Died after after about age 37
in Virginia, United States
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Biography
Son of Michael Kissinger and Mary "Polly" Ballard.
Brother of Wilson Kissinger and Goodall Kissinger.
Husband of Mary Snow Ballard, probably a relative from his mother's family.
Richardson served in the Civil War as a Confederate in the Virginia Militia.
Father of James Robert Kissinger.
1850 Census: Michael Kishinger age 83 b PA; Mary Kishinger age 71 b VA; Richardson Kishinger age 25
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D6-W1R : 9 November 2014), Michael Kishinger, Monroe county, Monroe, Virginia, United States; citing family 81, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1860 Census, Monroe Co., VA: Richison Kissencer age 35 b VA; Mary S Kissincer age 26 (birthplace blank), James R. Kissincer age 5 birth palce blank. [1]
"Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J343-GYX : 5 December 2014), Richeson Kesinger, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit One Hundred and Eighth Militia; One Hundred and Ninth Militia; One Hundred and Tenth Militia, NARA microfilm publication M324 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1961), roll 1053.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richardson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richardson: