Dolly, I have finished typing the biographies. Did you find any more that you'd like paper copies? Roxanne -----Original Message----- From: Laurie MOORE [mailto:mom4gram5@msn.com] Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 2:53 PM To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WIGRANT] J. B. RICKS Biography, NY<WI copy (my Rice) Thanks Dolly >From: rmunns@uwalumni.com >Reply-To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com >To: WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WIGRANT] J. B. RICKS Biography, NY<WI >Date: 18 May 2006 14:36:43 -0600 > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Ricks, Rice >Classification: Biography > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/444.5 > >Message Board Post: > > >From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 934. > >TOWN OF BOSCOBEL > >J. B. RICKS, farmer; P. O. Boscobel; born near the city of New York. In >1852, he came to Platteville, Wis., where he followed farming. In 1853, >he came to the town of Marion, and bought 176 acres of land, which he >improved. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. K, 12th W. V. I., and served to >the end of the war; was in the siege of Vicksburg, Sherman's march to >the sea, Peach Tree Creek, Stone Mountain, Jonesboro and others. He >came to Boscobel in 1871, and owns his residence property with ten >acres of ground, and other property. All of this he has acquired since coming to Grant County. >He has been Chairman of the town of Marion four years, and Town >Superintendent of Schools of Marion one year; married March 20, 1860, >to Miss Myra A. Rice, who is a native of Massachusetts. They have three >children - two sons and one daughter. > >[I am not related to this family. I'm posting this as a service and >hope it helps!] > > >==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== > Support free volunteer genealogy. > Contribute your data and your time. For details see: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb supports our research by hosting our mailing list! > Do you support RootsWeb? > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=145 >99&targetid=5429 > _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ==== WIGRANT Mailing List ==== Support free volunteer genealogy. Contribute your data and your time. For details see: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html RootsWeb supports our research by hosting our mailing list! Do you support RootsWeb? ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 5/19/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/429 - Release Date: 8/28/2006