Esther Adeline RicksAge: 86 years1862–1949
- Name
- Esther Adeline Ricks
- Given names
- Esther Adeline
- Surname
- Ricks
- Married name
- Esther Adeline Wilson
 Birth | October 28, 1862 59 43 |
 Death of a sister | Adelia Ricks November 22, 1863 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a half-sister | Clarinda Ann Ricks March 19, 1864 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks August 30, 1864 (Age 22 months) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 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 4 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Beriah Ricks December 9, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 6 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 15 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 father | Joel Ricks December 15, 1888 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Beriah Fiske June 12, 1891 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Lewis Ricks January 2, 1893 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a half-brother | William Ricks May 22, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Edwin Ricks September 28, 1901 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Temperance Ricks October 5, 1916 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Josiah Ricks Sr. November 4, 1916 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 54 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 55 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a half-brother | Johnathan Ricks December 15, 1925 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Nathan Ricks January 1, 1929 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary Elizabeth Ricks May 2, 1929 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | Ezra Varnum Ricks January 30, 1933 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ellen Jane Ricks February 1, 1935 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Ricks Jr. November 23, 1944 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 83 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 12, 1949 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joel Ricks Birth: February 18, 1803 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1888 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Beriah Fiske Birth: September 1, 1819 — Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Death: June 12, 1891 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: October 26, 1852 — Utah, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Ezra Varnum Ricks Birth: July 13, 1853 50 33 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: January 30, 1933 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Sarah Beriah Ricks Birth: January 17, 1855 51 35 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: December 9, 1869 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Ellen Jane Ricks Birth: March 30, 1856 53 36 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: February 1, 1935 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Joel Ricks Jr. Birth: July 21, 1858 55 38 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: November 23, 1944 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Adelia Ricks Birth: October 24, 1860 57 41 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 22, 1863 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years herself |
Esther Adeline Ricks Birth: October 28, 1862 59 43 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: April 12, 1949 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Father’s family with Eleanor “Nellie” Martin |
| father |
Joel Ricks Birth: February 18, 1803 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1888 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| step-mother |
Eleanor “Nellie” Martin Birth: December 20, 1807 — Clark, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1882 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: May 16, 1827 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Thomas Edwin Ricks Birth: July 21, 1828 25 20 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1901 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Lewis Ricks Birth: December 20, 1830 27 23 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: January 2, 1893 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks Birth: December 28, 1832 29 25 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: August 30, 1864 — Paragonah, Iron, Utah, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Clarinda Ann Ricks Birth: July 10, 1835 32 27 — Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: March 19, 1864 — Paragonah, Iron, Utah, United States |
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6 months half-sister |
Temperance Ricks Birth: January 4, 1836 32 28 — Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: October 5, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
William Ricks Birth: January 10, 1839 35 31 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 22, 1900 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Johnathan Ricks Birth: January 23, 1841 37 33 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: December 15, 1925 — La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary Elizabeth Ricks Birth: January 19, 1843 39 35 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 2, 1929 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Josiah Ricks Sr. Birth: May 27, 1845 42 37 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: November 4, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Joel Martin Ricks Birth: October 15, 1850 47 42 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: October 27, 1850 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Nathan Ricks Birth: January 17, 1853 49 45 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: January 1, 1929 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |