Descriptive SummaryMSSI 10Thomas E. Ricks’ Family Papers,
1828-1901Grover, Dean R.Grover, LoisBrigham Young University-Idaho Special
Collections1.5 Linear FeetThis collection was
compiled and submitted by Dean R. and Lois Grover on behalf of the Ricks Family
Organization. This organization consists of the numerous posterity of Thomas E.
Ricks. Thomas E. Ricks lived a very active life as a member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This collection is a mix of genealogical
and historical information. Included are many primary source documents about
the life of Thomas E. Ricks. Also included are a number of articles written
about this important founder of the city of Rexburg. In addition to the wealth
of information about Ricks, a file is included for each of his wives and each
one of his children. ProvenanceThis collection was donated to Ricks College by the Thomas E. Ricks
Family Organization
AccessThis Collection is open to the public.
Conditions of UseIt is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary
copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from Thomas E. Ricks’ Family Papers
must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special
Collections Board of Curators.
Preferred CitationInitial Citation: MSSI 10; Thomas E.
Ricks’ Family Papers; Manuscripts; Brigham Young University-Idaho Special
Collections, David O. McKay Library, Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Following Citations:MSSI 10, BYUISC.
Biographical HistoryThis collection was compiled and submitted by Dean R. and Lois Grover
on behalf of the Ricks Family Organization. This organization consists of the
numerous posterity of Thomas E. Ricks. Thomas E. Ricks lived a very active life
as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a
colonizer among colonizers. He was one of the first settlers of the Mormon
colony at Las Vegas; he helped to rescue the suffering Martin and Willie
handcart companies of 1856. He was an early settler in Cache Valley and then in
the Upper Snake River Valley. He was a well respected civic and religious
leader in Southeast Idaho. He also helped to found the Ricks Academy which has
evolved in to Brigham Young University Idaho. Dean R. Grover is the great-
grandson of Thomas E. Ricks through Ricks’ first wife, Tabitha Hendricks.
Scope and Content NoteThis collection is a mix of genealogical and historical information.
Included are many primary source documents about the life of Thomas E. Ricks.
Also included are a number of articles written about this important founder of
the city of Rexburg. In addition to the wealth of information about Ricks, a
file is included for each of his wives and each one of his children. These
files contain genealogical information such as family group sheets and
photocopies of important documents.
Notes on ArrangementThe materials have been removed from their original folders, placed in
acid-free folders, and their staples have been removed. Box 1: Files 1-9 deal
with material specific to Thomas E. Ricks. Files 10-17 are biographical
sketches on some of Ricks’ wives and children. Box 1, Files 18-23 contain
genealogic information for Thomas E. Ricks and his wives, and Files 23-32 as
well as Box 2: Files 1-34 contain genealogical information for each of Ricks’
children. The children’s files are organized alphabetically. Box 3 contains
genealogical information for other members of the Ricks family that were not
Thomas Ricks’ wives or children. These files have been arranged
alphabetically.
Subject TracingsPeopleRicks, Thomas E., (Thomas Edwin), 1828-1901PlacesRexburg (Idaho)SubjectRexburg (Idaho)--HistoryContainer ListInventoryThomas E. Ricks’ Family Papers,
1828-1901BoxFolderContents
11Extracts from the Journal of Moses Thatcher relating to
Thomas E. Ricks12Journal of Cache Military District relating to Thomas E.
Ricks13Letter from Thomas E. Ricks to his wife Tabitha
Hendricks Ricks14Minutes of the Ricks Family Reunion,
July 21, 190015Miscellaneous Documents Relating to Thomas E.
