Joel Ricks
18 Feb 1804 - 15 Dec 1888
Joel (Joseph) Ricks (1804-1888) was born 18 Feb. 1804 in Trigg Co., Kentucky. He was the son of Jonathan Ricks and Temperance Edwards. He married Eleanor Martin on 16 May 1827 in Trigg Co.; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 6 Jun. 1841. He was ordained a Patriarch under the direction of Wilford Woodruff on 29 Jun. 1873. He died 16 Dec. 1888 in Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory.
Joel Ricks Sr. (KWJ6-C8L), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 May 2022). Joel Ricks, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/joel-ricks, accessed 23 May 2022). "Burials in Logan City Cemetery: 1862-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 May 2022); Joel Ricks, 15 Dec. 1888, Logan, Cache Co., Utah, p. 152; citing Genealogical Society of Utah, image 161/208; DGS 8252112. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 23 May 2022); Joel (Joseph) Ricks and Elleanor (Ellen) Martin, 16 May 1827, Trigg Co., Kentucky, no. 195, p. 20, citing Trigg Co., Kentucky, Clerk of the County Court, "Marriage bonds and docket, 1820-1869," image 47/838; DGS 5685969. Deseret News, "Cache County News" (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 26 Dec. 1888, p. 4; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 23 May 2022).
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