John Carlyle Rikard

1819 - 1878  (58 years)

• Name	John Carlyle Rikard  [1]
  Born	20 Jul 1819	Newberry Co., South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama   [1]
  Occupation	1850	Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1850	Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama   [1]
  	With wife Hulda R (Hester) and two sons
  Census	1870	Twp. 3 Range 11, Lauderdale, Alabama   [3]
  	Florence P.O.
  Occupation	1870	Twp. 3 Range 11, Lauderdale, Alabama   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1870	Twp. 3 Range 11, Lauderdale, Alabama   [3]
  	With wife Hulda R (Hester), seven children and a daughter-in-law
  Died	13 Jul 1878	Franklin Co., Alabama   [2]
  Buried	Franklin Co., Alabama   [2]
  	Greenhill-Ezzell Cemetery
  		John C. Rickard (1819 - 1878) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: Wilton Golson Record added: Aug 08, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 40432813
  Notes	1850 Census Franklin Co.,Al. Rikard, John E. 31,SC. ca.1819 Mahala Drucilla 25,SC. ca.1825 William S. 5,AL. ca.1845 Robert 3,AL ca.1847 Simon 1,Al. ca.1849 Could this Simon have died and they named another child Simon Hester Family Bible marriages J.Cariole Rikard & Huldah Hester - 6 March 1845 births Huldah Rillah Hester - 31 March 1829 That would make Hulda age 16 at marriage. Willaim G. Rikard - 4 April 1846 GREENHILL- EZZELL CEMETERY Rikard, Peggy Ann b. 24 Dec 1935 d. 14 Dec 1992 Sarah E. w/o J.M. b. 31 Mar 1860 d. 04 Feb 1886 Robert H. b. 24 Jan 1846 d. 14 Jun 1919 Hulda b. 31 Mar 1829 d. 04 Aug 1893 John C. b. 20 Jul 1819 d. 13 Jul 1878 John J. b. 04 Jan 1858 d. 14 Feb 1882 Willard James b. 08 Jul 1908 d. 18 Feb 1992 James Gertrude b. 03 Apr 1901 d. 25 Dec 1988 Lenice L. b. 26 Aug 1911 d. 25 Oct 1966 Hubert G. b. 03 Mar 1910 d. 11 Jan 1971 Ola F. d/o L.M & L.E b. 25 Jan 1892 d. 17 Nov 1896 The history of William Rikard, Jr. as published in a Mississippi. Genealogy Journal along with that of the Malone-Hester family was written by Mary Floyd Summers Rikard, a descendant of Robert and Elizabeth Counts Rikard. It reads: The name of William Rikard, Jr.'s wife is thought to have been Sarah Ann sometimes called Polly. After her death William Rikard Jr. moved his family to Franklin County Alabama circa 1832 or thereabouts. One of his oldest sons, Robert, returned to Newberry County, South Carolina and with power of attorney, sold the 215 acres belonging to his father to George Dominick, signing the deed. 'William Rikard, Seal by Robert Rikard, his attorney. Seal'. This land was sold on October 15, 1836. That same fall, Robert moved the remaining family and household goods to Alabama, where they settled down in Franklin County. Family legend tells the story that William Rikard, Jr., and his three sons came riding into the new lands of Alabama on beautiful white horses. The Franklin County census of 1840 lists both William and Robert. William apparently died before the 1850 census was taken. He was shown to have been born 1770 and had several children who died young and apparently a number of daughters who had married while still living in South Carolina. The known children of William Rikard: 1.Robert Rikard born 1795 in Newberry County, South Carolina, married Elizabeth Counts, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Fellers Counts. Robert and Elizabeth apparently lived for some time after their marriage in Newberry County as they were involved in a family court case in 1821 in that County. Their children as listed in a Family Bible were: 1.1.John Carlyle Rikard was born in 1819 in Newberry District, South Carolina, married Mahulda "Hulda" Hester in 1845. Their children: 1.1.1.William Thomas Rikard born 1846. 1.1.2.Robert Henry Rikard born 1848 married Betty Black. 1.1.3.Amy Rickard born 1852 married Chesley Hester. 1.1.4.Domica P. born 1854. 1.1.5.Michael Glover Rikard born 1856. 1.1.6.James Madison Rikard born 1857 married Sarah E. Goode Weatherford. 1.1.7.Levi Mitchell Mitt, Rikard born 1867 married Leora Hester 1.1.8.Simon Glover Rikard born 1869. 1.1.9.Mary Jane Rickard born 1871 died 1952 married James Dobbs. 1.1.10.David Pinkney Rickard born 1868 died 1953 in Tishomingo Co., Mississippi line. He married Mary Etta Crawford. They settled between Midway and Holcut, Mississippi near South Crossroads Baptist Church. 2.John Rikard was the son of William and Sarah Ann "Polly" Rikard in North Carolina when he married according to some reports. It is known that his wife's parents were living in North Carolina. He and his brother William "Buck" Rikard apparently married sisters. His wife was Nancy Taylor and she and John moved to Mississippi and later to Arkansas. Nancy is buried in Arkansas but John Rikard is buried in an unmarked grave in Hovater Cemetery near Frankfort, Alabama. Their known children, most of whom were born in Arkansas are: 2.1.Samuel Rikard married Eliza Fleming and moved to AR. 2.2.Mary Frances Rikard m. John 2.3.Rebecca Rikard married Jasper James. 