Laible Ancestry Connections to Moultons and Ricketts

Continue zig-zagging back and forth on my mother's father's ancestry

Yesterday's posting gives my connections for 8 generations (!) that goes back and forth from maternal to paternal sides of the family tree for my mother's father's ancestry.

Rising Sun, IN is a delightful small county seat community along the Ohio River. Last weekend the county historical museum hosted a quilt festival. I haven't gleaned much information on the Ricketts family like how many children did Robert and Susanna Wilson Ricketts have. However, I did come across an email inquiry copy that was part of the Ricketts family file at the Ohio County Historical Museum. This email wanted to verify Robert Ricketts as Nathan Ricketts' nephew.

Why would an uncle and nephew relocate to Indiana from Pennsylvania and Maryland (where Robert was born)? I don't have proof but with the recorded military experience on their grave markers, I'm assuming as a "reward" for their service they were given frontier land to settle. It will be interesting to try finding documentation to support this.

Nathan Ricketts' new grave marker at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Cass Township of Ohio County, IN:

Nathan was only about 5 1/2 years older than Robert.

Susanna's barely discernable stone will be shared in an upcoming blog post.

Laible Connection to Moultons and Ricketts

Zig-Zagging back and forth from paternal to maternal sides past my grandfather's generation

For me, the Laible lineage is on MY maternal side--my mother's maiden name is Laible. So follow the last names:
1. Rebecca Jane Morris Sadler
2. Jane Laible Morris (& John Morris); parents
3. Virgil Laible (& Rowena Pelz); grandparents
4. Samuel Laible and Rosalia Crank Laible; great-grands
5. (James Crank & ) Sophia Moulton; 2nd greats
6. Isaac Moulton (& Mary Hatton); 3rd greats
7. Jeremiah Moulton and Vienna Ricketts; 4th greats
8. Robert Ricketts (& Susanna Wilson); 5th greats

This past Thursday afternoon, my husband and I located the graveyard and markers for #8--my 5th great grandparents!!!!

Robert and Susanna (or Susannah) Ricketts were both born in Maryland according to other researchers. I don't know yet how or when they married but they were in Dearborn County, IN when Vienna was born in 1809. Dearborn County was divided shortly after that and Rising Sun became the county seat for Ohio County.

About 7 1/2 miles NW of Rising Sun was where my husband and I found the Mt. Carmel Cemetery along Indiana Route 56. This is in Cass Township.

What I didn't know until I went to the Ohio County Historical Museum and the Mt. Carmel Cemetery was that Robert Ricketts had served in the Revolutionary War. I also didn't know that his uncle, Nathan Ricketts, also served and is buried next to Robert. Due to their military service, some one or group (possibly DAR or SAR) have replaced their old stones with new markers indicating their military units.

Susanna's marker has not been replaced and by the photos her first and last name are barely noticeable.

I'm having trouble loading the other photos, so I will end this posting and try posting Nathan's and Susanna's later.

Laible connection to Moulton ancestors (maternal's paternal lineage)

NOTE TO FAMILY MEMBERS: THERE ARE SEVERAL MOULTON AND CRANK MARRIAGES WITHIN OUR LINEAGE The earliest Moulton ancestor I have information researched is: Jeremiah Moulton (March 15, 1803-January 8, 1861. Sources vary with number of his children ranging from 3 to 9. Three sons I have info about are: Isaac or Ike, William, and John. Isaac Moulton (conflicting birth dates either as March 8, 1825 or June 26, 1825 in Rising Sun, Ohio County, IN. No death date found yet. Married on August 20, 1849 in Washburn, IL to Mary Jane Hatton (April 11, 1829 in Brown County, OH to November 5, 1899 in Washburn's Baptist Cemetery, Washburn, IL. Sources agree that Isaac and Mary Jane had 11 children: Elizabeth, Sophia, Mary Ellen, William, Vienna, Jeremiah, John, Anne, Benjamin, Ida, and Nancy "Belle". More information about these 11 children in a different post.