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Casper Rickard
Personal Identity
Occupation	Farmer
Birthplace	Davidson Co., North Caroline
Birthdate	March 3, 1822
Death
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Family	George Rickard (father), Catherine Motsinger (mother), Catherine Kime (wife), Jasper (son), Susanna Tracer (daughter), Amanda Jane Calvert (daughter), Sarah A. Foster (daughter),
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Gender	Male
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Affiliation
Residence	Junction City

History

CASPER RICKARD, one of the succesful farmers of Lane County, living near Junction City, ORE, was born in Davidson Co., NC March 3 1822. His parents, Peter & Susan (Kipley) Rickard were natives of the same State, but in 1835 immigrated to Pike County Indiana; there the father redued a wild tract of land to a state of cultivation, and also engaged in the blacksmiths' trade. CASPER RICKARD remained with his parents until 1847, but during the latter years of his residence at home, he had independant agricultural and milling interests. He was married in Pike co., In March 25, 1847 to Miss Catherine Kime; he purchased a farm after this event, and lived on the place until 1853. He then sold out, and with two wagons, seven yoke of oxen and fifteen cows, he set out to cross the plains to the Pacific coast, as captain of a train of seven wagons. The latter part of their journey was most laborious, as they opened their own trail, much of the time traveling in the river bed. At the end of eight months they arrived in the Willmette Valley; the whole company had suffered from illness, and the oldest son of Mr. Rickard had died. Much of the live-stock perished, and it became necessary to purchase an extra yoke of oxen to complete the journey. Mr. Rickard located in Benton county, twelve miles south of Corvallis on a claim of 325 acres; he followed farming and stock raising for twenty years, and added other lands by purchase to the amount of 1,000 acres. About the year 1875 he removed to Lane county, and bought a tract of 562 acres of land, which he has since increased to 760 acres; 170 acres are sown to grain and the place is well stocked wtih sheep, cattle and horses. Mr. & Mrs. Rickard have four surviving children:

Jasper, Susanna, Wife of Ferdinand Tracer; Amanda J., wife of James Calvert; Sarah A., wife of Alexander A.Foster. Mr. Rickard is a member of Junction City Lodge No. 56, A.F. & A.M. Politics have claimed little of his attention, but though he has attained the allotted three score years and ten, he still takes the active management of his estates. [1]