Asa HICKS N.C. AL. MS. TX. Asa HICKS b.1762 Franklin Co. N.C. d.8-27-1855 at 93 yrs. old in Clinton Greene Co. Al. **Freida Hamilton sent me a copy of Thomas INGRAM'S will dated Mar. 28, 1795 Thomas Ingram d.1795: His will states: I give to my beloved wife Mary Ingram the plantation (250 acres & description) & all the land lying on the south side of Continney creek with our interruption whatever during her natural life. He empowers her to sell it if need be. After her death land goes to son Merit Ingram his heirs & offspring's for ever. I give to my grandson known by the name of Littleton HICKS 1 tract of land lying on the north side of, one place says Sandy other says Continney Creek to contain 50 acres be the same more or less to him his heirs & of springs forever, but that my son-in-law Asa should live on the said land without paying any rent as long as my executors think proper for him to continue on said land. I give my granddaughter Nancy Ingram 1 tract of land lying next to Hick's. The same to contain fifty acres to her & to lawful heirs of her body forever-but that my son-in law Ephraim CONE & daughter Dolly CONE may have the privilege of living on the said land until my granddaughter Nancy Ingram marries or comes to the age of 21. The said property now in hands of Ephraim CONE to her & her heirs forever. Ephraim Cone to continue with him as long as my executors may think it more convenient. Thomas gives household furniture & plantation tools to his wife Mary to be passed down to "My three youngest Merit, Martha & Peggy Ingram." Executors: Mary Ingram & friend John Norwood Jr. {{Marty wonders who were g-daughter Nancy mother & Father?}}   Will & Inventories: Book D 1812-181 Franklin Co. N.C. pg. 62 Division of the land of Thomas Ingram dec. June Term 1813 Merritt wants the land (he says it was 600 acres) 50 given to Nancy as she's married Hiram Bell. The petitioner further shows that Lttleton Hicks was an illegitimate child & died in his minority without brother or sister living who could inherit & his reputed father Asey Hicks is now in possession of the laid piece of land. After deducting the parts assigned & set apart by the will & that a notice issued to Mary Ingram, Hiram Bell & Asey Hicks to show cause. Sept. 1 1813 The commissioners met with the county Surveyor & laid off & divided the land of Thomas Ingram Agreeable to the last will & testament to the best information we could gather from the will & deed to wit the lands lotted to Littleon Hicks & Nancy Ingram who Hiram bell married. {Tommy Knox & Marty Cash feel Littleton died & Asa named another son Littleberry}   Asa sold his farm of 214 acres on contented creek after his wife died.( Ingram ?) the farm had to be in his wife's name because Tilmon and Tamsey had to sign for the sale. 1823 record from Franklin Co. N.C. On motion it is ordered that William T. Hollingsworth, James Baker & Asa Hicks be appointed to audit and settle the accounts of Sarah Driver,administrator of Thomas Driver, deceased, and to report to the next court.   Children of Asa HICKS & ? INGRAM i.Littleton HICKS ii.Tamsey HICKS abt.1792 iii.Tilmon HICKS b.8-1797   Children of Asa HICKS & UNKNOWN iv.Littleberry ( L.B.) HICKS b. 1801 v.Linney HICKS 1805 vi.Linsey HICKS 1810 vii.Wright HICKS 1813 viii.Harriet HICKS 1816 ix.Irvin or Irwin HICKS +(2)Bride: Sally Edwards Groom: Asa Hicks Bond Date: 08 Sep 1823 County: Franklin Record #: 02 081 Bondsman: Simeon Massey (Sally's brother) Witness: L Patterson Bond #: 000047787   **** This family goes back to Guillaume de la Ferte MASCYb.ABT 1050. +Muriel DE CONTEVILLE d/of Herlouin DE CONTEVILLE Herleve DE FALAISE Children of Muriel and Guillaume de la Ferte MASCY i.William de la Ferte MASSEY.    ii.Robert DE MASCY. iii.Hammon DE MASCY b.1075 England, d.1101 Dunham, Lancashire, England. +Margaret DE SACIE b.ABT. 1077 m.ABT. 1093 in England. Found on Ancestry.com) Hezekiah MASSEY b: 1732 + Sarah PETTIPOOL Children of Hezekiah & Sarah PETTIPOOL MASSEY i.Burgess MASSEY ii.Charity MASSEY iii.John MASSEY iv.Joseph MASSEY v.Lydia MASSEY vi.Sarah MASSEY vii.Richard MASSEY b: 1755 + Sarah VALENTINE Children of Richard & Sarah VALENTINE MASSEY i.Barrachias MASSEY b.Abt. 1779 Wake Co., N.C. ii.Sampson MASSEY iii.Isham MASSEY iv.Abel MASSEY b. abt. 1778 v. Simeon MASSEY vi.Sally MASSEY b.abt.1784 N.C. +(1)Zedekiah EDWARDS +(2)Asa HICKS vi.Dorcas MASSEY vii.Polly MASSEY Child of Asa & Sally MASSEY EDWARDS HICKS x..Martha HICKS ** These family members will follow   LAND IN GREEN CO. AL. Accession/Serial#:AL0840__.480  BLM Serial #:AL NO S/NNamesPatentee: ASA HICKS Survey State: ALABAMA Acres: 39.98 Metes/Bounds:No Title TransferIssue Date:10/1/1835Land Office:TuscaloosaCancelled:NoMineral Reservations:NoAuthority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)Document NumbersDocument Nr.: 10672 Accession /SerialNr.:AL0840__.480BLM SerialNr.:AL NO S/NAliquotPartsSec./Block Township RangeFract. SectionMeridianState CountiesSurveyNr.NENE 