The following
information was taken from a film at the Alabama State Archives in Montgomery,
the exact source citing was not obtained. For the source, contact the Alabama
Department of Archives & State History:
[James Gideon Ricks Bible, Camp Hill, Ala., Clanton, Mo.]
"Copied from original Bible by Elene Wicks Lumpkin Wellons, October
30, 1979, address 130 Wickstead Drive, Clinton, Ms. (Front of Bible lost)
Original owner: James Gideon Ricks, Camp Hill, Alabama
Present owner: Mrs. Hira Washington Taylor, Sr, (Mrs. Ruby Ricks Taylor of 202 Easthaven, Clinton, Ms. 39056)(Ruby Elizabeth Ricks Taylor, b 24 Dec 1907, Walters, Ok.
Note: The following record was written before Ruby Taylor inherited it from her father (James Gideon Ricks b 25 Dec 1861 or 62, Tallapoosa, Alabama; died 10 Aug 1945 Dallas, Texas.
"Family Record;
James J(?) Ricks was united in Holy Estate of Matrimony to (?)Miss Lorah Hamah Smith both of Tallapoosa County Ala on the third of July A D 1857
J. J. Ricks was born the 23 of July 1838
L. H. Smith was born the 21 of June 1830
"Family Record
Edward Hamill Ricks was born on the first day of July 1860 at 8 oclock P M
James Gideon Ricks was born on the twenty fifth of Dec 186?2 at 1/2 after 7 oclock A M
"Family Record:
James J. Ricks died the 2 of July 1862 near Richmon" (The following written by Ruby Taylor before 1925: --continuation of same page)
James Gideon Ricke was united in Holy Bonds of matrimony to Martha Elizabeth Bland of Canton, Mo. Clark County, June 3, 1903. Mrs. J. G. Ricks was born June 13, 1869 in Clark Co. Missouri.
To this union was borned;
Thelma Martha Ricks Sep. 5, 1905, In Cotton Co., Walters, Okla
Ruby Elizabeth Ricks at Walters Okla, Cotton Co. Dec. 24, 1907
Lucy Madge Ricks at Lawton, Okla., July 31, 1910
Thelma M. Ricks was united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony"
"Family Record:
Sept 24, 1922 to Robert Burns Biles of Sharon, Tenn. He was born June 1, 1896
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2:
page 2 of info. on James Gideon Ricks of Camp Hill, Ala., -orig. owner of Bible
(Written by Ruby Taylor between 1926 and May 3, 1937 when her son H. W. Taylor, Jr. was born to Ruby Taylor)
*H W initials only on birth certificate. However, when he went in service he was required to have names so he used his father's name-Hiram Washington.
"Miss Ruby Ricks was united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony to Harim(correct) Washington Taylor May 9, 1925 at Henrietta, Tex (12 oclock)
Betty Arnell Taylor was born March 27. 1926 died same day was buried at
Temple Okla. March 27.
H. W. Taylor was born Nov 11, 1904 at Vinita, Okla"
(Next page following "Family Records" was:
The
New Testament
of our
LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
Translated out of
The Original Greek,
and with the former
Translations Diligently Compared and
Revised
New York
American Bible Society,
Instituted in the Year MDCCCXVI"
[No further information available on James J [?] Ricks; see following census entry:]
28 Sep. 1850, p. 276, Chambers County, Alabama [next county east of Tallapoosa County]
165 RICKS, Gideon 39 M Blacksmith $250 GA [b. 1811]
, Cynthia 28 F GA [1822]
, Purnell W. 13 M AL [1837]
, James P. 11 M AL [b. 1839]
, Marion E. 2 F AL
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