Born
25 Apr 1923.
Millard, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA. [2]She was the daughter of Edward and Amanda Rickers.[3]
Life
From her obituary:
In 1936, following her parents' tragic death in an auto accident near their farm, she and her sister moved to Omaha (Millard), Nebraska. She went to live with her uncle and aunt, Roy and Irene Sohl Gans, and her cousins, Ellene and Norma, who were like sisters to her. She attended Millard High School and graduated from Boyles Business College in 1941.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMNY-9M5 : accessed 13 October 2018), Doris J Rickers in household of Ed W Rickers, Jackson, Crawford, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 2B, line 81, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 650; FHL microfilm 2,340,385.
↑ 4.04.1 "Doris Jean Roberts," The Denison Bulletin & Review (Denison, Iowa) 15 Jan 2011. Print.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM11-226 : 14 March 2018), Doris Richers in household of Roy Gans, Millard Election Precinct, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-17, sheet 4B, line 76, family 79, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2245.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2018), memorial page for Doris Jean Rickers Roberts (25 Apr 1923–30 Dec 2010), Find A Grave: Memorial #93425778, citing Westside Cemetery, Westside, Crawford County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Sheila Roberts (contributor 47877686) .
Source: S203754905 "Ancestry Family Trees," Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. tree link
Source: S203754924 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
Source: S203754905 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree
Source: S203754924 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525
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