Ricks16Articles about Thomas E. Ricks17Thomas E. Ricks: Early Years,
1828-185918Thomas E. Ricks: Logan Years,
1859-188319Thomas E. Ricks: Rexburg Years,
1883-1901110Autobiography of Emily Arnold Ricks111Autobiography of Peter Jeppesen Ricks112Biographical Sketch of Jonathan Ricks113Joel Ricks: Miscellaneous Materials114Biographical Sketch of Tabitha Hendricks
Ricks115Biographical Sketch of Ellen Maria Yallop116Biographical Sketch of Elizabeth Jane Shupe
Ricks117Biographical Sketch of Tamer Loader Ricks118Thomas Edwin Ricks Genealogical Information,
1828-1901119Tabitha Hendricks Ricks Genealogical Information,
1830-1924120Tamar Loader Genealogical Information ,
1833-1924121Ruth Caroline Dill Genealogical Information,
1847-1922122Elizabeth Jane Shupe Genealogical Information,
1841-1889123Ellen Maria Yallop Genealogical Information ,
1843-1924124Alfred Ricks Genealogical Information,
1869-1927125Alice Ricks Genealogical Information ,
1865-1876126Amy Eliza Ricks Genealogical Information ,
1858-1922127Anne Ricks Genealogical Information ,
1864-1871128Brigham Ricks Genealogical Information,
1860-1940129Caroline Ricks Genealogical Information,
1860-1948130Charlotte Ricks,
1875-1945131Clarinda Ricks Genealogical Information,
1872-1873132David Ricks Genealogical Information,
1871-187321Edith Ricks Genealogical Information,
1878-186222Eleanor Ricks Genealogical Information,
1881-188923Elizabeth Jane Ricks Genealogical Information,
1881-194624Ernest Ricks Genealogical Information,
1871-191925Ellen Ricks Genealogical Information,
1873-193426Emma Ricks Genealogical Information,
1865-186627Ephraim Ricks Genealogical Information,
1867-194828George Ricks Genealogical Information,
1876-196729Harriet Ricks Genealogical Information,
1867-1956210Harvey Ricks Genealogical Information,
1882-1941211Heber Ricks Genealogical Information,
1860-1907212Hyrum Ricks Genealogical Information,
1858-1924213James Ricks Genealogical Information,
1867-1945214Joel Ricks Genealogical Information Genealogical
Information,215Joseph Ricks Genealogical Information,
1857-1915216John Ricks Genealogical Information,
1868-1920217Josiah Ricks Genealogical Information,
1883-1886218Louis Ricks Genealogical Information,
1871-1927219Luamelia Ricks Genealogical Information,
1874-1891220Maria Ricks Genealogical Information,
1867-1951221Martha Jane Ricks Genealogical Information,
1863-1929222Mary Elizabeth Ricks Genealogical Information,
1861-1907223May Ricks Genealogical Information,
1877-1918224Millie Ricks Genealogical Information,
1875-1964225Nathan Ricks Genealogical Information,
1879-1880226Orson Ricks Genealogical Information,
1873-1938227Rose Maude Ricks Genealogical Information,
1874-1939228Samuel Ricks Genealogical Information,
1870-1933229Sarah Catherine Ricks Genealogical Information,
1853-1920230Sarah Eleanor Ricks Genealogical Information,
1861-1926231Thomas Edwin Ricks Junior Genealogical Information,
1855-1919232Willard Ricks Genealogical Information,
1861-1940233William Ricks Genealogical Information,
1963-1940234Zina Ricks Genealogical Information,
1886-194331Adelia Ricks Genealogical Information,
1860-186332Clarinda Ricks Genealogical Information,
1835-186433Eleanor Ricks Genealogical Information,
1807-188234Ellen Jane Ricks Genealogical Information,
1856-193535Esther A. Ricks Genealogical Information,
1862-194936Ezra Varnum Ricks Genealogical Information,
1853-193337Joel Ricks Genealogical Information,
1804-188838Joel Ricks Genealogical Information,
1858-194439Joel Martin Ricks Genealogical Information,
1850-1850310Jonathan Ricks Genealogical Information,
1841-1925311Jonathan Ricks Genealogical Information,
1772312Josiah Ricks Genealogical Information,
1845-1916313Lewis Ricks Genealogical Information,
1830-1894314Mary Elizabeth Ricks Genealogical Information,
1843-1929315Nathan Ricks Genealogical Information,
1853-1929316Sally Ann Ricks Genealogical Information,
1832-1864317Sarah Beriah Ricks Genealogical Information,
1855-1869318Sarah Beriah Fiske Genealogical Information,
1819-1891319Temperance Ricks Genealogical Information,
1837-1916320William Ricks Genealogical Information,
1839-1900