Volume I documents the Richardson families of Ruston, Louisiana as seen by listings of children of two of their common ancestors. This book details children, grandchildren, etc. to present day -- descendants from Christopher Columbus Stocks and Henry Ward. There are brief bios of both men. Following are lists of their children, separated into their own family groups. Their stories are told through a combination of available photographs of people, tombstones and copies of obituary columns. A bonus is the dual index of Names and Places. The place index allows you to discover things like, perhaps your next-door neighbor is a 4th cousin.