Drury Hearn Ricketts (1796 - 1868)

Born 3 May 1796 in Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, USA

Husband of Judea (Jones) Ricketts — married 13 Aug 1833 in Henderson County, TN

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1868 at age 71 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Drury Hearn Ricketts married 13 Aug 1833 in Henderson County, Tennessee to Judia Jones at the home of her parents, Phillip and Elizabeth (Wingate) Jones. The ceremony was performed by Charles Austin, Justice of the Peace, and witnessed by Ebenezer Lee, nephew of Drury Ricketts (affidavit).^[1]

Research Notes

• Drury and his family continue to live in Tishomingo County, Mississippi at the time of the 1860 Census; however, the information about his wife, Judia (a.k.a. Judith, Jordan) is inconsistent between 1850 and 1860. In 1850, she is shown to be 20 years younger than Drury,^[2] but in 1860, they are shown to be the same age.^[3] This could be due to an unreliable source for the information on either of the censuses, e.g., a neighbor. -- Fiscus-32 13:40, 11 July 2020 (UTC)
  • Judea's profile gives additional information about her marriage to Drury. She was his second wife, and it appears that the information on the 1860 Census is incorrect. -- Fiscus-32 13:44, 11 July 2020 (UTC)

• His grave marker was acquired by James Walter Ricketts and placed by Hoyle Lambert. The dates are from a letter written by his wife Judia Jones Ricketts and confirmed by his military records. His grave was marked only by a field stone for 143 years. Grave location was passed down from his great-grandson, Dalton Ricketts to James Walter Ricketts.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79233605, Judea Jones (1814-1892) : accessed 25 Aug 2019
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LJ-M6Z : accessed 24 February 2016), Drury Rickets, Tishomingo county, Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States; citing family 984, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GK-KMF : 19 March 2020), D Ricketts, 1860.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 July 2020), memorial page for Drury / Drewrey Hearn Ricketts (3 May 1796–16 Jan 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #69454073, citing Old Mackeys Creek Cemetery, Burton, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Ruth Ann Jarrell Ricketts (contributor 47308176).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYD-BXC : accessed 24 February 2016), Drury Rickets, Henderson, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 363, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 522; FHL microfilm 24,544.

• Marriage notes from family history