Gazlay Family History
Mary Ann Swing
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Mary Ann Swing6 (David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Mary Ann Swing6 (David Swing,5 Karenda Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Rev. David Swing, Jr. (23 August 1830 - 3 October 1894) |
| Mother | Elizabeth C. Porter (5 March 1832 - 2 August 1879) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 2 August 2012; Last Edited: 30 October 2020 |
| Person ID | 4013 |
| Name | Mary Ann Swing |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 22 March 1856 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | 22 October 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Jewett E. Ricker9, 10, 11 |
| Died | 1 September 1930 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois1, 9 |
| Buried | in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Jewett E. Ricker (son of Darius Ricker and Priscilla Ann Ayers) |
| Born | 1 November 1847 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio |
| Married | 22 October 1874 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Mary Ann Swing |
| Died | 9 June 1925 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois |
| Children | of Mary Ann Swing and Jewett E. Ricker: |
| +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, Mary Swing Ricker, born: 1856; died: 1930 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, sibling, and one child).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Butler County, Oxford Town, Page No. 42, family of David Swing (28, Ohio, prof. of Latin and Greek); Elizabeth Swing (26, Ohio); Mary Swing (4, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Page No. 235, family of David Swing (38, Ohio, clergyman); Elizabeth Swing (35, Ohio); Mary Swing (14, Ohio); Helen Swing (11, Ohio); Bridget O’Connor (30, Ireland, domestic servant); Mary Flynn (20, Ireland, domestic servant).
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Illinois, Will County, Joliet, E.D. 99-40, Sheet No. 12B, Jewett E. Ricker, 44, Illinois, first married age 23, publicity advertiser, bank; wife Helen A. Ricker, 46, Illinois, first married age 25; son Ayres Ricker, 19, Illinois; son William Ricker, 17, Illinois; mother Mary S. Ricker, 74, Ohio, widow, first married age 18.
- 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.
- 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