Mary Leana Lou (Hedgepeth) Richardson (1900 - 1971)

Born 30 Apr 1900 in Hollister, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Matthew Richardson — married 14 Sep 1919 in Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1971 at age 70 in Enfield, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

Mary (Hedgepeth) Richardson is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary has Native American ancestors.

Descendant of Elijah Bass (1743-1781) and Mary (Bass) Richardson (1751-1844), of North Carolina.

Biography

Birth

Mary Leana Lou (Hedgepeth) Richardson was born on 30 Apr 1900 in Hollister, Halifax, North Carolina, United States, daughter of Lewis Henry Simon Hedgepeth (1859 - 1940) and Lucy Ann (Silver) Hedgepeth (1864 - 1951).

Siblings

• William Edward Hedgepeth (1885 - 1975)
• Berry Hedgepeth (1888 - 1977)
• Phoebe (Hedgepeth) Richardson (1890 - 1967)
• Charlie Hedgepeth (1893 - 1990)
• Frank Edward Hedgepeth (1896 - 1917)
• Joe Hedgepeth (1903 - 1978)

Marriage

Mary (19) married William Matthew Richardson (23) (1896 - 1971) on 14 Sep 1919 in Halifax.

Children

• Kelly Richardson (1921 - 1995)
• Levy Richardson (1923 - ?)
• Mary Betty (Richardson) Rudd (1925 - 2011)
• Ella Bell (Richardson) Silver (1927 - 2013)
• John D Richardson (1930 - 1995)
• William Herman Richardson (~1932 - 2012)
• Willie Clifton Richardson (1939 - 1999).

Death

Mary died on 28 Apr 1971 in Enfield, Halifax, North Carolina aged 70.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY2-D88 : accessed 14 August 2021), Leana Hedgepeath in household of Louis H Hedgepeath, Brinkleyville Township, Knight's Stone Precinct, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 5B, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,199.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3X-DJC : accessed 14 August 2021), Mary L Hedpeth in household of Simon Hedpeth, Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 6B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1115; FHL microfilm 1,375,128.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9G-QG6R : 9 March 2021), Will Richardson and Mary Lou Hedgepeth, 14 Sep 1919; citing Halifax, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341430

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Brinkleyville, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02923; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 42-4

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H43X-MVPZ : 14 February 2020), Mary Lou Richardson, 1971.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/121092670/mary-leana-richardson : accessed 14 August 2021), memorial page for Mary Leana Hedgepeth Richardson (30 Apr 1900–28 Apr 1971), Find A Grave: Memorial #121092670, citing Ivory Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Sandi Danielle (contributor 40982340).