Wilson Daily Times, 13 October 1980.
Wiley Ricks and young customer.
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In the 1900 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Millie Ricks, 40, widow, with sons William, 12, and Wiley, 1.
In the 1910 census
On 27 July 1918, Wiley Ricks, 21, of Toisnot, married Fannie Fort, 21, of Toisnot, in Elm City. Presbyterian minister A.E. Sephas performed the ceremony in the presence of John Gaston, Samuel T. Ford and T.H. Nicholson.
Fannie Ford Ricks died 9 March 1924 in Elm City, Toisnot township. Per her death certificate, she was born 11 January 1899 in Wilson County to Sam Ford of Halifax County and Mattie Williams of Wilson County and was married to Wiley Ricks.
In the 1930 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Wiley Ricks, 30, barber; wife Carrie, 29; and children Miriam, 2, and Maggie, 9 months.
In the 1940 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: on Branch Street, barber Wiley Ricks, 41; wife Cary P., 39; and children Miriam, 12, Maggie R., 10, Lois, 8, and Malinda, 1.
Wylie Ricks died 28 March 1985 in Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina. Per his death certificate, he was born 4 December 1898 in Wilson County to Wiley Sharpe and Millie Sharpe; was a barber; resided in Elm City; and was married to Carrie Parker Ricks.
A 1947 photo taken outside Wiley Ricks’ barbershop. Courtesy of Thomas Griffin via Wilson Daily Times, 15 January 2002.
Haircut photo courtesy of article re Ricks in History of Wilson County, North Carolina (1985).
I enjoyed this one too! Thanks, Lisa!
Thanks for your support!
Wiley Rick’s is my maternal grandfather. My mother kept a copy of that newspaper clipping. Our family visited the site of his old barbershop in 2017.
Wonderful! Great to hear from you, Allison!
Thank you for posting this. I would love to know more about my Ricks family as most of the elders are now gone.
Ricks is a name most associated with neighboring Nash County. I’ve done a few other Ricks posts, but I don’t know if these families are related to your set.
Uncle Wiley was my great grandmother’s brother (Mary Margaret Madgalene Ricks Bullock). I vividly remember going to visit him at the barbershop. He was such a kind man with a gentle spirit.