Individual Details
Rachel Elmeda CHRISTY
(28 Apr 1845 - 27 Jan 1927)
1850
a 5 year old female born Ohio and was listed as Elmedia Cristy
1860
Rachel E. Christy was listed in the household of Samuel H Christy on the 1860 census. According to the census, Rachel was 15 years old and born in Ohio.
1870
Rachel A Rickets was listed in the household of James M Rickets on the 1870 census. According to the census, Rachel was 25 years old and born in Ohio.
1880
Rachel A Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M Ricketts on the 1880 census. According to the census, Rachel was 34 years old and born in Ohio.
1885
R. E. Ricketts was listed in the household of James M. Ricketts on the 1885 Kansas census. According to the census, R. E. Ricketts was 39 years old.
1895
R. E. Ricketts was listed in the household of J. M. Ricketts on the 1895 Kansas census. According to the census, R. E. Ricketts was 50 years old and born in Ohio.
1900
Rachel E. Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M. Ricketts on the 1900 census. According to the census, Rachel was born April 1845 in Ohio. Rachel and James had been married 35 years in 1900. Rachel was the mother of 8 children, 6 of whom were living in 1900.
1905
a 60 year old female born in Ohio and was listed as Rachel Ricketts
1910
Rachel E. Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M Ricketts on the 1910 census. According to the census, Rachel was 64 years old and born in Ohio. Rachel was the mother of 8 children, 6 of whom were living in 1910.
1915
as a 69 year old female born in Ohio who was listed as R. E. Ricketts
1920
Rachel E Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M. Ricketts on the 1920 census. According to the census, Rachel was 74 years old and born in Ohio.
1925
as a 80 year old widow born in Ohio who was listed as Rachel Ricketts, mother
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Rachel Elmeda Christy Ricketts
Birth: Apr. 28, 1845
Clinton County
Indiana, USA
Death: Jan. 27, 1927
Iola
Allen County
Kansas, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Henry Christy (1819 - 1904)
Lydia Gallimore Christy (1824 - 1864)
Spouse:
James M Ricketts (1847 - 1920)
Children:
Francis Artlissa Ricketts Briles (1868 - 1947)*
Hulda May Ricketts Cokeley (1870 - 1958)*
Daisy Pearl Ricketts Israel (1871 - 1930)*
Manford Milton Ricketts (1875 - 1949)*
Charles Desmond Ricketts (1877 - 1938)*
Dora Ricketts (1880 - 1881)*
Minnie Ricketts (1880 - 1881)*
Siblings:
Emily Jane Christy (1843 - 1864)*
Rachel Elmeda Christy Ricketts (1845 - 1927)
Eli Salathiel Christy (1848 - 1851)*
Shelemiah Christy (1850 - 1861)*
Rhoda Elizabeth Christy (1850 - 1851)*
Ebenezer Christy (1853 - 1941)*
Samuel Milton Christy (1855 - 1924)*
Lydia Alice Christy Goff (1858 - 1888)*
Esther Christy Rector (1860 - 1924)*
George Christy (1868 - 1938)**
William Henry Christy (1872 - 1906)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Liberty Dutro Cemetery
Woodson County
Kansas, USA
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Created by: Bertha Avery-Hood
Record added: Oct 14, 2006
Find A Grave Memorial# 16190923
Events
| Birth | 28 Apr 1845 | Clinton, Indiana, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 21 Sep 1850 | a 5 year old female born Ohio and was listed as Elmedia Cristy - Jasper Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1 Aug 1860 | a 15 year old female born Indiana and was listed as Rachel E. Christy - Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana |  | | |
| Marriage | 12 Jul 1866 | Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States - James Marshall RICKETTS | | ||
| Alt name | Rachel Elmeda RICKETTS | ||||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1870 | a 25 year old female born Ohio and was listed as Rachel A. Rickets - Sugar Creek Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jul 1880 | a 34 year old female born Ohio and was listed as Rachel A. Ricketts - Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1885 | Everett Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jul 1895 | a 50 year old female born Ohio and was listed as R. E. Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 2 Jun 1900 | a 55 year old female born Aug 1845 in Ohio and was listed as Rachel Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Mar 1905 | a 60 year old female born in Ohio and was listed as Rachel Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 20 Apr 1910 | a 64 year old female born Ohio and was listed as Rachel E. Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1 Jul 1915 | as a 69 year old female born in Ohio who was listed as R. E. Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Residence | 20 Jan 1920 | a 74 year old female born in Ohio and was listed as Rachel Ricketts - Liberty Township, Woodson, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Pension | 23 Feb 1921 | as a widow of James M Ricketts for his service in K 7 Indiana Cavalry | | ||
| Residence | 1 Jul 1925 | as a 80 year old widow born in Ohio who was listed as Rachel Ricketts, mother - 612 N. Jefeerson, Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Death | 27 Jan 1927 | Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States | | ||
