Person:Mary Rikard (2)

Name	Mary Elizabeth Rikard
Gender	Female
Birth`^?`	9 Nov 1835	Monroe, Alabama, United States
Census^[3]	1850	Monroe, Alabama, United States
Marriage	1860	to Holloway Middleton Forte
Death`^?`	28 May 1914	Buena Vista, Monroe, Alabama, United States
Burial^[1]		Buena Vista Cemetery, Monroe, Alabama, United States

References

↑ 37621161 , in Find A Grave
includes photos, last accessed Nov 2022.
FORTE FAMILY LEGACY, in Rikard's Mill newsletter.

After Jake Rikard's death, the mill passed to his daughter Mary Rikard and her husband, Holly Middleton Forte. They ran the mill until their son, John Dennis Forte, began operating the business.

John taught school for many years in north Monroe County and was elected Monroe County superintendent of schools in 1900. By 1921, he had retired and was a full-time millwright at Rikard's Mill until his death in 1966. By then, he had passed the miller legacy to his son, Maurice Forte, who operated the mill alongside his father.
↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432)
Monroe, Alabama.

3 852 852 Rikard Jacob 45 M SC Farmer 1,600 4 852 852 Rikard Elizabeth 47 F SC 5 852 852 Rikard Mary 15 F Ala 6 852 852 Rikard Stephen 8 M Ala 7 852 852 Rikard Martha A. 5 F Ala 8 852 852 Rikard Perlina 3 F Ala 9 852 852 Snell James 21 M Ala Laborer