1860

United States Census:

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Indiana, 1860

25 July 1860, p. 162, Harrison Township, Line 10, Henry County.
1156 RICKS, Andrew  31 M Farmer $4,000  $800  OH [1829]
      , Elizabeth  34 F    OH [1826]
      , Winfield  7 M    OH
      , Ester   3 F    IN [1857]
 LESTER, Rachel  16 F    OH
       , Hannah  70 F    OH [1790]
 Bur[?], Samuel  16 M Farm Laborer  IN
[Wanna bet Andrew married Elizabeth Lester?  Andrew is probably the son of John below.]
25 July 1860, p. 162, Harrison Township, line 17, Henry County.
1157 RICKS, John  52 M Farmer  $250  NC [1808]
      , Margaret  48 F    NC [1812]
      , John   21 M    OH [1839]
      , Johathan  19 M    OH
      , Martin   17 M    OH
      , Doctor   15 M    OH
      , Lydia   13 F    OH
[No doubt Lydia is named after her grandmother. This is a son of Thomas and Lydia Ricks of Guilford Co., N.C.]

26 July 1860, p. 164, Harrison Township, line 7, Henry County.
1168 RILEY, Andrew  45 M Farmer $4,000  $600  NC [1815]
 , Elea [Elsie Jane Ginn?] 38 F    KY [18220
      , William  15 M    IN
      , Huldah  14 F    IN
      , Jonas   11 M    IN
      , John   6 M    IN
      , Nancy   6 F [twins!]   IN
 GINN, Job   22 M    IN
[An elderly Job Ginn lived in the county, and Andrew's sister Susan married James Ginn.]
31 July 1860, p. 165, Harrison Township, Line 9, Henry County.
1245 RILEY, Peter  37 M Farmer $2,000  $500  NC [1823]
      , Penina [Ricks]  32 F    NC [1828]
      , Levi   5 M    IN
      , John   3 M    IN
      , James   1 M    IN
      , Winnie  75 F [Peter's mother]  NC [1785]
[Winnie is Gwin Ricks Riley, daughter of Jonas Ricks and widow of William Riley.]

31 July 1860, p. 183, Harrison Township, line 9, Henry County.
1296 RICKS, Jonathan  41 M Farmer $3,000  $600  NC [1819]
      , Eliza   36 F    OH [1824]
      , Margaret  15 F    OH
      , Nancy   12 F    OH
      , John   9 M    IN [1851]
      , Sarah   6 F    IN

8 Aug. 1860, p. 209, Greensboro Township, line 23, Henry County.
1494 RICKS, Levi [Thomas?] 56 M Farmer $1,600  $600  NC [1804]
      , Elizabeth  50 F    OH [1810]
      , Mercer  20 M    OH
      , Levi   18 M [served in Civil War]  OH
      , Pheba   16 F    OH
      , John   14 M    OH
      , Rhoda   3 F    OH
 RIDER, George  8 M    OH
 RIDER, Juliann  25 F    OH [1835]

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Mississippi, 1860

14 June 1860, Carrollville P. O., p. 8, Tishomingo County.
47 RIDER, Francis  65? M Ricker?  $50  Germany [1795]
      , Adeline  50 F    SC [1810]
      , Francis  13 M    MS [1847]
      , Elizabeth [Mandy] 6 F    MS
      , Orleana  4 F    MS
      , Charles  1 M    MS

18 July 1860, Carrollville P. O., p. 16
103 RICKS, Ransom    39   M  Farmer  $800 $1,000 NC [1821]
      , Nancy[Gilliland]  37   F    AL [1823]
      , Andrew    20   M F Laborer   AL [1839]
      , Mary     19   F    AL [1841]
      , Lucinda    18   F    AL [1842]
      , Martha    16   F    AL [1844]
      , Sarah     14   F    AL [1846]
      , John   11   M [m. Jane Stanley]  MS [1849]
      , James      8   M    MS [1852]
      , Margaret     6   F    MS [1854]
      , Harvey     2   M    MS [1858]
 RICKS, Massey    58   F Mother   NC [1802]
 RYAN, Edward    59   M R R Laborer  Ireland [1801]
 WALDA, Richard    27   M Farmer  $400  AL [1833]
[There is no record of land ownership for Ransom in Tishomingo County (burned county).]