| Burial | 29 Jan 1927 | Liberty (Dutro), Woodson County, Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | James Marshall RICKETTS (1847 - 1920) |
| Child | Frances Artlissa "Artie" RICKETTS (1868 - 1947) |
| Child | Hulda May RICKETTS (1870 - 1958) |
| Child | Annabelle RICKETTS (1871 - 1951) |
| Child | Daisy Pearl RICKETTS (1873 - 1930) |
| Child | Manford Milton Ebesnor RICKETTS (1875 - 1949) |
| Child | Charles Desmond RICKETTS (1877 - 1938) |
| Child | Minnie RICKETTS (1880 - 1881) |
| Child | Dora RICKETTS (1880 - 1881) |
| Father | Samuel CHRISTY (1819 - 1904) |
| Mother | Lyda GALLIMORE (1824 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Emily Jane CHRISTY (1843 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Rhoda Elizabeth CHRISTY (1850 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Eli Salathiel CHRISTY (1848 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Shelamiah CHRISTY (1850 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer CHRISTY (1853 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Samuel Milton CHRISTY (1855 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Lydia Alice CHRISTY (1858 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Esther CHRISTY (1860 - 1924) |
Notes
Residence
Rachel E. Christy was listed in the household of Samuel H Christy on the 1860 census. According to the census, Rachel was 15 years old and born in Ohio.Residence
Rachel A Rickets was listed in the household of James M Rickets on the 1870 census. According to the census, Rachel was 25 years old and born in Ohio.Residence
Rachel A Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M Ricketts on the 1880 census. According to the census, Rachel was 34 years old and born in Ohio.Residence
R. E. Ricketts was listed in the household of James M. Ricketts on the 1885 Kansas census. According to the census, R. E. Ricketts was 39 years old.Residence
R. E. Ricketts was listed in the household of J. M. Ricketts on the 1895 Kansas census. According to the census, R. E. Ricketts was 50 years old and born in Ohio.Residence
Rachel E. Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M. Ricketts on the 1900 census. According to the census, Rachel was born April 1845 in Ohio. Rachel and James had been married 35 years in 1900. Rachel was the mother of 8 children, 6 of whom were living in 1900.Residence
Rachel E. Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M Ricketts on the 1910 census. According to the census, Rachel was 64 years old and born in Ohio. Rachel was the mother of 8 children, 6 of whom were living in 1910.Residence
Rachel E Ricketts was listed as the wife of James M. Ricketts on the 1920 census. According to the census, Rachel was 74 years old and born in Ohio.Endnotes
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20. 1870 U.S. Census, Clinton County, Indiana, population schedule, Sugar Creek Township, Clinton County, Indiana, page 9, family 66, Ricketts James M; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4263290_00374/20274595.
21. 1880 U.S. Census, Center Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Everett Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 58, page 7, household 53, James M Ricketts; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T9. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4241344-00027/26837457.
22. 1885 Kansas State Census, Woodson County, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, page 11, household 49, James M. Ricketts; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online September 2016); Kansas State Historical Society.
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24. 1900 U.S. Census, North Township, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Woodson County, KS, ED 186, sheet 3B, household 162, Ricketts, James; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); FHL microfilm: 1240503.
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27. 1915 Kansas Census, Woodson County, 1905 State Census, Liberty Township, page 20, dwelling 4, J. M. Ricketts; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online March 2016).
28. 1920 U.S. Census, Woodson County, Kansas, population schedule, Liberty Township, Woodson County, Kansas, ED 156, Sheet 2B, household 41, James M Ricketts; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online November 2017); NARA microfilm publication T625.
29. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, James M Ricketts, 20 Apr 1870; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online August 2018).
30. 1925 Kansas Census, Coffey County, Kansas, Kansas State Census, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, page 20, family 172, Briles Edward G; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online January 2019); Kansas State Historical Society. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1088/KS1925_1-0415/8471005.
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38. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online September 2016), memorial for Rachel Elmeda Christy Ricketts (1845-1927), Find a Grave Memorial no. #16190923, created by Bertha Avery-Hood, citing Liberty Dutro Cemetery, Woodson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by Donna Londeed, Rachel Elmeda Christy Ricketts.
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