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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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J. E. Rickman was born in Allen County, Ky., on May 28, 1856, and is a son of Thomas and Eliza J. (Weaver) Rickman, who were among the early settlers of Lawrence County, Mo., having located there in 1857. Thomas Rickman, the father of J. E. Rickman, was born in Allen County, Ky., October 2, 1829, and was married to Eliza J. Weaver October 17, 1852. She was born in Allen County, Ky., May 8, 1827, and they moved to Missouri in 1856, where he has 291 acres of good land, a good house and barn, and 100 acres in cultivation, and everything around in a prosperous condition. To their union have been born four children: Amand T. Rickman, born December 28, 1853, and died September 25, 1854; J. E. Rickman, born May 28, 1856; Martha E. Rickman, born August 15, 1858, and died October 8, 1875; Mary E. Rickman, born March 13, 1867. Thomas Rickman’s father and mother were born in Virginia, and married and moved to Kentucky in an early day. The family are extensively and favorably known throughout the county, and have contributed no small amount toward transforming the county from its wild state to its present prosperous condition. J. E. Rickman was reared at the home of his parents, and has always followed agricultural pursuits. His father gave him 171 acres of land in Vineyard Township, Lawrence County, forty acres of which he now has under cultivation, upon which is a nice new residence and new barn. Everything about Mr. Rickman’s place indicates industry and enterprise. On December 28, 1879, he was united in marriage with George A. E. Downey, a daughter of George and O. E. Downey, and a native of Lawrence County, born on May 26, 1863. Her father, George W. Downey, was born in Warren County, Ky., February 14, about 1830, and died October 31, 1862. He was married to Oney E. Snow November 5, 1857. Oney E. (Snow) Downey was born in Pike County, Ill., November 4, 1835. To them were born four children: James M. Downey, born August 6, 1858, and died September 30, 1858; Mary E. Downey, born September 11, 1859, and died May 3, 1888; John W. Downey, born February 4, 1862, and died July 25, 1885; George A. E. Downey, born May 26, 1863. To Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rickman have been born three children: Florence E. Rickman, born February 25, 1881; Thomas E. Rickman, born February 6, 1883; William A. Rickman, born October 29, 1884. Both Mr. and Mrs. Rickman are earnest Christians. He is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.
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