21 Sep. 1860. Iuka P. O., p. 435, Tishomingo County.
2932 RICKS, Nathan D.  29   M  Farmer $1600  $736 AL [born Autauga Co., AL in 1831]
      , Eliza [Williams]  37   F    NC [1823]
      , John F.  9   M    AL [1851]
      , Charles A.  6   M    MS [1854]
      , James M.  4   M    MS [1856]
      , Emma R.  2   F    MS [1858]
      , Andrew F.  1   M    MS [1859]
2933 WILLIAMS, Temperance 76 F   $100  NC [1784]
         , Nancy  39 F    NC [1821]

21 Sep. 1860, Iuka P. O., p. 436, Tishomingo County.
2943 STANLEY, William F. 60   M  Farmer   $575 VA [1800]
        , Mahala [Burns]    45   F    AL [1815]
        , Jane [Ricks]    21   F [Married John W. Ricks] AL [1839]
        , James T.    19   M    AL [1841]
        , Sarah A.    17   F    AL [1843]
        , Jonothan G.  14   M    AL [1846]
        , Joseph P.    11   M    AL [1849]
        , Martin G.     8   M    AL [1852]
        , Daniel H.     5   M    AL [1855]
        , Mary A.     3   F     MS [1857]

21 Sep. 1860, Iuka P. O., p. 438
2952 WILLIAMS, Levi  49 M Farmer $5,000  $5,246  NC [1811]
         , Christian  47 F    NC [1813]
         , Henry C.  16 M    AL [1844]
         , Mary J.  12 F    AL [1848]

17 Aug. 1860, Merietta P. O., p. 189, Itawamba County.
1248 RICKS, Edward    35   M   Farmer    $335 AL [1825]
      , Rebecca A.[Pratt]  26   F    MS [1834]
      , John B.     5   M    MS [1855]
      , Carroll C.     4   M    MS [1856]
      , Aaron D.     3   M    MS [1857]
      , Parthina  1   F    MS [1859]

17 Aug. 1860, Red Land P. O., p. 78, Chickasaw County.
612 RICKS, Reubin  27 M Farmer  $400  AL [1833]
      , Jane [Coleman]  25 F Wife   AL [1835]
      , Eliza   3 F    MS [1857]
      , John   1 M    MS [1859]

2 Aug. 1860, Meadow Creek District. p. 117, Tishomingo County.
779 SAY, A. W.  31 M Farmer $400  $400  GA [1829]
 [Ricks], Phebe  24 F    AL [1836]

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North Carolina, 1860

23 July 1860, Globe P. O., p. 325, Caldwell County.
909 RICKS, Zaza  54 M  Blacksmith/Farmer  $50  NC [1806]
      , Jane   60 F    NC [1800]
      , Rachel   22 F    NC [1838]
[Zaza was the brother of Christopher who moved to McMinn and Bledsoe County, Tenn.]
18 July 1860, Greensboro P. O., p. 19, Guilford County.
101 RICKS, Wm  30 M Farmer   NC
      , Harriett  33 F    NC
      , Nathan A.  6 M    NC
      , Jos [Jas]  4 M    NC
      , Solomon  3 M    NC
      , Geo. A.  1 M    NC
[William E. Ricks served with Co. K, 45th Reg., N. C. Troops and was killed at or near Spotsylvania Court House, Va., 12 May 1864.]

19 July 1860, Greensboro P. O., p. 29
201 RIX, Jno   48 M Farmer $3,000  $2,200  NC
      , Elizabeth  38 F    NC
      , Elanor   16 F    NC
      , Elizabeth  14 F    NC
      , Jas   12 M    NC

21 July 1860, Greensboro P. O., p.35
248 RIX, Wilson  27 M   $250  NC
    , Mary   23 F    NC
    , Levi M.   6 M    NC
    , Sarah J.   4 F    NC
    , David A.  1 M    NC
[Served with Co. K, 45th Regiment N.C. Troops. Surrendered at Appomattox, Va., 9 April 1865 (musician).]

