Eluster was born in 1912 to Grant and Bessie Richardson.[1] In 1920, the family was living in Leon County, Florida.[1]
He married Amanda Dorsey on 16 Jan 1937.[2] They had a son named Eluster.[3] When he passed away, he was buried in the Garden of the Last Supper, Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Florida. He shares a grave with his wife.[4]
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYY-XZN : accessed 17 March 2017), Lester Richardson in household of Grand Richardson, Precinct 9, Leon, Florida, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 7B, line 62, family 143, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 224; FHL microfilm 1,820,224.
"Florida State Census, 1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVN-N8M : accessed 7 May 2015), Eluster Richardson, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; citing line 50, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,163.
"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23Z7-KBM : accessed 7 May 2015), Lester Richardson and Amanda Dorsey, 16 Jan 1937; citing Leon, Florida, United States, county courthouses, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,031,030.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTC9-VJX : accessed 7 May 2015), Amanda Richardson in household of Lester Richardson, Election Precinct 10, Leon, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-21, sheet 3B, family 35, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 597.
"Florida State Census, 1945," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNXR-NGN : accessed 7 May 2015), Amanda Richardson, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; citing line 40, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,196.
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5X-DZ92 : accessed 7 May 2015), Eluster Richardson in entry for Mrs Amanda Richardson, Florida, United States, 07 Jun 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V93Z-Q26 : accessed 7 May 2015), Eluster Richardson, Apr 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Information recorded by Carolyn Martin from grave marker at Garden of the Last Supper in Tallahassee Memory Gardens (cemetery), Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA.
"Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV4H-B16 : accessed 7 May 2015), Eluster Richardson, 24 Apr 1986; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 40832, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
"Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK3-9DRB : accessed 7 May 2015), Eluster Richardson, 1986; Burial, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States of America, Memory Gardens Cemetery; citing record ID 33891620, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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