Ida Mae (Hicks) Rickard (1900 - 1990)

Born 22 Jun 1900 in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States

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Died 18 Feb 1990 at age 89 in Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Ida was born in 1900, a daughter of Nellie Hicks. Like the rest of her siblings, her father is unknown. She passed away in 1990 and is buried in Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, North Carolina.^[1][2]

She is listed in the 1910 US Census as young girl, living with her mother and six siblings, living just down the road from her parent's house in Tabernacle, Randolph County:^[3]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Nellie Hicks Head F 39 North Carolina

Fanny Hicks Daughter F 21 North Carolina

Cleveland Hicks Son M 18 North Carolina

John Hicks Son M 14 North Carolina

Maudie Hicks Daughter F 12 North Carolina

Ida Hicks Daughter F 9 North Carolina

Myrtle Hicks Daughter F 6 North Carolina

Allie Hicks Daughter F 1 North Carolina

She married Curtis Roscoe Rickard on 24 July 1916 in Davidson County.^[4][5][6] They made their home in the Thomasville, North Carolina area and had at least six children.

She is listed in the 1920 US Census as living with her husband and first child, in his parent's house in Lexington, North Carolina:^[7]

John E Rickard Head M 41 North Carolina

Dora M Rickard Wife F 38 North Carolina

Curtis R Rickard Son M 21 North Carolina

Lee A Rickard Son M 17 North Carolina

Ila Ma Rickard Daughter F 14 North Carolina

Ethel S Rickard Daughter F 11 North Carolina

Rosa B Rickard Daughter F 8 North Carolina

Rory E Rickard Son M 6 North Carolina

Willam R Rickard Son M 4 North Carolina

Mary R Rickard Daughter F 2 North Carolina

Ick May Rickard Wife F 19 North Carolina

Jack W Rickard Son M 2 North Carolina

She is listed in the 1930 US Census as living with her husband and three oldest children in Thomasville, North Carolina:^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Curtis R Rickard Head M 31 North Carolina

Ida M Rickard Wife F 30 North Carolina

Jackie W Rickard Son M 13 North Carolina

Edith E Rickard Daughter F 8 North Carolina

Robert R Rickard Son M 7 North Carolina

Shee is listed in the 1940 US Census as still living in Thomasville with her husband and the remainder of their younger children:^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

C R Rickard Head M 41 North Carolina

Ida Rickard Wife F 39 North Carolina

Edith Rickard Daughter F 18 North Carolina

Robert Rickard Son M 17 North Carolina

Thomas Rickard Son M 8 North Carolina

Jimmy Rickard Son M 5 North Carolina

Ronald Rickard Son M 3 North Carolina

Martha Rickard Daughter F 2 North Carolina

Stella Proctor Maid F 16 North Carolina

• Dorthy Rickard, who was born prematurely on 12 Apr 1929.^[10]
• Jack Willard Rickard, who passed away on 18 Dec 1964.^[11][12]
• Robert Rayvon Rickard, who passed away on 1 Jan 2000 in Thomasville.^[13]
• Edith Rickard Stanley, who passed away on 28 Apr 2000 in Thomasville.^[14]

An obituary was published in the Greensboro News & Record on 19 Feb 1990:^[15]

MRS. IDA RICKARD

THOMASVILLE - Mrs. Ida May Hicks Rickard, 89, of Route 6 died Sunday at Community General Hospital.

Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at J.C. Green and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Floral Garden Park Cemetery in High Point.

A native of Randolph County, she was a retired employee of Parkdale Mills and a member of Hasty Baptist Church.

Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Edith Stanley, Mrs. Martha Griffin, both of Thomasville; sons, Robert R. Rickard, James E. Rickard, both of Thomasville, Ronald F. Rickard of Denton, Glen B. Rickard of Winston-Salem; 13 grandchildren.

The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. today, other times at the residence.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hasty Rescue Squad, Route 4, Thomasville, N.C. 27360, or to Hospice of the Piedmont, 4125 W. High St., High Point, N.C. 27260.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG8N-S4R : 10 February 2018), Ida Hicks Rickard, 18 Feb 1990; citing Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, v 6A cn 6494, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,664.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 October 2018), memorial page for Ida H Rickard (22 Jun 1900–18 Feb 1990), Find A Grave Memorial no. 121193358, citing Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by JD Burleson (contributor 48170912).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLS8-3LM : accessed 8 October 2018), Ida Hicks in household of Nellie Hicks, Tabernacle, Randolph, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 9B, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1128; FHL microfilm 1,375,141.
4. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT4-3TV : 4 November 2017), Curtis Rickard and Ida May Hicks, 24 Jul 1916; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 569,855.
5. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFM1-DLR : 3 November 2017), Curtis Richard and Ida May Hicks, 24 Jul 1916; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 4,137,812.
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFM1-DLG : 3 November 2017), Curtis Richard and Ida May Hicks, 24 Jul 1916; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 4,137,812.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-8Z5 : accessed 9 October 2018), Ick May Rickard in household of John E Rickard, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 32, sheet 1223B, line 63, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1295; FHL microfilm 1,821,295.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SJ-BY1 : accessed 9 October 2018), Ida M Rickard in household of Curtis R Rickard, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 19A, line 4, family 358, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1685; FHL microfilm 2,341,419.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSC-GFP : 13 March 2018), Ida Rickard in household of C R Rickard, Thomasville Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-39, sheet 12B, line 58, family 201, 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 2899.
10. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3ZW-LHC : 17 July 2017), Ida Maie Hicks in entry for Dorthy Rickard, 12 Apr 1929; citing High Point Tp, Guilford, North Carolina, reference fn 1285 cn 471, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,540.
11. ↑ "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSJ-ZVNX : 14 March 2018), Ida Hicks in entry for Jack Willard Rickard, 18 Dec 1964; citing Death, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, 18 Dec 1964, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
12. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1G-GDB : 18 July 2017), Ida Hicks in entry for Jack Willard Rickard, 18 Dec 1964; citing Thomasville, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, v 37B cn 37699, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,568.
13. ↑ "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8Z-PSS5 : 14 March 2018), Ida Hicks in entry for Robert Rayvon Rickard, 1 Jan 2000; citing Death, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, 1 Jan 2000, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
14. ↑ "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGL-91JG : 14 March 2018), Ida Mae Hicks in entry for Edith Rickard Stanley, 28 Apr 2000; citing Death, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, 28 Apr 2000, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
15. ↑ "OUT OF COUNTY OBITUARIES." Greensboro News and Record. February 20, 1990. Accessed October 08, 2018. https://www.greensboro.com/out-of-county-obituaries/article_fcd108bc-ca0d-5868-b931-3d1866da9ddb.html.