Joseph Elihu RICKMAN is buried on the old Rickman homeplace in the Wolfork Valley here......the home, which my grandmother died in, still stands built in the 1870's.......buried beside him is Sarah Magnolia......his marker contains his Confederate information.......the homeplace on Wolfork Road is where my grandfather Jesse Newland RICKMAN, died on a tractor accident in 1974.....his first wife Maude died of cancer; he later married my grandmother Icie Page Rickman, who died in April 2003.
My Rickman Ancestor Genealogy
Dr. William Rickman
4th child of Dr. William Rickman
Jesse Riley 1770-1860 and Mary Trantham Rickman 1771-1837
5th child of Jesse Riley and Mary Trantham
Martin Rickman born 7 Oct 1799 died 8 Feb 1877 married 10 Sep 1820 to Sarah Williams born 9 Feb 1801 died 11 Dec 1865
3rd child of Martin Rickman and Sarah Williams
Jesse Harrison Rickman born 21 May 1823 died Nov 1889 1st marriage 17 Dec 1846 to Winnifred Sitton
5th child of Jesse Harrison and Winnifred Sitton
Joseph Elihu Rickman born 4 Feb 1867 died 28 Feb 1945 married 16 Feb 1888 to Sarah Magnolia 'Maggie' Garland
6th child of Joseph Elihu Rickman and Sarah Magnolia 'Maggie' Garland
Jesse Newland Rickman born 1 Jul 1908 died 8 Mar 1974 married Maude Whitmire born 8 Apr 1908 died 23 Apr 1936.
Brian M. Rickman Friday, 1/26/07, 9:15 AM
Just looking for history.....grandson of Jessie Newland Rickman, son of Joseph Elihu Rickman, who i think was son of Jessee Harrison Rickman; buried in Rabun County....our family tree indicates we are descendants of Dr. William Rickman.....thanks so much; would love to hear from you! I live and work as an attorney in Clayton, Rabun County
From: Rabun Co. GA
