Photos and a Bible: The Children of Samuel Clarence Richardson and Mary Elizabeth Fitts of South Carolina

A good home is needed for these photos and the family Bible[1] 

that once belonged to the Sydney Hamilton Richardson family of South Carolina. Sydney was the son of Samuel Clarence Richardson and Mary Elizabeth Fitts.  Information found at Ancestry.com[2] and Find A Grave[3] shows that family members may have lived in or near what are now Beaufort, Barnwell, Hampton, and Allendale Counties. 

The boys in the photos above are Sydney Hamilton Richardson and his twin, Oliver Perry Richardson. They were born on November 29, 1853, so it can be assumed the young boys' photo was taken in the 1850s, and the photo of the boys when they were older was taken in the 1860s. 

These family pages, showing births and deaths, came from the Bible that belonged to Sydney H. Richardson and his wife, Hattie A. Moore. Note the change in the spelling of Sidney in this Bible record while the older record shows Sydney. 

Found folded inside Sydney and Hattie's bible were these papers revealing birth and death dates for the children of Samuel C. Richardson and Mary E. Fitts. Along with these papers was a typed abstract. 

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Diana

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Sources 

[1]"Sydney H. Richardson and Oliver P. Richarson," photographs, abt. 1856-1870, South Carolina, digital images 15 Feb 2021, privately held by L. Rickman, Georgia, accessed 15 Feb 2021.  Also, Richardson Family Bible, "Holy Bible," privately held by L. Rickman, Georgia, accessed 15 Feb 2021.

[2]"Samuel Clarence Richardson 'Buddie'",  Facts, accessed 26 Feb 2021, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82947861/person/32480294138/facts?indiv=try&h&db

[3] "Samuel Clarence Richardson Sr. (1827-1886)",  Find A Grave Memorial, accessed 26 Feb 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86598446/samuel-clarence-richardson. Also, "Sidney H. Richardson (1853-1915)",  Find A Grave Memorial, accessed 26 Feb 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167428631/sidney-h.-richardson