John Rickey Mead (1840 - 1919)

Born 30 Sep 1840 in Sedan, Scioto, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 10 Nov 1919 at age 79 in Sedan, Scioto, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Son of Ezra & Esther (Rickey) Mead

He married Mary Jane McLaughlin in OH - parents of Anna & Ezra Edward Mead

He is buried at Mead Cemetery, Sedan, Scioto, OH

"Was born September 30, 1840 near California, Scioto county, on the old Rickey farm. His father was Ezra Mead who lived to reach 92 years and 5 months and died May 24, 1898. He was the son of Judah Mead who came from Tioga county,New York and located at the mouth of the Little Scioto, November 20, 1815. He lived there only one winter and then moved up the Little Scioto farther. He was a farmer and of English descent. His mother was Esther Rickey, daughter of Rev. Jacob Rickey, a Baptist minister. He came from New York about the same time Judah Mead did. At the age of sixteen, his parents moved to Sedan and located in the same spot where our subject now lives. His father was born December 24, 1806 and died May 24, 1898. His mother was born December 20, 1810 and died September 28, 1876. He received a common school education, and has been a farmer all his life. He had a brother Ebenezer in the 56th 0. V. I. Company G, who enlisted October 29, 1861 and died May 15, 1862, at Shiloh, Tennessee. Mr. Mead has always been a republican and his father before him was a whig. He never held office nor dabbled in politics. He is a member of Salem Baptist church near Sedan and is one of its trustees. He was married May 20, 1876 to Mary Jane McLaughlin. She is a daughter of James and Elizabeth Huston. They have two children living and two dead. Ezra at home and Anna, the wife of Jas. A. Johnson. As a man Mr. Mead is quiet and unassuming, is a good citizen and is noted for his integrity." From the book "A History Of Scioto County, Ohio, Together With A Pioneer Record Of Southern Ohio" By Nelson W. Evans, 1903. Page 1070.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofsciotoc01evan/page/1070

• 1850-1910 US Federal Censuses
• US Civil War Registration Records, 1863-1865
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53479187