Individual Details
William Jacob Rickard
(12 Feb 1874 - 1 Nov 1933)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1874 | Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Birth | Feb 1874 | Pennsylvania | | ||
| Birth | 12 Feb 1874 | | |||
| Marriage | 1900 | Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Jun 1900 | 6028 Magnolia Street, Philadelphia City (East Germantown area), Philadelphia Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Occupation | 1 Jun 1900 | foreman ice man (perhaps an abbreviation for manufacturer) | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1910 | 514 High Street, Philadelphia City (East Germantown area), Philadelphia Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | proprietor of an ice plant | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1918 | Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Description | 1918 | medium in height and build, with brown eyes and brown hair | | ||
| Occupation | 1918 | ice dealer working for self - Philadelphia City (Germantown area), Philadelphia Co., PA | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1920 | Bethlehem Road (a.k.a. Bethlehem Pike)(a.k.a. Route PA-73)(probably on the Calvin Pardee estate), Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Occupation | 1920 | farm manager - Calvin Pardee estate (probable), Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA |  | | |
| Residence (family) | Bef 19 Jan 1925 | Calvin Pardee estate (probable), Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA - Helen Butterworth | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Bethlehem Pike (a.k.a. Route PA-73)(probably on the Calvin Pardee estate), Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | farmer for a private family (probably for the Calvin Pardee family) - Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 1 Nov 1933 | farm boss - Calvin Pardee estate, Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | | ||
| Residence | Bef 1 Nov 1933 | Calvin Pardee estate, Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | | ||
| Death | 1 Nov 1933 | from a self-inflicted gunshot wound of chest and upper abdomen ("suicide while mentally deranged") - Calvin Pardee Estate tool house, Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | | ||
| Burial | 4 Nov 1933 | Union Cemetery (Sec. B, Lot 101) adjacent to Zion Church, between Bethlehem Pike and Church Road (a.k.a. Route PA-73), Whitemarsh Twp. (Whitemarsh area), Montgomery Co., PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Helen Butterworth (1878 - 1925) |
| Child | Alvah William Rickard (1904 - 1951) |
Notes
Occupation
Calvin Pardee, together with other family members (in particular, brother Ariovistus "Ario" Pardee Jr.), owned Pardee Brothers Company, which owned anthracite mines in the Lattimer area, Hazle Twp., Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania. The "Lattimer Massacre" occurred when 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite coal miners were killed at one of the Pardee-owned mines 10 September 1897. "The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's posse. Scores more workers were wounded. The massacre was a turning point in the history of the United Mine Workers (UMW)." Calvin Pardee was in the Germantown area of Philadelphia at the time of the massacre. William Rickard would have known Calvin Pardee before Pardee's death in 1923.Endnotes
1. US Census of 1910 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as 514 High Street, Philadelphia, PA..
2. US Census of 1920 - record for Wm. J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as Bethlehem Road, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
3. US Census of 1930 - record for widower William J. Rickard and extended family. Location is given as Bethlehem Pike, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
4. US Census of 1900 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard. Address is given as 6028 Magnolia Street, Philadelphia, PA..
5. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William Jacob Rickard..
6. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William J. Rickard..
7. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951" as found at www.familysearch.org. Records for William J. Rickard and Helen Butterworth. Lic. No. 120559..
8. US Census of 1900 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard. Address is given as 6028 Magnolia Street, Philadelphia, PA..
9. US Census of 1900 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard. Address is given as 6028 Magnolia Street, Philadelphia, PA..
10. US Census of 1910 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as 514 High Street, Philadelphia, PA..
11. US Census of 1910 - record for William J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as 514 High Street, Philadelphia, PA..
12. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William Jacob Rickard..
13. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William Jacob Rickard..
14. "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William Jacob Rickard..
15. US Census of 1920 - record for Wm. J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as Bethlehem Road, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
16. US Census of 1920 - record for Wm. J. and Helen Rickard and family. Address is given as Bethlehem Road, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
17. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for Helen Rickard..
18. US Census of 1930 - record for widower William J. Rickard and extended family. Location is given as Bethlehem Pike, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
19. US Census of 1930 - record for widower William J. Rickard and extended family. Location is given as Bethlehem Pike, Whitemarsh Twp., Montgomery Co., PA..
20. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William J. Rickard..
21. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William J. Rickard..
22. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William J. Rickard..
23. "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963" as found at www.ancestry.com. Record for William J. Rickard..