2.4.Draton Rikard m. Margaret Smith, died and buried in MS 2.5.William Amos Rikard married Sarah I. Rikard 1st cousin 3. William "Buck" Rikard, III, the son of William Rikard, Jr. and Sarah Ann "Polly" Rikard, was born on January 8, 1810. He was a great grandson of old Thomas Raccourt Rikard who first came to the Newberry County area of South Carolina when it was still called Craven County. Buck, as he was called, made a tour up into South Carolina and Tennessee possibly with his brother John and this is probably where he first met his wife. He married Frances "Fannie" Taylor. Family members think that Frances and Nancy Taylor's parents were: Dorman Taylor born 1782 in Virginia and Sarah Kent born in Virginia also. This has not been proved however. They seemed to have moved around a lot, and the census gives their childen born in Tennessee. The children of William Buck and Frances Rikard were: 3.1.John Wesley born January 1833 in Alabama and died 1920 in Prentiss County, Mississippi. In 1867, he married Ida Dillard who was born in 1842 in South Carolina and died in 1909 in Colbert County, Alabama. Note: CSA Soldier Co. E 4th Alabama Cav. 3.2.Henry F. Rikard born 1835 in Alabama died 1907 in Franklin County Alabama, married 1. Samara Black 2. Judy Taylor 3. Chappel Taylor. Note: Union Soldier 64th Ill Inf. 3.3. William P. Rikard born 1837 married Reba Hughes. Willliam died in 1887. Note: Union Soldier 64th Ill. Inf. 3.4.Nancy L. Rikard was born 1839 and married William Hester. 3.5.Martha C. Rikard was born 1843 and died in 1914. She married James M. Kimbrough. 3.6.Frances M. Rikard was born 1845 and died in 1905. She never married. 3.7.James H. Rikard was born 1848 and married Amanda James. He is buried in Cherokee County, Alabama. 3.8.Marion J. Rikard born 1851 married Dena McClellon. 3.9.Samuel R. Rikard born 1853 married Rebecca Allen. 3.10.Sarah I. Rikard was born in 1856 and married William Amos Rikard. 3.11.Cynthia H. Rikard was born in 1859 and married John A. Hughes. 3.12.Arthur Goodloe Rikard was born in 1864 and died in 1933. Arthur married Nannie Hughes. Mrs. Ara Belle Rikard Hester of Russellville, Alabama added to the history of the William Rikard, Jr. family. Her-grandfather was John Wesley Rikard, the eldest son of William "Buck" Rikard. She said when she was a teenager, she would talk to her grandfather and she recalled vividly the stories he told her. She said, I recall particularly two stories he told over and over. Grandfather said, Ara Belle, remembered this: My grandfather William Rikard, and my father, William Rikard, Uncle John and Uncle Robert rode into Alabama on beautiful white horses. They made them swim the Tennessee River near Florence to get to Franklin County, Alabama. Her grandfather went on to say Now, Ara Belle, you should remember this. Your father is named John Rikard and his father was named John Rikard. My father's name is William Rikard and his father's name was William Rikard and they all have the same birthday, January 8th. The family of William "Buck" Rikard and his wife, Frances Taylor was given land by Pleasent Taylor and on March 17, 1853, the land was entered in his name. It was on this 58 acre tract of land that the Rikards built their home. They lived there all of their married life and are buried on a hill just above their old home. The house is still standing and is still in the Rikard family. One of Buck's great grandsons owns the place. The graves are in the woods and the markers were handmade on sandstone. They had a large family and the census gives them born in Alabama and most of them stayed. Probate records of Franklin Co., Alabama are not available for dates before 1890; they were destroyed in a courthouse fire (28 Sep 2017)
  Person ID	I325	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2017

  
  

  Family	Hulda Rilla Hester,   b. 31 Mar 1829, Franklin Co., Alabama ,   d. 4 Aug 1893, Franklin Co., Alabama  (Age 64 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1845	Franklin Co., Alabama   [4]
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S34621] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 451, p. 134, Dist. 5, Franklin, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 23 Jul 2010. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 40432813 (Reliability: 1), 22 Oct 2010. [S34634] 1870 United States Federal Census, United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), fam. 725, p. 108, Twp. 3 Range 11, Lauderdale, Alabama (Reliability: 2), 07 May 2010. [S07808] Hester Family Bible (transcript), William H. Hester et al..