5/ 23-N 1-E No St Stephens AL Greene    Accession/Serial#:AL0820__.006  BLM Serial #:AL NO S/N NamesPatentee: ASA HICKS Survey State: ALABAMA Acres: 39.98 Metes/Bounds:No Title TransferIssue Date:10/21/1834Land Office:TuscaloosaCancelled:NoMineral Reservations:NoAuthority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)Document NumbersDocumentNr.:9170Accession/Serial Nr.:AL0820_006BLM Serial Nr.:AL NO S/NAliquotPartsSec./BlockTownshipRangeFract.SectionMeridianStateCountiesSurveyNr.SENE 5/ 23-N 1-E No St.Stephens AL. Greene    **1.Tamsey Hicks b.Abt. 1792 Franklin, N.C. d.Aft. 1850 Pickens, Al. d/of of Asa Hicks & ? INGRAM   +John COTTLES Occupation: 1850, Farmer Property 10-14-1834, Pickens, Al. JOHN COTTLES LAND AL. COTTLES JOHN  AL Pickens 4/1/1837 Tuscaloosa 15238 AL0930_359  COTTLES,JOHN AL Pickens 4/1/1837  Tuscaloosa 15239 AL0930_360 COTTLES,JOHN AL Pickens 4/1/1837 Tuscaloosa 15378 AL0930_.499 COTTLES,JOHN AL Pickens 4/1/1837 Tuscaloosa 15379 AL0930_.500 COTTLES,JOHN AL Greene 3/1/1832 Tuscaloosa 7615 AL0780_.507 COTTLES,JOHN AL Greene 10/14/1834 Tuscaloosa 8348 AL0800_.200 COTTLES,JOHN AL Greene 10/14/1834 Tuscaloosa 8349 AL0800_.201   Children of John & Tamsey HICKS COTTLES i.John P. COTTLES b.1835 Al. d.07-15-1862 Tuscaloosa, Al. +Malinda H. WEEMS m.09-27-1855 Pickens  Co, Al.  ii. Anna COTTLES b.1831 AL.  iii.Milerson COTTLES b.1833 Al.       iv. Leonard COTTLESb.1834 Al.   1850 census Greene Co. Al. Hicks  Ellis 25 NC  pg0244a.txt 269A  10 Hicks  James M.   23  AL pg0267a.txt 270A  7 Hicks  Tilman 52 NC  pg0267a.txt 270A  8 b. 1798 Hicks  Martha 45 NCpg0267a.txt 270 A  9 b.1805 Hicks  William P. 16 AL pg0267a.txt270A  10 Hicks Isabella 4 AL pg0267a.txt 270A  11 b. 1846 Hicks Drucilla  2 AL pg0267a.txt 303B 35 b.1848 Hicks  Asa 88  NC  pg0301b.txt 303B 36  b.1762 Hicks Sally  66 NC pg0301b.txt 303B 37   b.1784 Hicks Sarah A. E. b.1849  1  Al pg0301b.txt   **2.Tilmon HICKS b.Aug. 1797 Franklin C0., N.C. d.11-1868 Buried Clinton Greene Co. Al. +(1) Polly DRIVER m.Nov 1823 Franklin C0., N.C. Tilmon HICKS and Polly DRIVER got a marriage bond on 10 Sep 1823 in Franklin Co., NC. The bondsman was Merrit Ingram, witness S. Pattterson, Bond # 000047806. LAND IN GREEN CO. AL. Accession/Serial#:AL0060__.040  BLM Serial #:AL NO S/NNamesPatentee: TILMAN HICKS Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:80.05Metes/Bounds:NoTitle TransferIssue Date:9/1/1831Land Office: St. Stephens Cancelled: NoMineral Reservations:NoAuthority:April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document NumbersDocumentNr.:2654Accession/Serial Nr.:AL0060__.040BLM Serial Nr.:AL NO S/N AliquotPartsSec./Block Township Range Fract. Section Meridian State Counties SurveyNr.W ½ NW  1/ 22- N  1-E No St Stephens AL Greene   Are you aware that Mrs. Martha Jones, Tilman's second wife, is his first wife's sister? No I was not aware. Thanks for the info.  Marty   Mary "Polley" Driver, Martha Driver and Thomas Driver are children of Sarah Driver and Thomas Driver that you mention in your article. Look for "William T. Hollingsworth" and you'll find your 1823 reference to Sarah and Thomas Driver. All three kids were in Greene County and there may or may not have been more Driver kids in Greene with them.   You name Martha as Mrs. Martha Jones, she is actually Martha Driver Medlin Jones Hicks.  Martha married Wilaford Medlin first, then Henry R. Jones second, and Tilman Hicks last. She is buried in the Tilman Hicks row at Ebenezer Cemetery along with Tilman and 7 other family members, including her daughter Mary Jane Medlin - her son Thomas lived and moved on to Texas. She did not have children with Henry R. Jones - he died after only about 2 years. She had two children with Tilman. You state that you do not know what happened to Isabella A. - she's in the cemetery with her mother and father.  You can see the Hicks/Jones row here: http://magnolia.cyriv.com/DynamicTree/Cemetery/Search/BuDtl.asp?BID=8802   I have spent several years working on the last two people in the Hicks row: William E. Jones husband of Tilman's daughter Elvira West Jones Bradner; and Martha Jones aged about 100 years died 1867.   Where you state an unnamed cemetery for Polly Driver and others it is located here and called the Hicks/Cockerell Cemetery: http://magnolia.cyriv.com/DynamicTree/Cemetery/Search/CmSelList.asp?OB=1&CID=75   http://magnolia.cyriv.com/greenealgenweb/ That's the Greene County website.   