carringtonricketts

Laura Eunice Carrington (1892)
and Jacob Harvey Ricketts (1882)


and their descendants to the present day

Laura Eunice CARRINGTON (Wm. Henry I, Nathan, Henry4, Edward3, Lemuel2, Peter1), the third daughter of Elanor Lucretia PLANK and William Henry CARRINGTON, was b at home in La Junta, Colorado (listed as 9 mile NW of Thurman, Washington City, CO on her birth certificate) 9 Aug 1892. She m Jacob (Jake) Harvey Ricketts who was b in Indiana in 1882. They divorced and Laura took her maiden name, as did her son, John, and daughter, Iva Mae. Ralph kept his father's name. Laura d 31 Mar 1967 in El Cajon, Calif. Jacob d about 1963.

Laura used to visit the Starrs in Dallas, Texas, who were her cousins or aunts, according to her son, Ralph Ricketts.

The children of Laura and Jake are:
1 Ralph Leroy RICKETTS b 22 Dec 1913; d 26 Nov 1998
2 Iva Mae (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 28 July 1917
3 John William (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 1 Dec 1918

1 Ralph Leroy RICKETTS b 22 Dec 1913 at Dennison, Texas; d 26 Nov 1998. He m (1) Vilma (Thelma) Delores Komora b 9 Apr 1913 in Uniontown, PA; d 1998 in Michigan. Their daughters are:
Diana Lee RICKETTS b 2 Mar 1939 in Detroit, Michigan; m Regis Gully (they div)
Adrienne RICKETTS b 22 Nov 1942 in Detroit Mich; m Wilson Herbert Thomas b 2 Sep 1921; d 22 Apr 1995
Diana Lee's children and grandchildren:
Anthony A. b 19 Dec 1958 in Royal Oak, Mich; m Deborah DOUBLAS and have one son, Anthony II b 8 Oct 1992; they div.
Michelle Mary GULLY b 15 May 1966 in Madison Heights, Mich; m Richard Fantucci
Gina Ann GULLY b 29 Oct 1968 in Madison Heights, Mich; m (1)Scott Wiley and have dau Autumn b 7 Apr 1990; m (2) David Bidingen and have son Austin b 4 Jul 1995
Andrea Lyn GULLY b 18 Jan 1973 in Madison Heights, Mich


Ralph m (2)on 30 Dec 1944, Virginia Catherine Breniser b 9 Dec 1921 in Highland Park, Mich., dau of Evelyn Elizabeth CRANE (daughter of Eva Sanborn and George Crane) and Peter Clarence BRENISER (son of Louisa Catherine Myers and Peter Breniser).


4 Barbara Jean RICKETTS b 15 Nov 1945
5 Bruce Leroy RICKETTS b 19 Jan 1947

4 Barbara Jean RICKETTS b 15 Nov 1945 at Highland Park, Michigan. She m 1st Terry Dickinson b 1 Dec 1944 in San Francisco, California (son of Esther Lillian and Robert (Bob) Dickinson). Their only child, 4a Angela Jean Dickinson changed her name to Angela Carrington in 1982. Barbara changed her last name to Carrington in 1994.

Barbara's 2nd marriage was to Bruce Edwin Baker, b 17 Mar 1944 in San Diego, Calif. They div in 1980. Their children are
4b Danielle Marie Baker b 24 Apr 1967
4c Scott Patrick Baker b 18 Aug 1972

5 Bruce Leroy RICKETTS b 19 Jan 1947 at Highland Park, Michigan. He m first Andrea Lee. Their son is 5a Jeffrey Lee b May 1971, whose last name was changed when Andrea's second husband adopted him. Bruce m 2nd Josephine ____, who had two children from her first marriage; they div. Bruce m thirdly Tresha Kay n�e Demarre Alvarado b 18 Aug 1960 in Hamilton County, IN, who had Julie Christine Alvarado b 26 Aug 1984 from her first marriage.

The children of Bruce and Tresha are:
5b Melissa Nicole RICKETTS b 4 Jun 1989 photo taken 28 Dec 1998
5c Melanie Renee RICKETTS b 22 Oct 1990 photo taken 28 Dec 1998
5d Melinda Joy RICKETTS b 27 Dec 1992 photo taken 28 Dec 1998
5e Sara Beth RICKETTS b 24 Feb 1995 photo taken 28 Dec 1998

2 Iva Mae (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 28 July 1917 m Alfred Mueller on 5 Sep 1942 in Detroit, Michigan. Al was b 24 Feb 1915 in Delphos, Ohio, the son of Mary Bernedine Schulien and Alfred J. Mueller. Iva Mae had multiple sclerosis and d 12 Jan 1994 in Oakland County, Michigan and is bur at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi, Michigan.


6 Patricia Ann MUELLER b 8 Oct 1947 in Detroit, Michigan; m Anthony C. Martinico 23 Aug 1969 in Detroit, Michigan
7 Alfred "Buddy" MUELLER, Jr b 27 Jun 1951 in Detroit, Michigan; m Nanette Joy Luey 20 Dec 1974 in Jamacia
8 Francis Ann MUELLER b 17 Jan 1956 in Detroit,Michigan; m Terry M. Jones 15 May 1985 in St. Ignace, Michigan
9 Robert MUELLER b 16 Dec 1961 (twin) in Detroit, Michigan
10 Michael MUELLER b 16 Dec 1961 (twin) in Detroit, Michigan

3 John William (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 1 Dec 1918 in Clinton, Indiana; d 19 Apr 1976 in Detroit, Michigan; m Mary Patricia Newell 19 Apr 1942 in Murray, Kentucky. Mary b 8 Oct 1919 in Bowers Harbor, Traverse City, Michigan is the dau of Elizabeth BEERY and L.P. NEWELL.


11 Mary Catherine CARRINGTON b 20 Apr 1945 in Hinsdale, Illinois; m 25 Jun 1965 Russell Vaughn TANNER b _____ d 1994.
12 Carol Ann CARRINGTON b 9 Jul 1948 in Detroit, Michigan; m Glenn Allen Osterhart 21 Jul 1967 in Detroit, Michigan.
13 John Laurence CARRINGTON b 15 Aug 1949 in Detroit, Michigan; m (1) Mary Haner 9 Oct 1976; m (2) Kathleen Borio in 1994.
14 Gina CARRINGTON b 3 Aug 1955 in Detroit, Michigan; m Robert James Shinoski 6 Aug 1994.

Updated April 5, 1999

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