Glenn House Rickards

b. 1 September 1892, d. 2 August 1957
  • Glenn House Rickards was born on 1 September 1892 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York.
  • Stephen Manley Rickards and Addie Louise Frank appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Great Valley, New York. Other members of the household included Glenn House Rickards, Leigh Rickards and Esther H. Rickards.
  • Stephen Manley Rickards and Addie Louise Frank appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Great Valley, New York. Other members of the household included Glenn House Rickards, Leigh Rickards, Esther H. Rickards and Richard Gordon Rickards.
  • Glenn House Rickards registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Cattaraugus County, New York, while single and living in Salamanca, self-employed there as a jeweler, described as of medium height and build, with red hair and blue eyes.
  • Addie Louise Frank appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 237 Utica Street. Other members of the household included Glenn House Rickards, Esther H. Rickards and Richard Gordon Rickards.
  • He was a jeweler and proprietor of a jewelry store, according to the 1930 census.
  • He married Ruth Harriet Barnett, daughter of George W. Barnett and Elizabeth Kammerer, on 21 November 1931.
  • Glenn House Rickards and Ruth Harriet Barnett appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 47 Dakota Street.
  • He was employed as a watchmaker in a department store.
  • Glenn House Rickards appeared in the 1956 Buffalo, New York, City Directory at 216 Pearl listed under Retail Jewelers..
  • The following appeared on 1 May 1957 in The Post: Mrs. Addie Frank Rickards of 237 W. Utica street, Buffalo, a former resident of Great Valley, died April 25, 1957. She was the widow of the late Stephen M. Rickards; mother of Leigh F. and Esther H. Rickards of Buffalo; Glenn H. of Snyder, and Richard G. of Wichita Falls, Tex.
         Funeral was held Monday afternoon from Austin Funeral Home at 565 Elmwood avenue, Buffalo.
  • Ruth Harriet Barnett became a widow at his death.
  • Glenn House Rickards died on 2 August 1957 at age 64.
  • The following appeared on 7 August 1957 in The Post: (Great Valley) Glenn H. Rickards, 64, of Snyer, a former Great Valley boy, died August 2 following several week's illness.
         Mr. Rickards was born Sept. 1, 1892 in Great Valley and was the son of the late Stephen and Addie Rickards. In his early boyhood days he lived and attended school here.
         Besides his wife, Ruth Rickards, he is survived by one sister, Miss Esther Rickards of Buffalo and two brothers, Leigh Rickards, also of Buffalo and Richard Rickards of Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a nephew of Mrs. Charles Gilman and Mrs. Louis Reed of Great Valley.
         The funeral and burial was held in Snyder, Monday afternoon.
  • Last Edited: 24 Oct 2015

Family: Ruth Harriet Barnett b. 19 August 1896, d. 30 January 1981