You will see generations of Driver, Hollingsworth, Cockerell, Hicks, Jones, hanging out together... A whole group with those family names went on to Texas -- Cheryl Schmenk  cschmenk@comcast.net   Children of Tilmon & Polly DRVER HICKS All born in Greene, Co. Al. i.Armenia Jane HICKS b.7 Mar 1825 Al. d.2 Jan 1894 Greene, Co. Al. Buried in Union Christian Cemetery, Union, Greene, Co. Al. +John UPCHURCH b.22 Apr 1814 Johnson, N.C. d.25 Jun 1871 Greene, Co. Al. m.Apr. 23 1843 s/of Abel &Theny UPCHURCH Sr. Children of: Armenia Jane HICKS & John UPCHURCH ALL BORN IN GREENE CO. AL i.James Franklin UPCHURCH b.7 May 1844 b.8 Nov 1852 Greene Co. Al. d. 8 Nov 1852 Greene, Co. Al Buried Unnamed Cem. Located in wooded area on road between Homer Bambargers's store and Bush Creek Greene Co. Al. aka Floyd Collin's Place, Lewiston Road, Greene, Co. Al. ii.Elizabeth F. UPCHURCH b.6 Jul 1846 d.7 Jul 1896 Greene Co. Al. Buried Union Christian Cem, Union, Greene Co. Al. +Wiley Johnston COLEMAN b.4 Sep 1832 Greene Co. Al. d.9 Sep 1913 Buried Union Christian Cem. Union, Greene Co.Al. s/of Wilson Henry & Mary Johnston COLEMAN m.15 Feb 1866 Greene, Al. iii.Robert Burton UPCHURCH b.4 Jul 1848 Al. d.29 Jul 1905 Yalobusha, Miss. Buried Shiloh Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Miss. +Eliza Elizabeth PENDERGRASS b.18 Dec 1851 Greene, Co. Al. m.4 Feb 1871 Greene, Co. Al. d.24 Nov 1936 Coffeeville, Yalobusha, Miss. iv.Tillman Perry UPCHURCH b.29 Jan 1851 Al. d.19 Apr 1919 Greene, Co. Al. Buried Union Christian Cemetery, Union, Greene, Co. Al. +Sarah Ann SPENCER d/of Edgar Perry Maria GOZA SPENCER Sr. v.Martha Elvira UPCHURCH b.16 Feb 1853 d.8 Mar 1942 Union, Greene Co. Al. Buried Union Christian Cem, Union, Greene, Co. Al. [ Jim Taylor's Ladasca@aol.com gg grandmother] +Simmeon Alexander WILSON b.22 Jun 1852 d. 21 Apr 1897 He died of cancer of the mouth. Union, Greene, Co. Al. Buried Union Christian Cemetery, Union, Greene, Co. Al. m.24 Aug 1873 Greene, Co. Al. s/of William Fortson WILSON b.Dec 1827 Greene Co, Al. & Levisa BAINES WILSON b.Jan 1825 vi.Abel Jimeson UPCHURCH b.6 Aug 1854 d.9 Jul 1929 Sumter, Al. Buried Clay Cemetery Sumter, Al. +Nancy Ann LEE b.14 May 1856 Al. d.30 Dec 1914 Sumter, Al. Buried Clay Cemetery, Sumter, Al. d/of Rebecca [LEE] before 10 Feb 1876.  vii.Sarah Isabelle UPCHURCH b. Apr 1857 d.1910/1920 Yalobusha, Miss. +Alonza A. BRADNER b.May 1828 New York. d.Yalobusha, Miss. Buried Yalobusha, Miss.m.1888.   No children, but raised the children of William H. UPCHURCH viii.Nancy D. UPCHURCH b.2 Mar 1859 d.22 Sep 1868 Greene Co. Al. Buried in Unnamed Cem., located in wooded area on road between Homer Bambargers's store and Bush Creek in Greene County, Alabama aka Floyd Collin's Place, Lewiston Road, Greene Co., Al. ix.Virginia Darius UPCHURCH b.Jan 1861 Greene Co. Al. +James Buchanan [Buck] WILSON b.25 Dec 1856 Greene Co. Al. d.4 Jun 1907 Lewiston Greene Co. Al. Buried Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Cem., Lewiston, Greene, Al. s/of William Fortson & Lavisa BAINES WILSON m.10 Jan 1882 Greene Co. Al. 1900 Census shows he was born in 1854 x.Alice V. UPCHURCH b.5 Jul 1863 d.1 Aug 1893 Greene Co. Al. Buried Union Christian Cem,, Union, Greene Co. Al. xi.Mary Catherine UPCHURCH b.18 Jan 1866 d.10 Apr 1955 Pickens, Al. Buried Spring Hill Cem. Pickens, Al. +George W. NELSON b.Oct 1865 Miss. d.1910/1920 Al. s/of William H. C. NELSON m/16 Sep 1888.  xii.William Hicks UPCHURCH b. Mar 1868 Al. d.before 8 Oct 1907 Sunflower, Yalobusha, Miss. Buried Drew Cem., Sunflower, Yalobusha, Miss.  Children of William H. & Carrie Alma NELSON UPCHRUCH i.Burton UPCHRUCH b.1891 Al. ii.Iva UPCHRUCH b. 1895 Al. iii.Alma UPCHRUCH b.1897 Al. iv.Elizabeth UPCHRUCH b.1899 Al. +(2) Annie THORTON m.14 Sep 1904 Yalobusha, Miss. b.before 1907. +(3) Lillie?/Willie? J. BRANT m.7 Apr 1907 Yalobusha, Miss. reportedly murdered by 3rd wife. ii.Elvira W. Hicks b.1830 Greene Co. Al. +William E. Jones b.10 Jan 1820 S. C. m.13 Dec 1849 Greene, Co. Al. d.1871 Greene Co. Al. Buried Old Ebenezer Cemetery, Clinton, Greene, Alabama. iii.William F. HICKS b.1834 +(2) Martha JONES m.1-23-1843 Green Co. Al.   1860 Census of Tilman Hicks It shows him as F. Hicks and Martha's age as 34, but when you go to the image and enlarge it you will see that the F is a T and that Martha's age is 54. He evidently was pretty well off. It shows his personal estate valued at $30,000. I don't know what happened to Isabella. She would have been 14 years old. Thanks T.D. Morris Morrist994@aol.com Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State)Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender T Hicks Clinton, Greene, AL 62 1797 N. C. Male M Hicks Clinton, Greene, AL 54 1825 N.C.Female S Hicks Clinton, Greene, AL 76 1783 N. C. Female D C Hicks Clinton, Greene, AL 11 1848 Al. Female   Children of Tilmon & Martha JONES HICKS All born in Green Co. Al. iv.Isabella HICKS b.1846 v.Drucilla C. HICKS b.Feb 11 1848 Al. d.Aug 27 1866 Pleasant Ridge, Greene Co. Al. +John E.EDWARDS b.1840 Pleasant Ridge, Greene Co., Al.      Child of Drucilla HICKS & John EDWARDS i.Kathryn Drucilla EDWARDS b.Aug 22 1866 Clinton, Greene Co., Al. d.Oct 7 1932, Tuscaloosa, Al. Tilmon was a prosperous farmer in Green Co. Al. He was appointed administrator of his borther Irvin's estate in 1840, appointed guardian of Irvin's minor daughter Susan HICKS. In 1848 he paid brother Littleberry $250 for his share of Asa's future estate. Tilmon served as administrator of Asa's estate in 1855 valued at $5,000.

