Thomas J. Richerson enlisted in Stockton, Alabama, in October, 1861 and was a private in Co. I, 23rd Alabama Infantry.
"All seven sons of Wright Montillion Richardson and Dicey Beasley served their beloved nation, the Confederate States of America, in the time of the Great War. They had gone away as the Richardson Brothers, now they returned as the Richerson Brothers. Their name had been spelled differently on the government records and they left it that way. Wright M. Richardson was a planter and a merchant that operated a general merchandise store in Stockton." 'The Tensaw Country North of the Ellicott Line 1800-1860' by Charles Bryant, Ed.D, 1998


United States Census, 1860 for Thomas J Richerson
Name Thomas J Richerson
Residence , Baldwin, Alabama
Age 31 years
Estimated birth year 1829
Birth place S Carolina
Gender Male
Page 52
Family number 346
Film number 803001
Digital GS number 4211174
Image number 00236
NARA publication number M653
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Richerson, Thomas J.
He was born 1829, died 1898.
He enlisted Oct-1861 Stockton AL as a private in Company I, 23rd Alabama Confederate States of America.
Infantry. Widow filed for his pension in Baldwin County. He is buried in the
Richerson Cemetery Baldwin County. He was born in South Carolina.

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Alabama Civil War Service Database

Last Name: Richerson
Regimental Unit: 23rd Alabama Regiment
Company Unit: I
Co. Unit Name:
Pension Rec: Yes
Authority: Pension application, Baldwin County, Aug 9, 1909.
First Name: Thomas MI: J
Enlistment Information: Private.
Remarks: Applicant: Richerson, Christine M. (widow)
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Name: Thos J Richerson
Spouse: Mary Christian McKenzy
Marriage Date: 30 Jul 1851
County: Baldwin
State: Alabama
Performed By Title: Judge of Probate
Performed by Name: Patrick Byrne
Source information: Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research