Mary Francis Rickard

Female16 January 1872–13 July 1967

Brief Life History of Mary Francis

When Mary Francis Rickard was born on 16 January 1872, in Beaver Township, Pike, Ohio, United States, her father, Philip Almon Rickard, was 31 and her mother, Margarethe Wedel, was 26. She married Ira Miller on 6 July 1899, in Paulding, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Election District 11, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States in 1900 and Hicksville, Hicksville Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States in 1910. She died on 13 July 1967, at the age of 95, and was buried in Union-Udell Cemetery, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ira Miller
1868–1917
Mary Francis Rickard
1872–1967
Marriage: 6 July 1899
Herman Dearle Miller
1900–1996

Sources (12)

  • Mollie Miller in household of Ira Miller, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mary F. Rickerd, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Mollie F. Rickard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 July 1899Paulding, Ohio, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 3

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1888

    Age 16

    Historical Boundaries - 1888: Sheridan, Wyoming Territory, United States; 1890: Sheridan, Wyoming, United States

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 26

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    German and English (of Norman origin): variant of Richard .

    Americanized form of German Reichardt or Reichard or Richard .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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