According to the 1900 United States Federal Census[2] taken in Polk County in Cedartown, Georgia, Henry was married to Etta James.  They had three children:   Wesley Richardson, Horace/Harris Richardson[3], and Essie Richardson.  Due to conflicting information, the exact year of Henry and Etta’s children’s birth is not clear, but we know they were all born before 1900.  It is not known when Henry and Etta married or when they went their separate ways.

On March 8, 1907, Fannie gave birth to a daughter.  The daughter was given the name Margaret Evelyn Pryor. This child was sired by a white man named Jack Pryor. The circumstances surrounding the pregnancy and the birth of her daughter are unclear.

On June 2, 1907, Fannie was united in holy matrimony to Henry Richardson in Polk County of Cedartown, Georgia.  While residing in Georgia, Fannie  gave birth to five children sired by her husband Henry Richardson:  Moses Richardson, born May 25, 1908; Wilson Richardson born September 26, 1909; Noble Richardson born December 24, 1911; Kathryn Richardson born March 29, 1913 and L. C. Richardson born approximately in 1915 (L. C.’s name was just the initials L and C and is not an abbreviation for two names).

After relocating to Indianapolis, Indiana, Fannie gave birth to five more children sired by her husband Henry Richardson:  Alice Ruth Richardson born January 1, 1918; Wesley Richardson born August 30, 1919; Clarence Richardson born January 4, 1922; Ralph W. Elwood Richardson born May 15, 1926 and Roosevelt James Richardson born July 5, 1930.

Below is Henry and Fannie’s children’s stories.

Henry Richardson and Etta James’ Children

Wesley J. Richardson 1896 – 1???

Horace/Harris Richardson 189? – 1???

Essie Richardson 189? – May 21, 1921

Fannie Kate Glanton and Jack Pryor’s Child

Margaret Evelyn Pryor March 8, 1907 – December 22, 2001

Henry Richardson and Fannie Kate Glanton’s Children

Moses Richardson May 25, 1908 – January 20, 1998

Wilson Richardson September 16, 1909 – March 4, 1989

Noble Richardson December 24, 1911 – December 20, 1933

Kathryn Richardson March 29, 1913 – October 11, 1943

L.C. Richardson abt. 1914 – 19??

Alice Ruth Richardson January 1, 1918 – July 24, 1998

Wesley Richardson August 30, 1920 – November 25, 1987

Clarence Richardson February 4, 1922 – June 9, 2006

Ralph William Elwood Richardson May 15, 1926 – June 2, 1991

Roosevelt Richardson July 5, 1930 – ????