Howard Reed Rickenbrode, Sr.

Male 1894 - 1984  (89 years)


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  • Name Howard Reed Rickenbrode 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 26 Dec 1894  Ellsworth, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aug 1984  Indianapolis, Marion, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Howard Rickenbrode Name: Howard Rickenbrode
      SSN: 304-09-0154
      Last Residence: 46220 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States of America
      Born: 26 Dec 1894
      Last Benefit: 46220 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States of America
      Died: Aug 1984
      State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)
    Person ID I16510  Drollinger Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2018 

    Father Harvey James Rickenbrode,   b. Aug 1856, Fryburg, Clarion, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1933, Hutchinson, Reno, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Mattie Lydia Holmes,   b. 19 May 1861, Consecus, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1927, Hutchinson, Reno, KS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F5566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Leone Drollinger,   b. 4 Jul 1896, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1965, Indianapolis, Marion, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 19 Dec 1920  Washington DC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • District of Columbia, Compiled Marriage Index
      Name: Gladys L . Drollinger
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1920
      Spouse: Howard R. Rickenbode
      FHL Film Number: 2052020
      Reference ID: 102425
    Children 
     1. Howard Reed Rickenbrode, Jr.,   b. 1 Feb 1924   d. 24 Dec 2005 (Age 81 years)
     2. Barbara Phyllis Rickenbrode,   b. 6 Jul 1928, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 2012 (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F5564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Dec 1894 - Ellsworth, KS Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Dec 1920 - Washington DC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aug 1984 - Indianapolis, Marion, IN Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005
      Name: Howard Reed Rickenbrode
      Gender: Male
      Age: 71
      Birth Date: abt 1895
      Birth Place: Kansas
      Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1966
      Marriage Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
      Spouse: Hazel L. Gibbs

      Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005
      Name: Hazel L. Gibbs
      Gender: Female
      Age: 53
      Birth Date: abt 1913
      Birth Place: Illinois
      Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1966
      Marriage Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
      Spouse: Howard Reed Rickenbrode

      Welcome To Reno County, Kansas
      Harvey J. Rickenbrode Obituary
      "MEDORA LEADER TAKEN BY DEATH"
      H. J. RICKENBRODE ENGAGED IN BUSINESS THERE 30 YEARS; WAS ALSOPOSTMASTER
      H. J. Rickenbrode, 76, for more than thirty years a general merchant at Medora and for several years postmaster of that town, died at 10:50 this morning at a Hutchinson hospital. (March 14, 1933)
      He had been ill for some time with dropsy, and was moved to the hospital about a week ago.
      The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Community church in Medora. The body will lie in state at the home after 9 a.m. Thursday.
      Mr. Rickenbrode was widely known over the county, he was for years Republican precinct committeeman for Medora township on the county committee of his party.
      His wife died five years ago. He is survived by four sons, Jesse E. of Neodesha, KS, Cyril G. of Wichita, Howard R. of Indianapolis, Ind, and Dwight of Tulsa, Okla, and one daughter, Mrs. Celia Truitt of Medora.
      Mr. Rickenbrode was born in Fryburg, PA, August 1856. He later moved to Kansas in 1878, locating at Ellsworth where he engaged in the hardware business, later moving to Medora in 1901, where he had been a business man ever since.
      Submitted by Barbara Tennison on August 8, 2002.

      Kansas State Census Collection
      Name: Howard R Rickenbrode
      Census Date: 1915
      Residence County: Reno
      Residence State: Kansas
      Locality: Medora
      Birth Location: Kansas
      Family Number: 48
      Gender: Male
      Estimated birth year: abt 1895
      Race: White
      Line: 22
      Roll: ks1915_197
      Household Member(s): Name Age
      H J Rickenbrode 58
      Matty Rickenbrode 53
      Howard R Rickenbrode 20
      C D Rickenbrode 16
      Harry P Dever

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Howard R Rickenbrode
      Age in 1910: 15
      Estimated birth year: 1895
      Birthplace: Kansas
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's name: H J Rickenbrode
      Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
      Mother's name: Mattie L Rickenbrode
      Mother's Birth Place: New York
      Home in 1910: Medora, Reno, Kansas
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members: Name Age
      H J Rickenbrode 53
      Mattie L Rickenbrode 48
      Celie P Rickenbrode 26
      Cyril G Rickenbrode 21
      Howard R Rickenbrode 15
      Dwight C Rickenbrode 12

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Howard Reed Rickenbrode
      Home Address: Medora, Reno, Kansas
      County: Reno
      State: Kansas
      Birth Date: 26 Dec 1894
      Race: Caucasian (White)
      FHL Roll Number: 1643815
      Draft Board: 0
      Age: 22 (single)
      Occupation: Stenographer (employed by United States, Washington, DC)
      Nearest Relative:
      Height/Build: Medium height/Medium build
      Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Brown
      Signature: (signed: "Howard Reed Rickenbrode" in his own handwriting)