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Lewis Ezra Ricks 1830–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1830

Birth Location: Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Jan 1893

Death Location: Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Joel Ricks

Mother: Eleanor Martin

Spouse(s): Cynthia Allen

Children(s): Sarah Ricks, Joseph Ricks, Phebe Ricks, Ellen Ricks, Mary Ricks, Lois Ricks, Lewis Ricks, Elvira Wixom, Lois Linford

In 1830, Lewis Ezra Ricks entered the world in Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA, born to Joel Ricks And Eleanor Martin. Lewis Ezra Ricks married Cynthia Amorette Allen, and had children including Ellen Adelia Ricks, Elvira Sarah Wixom, Joseph Alexander Ricks, Lewis Ezra Ricks, Lois Esther Linford, Lois Esther Ricks, Mary Ammorette Ricks, Phebe Ricks, Sarah Elvira Ricks. Lewis Ezra Ricks passed away in 1893 in Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1830, Lewis Ezra Ricks entered the world in Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA, born to Joel Ricks And Eleanor Martin.
  • Lewis Ezra Ricks married Cynthia Amorette Allen, and had children including Ellen Adelia Ricks, Elvira Sarah Wixom, Joseph Alexander Ricks, Lewis Ezra Ricks, Lois Esther Linford, Lois Esther Ricks, Mary Ammorette Ricks, Phebe Ricks, Sarah Elvira Ricks.
  • Lewis Ezra Ricks passed away in 1893 in Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Ricks's Ancestors

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Lewis Ricks
1830–1893
Birth Place: Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joel Ricks
1804–
Donaldson Creek, Trigg, KY
Eleanor Martin
–1882
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Ricks's Descendants

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Lewis (Ezra) Ricks (20 Dec 1830–2 Jan 1893) m. Cynthia (Amorette) Allen (19 Apr 1839–6 Jan 1874)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elvira) Ricks 1860–1932 m. Joseph (Morgan) Wixom 1856–1917
    1. 1. Louis (E) Wixom 1885–1953 m. Florence Wixom 1892–1966
      1. 1. Edna Perkins 1907–1972 m. Clarence Perkins 1904–1975
        1. 1. Ruth (M) Perkins 1925–1982 m. Joseph (Duram) Cooper 1924–2014
        2. 2. Robert (Lewis) Perkins 1927–2001
      2. 2. Weldon (Lewis) Wixom 1911–1969 m. Dorothy (Mae) Gerrard 1913–1984
        1. 1. Ronald (K) Wixom 1936–2002
        2. 2. Marilyn (Mae) Wixom 1939–1998
        3. 3. Calvin (Howard) Wixom 1942–2011
        4. 4. Jack Wixom 1940–1988
        5. 5. James (Weldon) Wixom 1935–1935
      3. 3. Joseph (Neal) Wixom 1935–1978
      4. 4. Florence (Fern) Wixom 1925–2003
      5. 5. Helen Wixom 1913–1921
      6. 6. George (Chapman) Wixom 1927–1995
      7. 7. Nellie (Melena) Wixom 1920–1982
      8. 8. Thelma (Ann) Wixom 1917–1983
      9. 9. Weldon Wixom 1912–
      10. 10. Helen Wixom 1914–
      11. 11. Thelma Wixom 1918–
      12. 12. Helen Wixom 1908–
    2. 2. Frank (Solomon) Wixom 1887–1918
    3. 3. Esther (Elvira) Wixom 1893–1983
    4. 4. Jesse (Earl) Wixom 1895–1955
    5. 5. Ella (Nora) Wixom 1898–1993
    6. 6. Ida (Lucille) Wixom 1900–1987
    7. 7. Vera (Orena) Wixom 1905–1971
    8. 8. Joseph (LeRoy) Wixom 1883–1920
    9. 9. Hannah (Amoretta) Wixom 1889–1949
    10. 10. Ruby (Mildred) Wixom 1902–1919
    11. 11. Clarence (Ricks) Wixom 1909–1929
    12. 12. Ira (Allen) Wixom 1892–1892
    13. 13. Benjamine WIXOM 1881–1881
    14. 14. Esther (Elvira) Tippets 1893–1983
  2. 2. Joseph (Alexander) Ricks 1871–1958
  3. 3. Phebe Ricks 1874–1874
  4. 4. Ellen (Adelia) Ricks 1863–1956
  5. 5. Mary (Ammorette) Ricks 1862–1936
  6. 6. Lois (Esther) Ricks 1868–1961
  7. 7. Lewis (Ezra) Ricks 1868–1881
  8. 8. Elvira (Sarah) Wixom 1860–1932
  9. 9. Lois (Esther) Linford 1868–1961

Lewis Ricks's Timeline

2 Records

1830
20 Dec 1830
Birth of Lewis Ezra Ricks in Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA
Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA
1893
2 Jan 1893
Age 63
Death of Lewis Ezra Ricks in Benson, Cache, Utah, USA
Benson, Cache, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1830
    Event Place: Silver Creek, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1830; Birth city: Paris; Birth state: ID
    [2] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1887.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Benson, Cache, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1830; Birth city: Paris; Birth state: ID
    [2] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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