Gazlay Family History
Jewett E. Ricker
Parents
| Father | Darius Ricker (ca. 1810 - ) |
| Mother | Priscilla Ann Ayers (ca. 1820 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 August 2012; Last Edited: 30 October 2020 |
| Person ID | 4015 |
| Name | Jewett E. Ricker |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 1 November 1847 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 22 October 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Mary Ann Swing9, 10, 11 |
| Died | 9 June 1925 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois1, 2 |
| Buried | in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Ann Swing (daughter of Rev. David Swing, Jr. and Elizabeth C. Porter) |
| Born | 22 March 1856 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio |
| Married | 22 October 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Jewett E. Ricker |
| Died | 1 September 1930 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois |
| Children | of Jewett E. Ricker and Mary Ann Swing: |
| +1. | David Swing Ricker |
| Born | 29 April 1878 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 January 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Elizabeth Shay |
| Married | 18 November 1909 in Seattle, King County, Washington to Madge Voe (born Marion Seaman) |
| Married | 9 December 1913 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon to Layne Virginia Donaldson |
| Married | ca. 1925 to Hope Dare (born Rosie Luetzsinger) |
| Died | 2 June 1929 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California |
| +2. | Jewett E. Ricker, Jr. |
| Born | 31 March 1886 in Illinois |
| Married | 9 August 1909 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Helen Ada Young |
| Died | 1954 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois, Jewett H. Ricker, born: 1847; died: 1925 (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and one child).
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Jewett E. Ricker, born: 1 November 1847 in Cincinnati, Ohio; died: 9 June 1925 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois; age 77 years 7 months 8 days; father: Darius Ricker, born in Ohio; spouse: Mary S. Ricker; cemetery: Elmhurst.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Image 6 of 234, Darius Reicher [sic], 40, Maine, farmer; Priscilla Reicher, 30, Ohio; Alonzo Reicher, 13, Ohio; Leonard Reicher, 6, Ohio, male [sic, this is almost certainly their daughter Leanora Ricker, incorrectly recorded by the enumerator]; Jeanette Reicher, 3, Ohio, female [sic, this is almost certainly their son Jewett Ricker, incorrectly recorded by the enumerator].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Page No. 36, Ann Ricker, 40, Ohio; Leanora Ricker, 17, Ohio; Jewett Ricker, 14, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Butler County, Oxford Village, E.D. 27, Page No. 33, Jewett E. Ricker, 31, Ohio, bank clerk; wife Mary A. Ricker, 24, Ohio; son D. Swing [sic, erroneously indexed as Sonny] Ricker, 2, Ohio.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 721, Sheet No. 7A, Jewett E. Ricker, 50, Ohio, November 1849; wife of 25 years Mary Ricker, 44, Ohio, March 1856, 2 children, 2 living; son David S. Ricker, 22, Ohio, April 1878 reporter; son Jewett E. Ricker, Jr., 14, Illinois, March 1886, at school; servant Anna Pearson, 23, Sweden, May 1877, servant; servant Delia Monahan, 28, Ireland, April 1872, servant.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 1055, Sheet No. 4B, Jewett E. Ricker, 63, Ohio, own income; wife of 35 years Mary S. Ricker, 54, Ohio, 2 children, 2 living. Living next door: Jewett E. Ricker, Jr., 24, Illinois, editor, publishers; wife of one year Helen A. Ricker, 25, Illinois, no children.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Will County, Joliet, E.D. 178, Sheet No. 7A, Jewett Ricker, 33, Illinois, advertising editor, bank; wife Helen Ricker, 33, Illinois; son Ayres Ricker, 9, Illinois; son William Ricker, 7, Illinois; father Jewett Ricker (Sr.), 70, Ohio; mother Mary Ricker, 63, Ohio.
- Wedding Announcement, The Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 23 October 1874, lengthy article reporting on the wedding of Mary Ann Swing, eldest daughter of Rev. David Swing, and Jewett E. Ricker, in Chicago. The article provides details of the bride, the ceremony, floral decorations, the presents (including several given by Mrs. Abraham Lincoln), the collation, those gentlemen present, and the bridal party.
- History of Chicago, From the earliest period to the present time, by Alfred Theodore Andreas. Volume 2. Chicago, the A.T. Andreas Company, Publisher, 1885. Available at ebooksread.com
- The First Five Generations of the Swing Family in America, compiled by Albert H. Swing and Harry P. Swing, April 1961. Available at Heritage Quest Online. This document provides numerous biographical and vital details, but there are few references cited for any of the information.