GREEN COUNTY AL.

Greene County named for Gen. Nathaniel Greene, a RI hero of the American Revolution, who led our troops at Guilford and Eutaw Springs and retook Charleston. It was formed on 13 December 1819 from parts of Marengo (formed 1818) and Tuscaloosa (formed 1818) Counties and from Indian land from the Choctaw Cession of 1816. Many men who came down the Natchez Trace with Andrew Jackson for the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815, went back through Central Alabama looking for good land. Since settlers may have arrived there as early as 1812, records of the parent Counties could have some information on these first families. Blessed with fertile soil and level or rolling land, Greene County was the primary Alabama County for agriculture as late as 1845. Greene County is one of several Centralwest and Southwest Alabama Counties that were occupied by white settlers as soon as land was made available by Federal Treaty. Although there are no records to substantiate early occupation, Federal records indicate that title was granted for Greene County parcels of land as early as 1812 (note: this could be Greene Co. MS). Some occupation was possible from Spanish and French settlements to the South. In fact the French Colony at Demopolis from 1818 to 1830 was said to have extended into parts of Greene County. Pickens County was formed in 1820 from Tuscaloosa County, Sumter County was formed in 1832 from the Choctaw Indian Cession of 1830 and Hale County was formed in 1867 from Greene, Marengo, Perry and Tuscaloosa Counties.


Clinton (about 1819): A community of wealthy planters and small farmers with fine artesian wells along the Montgomery to Aberdeen stagecoach route, this town had 2 hotels, 4 dry-goods stores, a drug store, a saddlery, 2 churches and 2 schools. Its stately homes and mansions included the Pippen and Carpenter Plantations, which are State Landmarks. A fire in 1904 destroyed its business section, but some old churches remain, including the Concord Church and the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

**3.Littleberry HICKS b.1801 Franklin Co. N.C. d.1870 Walker Co. Tx. +Mary EDWARDS b.1806 m.3-11-1822 Franklin Co. N.C. d/of Sally MASSEY & Zedikah EDWARDS The HICKS resided in Franklin Co. for more than 40 yrs. Asa, Tilmon HICKS, Littleberry HICKS & family migrated to western Ala. In 1848 Littleberry sold his interest of his father estate to Tilmon HICKS to move on westward. After a brief stay in La., Littleberry & family settled in Weldon Tx southwest Houston Co. (East Texas) they remained until 1865 moving across the county line to Kittell Cutoff in Walker Co. Tx. Littleberry was a farmer & overseer for some of the large landowners of the area. Littleberry filed for land: Field notes of a survey of 160 acres of land for L.B. Hicks by venture of the presumption law of Texas legislature & approved 12 Nov. 1866. Survived Apr. 25 1867. by F.M. Hicks & W.A. Tiptan. Land was in Walker Co. Tx. 25 miles N. of Huntsville, Tx. Signed: 3 (his mark) L.B. Hicks. Tommy Knox said L.B. was not listed head of household & didn't get the land even though he was paying taxes on it. 1860 Census Texas: (Beat 4, is the Weldon area in Houston Co. Tx.) L B Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 59 1800 North Carolina Mary Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 54 1805 North Carolina Melvina  Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 10 1849 Louisiana Female T H Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 24 1835 Alabama Male Frank Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 17 1842 Alabama Male Allen J Hicks Beat 4, Houston, TX 22 1837 Alabama Male Children of Littleberry & Mary EDWARDS HICKS: *i.Candice HICKS b:07-25-1822 Franklin Co. N.C. +James KNOX b.03- 25-1812 Chester, S.C. d.0517 -1888 Lovelady, Houston Co, Tx. Buried Antiock Cem. Father: James KNOX b.1771 Chester, S.C. Mother: Elizabeth KNOX b.1780 Chester, S.C. m.04-23-1839 Greene Co., Al. 