Mary Etta Easley

Brief Life History of Mary Etta

When Mary Etta Easley was born in October 1889, in Texas, United States, her father, Eli Langford Easley, was 49 and her mother, Mary Patience Raibourn, was 36. She married William Richard Ricks on 2 February 1908, in Throckmorton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Throckmorton, Throckmorton, Texas, United States in 1900 and Seymour, Baylor, Texas, United States in 1910. She died on 20 September 1970, in Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

William Richard Ricks
1879–1918
Mary Etta Easley
1889–1970
Marriage: 2 February 1908
William Taylor Ricks
1908–1986
Effie Mae Ricks
1911–2001
Mary Hattie Belle Ricks
1917–2015

Sources (8)

  • Mary E Rice in household of William R Rice, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Miss Etta Easley, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Etta Ricks, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Eisele . Compare Isley .

English: variant of Eastley, a topographic name from Middle English est ‘east’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English ēast + lēah), for someone who lived ‘at the east clearing’, or from a place so named, such as Eastleigh (Hampshire), Eastleigh in Westleigh (Devon), or Eastley Farm and Copse in Leckhampstead (Berkshire).

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

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