Martin Digital History

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  • Students of the first through third grades at the Jensen school with teacher Barbara Ferson, who also wrote the "Jensen News" column for the Stuart News.

    Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen (p. 175) with the caption: "Mrs. Barbara Ferson with her students in 1931 when class was held in the Pitchford Building, on the river next to the Jensen Bridge. Front row: Kathleen Ricou, Sonny Edwards, Norman Hogg, H. Wells, Norris Tilton. Back row: Bradley Wells Joe Scalla, Ransom Tilton, Dorothy Hogg, Donald Gideaon, Blount Gideon, Albert Fripp."
  • Man and woman on pier. Ivy LeRoy Ricou (1894-1954) and wife Ladye Agnes Kitching Ricou (1897-1981).
  • Dorothy Ricou Dowdy (1922-1991) and mother Margaret Sullivan Ricou (1898-1972), and friend Velma Davis Walrath (1925-2005), who later settled in Billings, Montana.
  • A champion swimmer in his youth, Ricou Browning Browning was starring in and producing Florida water shows by his early 20s. After impressing film scouts with his swimming while they looked for locations for the film, he was hired to play the Gill Man in the Creature From the Black Lagoon (released 1954). He later became a writer and director for many films and television productions, including Flipper.
  • The children of Gertrude and Ransom Ren Ricou (left to right): Anita Gertrude Ricou Tilton (1899-1986), Louis Ransom (1895-1904), Inez Louse Ricou Browning (1901-1990), Ernest Lorenzo (1893-1960), and Douglas Lenoir (1898-1966). Poor quality copy.
  • Ransom Ren Ricou (1867-1925) and Gertrude Ricou (1870-1933). The couple married in 1890 and settled in Eden in 1894, established a commercial fishing company, R.R. Ricou and Sons, in 1896, which became a large and profitable business. Poor quality copy.
  • Small white house. Jensen Beach elementary school teacher Barbara Miller Ferson lived there. Poor quality copy.
  • Young woman, Ladye Agnes Kitching Ricou (1897-1981). Daughter of Sylvanus and Martha Kitching, wife of Ivy LeRoy Ricou (1894-1954). Worked as a seamstress in 1940 and 1950.
  • Kathleen Ricou and John Gideon. Poor quality copy.
  • Photocopied booklet created for the celebration of Kathleen Ricou's 75th birthday. Contains photos and short reminisces of Ricou's life written by family members.
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