March 15, 1906
Circa 1906
March 22, 1907
May 18, 1910
March 6, 1913
February 8, 1932
December 22, 1936
March 8, 1954
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Moved from Dry Fork to Danville. Her husband rented a
box car and loaded furniture which they picked up in
Danville. They first lived on Washington St., then Walker
St. and Monroe St. Gabriella Hearp Ricketts 3rd wife
widow of Reuben B. Ricketts (b 1830) was living with them
in Danville. Eddie worked for the city of Danville as a
supervisor at the City Stable.
6th child daughter born - Lucy Ricketts (Brown)
7th child son born - Samuel Bruce Ricketts
8th child daughter born – Thelma Ricketts (Matthews,
Hodges)
Husband died at age 62 - Charlie “Eddie” Ricketts
Daughter died – Lucy Ricketts Brown wife of Sampson
Brown. Her daughter Doris Brown Alexander (now of
Ohio) was only 7 years old. My sister Elaine remembers
visiting her at Hilltop TB Sanitorium (now Roman Eagle
Nursing Home). In her diary, Lucy Brown often speaks of
people talking to her through her window.
Lucy James Ricketts died
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By an act of the Virginia General Assembly, Dry Fork became
an incorporated town. One of the six councilmen was Charlie
E. Ricketts. Another was his brother-in-law Charles T. Owen.
Charlie worked for Mr. Pigg at the Dry Fork Distillery. Lucy
was concerned about him working with whiskey. At the bar
room he was badly stabbed in the side and they moved to
Danville, VA.
Moved from Dry Fork to Danville. Her husband rented a box
car and loaded furniture which they picked up in Danville.
They first lived on Washington St., then Walker St. and Monroe
St. Gabriella Hearp Ricketts 3rd wife widow of Reuben B.
Ricketts (b 1830) was living with them in Danville. Eddie
worked for the city of Danville as a supervisor at the City
Stable.
6th child daughter born - Lucy Ricketts (Brown)
7th child son born - Samuel Bruce Ricketts
8th child daughter born – Thelma Ricketts (Matthews, Hodges)
Husband died at age 62 - Charlie “Eddie” Ricketts
Daughter died – Lucy Ricketts Brown wife of Sampson
Brown. Her daughter Doris Brown Alexander (now of Ohio)
was only 7 years old. My sister Elaine remembers visiting her
at Hilltop TB Sanitorium (now Roman Eagle Nursing Home). In
her diary, Lucy Brown often speaks of people talking to her
through her window.
Lucy James Ricketts died
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