Individual Details

1920 Census. Lincoln, Grundy Co, MO, Hh 250
John F. Ricketts, 28, b. MO
Alise, wife, 23
Grance N., dau, 5
Clifton E., son, 2 years, 4 months
Rex E., son, 4 months

1930 Census. Myers, Grundy Co, MO, Hh 93
John F. Ricketts, 39, married at age 23, Farmer
Gertrude, wife, 38, married at 22
Clifton, son, 14
Grace, dau, 16
Rex, son, 9
Loyd, son, 8
Maxine, dau, 4
Joseph, father, 62, divorced, married at age 22, b. MO

1940 Census. Franklin, Grundy, MO, Hh 88
John Ricketts, 49, lived in same house in 1935, Farmer
Gertie, wife, 47
Maxene, dau, 14
Loyd, son, 18
Rex, son, 20

Unidentified newspaper clipping
Gertrude A. Tapscott
Mrs. Gertrude A. Tapscott, 102, died Tuesday evening, Sept 5, 1995 at the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.
.... Mrs. Tapscott was born April 10, 1893 at Spickard, MO, the daughter of Matthias and Louise Marrs Howe. ....married to John Franklin Ricketts on 29 Jun 1913 at Tindall. He died June 2, 1963. On Sept 29, 1967 she was married to James Tapscott at Princeton. He died Dec 27, 1972.
Mrs. Tapscott, who had lived in Trenton since 1960, was a member of the First Christian Church of Trenton.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Grace) Spencer of Rt 3, Trenton, and Mrs. Lyle (Maxine) Burt of Sacramento, CA; one son, Clifton Ricketts; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Lester (Naomi) Shaney; and one stepson, Farrell Tapscott, all of Trenton, 11 grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 22 step great-grandchildren; 4 great, great grandchildren and 26 step great, great grandchildren.
Mrs. Tapscott was also preceded in death by two sons, Rex and Lloyd Ricketts; two grandchildren, Loren Ricketts & Joyce Parrish; five brother and five sisters.

Birth	10 Apr 1893	Spickard, Grundy County, Missouri
Marriage	29 Jun 1913	Tindall, Grundy County, Missouri - John Franklin Ricketts
Death	5 Sep 1995	Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri

Spouse	John Franklin Ricketts (1890 - 1963)
Child	Maxine Nadine Ricketts (1926 - )

Father	Mathias Howe (1860 - 1959)
Mother	Louisa Eliza Marrs (1858 - 1939)