Edward William RICKERT

Male 1851 - 1894  (42 years)


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  • Name Edward William RICKERT  [1, 2, 3
    Born 23 Jul 1851  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • on St. Emanuel Street
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1875 
    machinist 
    Census 10 Jun 1880  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Church German Catholic Church 
    Died 23 Apr 1894  Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried 24 Apr 1894  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Magnolia Cemetery
    Mobile County
    Mobile County, Alabama 
    Person ID I2950  An Armstrong & A Heffernan
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2017 

    Father Henri RICKERT,   b. 12 Oct 1813, Hamburg, , Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1895, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Rosina MCGONIGAL,   b. 1817, , Cork, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1844  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • George's letter says that Henri and Rosina were married in 1841. I found a marriage record in Mobile for Henry and Rosanna McGonigal on June 3, 1844 and believe this to be our ancestors. I can't imagine why they had no children for so long unless the babies died.
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Catharine RICHARDSON,   b. 3 Dec 1856, , , Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1939, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1875  Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Edward Joseph RICKERT,   b. 13 Sep 1876, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1934, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Emma Louise RICKERT,   b. 1877, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1898, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     3. James H RICKERT,   b. 25 Apr 1878, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1941, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. George Charles RICKERT,   b. 27 Jun 1879, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1937, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     5. Laura Elizabeth RICKERT,   b. 3 Jul 1882, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1958, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Irene Isabelle RICKERT,   b. 4 Mar 1884, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1976, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Albert Henley RICKERT,   b. 20 Apr 1893, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1982, , Fort Bend, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Research):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]

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] 1860 Mobile, AL, pg 37, hh #305.
      Edward W Rickart

    2. [S346] Heffernan, John J, Edward Rickert.

    3. [S275] Death Certificate, Rickert, George #50585.
      Edward Rickert

    4. [S216] Cemetery, Magnolia, Mobile Co, AL, E W Rickert.
      23 Jul 1851

    5. [S68] 1880 Mobile, AL, ED 131, pg 7 (234B).
      age 27 (age 29?) Alabama

    6. [S216] Cemetery, Magnolia, Mobile Co, AL, E W Rickert.

    7. [S503] Rickert, George Charles, Henri Rickert.
      to Rosina O'Hair; George actually says they married in 1821, I assume he meant 1841.

    8. [S1180] Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957, (Family Search.org), Rickert, Henry.
      to Rosanna McGonigal, 3 Jun 1844, , Mobile, Alabama
      "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQ6L-BX5 : accessed 30 Sep 2013), Henry Rickert and Rosanna Mcgonigal, 03 Jun 1844.

    9. [S364] International Genealogy Index, (FamilySearch.org), M593507.
      22 Jun 1875, Mobile, Alabama


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