William Zeno Richardson^[1]

1832 - 1905  (73 years)

• Name	William Zeno Richardson
  Birth	15 Jan 1832
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850-1870	Moore County, NC
  Census	1880	Cumberland County, NC
  Census	1900	Liberty County, GA
  Death	27 Oct 1905
  Burial	Appling County, GA at Deen Cemetery
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richardson   (Father)  Sarah,   b. 1800-1805  (Mother)
  Notes	1850 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 239 John Cockman 64 M, Farmer, $350 Real Estate, Born in NC Mary Cockman 66 F, Born in NC Leno Richardson 18 M, Born in NC 1853, July 26 -- 1853-1856 County Court Minutes Page 13 Ordered that Westley Wallace be appointed overseer of the road from George Moore's to the branch near McQueen's and work the following hands: Joseph Upton, Cornelius Dowdy, Zeno Cockman, Henry Melton, George Cockman, Noah Richardson and hands, Noah Cockman, David Cockman, Armstead Stutts, Isaac Williams, George W. Horner, John Jones, and Quimby Wallace. 1856, Jan 31 -- 1853-1856 County Court Minutes Page 456 Ordered that William Stutts be appointed overseer of the road from George Moore's to the branch near McQueen's and work the following hands: Westley Wallace, Cornelius Dowdy, Zeno Cockman, Henry Melton, George Cockman, Sampson Cockman, Noah Cockman, David Cockman, Noah Richardson and hands, Armstead Stutts, Isaac Williams, G.W. Horner, John Jones, Quimby Wallace, Joseph Upton, Lochart Wallace, Geo. Williams and Jefferson Williams. 1858, May 1 -- 1856-1858 County Court Minutes Page 422 Ordered that George Cockman be appointed overseer of the road from George Moore's to the branch near McQueen's and work the following hands: William Stutts, Wesley Wallace, Cornelius Dowdy, Zeno Cockman, Henry Melton, Sampson Cockman, Noah Cockman, David Cockman, Noah Richardson hands, Armsted Stutts, Isaac Williams, G.W. Horner, John Jones, Quimby Wallace, Joseph Upton, Lochart Wallace, George Williams and Jefferey Williams. 1860, Sep 14 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 232, Carthage Post Office W. Z. Richardson 28 M, Born in NC Martha Richardson 26 F, Born in NC Alfred Richardson 5 M, Born in NC Margaret R. Richardson 4 F, Born in NC John A. Richardson 2 M, Born in NC William A. Richardson 1/12 M, Born in NC Rebecca Wallace 16 F, Born in NC 1861, Nov 20 -- Estate of John Cockman, Moore County, NC Zeno Richardson purchased 500lbs of oats 1870, Jun 29 -- Census, Moore County, NC Page 501, Carthage Township, Carthage Post Office Wm. Z. Richardson 38 M, Farmer, $500 Personal Property, Born in NC Martha J. Richardson 37 F, Born in NC Alfred D. Richardson 14 M, Laborer, Born in NC Margaret R. Richardson 13 F, At Home, Born in NC John A. Richardson 12 M, At Home, Born in NC William A. Richardson 9 M, At Home, Born in NC Mary Richardson 6 F, At Home, Born in NC Charles R. Richardson 4 M, At Home, Born in NC Noah B. Richardson 1 M, At Home, Born in NC 1880 -- Census, Cumberland County, NC Page 521-B, Quewhiffle Township William Richardson 48 M, Head, Married, Mechanic, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Salla M. Richardson 46 F, Wife, Married, Keeping House, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC John Richardson 23 M, Son, Single, Farmer, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Mary Richardson 17 F, Dau, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Carles R. Richardson 12 M, Son, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Noah B. Richardson 11 M, Son, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Zena W. Richardson 9 M, Son, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Tommy F. Richardson 8 M, Son, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Matty J. Richardson 5 F, Dau, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC Stevan Richardson 3 M, Son, Single, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC William Newell 19 M, Other, Married, Turpentine Labor, Born in NC, Father & Mother Born in NC 1900 -- Census, Liberty County, GA Page W. Z. Richardson 68 M, 1832, Head, Married, Distiller, Born in GA, Father & Mother Born in GA Martha J. Richardson 69 F, 1831, Wife, Married, 2 Children(2 Living), Born in GA, Father & Mother Born in GA Mattie J. Richardson 24 F, 1876, Daughter, Single, Born in GA, Father & Mother Born in GA Z. C. West 20 M, 1880, Grandson, Single, Cooper, Born in GA, Father & Mother Born in GA 1913, Jun 10 -- Liahona: The Elder's Journal Volume 10 Number 51 Page 809-810 Dear Brethren: I am Sister Halcomb; my maiden name was Martha E. Medlin, daughter of John L. Medlin and Polly Ann Medlin. I was born in Moore County, N. C, in 1860. My parents moved from there in 1867, or somewhere close to that date. My mother had one brother, William Zeno Richardson; his wife's name was Martha. My father had several sisters. One married John Collins; her name was Nancy. Another of his sisters married a Smith. I cannot remember very much about my people, but will say T am very much interested about them, and wish to ask you brethren in traveling through Moore County that you will investigate and see if you can help me to some of their genealogy, living or dead, as I am anxious to do work for those that are dead. I will highly appreciate the favor. I accepted the gospel in Floyd County, Ky., in 1899. Since that time my testimony has grown stronger. I came to Salt Lake City July 15, 1910, and have been in the house of the Lord and have done work for my mother and her mother and two of my sisters - Nancy Ann and Susanna. I am feeling well in the gospel and I know it is the power of God unto salvation to all that accept it, and my greatest desire is to live so that I may enjoy a goodly portion of the Holy Spirit and live worthy of every blessing that the Lord has in store for me, that I may cause others to see and understand what I now enjoy in the gospel. I know for myself that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God, and that the Book of Mormon is divine. I have suffered many prosecutions for the gospel's sake and am willing to stand the test by the help of the Lord, even unto death. Death would be sweet to me rather than give up my testimony of the gospel. I would like to have this put in Liahona as it may reach some one of my people living in another country, or may do some other soul good. Your sister in the faith, Martha E. Medlin Halcomb, 358 S. 3rd East, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  Person ID	I00283	Moore County Wallaces
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2022

