| NAME GAME | ALL ABOUT GEORGE | In the Business... | The next generation… | WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE RICKS |
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Who is Grandma Ricks (Julia Bell Ricks)
Her nickname described her Sweet personality.
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Who is Eliza
She was Parson George's wife
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Who is LoLo
She and her husband were serial entrepreneurs starting more than 10 businesses and employed several family members
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Who is Kyla
Her first published book was an urban novel.
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Who is Ricks
The first Ricks to move to LA.
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Who is Alie Marie
She was named after two of her aunts.
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What is Virginia
Parson George was brought to America to this state
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Who is Viola
She owned a beauty salon and her sisters followed her as beauticians.
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Who are Samiya and Rassan
These two sisters both purchased their first homes in their 20’s.
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What is Tuscumbia
The first Ricks Reunion in 1960 was here.
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Who is Gip (George Meredith)
His cousin named him after a rodeo cowboy
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Who is Judson
He was the youngest son of George and Eliza
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Who is Willa Mae
She made her living as a milliner.
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Who are Nate and Billie
They are great-grandparents to the newest addition to the Judson Ricks branch
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What is Fort Wayne
Half of the Ricks brothers made their home in this city
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Who is Jackie Ricks
Only living Judson Ricks descendant with the last name of Ricks.
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What is Senegal Liberia
The Ricks family traces their African roots to
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Who is Marie
She started a food truck with a bus and employed several family members.
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Who is Kim
She followed her Uncle's footsteps and earned a Phd
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What is 8134 Langley
Three Ricks families, lived on three floors at this address
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Who is William Alexander
He was stung by a bee and gained his name Chank
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What is The Oaks Plantation
George was the first black man in Alabama to purchase land. His land was part of this plantation
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Who is Sonya
She and her partner started an all female lawn business
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Who is Saqaara Minnie Brown
She is a new addition to the Judson Ricks branch and her great-grandmothers name is her middle name
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Who is Chris
Only Judson Ricks descendant to live in Oklahoma
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