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Eli Ricketson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ware County, Georgia, United States
Death: January 29, 1922 (81)
Llano County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: Llano County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Allen Ricketson and Luraney Ricketson Wright
Husband of Clara Ann Dees and Jemima Jane Ricketson
Father of Delila Ricketson; Lamuel Ricketson; Sarah Eugenia Scott; Lavinia Willbern; Julia Butler and 4 others
Brother of Bryant Ricketson; Benjamin Franklin Ricketson; Mary Sears; Ivy Ricketson; Hiram Ricketson and 4 others

Managed by: Jim Wile
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About Eli Ricketson

Son of Allen & Luraney (Sears) Ricketson, born in Ware Co, GA (now Coffee Co)married Jemima Jane Adams Feb 1861. After the death of Jemima Jane in 1901 Eli married Clara Ann Strickland 26 Oct 1905 Llano Co, TX. Re: birthdate, 1900 census says b. Oct 1836, other info I have is birthdate was 11 Feb 1840. Served in CW, 63rd Georgia Regiment, was prisoner of war.
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TX Death Cert #2337 Cause of death: Nephritis - apoplexy
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Children of Eli & Jemima: 1. Delilah m. Thomas Ricketson, son of Hiram. Note: Delilah & Thomas were 1st cousins. 2. Lamuel "Elam" m. Mae Emma Davis 3. Melinda m. William H Kuykendall 4. Sarah Eugenia m. Charles Christopher Scott 5. Lavinia m. David York Willbern, MD 6. Julia m. Hugh L Butler 7. James Eli m. Edna Carlos Duff 8. Berrien m. Carlos Eva Kuykendall 9. Oscar Lawrence m. Willie Myrtle Phillips 10.Ernest Lee m. Ida Bird Note: Note: UNMARKED GRAVE BETWEEN JEMIMA JANE & DAU, DELILAH. BELIEVE THIS IS BURIAL PLOT FOR ELI

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Eli Ricketson's Timeline

1840
February 11, 1840
Ware County, Georgia, United States
1861
December 16, 1861
Georgia, United States
1863
August 6, 1863
Coffee County, Georgia, United States
1866
July 14, 1866
Berrien County, Georgia, United States
1868
February 13, 1868
Georgia, United States
1870
May 3, 1870
Berrien County, Georgia, United States
1873
October 25, 1873
Georgia, United States
1874
June 6, 1874
Llano County, Texas, United States
1879
December 24, 1879
Coffee County, Georgia, United States
1881
October 11, 1881
Llano, Llano County, Texas, United States