Anna Ruth Davis was born on October 7, 1887, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of Milton Cornelius and Edith Mary "Mollie" Fairall Davis.
Ruth Davis was the eldest of five children: Milton E. born about March 1892; Jessie E. born about May 1896; William L. born about March 1898; and Eva A. born in 1904.
On December 17, 1912, Anna Ruth Davis and Lawrence M Ricketts were married in the District of Columbia.
They had three children: Milton Ernest; Dorothy; and Lawrence Jr.
Their son Lt. Milton Ernest Ricketts, died on May 8, 1942, in the Battle of the Coral Seas. He was in charge of a damage control party on board the USS Yorktown. When a Japanese bomb exploded, he was able to take on successful fire-fighting measures despite being mortally wounded. For his actions, Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Mrs. Ricketts died on November 27, 1966, at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been a member of the Grace Methodist Church and the Women's Club of Roland Park.
She was survived by her husband, L. Merle Ricketts; a son Lawrence M. Ricketts Jr. a daughter Mrs. B. S. (Dorothy) Crosby, Jr; a sister Mrs. John H. (Eva) Von Dreele and seven grandchildren.
Services were held on November 30, 1966, at the Tickner Funeral Home. Burial was at the Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Information from databases on Ancestry, and the obituary published in The Baltimore Sun, November 28, 1966, page 11.
Note: Their daughter Dorothy Ricketts Crosby, who was born about 1921/1922 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on February 19, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr. in 1944. They had three children: a son of Medford, Massachusetts; another son of Willston, South Carolina, and a daughter of New Park, Pennsylvania. Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr., died on June 15, 2007.
Note: Their son Lawrence Merle Ricketts, Jr, born on May 30, 1925, died on October 4, 2001, in Indiantown, Florida. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son; three step-children; and eight grandchildren.
Ruth Davis was the eldest of five children: Milton E. born about March 1892; Jessie E. born about May 1896; William L. born about March 1898; and Eva A. born in 1904.
On December 17, 1912, Anna Ruth Davis and Lawrence M Ricketts were married in the District of Columbia.
They had three children: Milton Ernest; Dorothy; and Lawrence Jr.
Their son Lt. Milton Ernest Ricketts, died on May 8, 1942, in the Battle of the Coral Seas. He was in charge of a damage control party on board the USS Yorktown. When a Japanese bomb exploded, he was able to take on successful fire-fighting measures despite being mortally wounded. For his actions, Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Mrs. Ricketts died on November 27, 1966, at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been a member of the Grace Methodist Church and the Women's Club of Roland Park.
She was survived by her husband, L. Merle Ricketts; a son Lawrence M. Ricketts Jr. a daughter Mrs. B. S. (Dorothy) Crosby, Jr; a sister Mrs. John H. (Eva) Von Dreele and seven grandchildren.
Services were held on November 30, 1966, at the Tickner Funeral Home. Burial was at the Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Information from databases on Ancestry, and the obituary published in The Baltimore Sun, November 28, 1966, page 11.
Note: Their daughter Dorothy Ricketts Crosby, who was born about 1921/1922 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on February 19, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr. in 1944. They had three children: a son of Medford, Massachusetts; another son of Willston, South Carolina, and a daughter of New Park, Pennsylvania. Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr., died on June 15, 2007.
Note: Their son Lawrence Merle Ricketts, Jr, born on May 30, 1925, died on October 4, 2001, in Indiantown, Florida. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son; three step-children; and eight grandchildren.
Anna Ruth Davis was born on October 7, 1887, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of Milton Cornelius and Edith Mary "Mollie" Fairall Davis.
Ruth Davis was the eldest of five children: Milton E. born about March 1892; Jessie E. born about May 1896; William L. born about March 1898; and Eva A. born in 1904.
On December 17, 1912, Anna Ruth Davis and Lawrence M Ricketts were married in the District of Columbia.
They had three children: Milton Ernest; Dorothy; and Lawrence Jr.
Their son Lt. Milton Ernest Ricketts, died on May 8, 1942, in the Battle of the Coral Seas. He was in charge of a damage control party on board the USS Yorktown. When a Japanese bomb exploded, he was able to take on successful fire-fighting measures despite being mortally wounded. For his actions, Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Mrs. Ricketts died on November 27, 1966, at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been a member of the Grace Methodist Church and the Women's Club of Roland Park.
She was survived by her husband, L. Merle Ricketts; a son Lawrence M. Ricketts Jr. a daughter Mrs. B. S. (Dorothy) Crosby, Jr; a sister Mrs. John H. (Eva) Von Dreele and seven grandchildren.
Services were held on November 30, 1966, at the Tickner Funeral Home. Burial was at the Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Information from databases on Ancestry, and the obituary published in The Baltimore Sun, November 28, 1966, page 11.
Note: Their daughter Dorothy Ricketts Crosby, who was born about 1921/1922 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on February 19, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr. in 1944. They had three children: a son of Medford, Massachusetts; another son of Willston, South Carolina, and a daughter of New Park, Pennsylvania. Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr., died on June 15, 2007.
Note: Their son Lawrence Merle Ricketts, Jr, born on May 30, 1925, died on October 4, 2001, in Indiantown, Florida. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son; three step-children; and eight grandchildren.
Ruth Davis was the eldest of five children: Milton E. born about March 1892; Jessie E. born about May 1896; William L. born about March 1898; and Eva A. born in 1904.
On December 17, 1912, Anna Ruth Davis and Lawrence M Ricketts were married in the District of Columbia.
They had three children: Milton Ernest; Dorothy; and Lawrence Jr.
Their son Lt. Milton Ernest Ricketts, died on May 8, 1942, in the Battle of the Coral Seas. He was in charge of a damage control party on board the USS Yorktown. When a Japanese bomb exploded, he was able to take on successful fire-fighting measures despite being mortally wounded. For his actions, Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Mrs. Ricketts died on November 27, 1966, at her home in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been a member of the Grace Methodist Church and the Women's Club of Roland Park.
She was survived by her husband, L. Merle Ricketts; a son Lawrence M. Ricketts Jr. a daughter Mrs. B. S. (Dorothy) Crosby, Jr; a sister Mrs. John H. (Eva) Von Dreele and seven grandchildren.
Services were held on November 30, 1966, at the Tickner Funeral Home. Burial was at the Druid Ridge Cemetery.
Information from databases on Ancestry, and the obituary published in The Baltimore Sun, November 28, 1966, page 11.
Note: Their daughter Dorothy Ricketts Crosby, who was born about 1921/1922 in Baltimore, Maryland, died on February 19, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr. in 1944. They had three children: a son of Medford, Massachusetts; another son of Willston, South Carolina, and a daughter of New Park, Pennsylvania. Dr Benjamin Salts Crosby, Jr., died on June 15, 2007.
Note: Their son Lawrence Merle Ricketts, Jr, born on May 30, 1925, died on October 4, 2001, in Indiantown, Florida. He was survived by his wife, two daughters and a son; three step-children; and eight grandchildren.
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