Layne Virginia Donaldson

Person/Family

Spouse 1

David Swing Ricker (son of Jewett E. Ricker and Mary Ann Swing)

Spouse 2

Archie Tipton Parker (son of N. D. Parker and Mary G. Ratcliffee)

Sources

1. Find a Grave (website). Bosley Cemetery, Santo, Palo Pinto County, Texas, Virginia Layne Donaldson Parker, born: 28 May 1883; died: 8 April 1956 (from record, which includes a note: Inscription: Devoted Sisters/In God’s Care; and that it is a double marker with Ruth Hackney Donaldson(1885-1958) [grave marker: July 22, 1885 - May 13, 1958]).
2. Texas Deaths, 1890-1976; Certificate of Death, State File No. 21578, Layne D. Parker, died: 8 April 1956 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas; born: 28 May 1883 in Cleveland, Tennessee; age 72 years 10 months 10 days; divorced; father: John D. Donaldson, born in Tennessee; mother: Caroline B. Hackney, born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Georgia, Whitfield County, West Dalton, E.D. 106, Sheet Nos. 4A and B, John D. Donaldson, 40, Tennessee, April 1860, traveling salesman; wife of 19 years Carrie B. Donaldson, 37, Tennessee, March 1862, 4 children, 4 living; daughter Layne Donaldson, 17, Tennessee, May 1883; daughter Ruth Donaldson, 14, Tennessee, July 1885; son William J. Donaldson, 11, Tennessee, August 1888; daughter Sarah Donaldson, 6, Texas, March 1894.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles City, E.D. 476, Sheet No. 1A, Layne D. Ricker, F, 36, Tennessee; David S. Ricker, 40, Ohio, director of publicity, motion pict. stud.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, California, Los Angeles County, Montebello Township, Laguna Precinct, E.D. 19-1183, Sheet No. 4B, Archie T. Parker, 42, Kansas, first married age 25, salesman, real estate; wife Virginia L. Parker, 45, Tennessee, first married age 30.
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, E.D. 60-979, Sheet 14B, Virginia Parker, 56, Tennessee, writer, W.P.A; sister Ruth Donaldson, 54, Tennessee.
7. Draft Registration Card, World War I, David Swing Ricker, Serial Number 7262, Order Number 5182, age 38; born: 29 April 1880; occupation: newspaper, Republican Paper, Fresno, California; nearest relative: wife, Mrs. L. D. Ricker. Both the 1880 and 1900 U.S. Federal Census records indicate he was born in 1878, not 1880.
8. Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-2008/2009, David Lewing [sic, believed to be a mis-reading of Swing] Ricker, married on 9 December 1913 in Multnomah County, Oregon. In a separate entry, Layne Virginia Donaldson, married on the same day and place.
9. Morning Register, Eugene, Oregon, 10 January 1914, David Swing Ricker and Pretty Bride on Unique Wedding Tour. The article indicates David and his wife were “married in Portland one month ago yesterday” and discusses their plan to cover the entire Pacific Coast on foot as part of David’s work to report on the conditions of towns on the coast. Much of the article gives Mrs. Ricker’s personal experiences during the journey.
10. California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of Los Angeles, Marriage License and Certificate, Archie Tipton Parker, 37, born in Kansas, widowed, divorced; number of marriage: 3d; father: N. S. Parker, born in Kansas; mother: Mary G. Ratcliffee, born in Kansas; and Virginia Layne Ricker, 35 [sic, she was 42 at the time of this marriage], born in Tennessee; number of marriage: 2d; father: John D. Donaldson, born in Tennessee; mother: Caroline Lane Hockney, born in Tennessee; maiden name: Virginia Layne Donaldson; married on 10 June 1925 in Los Angeles.