... Thos. Richards had four children, Philemon, William G., Ann and Lewis. ...
... William Richards was born in UnionCounty, April 11, 1823. He attended the UnionCounty common schools for five or six years. His earliest memories carry him back to the time when there was but one settled place between his farm and Bordley, and that was the Ross farm, owned by the man who gave Bordley its name. Mr. Richards has never married. His energies have been turned toward the development and management of his farms, which consist of five hundred acres, three hundred and fifty acres of which are under cultivation. He has four hundred and fifty acres rented, which makes nine hundred acres altogether, that he is working under his own supervision. Few men of his age are successfully managing so large a business. In politics Mr. Richards is a Democrat He is one of the bulwarks of the county, having done as near his duty in bringing out the resources of the county as any man in it. ...
