![]() Growing up, Rickenbacker worked before and after school. This is where Edd, as he was called by his parents, spent his childhood. The house lacked running water, indoor plumbing, and electricity. With a loan from Lizzie's parents, the couple purchased a lot and built a small home on 1334 East Livingston Avenue, 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of downtown at the edge of the city limits in 1893. ![]() ![]() In 1893, his father owned a construction company. His father worked for breweries and street-paving crews and his mother Lizzie took in laundry to supplement the family income. Later in life, he changed the spelling of his last name to Rickenbacker and adopted a middle name, Vernon. He was the third of eight children born to German-speaking Swiss immigrants, Lizzie (née Liesl Basler) and Wilhelm Rickenbacher. Rickenbacker was born Edward Rickenbacher in Columbus, Ohio.
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