Family History - Elvin Leavitt ‘Rick’ Rickard

1. Elvin Leavitt ‘Rick’ Rickard,¹ born 24 May 1922 in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California, the son of Dr. Joseph Samuel Rickard and Sarah Pearl Leavitt;^{1, 2, 3} died 12 February 1976 in Fresno, Fresno County, California.¹ Rick married, first, 14 July 1945 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, Helen Theresa Anderson^{6, 7} (born 8 March 1923 in North Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, the daughter of Arthur Oscar Anderson and Rothia May Porter^{4, 5}). Their marriage ended in divorce. Rick married, second, 8 December 1950, Eleanor May Duckworth¹ (born 1926, parents not determined;¹ Eleanor died 1990¹). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1954.¹ Rick married, third, Zora Grace Lee (born 2 July 1925 in Oklahoma, parents not determined;⁸ Zora died 30 October 1992 in Tulare County, California⁸).

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Kathleen ‘Kathie’ Rickard, born 16 March 1947 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey; died 3 January 1998 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Married (1) Howard ‘Dusty’ Schoonover Married (2) Paul Adams.

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Edith Lorene Duckworth.

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Elvin Leavitt ‘Rick’ Rickard, Jr., born 2 October 1955 in Los Angeles County, California;9, 10 died 13 July 2003.10

1. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated and ashes scattered at sea), CPO Elvin Leavitt “Rick” Rickard, born: 24 May 1922 in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California; died: 12 February 1976 in Fresno, Fresno County, California [from record, which provides biographical and vital details and the names and links of one wife, two children, two siblings, and his parents].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Los Angeles County, Downey Township, Bellflower Precinct #2, Enumeration District 19-914, Sheet No. 8A, family of Joseph S. Rickard (67, Missouri, inventor, machinery, first married age 41); wife Pearl Rickard (37, Oklahoma, first married age 19); son Paul Rickard (17, California); son Albert Rickard (12, California); son Elvin Rickard (7, California).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Downey Township, Norwalk, Enumeration District 19-130, Sheet No. 19A, family of Joe Rickard (72, Missouri); wife Pearl Rickard (48, Oklahoma); son Elvin Rickard (17, California); mother Lucy D. Leivette (91, Iowa, widow).
4. Email from Helen Anderson Rickard Glass to Lee Gazlay, various dates in March 2014, providing information about her brother Arthur J. Anderson, his wife Harriet, and other relatives.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, Verona, Enumeration District 7-364, Sheet No. 5B, family of Arthor [sic] Anderson (45, Mass., electrician); wife Elsie Anderson (33, New Jersey); son Arthor Anderson Jr. (18, New Jersey); daughter Helen Anderson (17, New Jersey [sic]); border Herbert Knight (44, New Jersey, auditor, publishing co.).
6. togetherweserved.com, Glass, Helen, PO3. The page outlines her military service in the WAVES during WWII, and provides vital and biographical information, and several of her anecdotes.
7. Florida Marriages, 1830-1993, Elvin L. Rickard and Helen T. Anderson, married on 14 July 1945 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.
8. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Rickard, Zora Grace, born: 2 July 1925 in Oklahoma; died: 30 October 1992 in Tulare [County], California; father: Lee; mother: Williams.
9. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Elvin Leavitt Rickard, born: 2 October 1955 in Los Angeles [County], California; mother: Lee.
10. Find a Grave (website). North Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California, Elvin Leavitt “Rick” Rickard, born: 2 October 1955 in Los Angeles County, California; died: 13 July 2003 [from record, which provides the names of his father, sister, and niece].

2. Kathleen ‘Kathie’ Rickard² (Elvin ‘Rick’¹), born 16 March 1947 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey;¹ died 3 January 1998 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.¹ Kathie married, first, Howard ‘Dusty’ Schoonover¹ (born ____, parents not determined). Kathie married, second, Paul Adams (born ____, parents not determined).

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Sarah Lynn Schoonover, born 5 August 1976 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona; died 3 July 2005 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. Partnered with Sean William Dupont.

1. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Kathleen “Kathie” Rickard Schoonover, born: 16 March 1947 in Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey; died: 3 January 1998 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona [from record, which provides biographical and vital details and the names of her parents, husband, siblings, and one of four children].

5. Sarah Lynn Schoonover³ (Kathleen ‘Kathie’,² Elvin ‘Rick’¹), born 5 August 1976 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona;¹ died 3 July 2005 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.¹ Sarah partnered with Sean William Dupont (born 27 May 1974 in Dallas, Texas, the son of Brian Thomas Dupont and Patricia Ann Carithers²).

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Audree Eladia Adams-Dupont, born August 1994. Married Jordan A. Verdugo.

1. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Sarah Lynn Adams, born: 5 August 1976 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona; died: 3 July 2005 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona [from record, which provides biographical details and the names of her parents and several other relatives].
2. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Sean William Dupont, born: 27 May 1974 in Dallas, Texas; father: Brian Thomas Dupont; mother: Patricia Ann Carithers.

6. Audree Eladia Adams-Dupont⁴ (Sarah,³ Kathleen ‘Kathie’,² Elvin ‘Rick’¹), born August 1994.¹ Audree married, 4 September 2022 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, Jordan A. Verdugo¹ (born 12 March 1992, the son of Anthony Verdugo and Veronica Chavez¹).

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