Doddridge County Roots


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John C. RICKARD

John C. RICKARD

Male 1803 -


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  • Name John C. RICKARD
    Birth CA 1803  Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I75199  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2018

    Family Elizabeth TROUGH,   b. 24 Dec 1805, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1860 (Age 54 years)  [3, 4]
    Notes 
    • Elizabeth, the wife of John C. Rickard and mother of Mary Catherine Rickard, is identifed as Elizabeth Clemmer in Susie Davis Nicholson's highly regarded "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 123. But we have found no other reference to her by that surname. Her children's marriage records, if they include a mother at all, identify her only by her first name. The death record of daughter Louisa Rickard Ringer, which incorrectly lists her father as William rather than John, identifies her mother as Elizabeth Trough, which corresponds to other findings of Rickard family researchers. Elizabeth's death is documented only by her headstone. We have found no death record for her, and no record of John C. Rickard after the 1860 Census.

      1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated in July 1850:
      John Rickards, 47, farmer; Elizabeth, 35; Mary, 18; Rosan, 15; Martha, 12; Emily, 10; William, 4; Virginia, 4 months. All born in Pennsylvania except for William and Virginia, born in Virginia.
      NOTE: Elizabeth's age appears to be understated by ten years, based on her headstone and age 55 in the 1860 Census. Mary's place of birth is given in other records as Hagerstown, Maryland. This family is known from other records to have another daughter, Louisa, born in 1844. Her whereabouts in this census are unknown.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      J. Rickard, 60, farmer, value of real estate $250, value of personal estate (blank); E. (female), 55; L. (female), 14; Wm., 13; Virginia, 8. All born in Virginia.
      NOTE: The two adults, John and Elizabeth, are known from other records to have been born in Pennsylvania.
    Children 
    >1. Mary Catherine RICKARD,   b. 22 Feb 1832, Hagerstown, Washington Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1859, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)
    +2. Rosanna RICKARD,   b. CA 1835, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jul 1870 (Age ~ 35 years)
    >3. Martha E. RICKARD,   b. CA 1838, Westmoreland Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1868 (Age ~ 30 years)
    >4. Emily RICKARD,   b. 3 Aug 1839, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1903, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +5. Louisa RICKARD,   b. 22 Sep 1844   d. 14 Jun 1926, Morgan District, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. William K. RICKARD,   b. 28 Feb 1847, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1911, Pike Twp, Clark Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     7. Virginia RICKARD,   b. 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F32115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    2. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.