Born in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Drury Hearn Ricketts
and Judea (Jones) Ricketts
Sister of
Abraham Green Ricketts [half], Barzella Ricketts, Ephriam Austin Rickett, Phillip Ricketts, John Ricketts, Malinda Ricketts, Matthew Ricketts, Sarah E Ricketts, Mary Ricketts and John C Ricketts
Wife of
James Washington Maness
— married
10 Jul 1876 in Prentiss County, Mississippi
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1870s - 1950s)], [private daughter (1880s - 1940s)], [private daughter (1880s - 1970s)], Andrew Leslie Maness, [private son (1890s - 1920s)], [private son (1890s - 1950s)], [private daughter (1890s - 1970s)] and Anna Christina (Maness) Janes
Died
at age 83
in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2015
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1857. She passed away in 1941.[1]
Obituary
Mrs. Maness married James W. Maness on July 10, 1876 in Prentiss County, Mississippi.
Hyrum--Funeral services for Rebecca R. Maness, 83, who died Sunday, will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Hyrum First LDS ward chapel by Bishop Joseph W. Wright.
Burial will be in the Hyrum Cemetery, and will be directed by Thompson funeral home.
Mrs. Maness, widow of James Maness, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Hall of Hyrum. Death was attributed to causes incident to age.
Mrs. Maness was born October 21, 1857, in Tishomingo county, Mississippi, a daughter of Drury and Judah Jones Ricketts. She joined the LDS church in 1884, and came to Utah in 1888, settling in Mendon.
Mr. Maness died November 12, 1908.
Surviving are two sons and three daughters: George Maness of Salt Lake City, Phillip Maness and Mrs. Hall of Hyrum, Amanda Gunn of Evanston, Wyo., and Mrs. Mary Goldsberry of Logan, 29 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Family Records of Mary Atkins.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 July 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Ann Ricketts Maness (21 Oct 1857–9 Mar 1941), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28872262, citing Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Family Historian (contributor 46926730).
See also:
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSP-7Z7 : 19 March 2020), Rebeca A Rickets in entry for Phillip Jones, 1870.
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