Edward W Rickert and Emma Catharine Richardson

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Husband Edward W RICKERT ^{1 2}

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         Born: 23 Jul 1851 - St Emanuel St, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 3 4
         Died: 23 Apr 1894 - Birmingham, Jefferson Co, Alabama 3
       Buried: Apr 1894 - Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama

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       Father: Henri RICKERT (1813-1895) 1 5
       Mother: Rosina O'HAIR (1817-After 1860) 1 5

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     Marriage: 22 Jun 1875 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 6

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Events in his life were:

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• Religion, German Catholic Church

• Occupation, Machinist, 1875

• Census, Franklin St., Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama, 10 Jun 1880

• Occupation, Merchant, 10 Jun 1880

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Wife Emma Catharine RICHARDSON ^{2 7}

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         Born: 3 Dec 1856 - Alabama 4 8
         Died: 27 May 1939 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 9
       Buried: 29 May 1939 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas

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       Father: George RICHARDSON (Abt 1830-1913)
       Mother: Elizabeth FLYNN (Abt 1835-      ) 7

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Events in her life were:

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• Religion, Methodist, 1857

• Census, Houston, Harris Co, Texas, 1900

• Religion, German Catholic Church, Abt 1908

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Children

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1 M George Charles RICKERT ^{8 10 11}

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         Born: 27 Jun 1879 - St Emanuel St, Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 8 11
         Died: 17 Oct 1937 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas
       Buried: Oct 1937 - Old Catholic Cemetery, Galveston Co, Texas

       Spouse: Helena Pearl MELLEN (1886-1910) 2 12
         Marr: 22 Apr 1902 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 5

       Spouse: Emily Louise ??? (1895-      ) 13
         Marr: 20 Nov 1915 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 5

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2 M Edward Joseph RICKERT ⁸

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         Born: 13 Sep 1876 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 8 14
         Died: 27 Jun 1934 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 15
       Buried: 29 Jun 1934 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas

       Spouse: Ellen Bridget O'DONNELL (1878-1974)

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3 F Emma Louise RICKERT ¹¹

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         Born: 1877 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 11
         Died: 1902 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas
       Buried: 1902 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas 16

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4 M James H RICKERT ^{8 11}

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         Born: 25 Apr 1878 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 8 11 13 17
         Died: 24 Dec 1941 - Herman Hospital, Houston, Harris Co, Texas 17
       Buried: 26 Dec 1941 - Forest Park Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas

       Spouse: Sadie GILLESPIE (1887-1935) 13

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5 F Laura Elizabeth RICKERT ^{8 18}

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         Born: 3 Jul 1882 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 8 18 19
         Died: 30 Nov 1958 - Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas 19 20
       Buried: 30 Nov 1958 - Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, Texas

       Spouse: John Thomas GIBSON (1880-1958) 18 21

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6 F Irene I RICKERT ⁸

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         Born: 4 Mar 1884 - Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama 8 22
         Died: 5 Mar 1976 - Houston, Harris Co, Texas 22
       Buried: 8 Mar 1976 - Garden Of Gethsemane, Houston, Texas

       Spouse: Joseph Edward BROWNE (Abt 1880-      )
         Marr: Abt 1910

       Spouse: William Henry McSHAN (1872-1942)
         Marr: After 1920

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7 M Albert Henley RICKERT ⁸

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          AKA: Buddy
         Born: Apr 1893 - Birmingham, Jefferson Co, Alabama 8
         Died: 10 Apr 1982 - Fort Bend Co, Texas 23
       Buried: Apr 1982 - Hollywood Cemetery, Harris Co, Texas

       Spouse: Catherine Agnes BROWNE (1891-1971)

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General Notes (Husband)

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1880 Mobile Co, Alabama Census, Mobile, pg 234b
Edward RICKERT Self M Male W 27 AL Merchant AL AL
Emma RICKERT Wife M Female W 23 AL Keeping House AL AL
Emma RICKERT Dau S Female W 3 AL AL AL
James RICKERT Son S Male W 2 AL AL AL
George RICKERT Son S Male W 1 AL AL AL

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]

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General Notes (Wife)

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1900 Harris Co, TX Census, Houston, 5th Ward, ED 88 Sh 7, June 5
Rickert, Emma head Dec 1856 43 W AL AL AL 8/6
Edward J son Sep 1876 23 S AL AL AL
James H son Apr 1878 22 S AL AL AL
George C son Jun 1879 20 S AL AL AL
Laura E dau Jul 1882 17 S AL AL AL
Irene I dau Mar 1885 15 S AL AL AL
Albert H son Apr 1893 7 S AL AL AL

According to George's letter, both her parents were American born.

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Medical Notes (Wife)

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Fractured left hip - she fell

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1 1860 Mobile Co, AL Census.

2 Heffernan, John J.

3 Cemetery, Magnolia , Mobile Co, AL, 353.

4 1880 Mobile Co, AL Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 7.

5 Rickert, George Charles.

6 International Genealogy Index, M593507.

7 Death Certificate, 26393.

8 1900 Harris Co, TX Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 88 S 7.

9 Death Certificate, 23693.

10 Heffernan, John J, 7.

11 1880 Mobile Co, AL Census (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp), 234b.

12 1900 Galveston Co, Texas Census (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/), ED 146 S 2.

13 1930 Harris Co, TX Census.

14 Death Certificate.

15 Ibid, 28031.

16 Cos, Beth Boening.

17 Death Certificate, 55656.

18 Birth Certificate, Frank Gibson.

19 Death Certificate, 67963.

20 Death Announcement, Laura Gibson.

21 Death Certificate, 38790.

22 Ibid, 19797.

23 Texas State Death Index (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death/search.cgi).