Katie Lou Usry 12 Oct 1918-28 July 1983 a. KAY RICHARDS (Augusta) married Joseph Howell/Powell b. EDWIN DOUGHTY RICHARDS (by Alice) c1923 Warren County-15 March 1986 Wrens, Georgia married Virginias Hobbs b-1. FAITH RICHARDS ALDRED (Arlington, Texas) b-2. LISA RICHARDS (Wrens) b-3. WAYNE RICHARDS (Atlanta) b-4. MILTON RICHARDS (Atlanta)
Please feel free to contact Wayne Dorough, Bobby Story , or Karen Moutonfor information concerning the family tree. Wayne is author of the WebPage, Bobby is the contact for the Robert Glynn Story side of the family, and Karen is the key source for all of the remaining information.