Gazlay Family History
Elizabeth Shay
Parents
| Father | Thomas J. Shay ( - ) |
| Mother | Ella C. Spurck ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 4 October 2020; Last Edited: 19 October 2020 |
| Person ID | 9840 |
| Name | Elizabeth Shay |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 17 February 1881 in Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 27 January 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to David Swing Ricker1 |
| Divorced | ca. June 1909 from David Swing Ricker6 |
| Died | June 1970 in Monterey County, California2 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  David Swing Ricker (son of Jewett E. Ricker and Mary Ann Swing) |
| Born | 29 April 1878 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio |
| Married | 27 January 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Elizabeth Shay |
| Married | 18 November 1909 in Seattle, King County, Washington to Madge Voe (born Marion Seaman) |
| Married | 9 December 1913 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon to Layne Virginia Donaldson |
| Married | ca. 1925 to Hope Dare (born Rosie Luetzsinger) |
| Died | 2 June 1929 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California |
| Children | of Elizabeth Shay and David Swing Ricker: |
| +1. | Elizabeth Anne Ricker |
| Born | 10 March 1907 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Married | 18 August 1934 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Charles Shepard Reed, Jr. |
| Died | 14 March 1968 in Santa Clara County, California |
Sources
- Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920; David S. Ricker, 25, and Elizabeth Shay, 22, married on 27 January 1904 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
- Sorted By Birth Date (website: sortedbybirthdate.com), Elizabeth Ricker, born: 17 February 1881 [social security number was issued in Illinois]; died: June 1970; zip code [of last residence]: 93940 [indicating Monterey County, California].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 1152, Sheet No. 3B, Elizabeth Ricker, 37, Illinois, widowed [sic, more likely divorced]; daughter Elizabeth A. Ricker, 12, Illinois; servant Mary A. Call, 28, Ireland, servant, private family.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 16-1552, Sheet No. 25A, Elizabeth S. Ricker, 49, Illinois; daughter Elizabeth A. Ricker, 23, Illinois.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Florida, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach, E.D. 50-37, Sheet No. 14B, Joan Fortune, 64, Illinois, single, retail clerk, stationery; partner Elizabeth Ricker, 59, Illinois, widowed; residence [for both] on 1 April 1935: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
- Divorce Filing, The Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 5 June 1909, Husband’s Misconduct Told By Mrs. David Swing Ricker. The article discusses Mrs. Elizabeth Shay Ricker’s testimony in the trial of her divorce suit against her husband, David Swing Ricker, that they were married on 27 January 1904 and separated in April 1908. They have one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Ricker, age 2 years. Mrs. Ricker said she found her husband living with another woman, Margaret Voe.