1820 Thomas Bricker was born on December 10. His parents were Adam and Rebecca Bricker. [1]
1850 Rebecca Bricker (age 76, born in New Jersey) lived in Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio with children Elizabeth (age 43), Rachel (age 32), Thomas (farmer, age 29), and Isaac (cabinet maker, age 22) Bricker. [2] [3]
1850 Emily Riley (age 17, born in Ohio) lived in Marion County, Iowa, in a household with Calvin Riley (age 40), Sarah Riley (age 36), Margaret Riley (age 16), and Martin Riley (age 13). [4]
1853 Thomas Bricker and Emily Riley were married on June 17 in Brown County, Ohio. (FHL film 000384274). [5]
1856 Thomas Bricker (age 36, born in Ohio) and wife Emily (age 23, born in Ohio) lived in Polk Twp, Marion County, Iowa with children Sarah R (age 3, born in Ohio) and Mary L (age 0, born in Iowa). [6]
1860 Thomas Bricker (age 39, born in Ohio) lived in Mount Orab, Brown County, Ohio, in a household with Emily Bricker (age 26), Hale Bricker (age 9), Sarah Bricker (age 6, born in Iowa), Margaret Bricker (age 3, born in Iowa), and Rachael Bricker (age 1, born in Iowa). Thomas Bricker was a carpenter. Brother Samuel Bricker, cabinet maker, was listed nearby. [7]
1862 Thomas Bricker and Lucinda Spraker were married in 1862 in Clark County, Illinois. [8]
1870 Sarah (age 16), Margaret (age 13), and Rachel (age 11) Bricker lived in Orange Twp, Clark County, Illinois, in a household with Calvin Riley (age 60). All three of the girls were born in Ohio. Perhaps Calvin Riley was the father of Emily Riley (see 1850 census) and the children were the daughters listed in the 1860 census for Thomas Bricker. [9]
1880 Thomas Bricker (age 63, born in Ohio, married) lived in Orange Twp, Clark County, Illinois, in a household with Lucinda Bricker (age 56), Emma Bricker (age 17), Nancy Bricker (age 15), and Polly Spraker (age 23). Thomas Bricker's father was born in New Jersey and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. Thomas Bricker was a farmer. [10]
1887 Thomas Bricker died on July 29 at age 67 in Orange Twp, Clark County, Illinois. [11]
1887 Thomas S. Bricker died on July 29 at age 73y 7m 19d and was buried at Olive Branch Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois. Lucinda was his spouse. [12] [13]
1892 Emma Bricker died on November 16 and was buried at Olive Branch Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois. Emma Bricker was born in 1863. [14] [15]
1910 Lucinda Keith Spraker Bricker died on January 14 and was buried at Olive Branch Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois. Lucinda Keith Bricker was born on February 12, 1827. [16] [17]
[1] Mary Ann Needham Hollifield, Ancestral Tracks to Clermont and Beyond Hutchinson, Abernathy, Shade, Needham (1996), 59, citing Adam Bricker's pension application, [GoogleBooks].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1850, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Family Search, Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[11] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Death Index, Name of decedent: Thomas Bricker, [Illinois_Archives].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 30509957, [FindAGrave].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[14] Find A Grave Memorial 30509972, [FindAGrave].
[15] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial 30509966, [FindAGrave].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].