1880 United States Census Household Record Houston Co. Tx. James KNOX   Self   M   Male   W   68  SC  Farmer  SC  SC   Candis KNOX Wife M Female W 57  NC  Keeping House  NC  NC   Daniel J. KNOX Son Male W 14 TX  Farm Laborer  SC  NC Children of Candice HICKS & James KNOX i.James Washington KNOX b.04-9-1840 Greene, Co. Al. Below born Lauderdale, Ms +Louisa WILCOX m.27 Dec 1860 ii.Mary Elizabeth KNOX b.05-4-1842 +(1) William Alexander WILCOX 1858 +(2)William Marion WILCOX1866 +(3)David McCULLAR 1883 iii. William KNOX iii.Allin KNOX b.01-23-1844 iv.Samuel Houston KNOX b.10-21-1845 +(1)E.J. STRANGE +(2)Rebecca MARLER +(3)Mrs. M.E. LINDSEY v.Bythenie Jane KNOX b.08-19-1847 vi.Andrew Jackson KNOX b. 06-27-1848 vii.Hijah Sylvester KNOX b.05-3-1851 +Sarah J. SHAW viii.Franklin Pierce KNOX b. 05-6-1853 Salem Cemetery Houston, Co. Tx. Mrs. F.P. KNOX b.01-26-1855 d.02- 6-1920 ix.John Alexander KNOX b.10-25-1857 Below born Trinity, CO. Tx. x.William T. J. KNOX b.04-14-1860 xi.Daniel J. KNOX b.10-12-1865 d.04-4-1938 Salem Cemetery Houston, Co. Tx. double stone Fannie KNOX b.12- 28-1872 d.1919 +(1)Dora SHARP 07 161855 Hou. Co. Tx. +(2)Ella COON 10 10 1895 Hou.Co. Tx. +(3)Francs MAHALY

*ii.William Anson HICKS Sr. b.1828 +Rosanna STRAIT b.1825 d.1893 (**She married Allen DORMAN 1858 Both buried Pearl Hill Cem. Leake Co., Miss.) m. Abt. 1845 Lauderdale Co. Ms. d/of William Robert STRAIT b.1800 in SC Mother: Mary KNOX b.1810 in SC **Info from Orris HICKS: N5oh@aol.com First record of Anson 1850 census Lauderdale Co. Miss. Anson, Rosanna & young son Hijah (Orris Hicks said it may be Higah, he was known as "Hige" & "Higie" Death record was Higah) were living near the STRAIT family. Anson, Rosanna & young Hijah either went to Texas with Littleberry & family or followed soon afterwards. Roasanna was expecting another child & was apparently unhappy in Texas. Anson brought her & Hijah back to Mississippi when daughter Mary Euginia was born. Anson returned to Texas to join Littleberry & never returned to Mississippi. Rosanna, Hijah & Euginia "Jenny" lived with the STRAITS until Rosanna married Allen DORMAN 1858. Hijah was reared by the STRIT'S.   Children of William Anson, Sr. & Rosanna STRAIT i.Higah Newton HICKS b.04-24-1850 Lauderdale Co. Ms. +(1) Columbia Missouri GARRETT 1847-1904 (**info from Orris HICKS g-son of "Hige"), Columbia b. in Jasper Co. Ga. to Thomas C & Rhoda CROSS GARRETT. In the mid 1850's Thomas C. & 2 sons were charged with a serious crime. Found "not guilty" they found it imperative to move from the area as soon as possible to Kemper Co. Ms. Children of Higah Newton & Columbia GARRETT HICKS i.Higah Newton "Hilie" HICKS, Jr. 1870-1944 +(1)Martha EAKS ii.Mary R. "Mollie" HICKS 1871-1944 +Calvin MALONE 1877-1963 iii.Lucy HICKS 1873-1919 +Wm. Ben FORTENBERRY 1875-1958 iv.Alvis Anson "Pat" HICKS 1875-1945 +Frances Essie MAXEY 1870-1946 v.Rhoda C. HICKS 1879-1927 vi.Elizabeth J. HICKS 1881-1940 +Vincet P. BECKHAM 1886-1971 vII.John William HICKS b. Nov 17 1885 in Leake County, MS. d.1951 +Fannie FORTENBERRY (sis/of Ben) viii.Robert Samuel HICKS 1887-1963 (Father of Orris HICKS +Willie Ann EAKES 1890-1975 +(2)Elizabeth Roper b.1899-198?   Children of Hijah Newon & Elizabeth DEWEESE HICKS i.Mittie Ozora HICKS b.19 Mar 1906 d.Mar 1975 Union, Newton Co. Miss. +Richmond SISTRUNK b.5 Jul 1900 d.May 1979 Union, Newton Co. Miss. ii.Florence Devera HICKS 1907-1999 +Daniel Cull ROGER 1901-1969 iii.Inez HICKS 1909-1991 +Grady Lovelace MOORE abt.1906-1969 iv.Amanda HICKS b.1913 +Luther Roy MOORE 1903-1979  +(2)Tslucia A. DILLARD Children of William Anson, Sr. & Tslucia A. DILLARD HICKS i.Mary J. (Dude) HICKS b.11/26/1858 Mary Jane was called "Mollie" by A.T. and the rest of the family called her "Miss Dude". +A.T. McMANNERS s/of Noah & Adelia Louas HAGAN McMANNERS b: 4 NOV 1835 Houston Co. Tx. m. McMANNERS, A T HICKS, MOLLIE J 4 DEC 1882 1İ13 Houston Co. Records   1880 United States Census Household Record Houston Co. Tx. A.T.McMANNERS Self S Male W 23 TX Farmer  ---  - Margaret V. McMANNERS Sister S Female  W  20 TX  Keeping House ---  ---   Children of A.T. & Mary Jane HICKS McManners i.Ernest Nolan "Mokey" McManners b.7/4/1885 d. 9/8/1935. +ORA THOMAS m20 AUG 1907 ii.Theodore "Ned " McManners b.1/5/1887 d. 3/18/1909. iii.Maedonia McManners b.12/6/1888 d.6/10/1970. iv.Winnie Adelia McManners b.1890 d.11/18/1958 v.Sherman Hicks McManners b.3/20/1892 d.6/18/1966 f/of John A. McManners johnmcmanners@usa.net vi.Maude Morris McManners b.6/20/1898 d.4/7/1960 **Thanks John for info.   