 Birth | December 20, 1830 27 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks December 28, 1832 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Clarinda Ann Ricks July 10, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Temperance Ricks January 4, 1836 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | William Ricks January 10, 1839 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Johnathan Ricks January 23, 1841 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Ricks January 19, 1843 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Josiah Ricks Sr. May 27, 1845 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Joel Martin Ricks October 15, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Martin Ricks October 27, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joel Ricks — Sarah Beriah Fiske — View this family October 26, 1852 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathan Ricks January 17, 1853 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ezra Varnum Ricks July 13, 1853 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Beriah Ricks January 17, 1855 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ellen Jane Ricks March 30, 1856 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joel Ricks Jr. July 21, 1858 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Adelia Ricks October 24, 1860 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Esther Adeline Ricks October 28, 1862 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Adelia Ricks November 22, 1863 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clarinda Ann Ricks March 19, 1864 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks August 30, 1864 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Beriah Ricks December 9, 1869 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor “Nellie” Martin February 26, 1882 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Joel Ricks December 15, 1888 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | January 2, 1893 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Logan City Cemetery |