Died
at age 64
in Alda, Hall, Nebraska, United States
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Biography
Alda was born 16 Nov 1875 in Apple River, Jo Daviess, Illinois to Edwin Franklin Newton and Mellissa Josephine Robbins Newton.[1]
She was married to Abraham Lincoln Rickard on 27 Sep 1894 in Hall County, nebraska.[2] They had 3 children - Gladys, Virgil and Vera.[3]
On Sept 28, 1921 their daughter Gladys married Clifford Powers in Buffalo, Nebraska. That marriage record incudes both Alda and Abraham as parents.[4]
On 20 Jan 1935 her husband Abraham Lincoln Rickard died suddenly. his obituary mentioned seven children - Lloyd, Gladys, Mavis, Virgil, Glenn, Clyde and Vera. [5]
On Feb 24, 1941 in Grand Island, Nebraska their son Virgil married Nettie Jean von Trump. That marriage record incudes both Alda and Abraham as parents.[6]
She died 2 Mar 1940 in Alda, Nebraska and is buried at Alda Cemetery.[7]
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21366293/minnie-agnes-rickard : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Minnie Agnes Newton Rickard (16 Nov 1875–2 Mar 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21366293, citing Alda Cemetery, Alda, Hall County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119) .
↑ Minnie Agnes Newton
in the Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21366293/minnie-agnes-rickard : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Minnie Agnes Newton Rickard (16 Nov 1875–2 Mar 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21366293, citing Alda Cemetery, Alda, Hall County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119) .
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21366293/minnie-agnes-rickard : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Minnie Agnes Newton Rickard (16 Nov 1875–2 Mar 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21366293, citing Alda Cemetery, Alda, Hall County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119) .
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Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Newton-1154 created through the import of Briscoe Family Tree.ged on Aug 8, 2011 by K Bris. See the Changes page for the details of edits by K and others.
birth, death and burial - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21366293/minnie-agnes-rickard : accessed 01 October 2021), memorial page for Minnie Agnes Newton Rickard (16 Nov 1875–2 Mar 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21366293, citing Alda Cemetery, Alda, Hall County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119) .
Her marriage record with Abraham - Minnie Agnes Newton
in the Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908
Marriage record for daughter Gladys - "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q298-GT6J : 8 June 2021), Minnie Newton in entry for Clifford Powers, 1921.
Marriage record for son Virgil - "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZL-879P : 8 June 2021), Minnie Newton in entry for Virgil Clair Rickard, 1925.
Husband's obit has much detail - The Grand Island Daily Independent (Grand Island, nebraska) 21 Jan 1935 p 4
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