Laura Eunice Carrington (1892)
and
Jacob Harvey Ricketts (1882)

and their descendants to the present day

115 Laura Eunice CARRINGTON (SS 369-20-4437 issued MI) (Wm. HenryI102, Nathan93, Henry78, Edward42, Lemuel10, Peter1) b 9 Aug 1892 at home in La Junta, CO (listed as 9 mile NW of Thurman, Washington City, CO on her birth certificate). She was the third daughter of Elanor Lucretia PLANK and William Henry CARRINGTON; m Jacob (Jake) Harvey RICKETTS b 1882, IN. They div and Laura took her maiden name, as did her son, John, and daughter, Iva Mae. Ralph kept his father's name. Jacob d 1963. Laura d 31 Mar 1967, El Cajon, CA. Photo: Jacob Ricketts Laura used to visit the Starrs in Dallas, Texas, who were her cousins or aunts, according to her son, Ralph Ricketts.

+1 Ralph Leroy RICKETTS b 22 Dec 1913; d 26 Nov 1998
+2 Iva Mae (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 28 July 1917; d 12 Jan 1994
+3 John William (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON b 1 Dec 1918; d 19 Apr 1976



1 Ralph Leroy RICKETTS b 22 Dec 1913, Dennison, TX; d 26 Nov 1998. He m 1st Vilma (Thelma) Delores Komora b 9 Apr 1913 in Uniontown, PA; d 1998, MI. Their daughters are:
Diana Lee RICKETTS b 2 Mar 193, Detroit, MI; m Regis Gully (they div)
Adrienne RICKETTS b 22 Nov 1942, Detroit MI; m Wilson Herbert THOMAS b 2 Sep 1921; d 22 Apr 1995
Diana Lee's children and grandchildren:
Anthony A. b 19 Dec 1958 in Royal Oak, MI; m Deborah DOUBLAS and have one son, Anthony II b 8 Oct 1992; they div.
Michelle Mary GULLY b 15 May 1966 in Madison Heights, MI; m Richard Fantucci
Gina Ann GULLY b 29 Oct 1968 in Madison Heights, MI; m 1st Scott Wiley and have dau Autumn b 7 Apr 1990; m 2nd David Bidingen and have son Austin b 4 Jul 1995
Andrea Lyn GULLY b 18 Jan 1973 in Madison Heights, MI


Ralph m 2nd 30 Dec 1944, Virginia Catherine BRENISER b 9 Dec 1921, Highland Park, MI, dau of Evelyn Elizabeth CRANE dau Eva Sanborn and George Crane) and Peter Clarence BRENISER (son of Louisa Catherine MYERS and Peter BRENISER).

Photo: Barbara Jean, Grandma Laura, Cathy, Bruce

4 Barbara Jean RICKETTS b 15 Nov 1945
5 Bruce Leroy RICKETTS b 19 Jan 1947

4 Barbara Jean RICKETTS b 15 Nov 1945, Highland Park, MI. She m 1st Terry DICKINSON b 1 Dec 1944, San Francisco, CA (son of Esther Lillian WERNER b 9 Jul 1924 in Colorado and Robert E.(Bob) DICKINSON b 27 Jan 1926 in Zion, IL). Their only child,
Angela Jean Dickinson changed her name to Angela Carrington in 1982.

Barbara m 2nd Bruce Edwin Baker b 17 Mar 1944 in San Diego, CA. They div in 1980. Barbara changed her last name to "Carrington" in 1994. Their children are:
Danielle Marie BAKER b 24 Apr 1967
Scott Patrick BAKER b 18 Aug 1972

5 Bruce Leroy RICKETTS b 19 Jan 1947, Highland Park, MI. He m 1st Andrea LEE. Their son is 5a Jeffrey LEE b May 1971, whose last name was changed when Andrea's second husband adopted him. Bruce m 2nd Josephine ____, who had two children from her first marriage; they div. Bruce m 3rd Tresha Kay née Demarre Alvarado b 18 Aug 1960 in Hamilton County, IN, who had Julie Christine Alvarado b 26 Aug 1984 from her first marriage. group photo, taken Dec 1999

The children of Bruce and Tresha are:
Melissa Nicole RICKETTS b 4 Jun 1989 taken 28 Dec 1998
Melanie Renee RICKETTS b 22 Oct 1990 taken 28 Dec 1998
Melinda Joy RICKETTS b 27 Dec 1992 taken 28 Dec 1998
Sara Beth RICKETTS b 24 Feb 1995 taken 28 Dec 1998



2 Iva Mae (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON (SS 353-07-1713 issued IL) b 28 July 1917 m Alfred MUELLER 5 Sep 1942, Detroit, MI. Al was b 24 Feb 1915, Delphos, Ohio, the son of Mary Bernedine SCHULIEN and Alfred J. MUELLER. Iva Mae had multiple sclerosis and d 12 Jan 1994, Oakland County, MI; bur Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi, MI.


6 Patricia Ann MUELLER b 8 Oct 1947, Detroit, MI; m Anthony C. MARTINICO 23 Aug 1969, Detroit, MI
7 Alfred "Buddy" MUELLER, Jr b 27 Jun 1951, Detroit, MI; m Nanette Joy LUEY 20 Dec 1974, Jamacia
8 Francis Ann MUELLER b 17 Jan 1956, Detroit,MI; m Terry M. JONES 15 May 1985, St. Ignace, MI
9 Robert MUELLER b 16 Dec 1961 (twin) in Detroit, MI
10 Michael MUELLER b 16 Dec 1961 (twin) in Detroit, MI



3 John William (formerly Ricketts) CARRINGTON (SS 362-18-8969 issued MI) b 1 Dec 1918, Clinton, IN; d 19 Apr 1976, Detroit, MI; m Mary Patricia NEWELL 19 Apr 1942, Murray, Kentucky. Mary b 8 Oct 1919, Bowers Harbor, Traverse City, MI; dau of Elizabeth BEERY and L.P. NEWELL.

11 Mary Catherine CARRINGTON b 20 Apr 1945, Hinsdale, IL; m 25 Jun 1965 Russell Vaughn TANNER; Russ d 1994.
12 Carol Ann CARRINGTON b 9 Jul 1948, Detroit, MI; m Glenn Allen OSTERHART 21 Jul 1967, Detroit, MI.
13 John Laurence CARRINGTON b 15 Aug 1949, Detroit, MI; m 1st Mary HANER 9 Oct 1976; m 2nd Kathleen BORIO, 1994.
14 Gina CARRINGTON b 3 Aug 1955, Detroit, MI; m Robert James SHINOSKI 6 Aug 1994.

John Laurence, John, Cathy, Carol

Updated March 5, 2000