McManners in Antioch Cemetery Houston County, Lovelady, Texas Arthur T McManners b.10-07-1856 d.09-19-1903 s/o Noah McManners     Mary Jane Hicks McManners b.11-26-1858 d.12-01 -1924 w/o Arthur      Ernest N. McManners  b.07-04-1885 d.09-08-1935 s/o Arthur T.     Ora Lee Thomas  McManners 1886-1919  w/o Ernest N. Theodore M.? McManners b.01-05-1887 d. 03-18 -1909  s/o Arthur T. Sherman H. McManners b.03-00-1893 d. 06-18-1966  s/o Arthur T.  Villa V. Maxey McManners b.02-22-1902  d. 02-28 1983 w/o Sherman Marcalene McManners b.06-21- 1937 d.08-26-1940 s/o Sherman & Villa Selman McManners 1911-1912 s/o ?     Infant son McManners  b.12-30-1896 d.02-14-1897 s/o James C & Nancy     Bevin Tine b.McManners b.1908-1960 Burnelle McManners  HART b.1913 d. w/o Louis E. HART Sr.       ii.William Anson HICKS. Jr. b.04 12 1860 Weldon, Houston Co. Tx. d.Nov 5 1940 Buried Lytton Sprigs Caldwell Co., Tx. +Emily Jane JONES ALLEN b.Jan 1 1862 Nevil's Prairie, Houston Co. Tx. m.Sep 12 1883 Houston Co. Tx. d.04 23 1948 Lytle, Atascsa Co. Tx. ***info from Oris HICKS & Edman HICKS In eary 1860 Anson, Sr. & two slaves were digging a well. With Anson in the well digging & the slaves hauling the dirt to the surface in a large bucket. A pocket of poison gas was encountered. The slaves attempted to haul Anson to the surface. He fell off the bucket neat the surface back into the well. Anson died before help arrived. Anson died 2 mo. before his son William Anson Jr. was born. Children of Wm. Anson Jr. & Emily Jane JONES ALLEN HICKS i.Arthur Howard HICKS b.Oct 23 1885 near Mart, McLennan Co. Tx. d.Jul 19 1973 (of prostate cancer) Mexia, Limestone, Tx. Buried New Hope Cem. Limestone, Co. Tx. +Zana GORMAN at Groesbeck, Limestone Co. Tx. ii.William Walter HICKS b.Oct 9 1887 Limestone Co. Tx. d.05 19 1945 Mexia, Tx.+Nora Belle CHANDLER Buried New Hope Cem. Limestone Co. Tx.****New Hope Cem. has: {HICKS, Arthur Howard Oct 23, 1888 Jul 19, 1973 HICKS, Nora Belle May 18, 1888 Oct 1, 1943 Wife of W.W. Hicks HICKS, Walter W. Oct 8, 1887 May 19, 1945 iii.Horace Newton HICKS b.Jan 8 1890 Lovelady, Houston Co. Tx. d.Apr 15 1970 San Antonio, Tx. +Nanie Elizabeth ROBERTSON m.Sep 7 1913 Farrar, Limestone Co., **{Limestone Co. Texas Births - 1929 Harvey Homer HICKS b.Oct. 1 1929 s/of Horace N. & Nanie E. ROBERTSON HICKS} iv.Holly Ward HCKS b.Feb 7 1892 d.1904 Buried Limestone Co. Tx. v.Earl Lee HICKS b.May 24 1894 Limestone Co. Tx.d. Apr 23 1944 San Antonio, Bexar, Co. Tx. +(1)Jantte SIMMS m. abt. 1918 +(2)Elsie CROUCH m.abt. 1935 +(3)Mary DUNLAP Burried Old Rock Cem, Atascosa Co. Tx. vi.Ruby Irene HICKS b.Aug 27 1896 Limestone, Co. Tx. m.01 4 1913 d.Jul 5 1921 Teague, Freestone Co. Tx +Clyde Thomas MEREDITH Buried Hopewell, Freestone Co. Tx. vii.Jewel Pearl HICKS b. Jul 2 1900 Normangee, Leon Co. Tx. d.14 Jun 2001 Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. Tx. +John Henry HOOTS b.28 Jan 1895. d.03 1978 m.Apr 8 1917 Groesbeck, Limestone, Co. Tx.

William Anson Hicks, Jr. Family: 1916

LEFT TO RIGHT: Adults Seated;
William Walter HICKS, holding Erma:
William Anson HICKS Jr.holding Mae Helen:
Emily JONES HICKS, holding Albert;
Jesse HICKS, holding Bennie Earl HOOPER
KIDS IN FRONT: boy in white shirt.: David Walter (Whtt) Hooper & Albert (Ab) Hooper
STANDING: Nora, Jewell, Earl, Ruby & Nanny holding Veda

Wm. Anson & Emily Jane Jones Allen Hicks, Jr. 1918

Mary Jane Hicks McManners "Granny Dude"

Sister of Wm. Anson Hicks, Jr.

