An American Family History

Samuel Lowe Ricketts was born on January 19, 1843 in Woodford County, Illinois. His parents were William Ricketts and Harriet Dean.

He married Mary Lavina Holder on January 2, 1868 in Woodford County. Mary was born on November 18, 1848 in Green, Grant County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Thomas Holder and Willa Witt Carmichael. 

Samuel and Mary's children were Oscar Lorenzo Ricketts (1869), Sarah Jane Ricketts (1880), and Myrtle Mae Ricketts (1881). Mary died on April 28, 1900 in Benson, Illinois.

In 1900 he was living with his mother, and sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and Hardin Edwards, in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois

He married his second wife, Laura Adaline Smith LeFurge, on August 6, 1901 in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois. Laura was born November 21, 1848 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. Her parents were James Smith and Sarah Huntley. Laura had ben married before to James LeFurge.

In 1919 when his brother, Garrett Ricketts, died he was living in Eureka.

Samuel died on July 31, 1924 in Peoria, Illinois. He is buried at Olio Township Cemetery.