This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rickard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JU.2ADI/633 Message Board Post: I am Lina Markley , my great grand father was William Emmitt Rickard, this goes back to 1842 I think , they had a land , and had slaves, can anyone prove this. The slaves were said to raised up and killed him . Are there any way proving this? And what else do you have on the Rickards?