Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Thomas Richardson, Sr. of Amite, Louisiana

Thomas Richardson, Sr. 

T
homas Richardson, Sr. was born in Amite, Louisiana on July 4, 1928 to the late Alexander and Melissa Wheat Richardson. He died on October 3, 1971 in Compton Los Angles. He was the first born child to this union. He had had nine siblings: one sister; Helenstine Richardson Williams; eight brothers: Samuel, Walter, Alex, Emmitt, Joseph, Earl, Nathaniel, and Darnell Richardson.

He married his sweetheart Leola Gilbert in 1953 in New Orleans, LA.  They had five children:  Thomas, Jr., Yolanda, Winifred, Malcom, and Russell Richardson.  According to to his Military Draft Card he was eighteen years old and live in Route 1, Box 16 E, Amite, LA.  Thomas was employed by Welton Brumfield in Amite, La. 

He had brown eyes, black hair, dark brown complexion and was 5'2". He listed his father as his next of kin. 

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