Guy Scoby Rix, compiler, History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Joel Ricks, 1908)

A bit of trivia: Guy Scoby Rix was born in 1829 in New Hampshire. His father, Guy C. Rix, is on the 1850 census, living in the town of Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York. Guys younger brother, Joel, was probably the same person who published the original work in 1908. A surprising revelation to me is that there was a younger brother named Milton. Guy Rix and his brother Joel E. Rix served in the Civil War, as artificers (a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman, in one translation) with Company A, 8th Regiment, New York Artillery. Guy's father was a blacksmith, and Guy S. Rix was a wheelright in 1850.

History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America, Revised Edition comp. and pub. in 1957 by family representatives, Howard Ricks, chairman (contains inaccurate family associations and lineages). Compiled by Guy Scoby Rix and others.

This book available only when someone sells their copy.

Donald M. Ricks, compiler, The Ricks Family of Guilford Co., NC, Eastern TN, Northeast AL, and Northeast MS, (Nashville, Tenn.: D. M. Ricks, 1993). The book contains some inaccurate information, which I corrected with the 1998 publication.

This book available only when someone sells their copy.

Ricks, The Descendants of Jonas Ricks and Other Ricks Families in America,(Dexter, Mich., Donald M. Ricks, 1998)

Original Publication Announcement, 1998

What does the book contain, and how was it published?

What does it cost, and how do I order a copy? Limited copies available.

Carma Muir LeCheminant, compiler, Joel Ricks (1804-1888) & His Family (Six Generations plus Ancestry) (Provo, Utah; Brigham Young UniversityPrint & Mail Production Center, 2007).

Carma, a second great granddaughter of Joel Ricks, has now completed her work on a book of all the descendants of Joel Ricks, born February 18, 1804 in Christian County (now Trigg County), Kentucky, the son of Jonathan Ricks and Temperance Edwards. He had two wives: Eleanor Martin and Sarah Beriah Fiske Allen.

A corrected and expanded version of the 1957 History and Genealogy of the Ricks Family of America has now been published (2007). The new version is entitled Joel Ricks (1804-1888) and His Family. The two-volume, hard bound books are 8 l/2 x 11, containing a total of about 1800 pages. The new version concentrates mainly on the Joel Ricks (1804-1888) family, his descendants down six generations, and an ancestry section. The only section that would be of much value to other Ricks families in America would be the ancestry and appendix sections (approx 100 pages). These two sections document a "corrected" lineage back to Isaac Ricks (1638-1723), as well as corrected false information. The set sells for $44.50 plus $10 for shipping. If interested, a check may be made out to Joel Ricks Family Books and sent to Carma LeCheminant, 1895 N 285 E, Orem, U T 84057.

Carma's email address is: KenAndCarma@comcast.net.