Melody, do you know if the child of Frederick Jackson Mills and Martha Dykes was Frederick Jackson Mills b 1819 who married Mary Sears b 1842? If so, did he marry before he married Mary Sears since he is 22 or 23 years older than Mary? (if I have the dates correct!) Melody wrote: > > Connie, > Here is what I have on John Ricketson. I have him listed as (Sears) because he was supposedly one of David Sears' children with Serena Ricketson. As always, I welcome any suggestions. > Melody > Descendants of John Ricketson (Sears) > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. JOHN RICKETSON4 (SEARS) was born May 11, 1819 in Telfair Co., Ga, and died August 05, 1891. He married REBECCA MILLS 1841 in Telfair Co., GA, daughter of FREDERICK MILLS and MARTHA DYKES. She was born October 20, 1821, and died May 06, 1901. > > More About JOHN (SEARS) and REBECCA MILLS: > > Marriage: 1841, Telfair Co., GA > > Children of JOHN (SEARS) and REBECCA MILLS are: > > i. FREDERICK5 RICKETSON, b. 1844; m. ELIZA J. MURRAY, January 18, 1881, Coffee Co., Ga. > > More About FREDERICK RICKETSON and ELIZA MURRAY: > > Marriage: January 18, 1881, Coffee Co., Ga > > Recorded: B-1, 135 > > ii. REBECCA RICKETSON, b. 1852; m. MILLENDER MUSIC. > > iii. JOHN WESLEY RICKETSON, b. 1857; m. MARY ANN DEDGE; b. November 08, 1860. > > iv. JAMES MONROE RICKETSON, b. 1858; m. IDA ARNOLD. > > v. JOSEPH E. RICKETSON, b. 1862; m. MOLLIE SWEAT. > > vi. GEORGE W. RICKETSON, b. 1864. > > vii. MARTHA RICKETSON, b. 1842; m. JOHN L. TYSON, July 10, 1864. > > More About JOHN TYSON and MARTHA RICKETSON: > > Marriage: July 10, 1864 > > viii. LEONARD RICKETSON, b. 1843; m. GEORGIA ANN ARNOLD. > > ix. MARY RICKETSON, b. 1846; d. 1856. > > x. HARRIET RICKETSON, b. 1847; m. R. E. STEPHENS, July 04, 1875. > > More About R. STEPHENS and HARRIET RICKETSON: > > Marriage: July 04, 1875 > > xi. SARAH RICKETSON, b. 1848; m. COOK SMITH. > > xii. CHARLOTTE RICKETSON, b. 1850; m. WILLIAM PARKER. > > xiii. MARIAH D. RICKETSON, b. January 12, 1855; d. October 13, 1890; m. JAMES MATTHEW CARVER; b. 1858.