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with William Zeno Richardson
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	atDNA	William Richardson
  	Y-DNA-111	Kenneth Eugene Richardson	R-M269	Most distant ancestor: William Zeno Richardson,   b. 15 Jan 1832   d. 27 Oct 1905

  
  

  Father	Richardson
  Mother	Sarah,   b. 1800-1805
  Family ID	F10821	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha J. Wallace,   b. 10 Mar 1833   d. 22 Jan 1922 (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Alfred D. Richardson,   b. 1855     2. Margaret R. Richardson,   b. 1856 +   3. John Anderson Richardson,   b. 1858 ▻ Matilda Virginia Denmark  (Age 49 years)  m. 15 Sep 1887 +   4. William A. Richardson,   b. Aug 1860 ▻ Lila/Leila Susannah Jones     5. Mary Richardson,   b. 1864     6. Charles R. Richardson,   b. 1866 +   7. Noah Bazzel Richardson,   b. 05 Aug 1868   d. 19 Mar 1906 (Age 37 years) ▻ Bessie  m. c1897     8. Zeno Worth Richardson,   b. 1871     9. Tommy F. Richardson,   b. 1872   10. Matty J. Richardson,   b. 1875 + 11. Stephen O. Richardson,   b. 1877 ▻ Fannie E.  m. 1899
  Family ID	F0065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1850-1870 - Moore County, NC Census - 1880 - Cumberland County, NC Census - 1900 - Liberty County, GA Burial - - Appling County, GA at Deen Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  1861/1862 Record of Estates Book H Page 408/409, Moore County, NC - Estate of John Cockman

  
  

  Headstones

  William Zeno Richardson Husband of Martha J. Wallace

  
  

  Histories

  Moore County, NC DNA Project DNA Results and Analysis for Moore County families including Allen, Barrett, Bean, Brewer, Britt, Brown, Burns, Caddell, Cagle, Carpenter, Caviness, Chriscoe, Cockman, Cole, Comer, Davis, Deaton, Dunn, Furr, Garner, Hancock, Hardin, Hare, Horner, Hunsucker, Hussey, Jackson, Kennedy, Key, Kidd, Lawrence, Maness, McIntosh, McLendon, McNeill, Melton, Monroe, Moore, Morgan, Muse, Nall, Phillips, Richardson, Riddle, Ritter, Sanders, Seawell, Sheffield, Smith, Stewart, Stutts, Sullivan, Wallace, Welch, Williams, Williamson and Wright

  
  

• Sources

  [S1135] William Richardson [bigrich73@gmail.com], 25 Feb 2011. My name is William Richardson and I am a descendent of William Zeno Richardson (great great grandfather) through his son Noah B. Richardson...I have not been able to link W.Z. Richardson to any of the other Richardsons in Moore County. The only clue that I have recently found is a letter in Liahona: The elders' Journal, Volume 10 from 1910 where Ms. Martha E.Medlin Halcomb (b. 1860 in Moore County, NC) recounts that her mother Polly Ann Medlin (m.John Lacker Medlin) had a brother named William Zeno Richardson who was married to Martha. She also states that her mothers first name was Sarah. I am at a dead end and unsure where to proceed from here. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.