**3.T.H. HICKS (a male born 1836) **4.Allen Jackson HICKS b.1838. Hicks, Allin TX HOUSTON CO. PRAIRIE PREC. 4268 1870  Hicks, J. H. TX HOUSTON CO. PRAIRIE PREC. 42671870 *note lived next door to Melvina 1880 United States Census Household Record Houston Co. Tx. Allen J. HICKS b.1838 Al.  42  +Milly HICKS b.1832 M  Keeping House  William HICKS  Nephew b.1846 LA  Farm Laborer **5.Frank HICKS b.1843

**6.Melvina "Babe" HICKS b.09-13-1850 LA. d.5 16 1887 m.Jan 20 1870 Walker Co. Tx. Burial Antoch Cem. Houston Co. Tx.   +Thomas Van GOODRUM b.Aug 5 1850 d.Jan 17 1906 Burial Salem Cem. Houston, Co. Tx.   1880 United States Census Household Record Houston Co. Tx. Melvina GOODRUM M F W 28  TX  Keeping House  AL  AL  *** The dates below are off by 2 yrs. b.1852 Pernada (Should be Vanada) E. b.1872 GOODRUM Dau  S F W 8 TX  TX  TX  Mary F. GOODRUM Dau S F W 6 TX TX  TX  **b.1874- 1875 Viola GOODRUM  Da S F W 2 TX  TX  TX  b.1878 Willie A. GOODRUM Dau S F W 3 TX  TX  TX 1877 (**I wonder where Thomas Van was & iv.Musie Dora GOODRUM b.Apr 25 1885 It's been said he had a problem with the law & had a heart attact in some other womans bed. ) Melvina "Babe" HICKS b.09-13-1850 d.5 16 1887 m.Jan 18 1870 Walker Co. Tx. Burial Antoch Cem. Houston Co. Tx.     +Thomas Van GOODRUM b.Aug 5 1850 d.Jan 17 1906 Burial Salem Cem. Houston, Co. Children of Thomas Van & Melvina HICKS GOODRUM  *i.Vanada Edna GOODRUM b.01-11-1872 Mexia, Limestone Co.Tx.d.1961 Burial; Evergreen Cem. Lovelady, Tx. Houston Co. MEXIA, TEXAS. Mexia is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 84 and State highways 14 and 171, twelve miles northeast of Groesbeck in northeastern Limestone County. It was named for the Mexia family, who in 1833 received an eleven-league land grant that included what is now the town site. The town was laid out in 1870 by a trustee of the Houston and Texas Central Town site Company, which offered lots for sale in 1871, as the Houston and Texas Central Railway was completed between Hearne and Groesbeck. The Mexia post office began operation in 1872, and the community was incorporated with a mayoral form of government in 1873 by an act of the legislature. The city's first newspaper, the Ledger, was established in Fairfield in 1869 and moved to Mexia in 1872. By 1880 Mexia also had four schools, three churches, and a variety of businesses to serve its 1,800 residents; by 1885 the town had a gas works, an opera house, two banks, two sawmills, and 2,000 residents. More can be found in Texas Handbook   LOVELADY, TEXAS. Lovelady, on State Highway 19 some fifteen miles south of Crockett in Houston County, was officially founded on the Houston and Great Northern Railroad in 1872 on land acquired from the survey of early settler Cyrus Lovelady, for whom it was named. Postal service for early settlers in the area was obtained from nearby Pennington from 1858 until 1872, when the Lovelady post office was established. In 1900 the community was an agricultural shipping point with a school, a newspaper, four churches, and numerous businesses and hotels. Early industries included oil and timber production; local agricultural products included cotton, corn, potatoes, and cattle. Fires in 1892, 1903, 1944, and 1966 destroyed a number of local businesses, and the community's school burned in 1901. Lovelady was incorporated in 1927. Its population reached 300 by 1885 and was over 500 by 1930, when it had forty-five businesses. In 1990 it reported a population of 587. Lovelady contained forty businesses and 608 inhabitants in 2000. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Eva John Barbee and Ella Frances Dodd, eds., History of Lovelady, Texas, 1872-1972 (1972?). Bebe Beasley Ulrich, Crockett Newspapers, 1853-1896 (Crockett, Texas, 1984). Ella Frances Dodd   Marriage record; * DOUGLASS,JOHN GOODRUM, V. E. 18 DEC 1892 +(1) John DOUGLASS Children of Vanada E GOODRUM & John DOUGLASS i.Blanche DOUGLASS b.10-7-1893 Weldon, Tx. +Olan T. LITTLE, Weldon, Tx. s/of Rosie & ? LITTLE, O.T. DOUGLASS, Blanche 01-3-1909 9İ169 (Houston Co. Tx. Marriages)   Children of Blanche DOUGLASS & O.T. LITTLE i. John V. LITTLE b.06-61910 ii.Vanada M LITTLE b.02-3-1918 iii.Robbie M LITTLE b.08-16-1920 iv.Mozell R LITTLE b.11-9-1922 v.Billy Nelson LITTLE ii.Howard Thomas DOUGLASS b.8-16-1895 d.1-10-1947 Buried: