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John Burnet Ricks
1. John Burnet Ricks was born on 28 Feb 1859 in Bee, Texas; died on 11 Jun 1922; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas. John married Lenora Reynolds on 9 Dec 1880 in Live Oak, Texas. Lenora was born about 1864 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Henry Ricks
was born on 22 Sep 1881 in Texas; died on 19 Apr 1951 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. - 3. Pearl Jane Ricks
was born on 16 Jun 1886 in Texas; died on 1 Mar 1966 in Texas; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. - 4. Julia Ann Ricks
was born on 1 Aug 1884 in Texas; died on 4 Mar 1955 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in Divot Community Cemetery, Divot, Frio, Texas, United States. - 5. Winnie Mae Ricks
was born about 1889 in Texas; died on 29 Apr 1948 in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas; was buried on 30 Apr 1948 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. - 6. Della V. Ricks
was born on 17 Mar 1893 in Frio, Texas; died on 5 Nov 1978 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried on 7 Nov 1978 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas. - 7. Louis Alonzo Ricks
was born on 14 Aug 1896 in Texas; died on 20 Apr 1973 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States. - 8. Jesse B. Ricks
was born on 11 Jun 1898 in Live Oak, Texas; died on 24 Aug 1944 in Frio, Texas. - 9. Kizza Ricks
was born in Apr 1900 in Texas; and died.
- 2. William Henry Ricks
Generation: 2
2. William Henry Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 22 Sep 1881 in Texas; died on 19 Apr 1951 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. William married Mary Rowden on 23 Apr 1901 in Frio, Texas. Mary (daughter of William Curry Rowden and Frances P. O'Banion) was born on 12 Oct 1881 in San Marcos, Hays, Texas; died on 27 Jan 1941 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Frances Ricks
was born on 10 Apr 1903 in Texas; died on 2 May 1986 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried in 1986 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas. - 11. Walter Rowden Ricks, Sr
was born on 16 Oct 1904 in Pearsall, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1978 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1978 in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. - 12. Wates Ricks
was born about 1905 in Texas; and died. - 13. Emma Ricks
was born in 1908 in Texas; and died. - 14. Velma Ora Ricks
was born on 7 Sep 1910 in Frio, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1998 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas.
- 10. Frances Ricks
3. Pearl Jane Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 16 Jun 1886 in Texas; died on 1 Mar 1966 in Texas; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. Pearl married John Henry Crain on 1 Feb 1911 in Frio, Texas. John (son of Henry Crain and Julia Ricks) was born on 22 Sep 1878 in Helena, Karnes, Texas; died on 29 Dec 1942 in Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Elma Elmer Edward Crain
was born on 10 Jun 1911 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 10 Dec 1965 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1965 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States.
- 15. Elma Elmer Edward Crain
4. Julia Ann Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 1 Aug 1884 in Texas; died on 4 Mar 1955 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in Divot Community Cemetery, Divot, Frio, Texas, United States. Julia married William Poindexter Alley about 1906 in Texas. William was born on 29 Apr 1886 in Texas; died on 27 May 1957 in Texas; was buried in Divot Community Cemetery, Divot, Frio, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Willie Jay Alley
was born on 24 Mar 1921 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 30 May 1965 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1965 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. - 17. Bernel Alley
was born on 16 Feb 1909 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died in Oct 1960. - 18. Alene Alley
was born in 1916 in Texas; and died. - 19. Sam Alley
was born in 1918 in Texas; and died. - 20. Cora I Alley
was born about 1908 in Texas; and died. - 21. Fred Everett Alley
was born on 24 Feb 1924 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died in Jul 1983 in Somerset, Bexar, Texas, United States; was buried in 1983 in Divot Community Cemetery, Divot, Frio, Texas, United States.