17 July 1860, Greensboro P. O., p. 101, line 38
709 RICKS, Joshua  45 M Blacksmith $750   Guilford, NC
      , Martha?  48 F    Guilford, NC
      , Pleasant  15 M    Guilford, NC
      , Susan   12 F    Guilford, NC
      , Sarah   7 F    Guilford, NC
[Pleasant A. Ricks died 12 March 1862 while serving in the Civil War at Lynchburg, Va.]
21 July 1860, Greensboro P. O., p. 146, line 9
1001 RIX, Milton  37 M Laborer  [Boarder in house]  NC
[Milton Ricks who m. Aletha Leonard should be 30 years old this year.]

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Tennessee, 1860

25 Aug. 1860, Pikeville P. O., p. ?, Bledsoe County.
654 RICKS, Christopher  57 M   $50  NC [1803]
      , Mary [Mendenhall] 67 F    NC [1793]

655 RICKS, Edward [M.]  35 M Farmer $150  $200  NC [1825]
      , Kasiah [McCann]  39 F    TN [1821]
      , Christopher C.  12 M    NC [1848]
      , Isaac G.  12 M    TN [1848]
      , Michel E.  7 M    TN [1853]
      , John H.  3 M    TN [1857]
      , Marcus D. L.  1 M    TN [1859]
[Edward M. Ricks is the son of Christopher.]

20 July 1860, District 5, p. 431B, line 20, Haywood County.
532 RICKS, Ester M.  67 F Farmer $3,670  $4,420  TN
      , Robt F.  26 M law student   TN
      , Edison   18 M attending school  TN
      , Eliza   16 F    TN
      , Martha  15 F    TN
      , Violet   13 F    TN
 LACKEY, Mary  35 F    TN
 ROBINSON, James M. 15 M    TN
         , Amanda L.  10 F    TN

533 RICKS, McNairy W.  33 M Farmer  $425  TN
      , Jane B.  21 F    TN

20 July 1860, District 3, p. 108B, line 27, Madison County.
909 ANDERSON, Thurman 52 M Farmer $2,500  $5,000  TN
         , Mary  46 F    TN
 RICKS, James  24 M School Teacher  TN

District 1, Wards Forge, p. 10, Johnson County.
72 McCANN, William W. 34 M Farmer $1,500 $200 TN
 , Beulah   42 F Housekeeping  NC
 , John E.   15 M Farm laborer  NC
 , Shubal G.   12 M    NC
 , Pheba J.   10 F    NC
 , James C. K.  9 M    NC
 , Nancy E.   7 F    TN
 , Sarah C.   6 F    TN
 , Clementine  3 F    TN

73 McCANN, Michael  82 M Fuller  $200 PA
 , Sarah   77 F    NC

9 July 1860, Jackson P. O., p. 222B, line 23, Madison County.
210 MCCABE, W.  43 M Brick Mason  TN
       , Mary [RICKS]  37 F    TN
       , Mary   16 F    TN
       , Granville  14 M    TN
       , Viola   12 F    TN
       , Madison  10 M    TN
       , Sarah   7 F    TN
       , Luckey [Lackey?] 5 F    TN
       , Sophronia  3 F    TN
       , Robert  1 M    TN
[Mary Ricks McCabe is the daughter of Exum ans Ester Ricks of Rutherford County. James Ricks, living in the Anderson household, is Mary's brother.]

1860, Warren County.
1541 RIX, William [B]  47 M Laborer   NC [1813]
    , Sarah [J.]  16 F Student   NC [1844]
    , Elizabeth  14 F    NC [1846]
    , Nancy   11 F    NC [1849]
    , Eli   9 M    NC [1851]
[This William B. Ricks came from Edgecombe County, N.C., with his brother, John W. Ricks. See 1840 census index and 1850 Van Buren County, Tenn., census listing.]

