I have been working on a post about the Richards family for a while (a couple of weeks now) and I found something pretty nifty while researching.
Fold3 has all kinds of interesting things that can be searched (for a fee, of course) including census records, Dawes applications, war records, FBI files, UFO files and newspapers! And this I found in The Atlanta Constitution published December 8, 1898:
CHIEF RICHARDS WAS HERE
Memphis’ Chief of Police Stops in Atlanta a Short While.
Chief Jerome E. Richards, the handsome chief of police of Memphis, Tenn., was in the city last night, and paid a visit to the police barracks.
Chief Richards has been on a visit to his son, who is in the army in North Carolina, and was returning home when he decided to stop in Atlanta.
“You have a great city,” said Chief Richards, “a great people and a fine police department. I will be here at the Jubilee and see the grand celebration.”
The son mentioned could be either Jerome E Richards, Jr (his first born) or Claude E Richards (his second born). I haven’t found service records for either, so far.
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