- 16. Willie Jay Alley
5. Winnie Mae Ricks
(1.John1) was born about 1889 in Texas; died on 29 Apr 1948 in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas; was buried on 30 Apr 1948 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. Winnie married Thomas Robert Davidson on 30 Nov 1907 in Zavala, Jasper, Texas. Thomas was born on 5 Jul 1885 in Texas; died on 16 May 1976 in Davine, Medina, Texas, United States; was buried on 17 May 1976 in Pearsall City Cemetery, Frio, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 22. Delbert Burnal Davidson
was born on 4 Apr 1908 in Texas; died on 6 Jan 1969 in Ganado, Jackson, Texas, United States; was buried on 7 Jan 1969 in City Cemetery, Jouranton, Atascosa, Texas, United States. - 23. Louis Lester Davidson
was born on 4 Nov 1912 in Anchorage, Atascosa, Texas, United States; died on 16 Jun 1935 in Frio, Texas. - 24. Delma Lee Davidson
was born on 20 Jun 1920 in Grayson, Texas, United States; died on 30 Apr 1988 in Somerset, Bexar, Texas, United States; was buried in Jourdanton City Cemetery, Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, United States. - 25. Tommey Ray Davidson
was born on 6 Feb 1927 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; and died. - 26. Earl Lorenza Davidson
was born on 26 Oct 1909 in Texas; died in 1937 in Medina, Texas; was buried in 1937 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas.
- 22. Delbert Burnal Davidson
6. Della V. Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 17 Mar 1893 in Frio, Texas; died on 5 Nov 1978 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried on 7 Nov 1978 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas. Family/Spouse: Ansel Russell Kelley. Ansel was born on 26 May 1884 in Kansas; died on 24 Jan 1970 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried on 25 Jan 1970 in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Louis Alonzo Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 14 Aug 1896 in Texas; died on 20 Apr 1973 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States. Louis married Agnes Frances Zinsmeyer on 4 Mar 1919 in Frio, Texas. Agnes (daughter of Louis Otto Zinsmeyer and Theresa Biediger) was born on 13 Jan 1898 in Texas; died on 16 May 1996 in Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Leora Teresa Ricks
was born on 2 Jan 1920 in Frio, Texas; died on 24 Mar 2013 in Weatherford, Parker, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. - 28. Irene Ricks
was born in 1922 in Texas; and died. - 29. Louie Alonzo Ricks, Jr.
was born in 1925 in Texas; died on 20 Oct 2013; was buried in 2013 in Zuehl, Guadalupe, Texas. - 30. Willie Mae Ricks
was born on 24 Oct 1927 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 29 Apr 1935 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. - 31. Barba Jean Ricks
was born on 22 May 1931 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; and died. - 32. Shirley Marie Ricks
was born on 22 May 1931 in Frio, Texas; and died.
- 27. Leora Teresa Ricks
8. Jesse B. Ricks
(1.John1) was born on 11 Jun 1898 in Live Oak, Texas; died on 24 Aug 1944 in Frio, Texas. 9. Kizza Ricks
(1.John1) was born in Apr 1900 in Texas; and died. Kizza married Edward Sinclair Thurmond about 1921 in Texas. Edward (son of Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond and Sarah Camille Colbath) was born on 21 Dec 1884 in Lavaca, Texas; died on 28 May 1947; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Leonard Fay Thurmond
was born on 8 Mar 1922 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 21 Jan 1962 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, United States; was buried on 22 Jan 1962 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States.
- 33. Leonard Fay Thurmond
Generation: 3
10. Frances Ricks
(2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Apr 1903 in Texas; died on 2 May 1986 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried in 1986 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas. Family/Spouse: Alexander Mortiz Holekamp. Alexander was born on 20 Sep 1906 in Kerr, Texas; died on 3 Jun 1989 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; was buried in Jun 1989 in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Walter Rowden Ricks, Sr
(2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Oct 1904 in Pearsall, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1978 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1978 in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. Family/Spouse: Winona Maria Bilhartz. Winona (daughter of August Oscar Bilhartz and Theresa Steinley) was born on 8 Jul 1910 in Frio, Texas; died on 18 Jul 1990 in Bexar County, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Walter Rowden Ricks, Jr
was born on 3 Dec 1943 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died on 5 Dec 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas.
