Hi Dana, I am a Rickman descendant. I got a forward of your email from another Rickman researcher. My line is as follows: (me) Cheri Fahey Goertz -(my father) Albert William Fahey Jr (grandmother)-Ellen Rickman Fahey -(great grandfather) Adam Rickman -(great, great grandfahter) William Rickman, now for the good part..from here I draw a loss as to who Wiliam Rickman's parents were. So many conflicting reports have come in I can't confirm who William parents are. In a civil war document that I have it states that William (who was under age at the time of signing)was granted permission by his mother (who is listed as a Nancy Ann Rickman) Nothing else has been found on her at this time. The Rickman clan moved around alot, having been the topic of discrimination over the years. Some of us believe that was to fade away without any conflict. I know in some of my documentation that I have an Alice Rickman listed. Will look for you what I have if you choose to want it. I do know that some of our Rickmans have married into black families(perhaps because they have been passed off in the early years as mullato or black) If I am not mistaken there is a lady in Omaha, Ne who is a Rickman desxcendant and I ahve met her, she is a black lady & extremely nice. She is retired now, but at one time was the head of the research department at the Omaha, Nebraska library. Seems to me that she has Alice Rickman listed somewhere in her family tree. Let me know what you think and if you would care for some of my family tree information. There are some original court documentation records at the Onawa, Ia library(where the majority of the Rickmans lived at one time). I have seen those too, unfortunately most of the records are hard to recopy. They are in quite frail shape. Regards, another Rickman researcher..Cheri Goertz