Ellia Rosalla Rickord

Brief Life History of Ellia Rosalla

When Ellia Rosalla Rickord was born on 11 November 1860, in Tama, Iowa, United States, her father, Adam Larkin Rickord, was 39 and her mother, Roselia Elizabeth Rundall, was 21. She married Geerd Everett Lütje on 9 June 1881, in Hardin, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Hanson, South Dakota, United States in 1935 and Beulah Township, Hanson, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 28 December 1943, in Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Geerd Everett Lütje
1857–1949
Ellia Rosalla Rickord
1860–1943
Marriage: 9 June 1881
George Everett Letcher
1882–1899
Ella Rose Letcher
1885–1885
Adam Larkin Letcher
1886–1967
Elmer Eugene Letcher
1887–1967
James Harrison Letcher
1889–1977
Ellis Winthorp Letcher
1891–1982
Charles Victor Letcher
1893–1982

Sources (12)

  • Ella Richard in household of A L Richard, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ella Rickard, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Ella Rosalla Rickord Letcher, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1879

Historical Boundaries: 1879: Hanson, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Hanson, South Dakota, United States

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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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