TX Family Group Sheet for the Edward W RICKERT Family *********************************************** Copyright © Gina Heffernan. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Gina Heffernan Email address: ================================================================================ Husband: Edward W RICKERT - (1, 2) ================================================================================ Birthdate: 23 Jul 1851 - St Emanuel St, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (3, 4) Death date: 23 Apr 1894 - Birmingham, Jefferson Co, Alabama (3) Buried: Apr 1894 - Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama Father: Henri RICKERT (1813-1895) (1, 5) Mother: Rosina O'HAIR (1817-Aft 1860) (1, 5) Marriage: 22 Jun 1875 Place: Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Religion, German Catholic Church 2. Occupation, Machinist, 1875 3. Census, Franklin St., Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama, 10 Jun 1880 4. Occupation, Merchant, 10 Jun 1880 ================================================================================ Wife: Emma Catharine RICHARDSON - (2, 7) ================================================================================ Birthdate: 3 Dec 1856 - Alabama (4, 8) Death date: 27 May 1939 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas (9) Buried: 29 May 1939 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas Father: George RICHARDSON (Abt 1830-1913) Mother: Elizabeth FLYNN (Abt 1835- ) (7) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Religion, Methodist, 1857 2. Census, Houston, Harris Co, Texas, 1900 3. Religion, German Catholic Church, Abt 1908 ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 M George Charles RICKERT (8, 10, 11) Birthdate: 27 Jun 1879 - St Emanuel St, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (8, 11) Death date: 17 Oct 1937 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas Buried: Oct 1937 - Old Catholic Cemetery, Galveston Co, Texas Spouse: Helena Pearl MELLEN (1886-1910) (2, 12) Marr. Date: 22 Apr 1902 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas (5) Spouse: Emily Louise ??? (1895- ) (13) Marr. Date: 20 Nov 1915 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas (5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 M Edward Joseph RICKERT (8) Birthdate: 13 Sep 1876 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (8, 14) Death date: 27 Jun 1934 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas (15) Buried: 29 Jun 1934 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas Spouse: Ellen Bridget O'DONNELL (1878-1974) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 F Emma Louise RICKERT (11) Birthdate: 1877 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (11) Death date: 1902 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas Buried: 1902 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas (16) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 M James H RICKERT (8, 11) Birthdate: 25 Apr 1878 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (8, 11, 13, 17) Death date: 24 Dec 1941 - Herman Hospital, Houston, Harris Co, Texas (17) Buried: 26 Dec 1941 - Forest Park Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas Spouse: Sadie GILLESPIE (1887-1935) (13) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 F Laura Elizabeth RICKERT (8, 18) Birthdate: 3 Jul 1882 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (8, 18, 19) Death date: 30 Nov 1958 - Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas (19, 20) Buried: 30 Nov 1958 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, Texas Spouse: John Thomas GIBSON (1880-1958) (18, 21) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 F Irene I RICKERT (8) Birthdate: 4 Mar 1884 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama (8, 22) Death date: 5 Mar 1976 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas (22) Buried: 8 Mar 1976 - Garden Of Gethsemane, Houston, Texas Spouse: Joseph Edward BROWNE (Abt 1880- ) Marr. Date: Abt 1910 Spouse: William Henry McSHAN (1872-1942) Marr. Date: After 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 M Albert Henley RICKERT (8) Birthdate: Apr 1893 - Birmingham, Jefferson Co, Alabama (8) Death date: 10 Apr 1982 - Fort Bend Co, Texas (23) Buried: Apr 1982 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas Spouse: Catherine Agnes BROWNE (1891-1971) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes (Husband) ================================================================================ 1880 Mobile Co, Alabama Census, Mobile, pg 234b Edward RICKERT Self M Male W 27 AL Merchant AL AL Emma RICKERT Wife M Female W 23 AL Keeping House AL AL Emma RICKERT Dau S Female W 3 AL AL AL James RICKERT Son S Male W 2 AL AL AL George RICKERT Son S Male W 1 AL AL AL George's letter also indicates that there was a fifth boy, an eighth child in this family. Death Index Rickert Ellen 2 yrs W 06/07/1887 91 355 [born 1885] ================================================================================ General Notes (Wife) ================================================================================ 1900 Harris Co, TX Census, Houston, 5th Ward, ED 88 Sh 7, June 5 Rickert, Emma head Dec 1856 43 W AL AL AL 8/6 Edward J son Sep 1876 23 S AL AL AL James H son Apr 1878 22 S AL AL AL George C son Jun 1879 20 S AL AL AL Laura E dau Jul 1882 17 S AL AL AL Irene I dau Mar 1885 15 S AL AL AL Albert H son Apr 1893 7 S AL AL AL According to George's letter, both her parents were American born. Last Modified: 30 Jun 2008 ================================================================================ Source Citations ================================================================================ 1. 1860 Mobile Co, AL Census. 2. Heffernan, John J. 3. Cemetery, Magnolia , Mobile Co, AL, 353. 4. 1880 Mobile Co, AL Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/searc h_census.asp), 7. 5. Rickert, George Charles. 6. International Genealogy Index, M593507. 7. Death Certificate, 26393. 8. 1900 Harris Co, TX Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 88 S 7. 9. Death Certificate, 23693. 10. Heffernan, John J, 7. 11. 1880 Mobile Co, AL Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/searc h_census.asp), 234b. 12. 1900 Galveston Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 146 S 2. 13. 1930 Harris Co, TX Census. 14. Death Certificate. 15. Ibid, 28031. 16. Cos, Beth Boening. 17. Death Certificate, 55656. 18. Birth Certificate, Frank Gibson. 19. Death Certificate, 67963. 20. Death Announcement, Laura Gibson. 21. Death Certificate, 38790. 22. Ibid, 19797. 23. Texas State Death Index (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi). ================================================================================ My Notes ================================================================================ If there is no SOURCE, I have no PROOF! If the source is an INDIVIDUAL, the information is HEARSAY!