He was born on 16 October 1842 (6, 11 (Oct 42); 2 (32 in 1865), 7 (7 in 1850), 8 (18 in 1860), 9 (26 in 1870), 10 (37 in 1880), 11 (57 in 1900), 12 (67 in 1910), 13 (77 in 1920)). He was born in Pennsylvania (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13). He was born to John Rickrode and Catharine Kuhn (6, 7, 8).
In 1850, he was living in Mt Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his parents and other children (7). He had attended school within the year (7).
In 1860, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his parents and other children (8). He was a day laborer (8).
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865 at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3, 5). He was a private, in company F (1, 14-15).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 2, 3, 5). He was a private, in company F (14-15).
On 22 September 1867, he married Sarah Margaret Adams, in Sacred Heart RCC, Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6, 11). In 1900, she had had no children (11).
In 1870, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Sarah (9). He was a lime burner [?], and owned $200 in real estate and $200 in personal property (9).
In 1880, he was living in Adams County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Sarah and his brother-in-law George A Adams [?] (10). He was a laborer.
On 7 May 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 5).
In 1890, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (post office: Irishtown) (3). He was suffering from a sore eye (3).
In 1900, he was living in Oxford Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (11). He was a day laborer [?] (11). He had been unemployed for 12 months in the previous year (11).
On 9 January 1907, his wife, Sarah Rickrode, died (6).
On 26 February 1907, he again applied for a pension (5).
In 1910, he was living in McSherrystown Borough, Adams County, Pennsylvania (12). He was a boarder, with Sarah and Kurt [?] Lawrence (12). He was a widower (12). He was living on his own income (12).
In 1920, he was living in McSherrystown Borough, Adams County, Pennsylvania (13). He was living with his brother-in-law Jenstius [?] Lawrence and his wife Sarah Lawrence (13). He was not working.
He died on 6 March 1921 (5, 6). He was buried in Sacred Heart RCC, Conewago Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania (6).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John Rickroad)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (John Rickroad)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 18, page [2] (John F Rickrode)
4 pension index, by name (John Rickroad)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company F (John Rickroad)
6 'Charles Smith of Adams Co, Pa, 1749-1832', a gedcom, available on RootsWeb WorldConnect, contact Angela (viewed 4 March 2009) (cites church records from Sacred Heart of Jesus "Conewago Chapel", Edge Grove, Adams Co, PA) (John Rickrode)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Mt Pleasant Township, microfilm series M432, film 743, page 298 = 595 handwritten (John Rickrode)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, microfilm series M653, film 1057, page 531 = 59 handwritten (John Rickrode)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, microfilm series M593, film 1289, page 322 = 14 handwritten (John Rickrode)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, supervisor's district 7 [? or 9?], enumeration district 60, microfilm series T9, film 1085, page 298 = 6 B handwritten (John F Rickrode)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Oxford Township, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 25, microfilm series T623, film 1354, page 300 = 6 A handwritten (John M [?] Rickrode)
12 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Conoway Township, McSherrystown Borough, supervisor's district 15 [?], enumeration district 22, microfilm series T624, film 1292, page 241 = 4 B handwritten (John Rickrode)
13 1920 US census, Pennsylvania, Adams County, Borough of McSherrystown, 1st ward, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 23, microfilm series T625, film 1507, page 269 = 17 A handwritten (John I Rickrode)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Reck Roth)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Rickroad)
| line | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Dwellings visited | 162 | ||||||
| Families visited | 166 | ||||||
| Name | John Rickrode | Catharine " | Louisa " | John " | Margaret " | Joseph " | Martin [sic] " |
| Age | 31 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | f | m | m [sic] |
| Color | day labourer | ||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Real estate owned | |||||||
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Dwelling number | 417 | |||||||
| Family number | 415 | |||||||
| Name | Jno Rickrode | Catharine " | John " | Margarett " | Maria [sic] " | Charles " | Sarah " | William " |
| Age | 44 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f | f [sic] | m | f | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Day Laborer | Day Laborer | ||||||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||||||
| Value of personal estate | 200 | |||||||
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cannot read & write | 1 | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 |
| Dwelling-house number | 93 | |
| Family number | 99 | |
| Name | Rickrode John | " Sarah |
| Age | 26 | 32 |
| Sex | M | F |
| Color | W | W |
| Occupation | Lime [?] Burner [?] | Keeping House |
| Real estate value | 200 | |
| Personal estate value | 200 | |
| Birthplace | Penna | - |
| Father foreign born | ||
| Mother foreign born | ||
| Birth month if born within year | ||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||
| Attended school past year | ||
| Can't read | ||
| Can't write | ||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 48 | ||
| family visit # | 51 | ||
| name | Rickrode, John F | " Sarah | Adams [?] Geo A |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M |
| age | 37 | 42 | 34 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Brother to wife | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | |||
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Laborer | Keeping house | Laborer |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Penna | |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna |
| line | 16 | 17 |
| street | ||
| house number | ||
| dwelling number | 117 | |
| family number | 110 | |
| name | Rickrode John M [?] | Sarah M. |
| relationship | Head | Wife |
| color | W | W |
| sex | M | F |
| birth date | Oct 1842 | Apl 1838 |
| age | 57 | 62 |
| married? | M | M |
| # years married | 32 [sic] | 33 [sic] |
| mother of how many children? | 0 | |
| # of children living | 0 | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||
| # years in USA | ||
| naturalized citizen? | ||
| occupation | Day Laborer [?] | |
| # months not employed | 12 | |
| # months in school | ||
| can read | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |
| free or mortgaged | M | |
| farm/house | F | |
| # of farm schedule | 56 |
| line | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| street | 2nd Street | ||
| house nr | 21 | ||
| dwelling nr | 68 | ||
| family nr | 69 | ||
| name | Lawrence Kurt [?] | - Sarh [sic] | Rickrode John |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Boarder |
| sex | M | F | M |
| color | W | W | W |
| age | 58 | 57 | 67 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 32 | 32 | |
| mother of # children | 2 | ||
| mother of # living children | 2 | ||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| speaks English | English | English | English |
| occupation | Labor | Cigar Maker | Own income |
| nature of industry etc. | Odd Jobs | Factory | |
| employer etc. | W | W | |
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | No | |
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 12 | 0 | |
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | |||
| owned/rented | O | ||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | ||
| farm/house | H [?] | ||
| nr on farm schedule | [blotch] | ||
| civil war vet | [blotch] | [blotch] | [blank] |
| blind | |||
| deaf & dumb | |||
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| street | [illegible] North Second [?] St | ||
| house number | 21 | ||
| dwelling visit number | 283 | ||
| family visit number | 297 | ||
| name | Lawrence Jenstius [??] | - Sarah | Rickrode John I |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Bro in law |
| own/rent | O | ||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||
| sex | M | F | M |
| race | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 67 | 67 | 77 |
| marital status | M | M | S [sic] |
| year of immigration | |||
| naturalized/alien | |||
| year of naturalization | |||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||
| can read | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes |
| birth place | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| native language | |||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's native language | |||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's native language | |||
| can speak English | yes | yes | yes |
| occupation | Laborer | none | none |
| industry, business | Cemetery | ||
| employment status | W | ||
| number of farm schedule | |||