- 34. Walter Rowden Ricks, Jr
12. Wates Ricks
(2.William2, 1.John1) was born about 1905 in Texas; and died. 13. Emma Ricks
(2.William2, 1.John1) was born in 1908 in Texas; and died. 14. Velma Ora Ricks
(2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 7 Sep 1910 in Frio, Texas; died on 22 Nov 1998 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; was buried in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas. Velma married Hubert Vernon Tyler on 28 Sep 1932 in Texas. Hubert (son of Lucius Augustus Tyler and Cordelia C. Jarrell) was born on 27 Jun 1904 in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas; died on 9 Mar 1988 in Hondo, Medina, Texas; was buried in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Elma Elmer Edward Crain
(3.Pearl2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Jun 1911 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 10 Dec 1965 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1965 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. Elma married Ella Nora Bendele in 1951. Ella was born on 4 Feb 1913 in Texas; died on 23 Dec 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in 1969 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Dorothea Helen Collins. Dorothea was born on 27 Jul 1915 in Poteet, Atascosa, Texas; died on 3 Jul 2007 in Kendall, Illinois; was buried on 7 Jul 2007 in MIssion Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Willie Jay Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Mar 1921 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 30 May 1965 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; was buried in 1965 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. 17. Bernel Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born on 16 Feb 1909 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died in Oct 1960. 18. Alene Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born in 1916 in Texas; and died. 19. Sam Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born in 1918 in Texas; and died. 20. Cora I Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born about 1908 in Texas; and died. 21. Fred Everett Alley
(4.Julia2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Feb 1924 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died in Jul 1983 in Somerset, Bexar, Texas, United States; was buried in 1983 in Divot Community Cemetery, Divot, Frio, Texas, United States. 22. Delbert Burnal Davidson
(5.Winnie2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Apr 1908 in Texas; died on 6 Jan 1969 in Ganado, Jackson, Texas, United States; was buried on 7 Jan 1969 in City Cemetery, Jouranton, Atascosa, Texas, United States. 23. Louis Lester Davidson
(5.Winnie2, 1.John1) was born on 4 Nov 1912 in Anchorage, Atascosa, Texas, United States; died on 16 Jun 1935 in Frio, Texas. 24. Delma Lee Davidson
(5.Winnie2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Jun 1920 in Grayson, Texas, United States; died on 30 Apr 1988 in Somerset, Bexar, Texas, United States; was buried in Jourdanton City Cemetery, Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas, United States. 25. Tommey Ray Davidson
(5.Winnie2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Feb 1927 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; and died. 26. Earl Lorenza Davidson
(5.Winnie2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Oct 1909 in Texas; died in 1937 in Medina, Texas; was buried in 1937 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. 27. Leora Teresa Ricks
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Jan 1920 in Frio, Texas; died on 24 Mar 2013 in Weatherford, Parker, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. 28. Irene Ricks
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born in 1922 in Texas; and died. 29. Louie Alonzo Ricks, Jr.
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born in 1925 in Texas; died on 20 Oct 2013; was buried in 2013 in Zuehl, Guadalupe, Texas. 30. Willie Mae Ricks
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Oct 1927 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 29 Apr 1935 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas. 31. Barba Jean Ricks
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born on 22 May 1931 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; and died. 32. Shirley Marie Ricks
(7.Louis2, 1.John1) was born on 22 May 1931 in Frio, Texas; and died. 33. Leonard Fay Thurmond
(9.Kizza2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Mar 1922 in Dilley, Frio, Texas; died on 21 Jan 1962 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, United States; was buried on 22 Jan 1962 in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio, Texas, United States. Leonard married Loraine Frances Lawson about 1941 in Texas. Loraine was born in 1927 in Texas; died in 2016 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado; was buried in Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Leonard Fay Thurmond
was born on 3 Dec 1942 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died on 10 Sep 2007 in Wendover, Elko, Nevada, United States.
Leonard married Kathleen Drake on 1 Jan 1962 in Bishop, Nueces, Texas, United States. Kathleen was born about 1915 in Texas; died after 1962 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 35. Leonard Fay Thurmond
Generation: 4
34. Walter Rowden Ricks, Jr
(11.Walter3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Dec 1943 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died on 5 Dec 1943 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; was buried in Pearsall Cemetery, Pearsall, Frio, Texas. 35. Leonard Fay Thurmond
(33.Leonard3, 9.Kizza2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Dec 1942 in Pearsall, Frio, Texas; died on 10 Sep 2007 in Wendover, Elko, Nevada, United States.