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Texas, 1860

9 June 1860, Palestine P. O., Beat 3, p. 14, line 9, Anderson County.
101 RICKS, A.   29 M Farmer $4,000  $17,000  NC
      , C. B.   22 F    VA
      , C. B.   11/12 F    TX
 HUGHES, J. M.  22 M    AL
[This is the Amirald Ricks family. Neighbors were W. R. Harris and Daniel Morgan.]

16 June 1860, Palestine P. O., Beat 3, p. 17, line 11, Anderson County.
120 RICKS, T. L.  34 M Farmer $1,500  $10,390  NC
      , N. J.   30 F    TN
      , Wm.   6 M    TX
      , H. O.   4 M    TX
      , M. G.   2 F    TX

16 June 1860, Palestine P. O., Beat 3, p. 19, line 3, Anderson County.
132 RICKS, Isaac  33 M Farmer  $13,000  TX
      , Frances  22 F    KY
      , J. W.   2 M    TX
      , E. E.   5/12 F    TX

18 June 1860, Palestine P. O., Beat 3, p. 21, line 23, Anderson County.
150 McMEANS, J. L.  41 M Farmer $4,320  $18,780  AL
        , A.   36 F    NC
        , Julia   16 F    AL
        , Walter  12 M    TN
        , Amirald  8 M    AL
        , J. L.   4 M    TX
        , S. A.   2 M    TX
[A. McMeans is the former Alexena Ricks, daughter of Isaac Ricks, of Hardeman Co., Tenn.]

151 PETTY, A. R.  27 F Farmer  $7,000  TN
      , M. E.   11 F    TN
      , Thomas  9 M    AL
[A. R. Petty is the former Anna Roberta Ricks, daughter of Isaac Ricks, of Hardeman Co., Tenn.]

9 June 1860, Liberty, TX, p. 295, line 36, Liberty County.
56 RICKS, George  45 M  Merchant $20,000  $8,000  NC
      , Charolette  15? F[Blot over census page age area]  LA
      , Wm L.   8? M    LA
      , George, Sr.  71 M    LA

7 July 1860, New Salem P. O., p. 294, line 23, Rusk County.
110 RICKS, M.  32 M Merchant  $8,150  AL
      , Mary   20 F    AL

3 Sep. 1860, Tyler P. O., p. 85, line 38, Smith County.
1171 RICKS, W. W.  47 M Farmer $200  $500  NC
      , Bethania  43 F    SC
      , Frances  15 F    AL
      , Mary   13 F    AL
      , Susan   11 F    AL
      , Saml   9 M    AL
      , Jane   7 M    AL
      , Sarah   6 F    TX
      , Narcissa  3 F    TX
 MEADOR, Sarah  65 F    SC
[Neighbors were Elijah Meador, 44, b. SC; and W. E. Meador, 39, b. SC. Both owned property. This is Wiley W. Ricks, formerly of Greene Co., Ala. See 1850 census.]

14 June 1860, New Port P. O., p. 305, line 2 , Trinity County.
71 DAVIS, Thos. B.  35 M Farmer $1,500  $1,600  AL
      , Rachal   27 F    AL
      , Morris M.  17 M    AL
      , Martha  8 F    AL
      , Easter   6 F    AL
      , J. A.   4 M    AL
      , James A.  2 M    AL
 RICKS, James  22 M Laborer   GA

19 June 1860, New Port P. O., p. 307, line 29, Trinity County.
95 RICKS, J.   47 M Farmer  $1,500  GA
      , Jane   28 F    GA
      , Pagina   21 F    GA
      , Susan   19 F    GA
      , Elizabeth  17 F    GA
      , Jane   15 F    GA
      , Mary   11 F    GA
 MORGAN, Josephine  6 F    TX
       , Terane  4 F    TX
       , Columbus  2 M    TX

18 July 1860, Webberville P. O., p. 249B, line 3, Travis County.
? RYAN, M. K. family  50 M  Merchant  $14,000  $44,000  SC
 RICKS, J. T.  33 M  Merchant    $5,000 KY
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