Lovelady Evergreen Cem. +(1)Maybell CROWSEN d/of George C. CROWSEN Child of Howard & Maybell CROWSEN DOUGLAS i.Oren B. DOUGLASS b.07-19-1916 Barbara CROWSEN SHULTZ found Maybell in 1930 Houston, Harris Co., Tx, with the last name of McClaren (hard to read) a divorcee, with son Oren B. Douglas, age 13. +(2) Loie UNKNOWN Children of Howard T. & Loie UNKNOWN DOUGLASS ii.Howard DOUGLAS b.03-13-1924 iii.Nora C, DOUGLAS b.01- 2-1930   After the death of Mr. DOUGLASS. +(2) Dr. F.C. DENTON m.29 APR 1898 s/of 1880 United States Census Household Record Houston, Co. Tx. A.B. DENTON b.1848  TN. Physician  +Rhoda J. DENTON b.1854 TN  Keeping House Calvin C. DENTON Son b.1876 TX.  William H. DENTON b.1876 TX.   Children of Vanada GOODRUM, DOUGLAS, DENTON i.Daisy May DENTON b.01-15-1899 +(1)_____ GAFFORD +(2) Pat RODEN   Children fo May DOUGLASS & Pat RODEN i.Beatrice RODEN b.05-11-1918 d.19 Sep 1992 Silsbee, Hardin Co. Tx. + Guy THOMSON ii.Howard Hyman RODEN b.09-27-1920 ii.Viola Elizabeth DENTON b.12-16-1900 d.May 1985 Lumberton, Hardin, Texas +Cleg DeWALT of Trinity Tx. Dr. DENTON was thrown by a horse & died. Viola was just a few days old.   +(3) Dr.Joseph Henry NELSON b.17 Aug 1874 Al. d.29 June 1935 Burial Ellisville, Young Co. Tx. Vanada E.GOODRUM DOUGLAS DENTON married Dr. J. Henry NELSON 4/17/04 book Children of Dr. Joseph Henry & Vanada GOODRUM NELSON i.Ruby Hazel NELSON b.07-23-1905 Weldon Tx. d.11- 3 1976 Burial Evergreen Cem. Lovelady, +Edger LEWIS d.1975 Evergreen Cem. Lovelady, ii.Ruth Ardela "Doc" NELSON b.08-1-1907 Weldon, Tx. d.May 25 1965 St. Louis, Mo. Burial St. Gregory's Interment Resurrecton, St. Charles Mo.   +Samuel J. LICARE b. St Louis Mo. Child to Ruth "Doc" NELSON & Sam LICARE i.Nelson Lewis LICARE b.Galveston, Tx.   iii.Florence Beatrice "Freckles" NELSON, b.Feb 2 1914 Weldon, Houston Co. Tx. d.05 4 1974. Burial Evergreen Cen. Lovelady, Tx. (1)+Arthur Douglas BAKER b.08-3-1917 Parkersburg W.VA.d.12- 29-1989 Tx. +(2) Earl David DAHL Children of A. Doug & Florence NELSON BAKER i.Martha Jane "Marty" BAKER b.02-28-1936 Graham, Young Co. Tx. Lives Lovelady, Tx. +(1)Wm. Curits HOLLAND   Children of Martha BAKER & Bill HOLLAND i.Joni R. Holland/Cash b. 05-24-60 Pasadena, Tx. +(1) Leon Jon HARRIS   Children of Joni HOLLAND/Cash & Leon HARRIS i.Steven Jon HARRIS b.12-27-1987 Pasadena, Tx. ii.Bradley Nelson HARRIS b. 03-5-1991 Clear Lake, Harris Co.Tx. +(2) Leonard E. DILLARD ii.Curtis K. HOLLAND/CASH b.10 19 1961 Pasadena, Harris Co.Tx.     +(1) Teresa LOWERY +(2) Carolyn CARTER   Child of Curtis & Carolyn CARTER CASH i.Michael K. CASH b.12-12-1990 Las Vegas Nv. +(2) Russell Cash b.4-12-34 Houston, Tx. d.8 28 2000   Child of Martha BAKER & Russell CASH i.Amanda B. CASH b.02-13-67 Houston, Tx. +Dana L. VARNEY b.Nov 5 1958 Cook Co. Il. s/of Ruby JUSTICE & Harold D. VARNEY   Children of Amanda CASH & Dana VARNEY i.Matthew Hunter Cash VARNEY b.4-12-1997   Galveston, Tx. ii.Mikayla J. VARNEY b.11-29-2000 Galveston Co.Tx.   ii.Joseph Douglas "Jody" BAKER b. 26 Oct 1937 Graham, Tx. +(1)Julia Louise SOMA b.6 14 1940 Parkersburg W.VA. d/of Martha Lavinia (MILLER) SOMA Children of Joseph Douglas & Julia Louise SOMA BAKER i.Cathy Ann BAKER b.1 9 1960 +(1) David Earl THOMPSON b.2/8/1959 Child of Cathy BAKER & David THOMPSON i.Nicolle Lynne THOMPSON b.7 23 1980 +Mark Daniel Williams b. 5/1/1980 Child of Nicolle THOMPSON & Mark Daniel WILLIAMS Alexandra Nicolle WILLIAMS b. 3/4/2000 +(2)Mark WHITE Child of Cathy BAKER THOMPSON & Mark WHITE ii.Jacob Tyler White b.12 271998. ii.Jodie Mischelle BAKER b.10 29 1961 +Jerry Lee SHACKELFORD Child of Jodie BAKER & Jerry Lee SHACKELFORD i.James Michael SHACKELFORD b.3 3 1982  +(2)Margaret POORMAN Children of Joe D. & Margaret POORMAN BAKER iii.Margaret Marie BAKER iv.Kimberly Ann BAKER v.Douglas BAKER   *ii.Mary Frances (Fannie) GOODRUM b.Feb 10 1874 d.Feb 2 1951 +Joe Elmer ROBINSON 11-15-1872 d.3-2-1916 m.1892 both: Burial Weldon Tx. Cem.   Children of "Fannie" GOODRUM & Joe E. ROBINSON i.Fred Stacy ROBINSON b.Sept 29 1893 d.Feb. 27 1966 Burial Weldon Cem. +Rellie GARDNER b.Mar 23 1896 d.Apr 9 1962 Child of Fred Stacey & Rellie GARDNER ROBINSON i.Louise ROBINSON b.Feb 8 1916 +(1)Leeland LITTLE +(2)? UNKNOWN   Child of Louise ROBINSON & UNKNOWN i.Ronald Benton d.Jan 16 1942 +(3) Henry SKELTON b.Nov 2 1912 ii.Hank ROBINSON b.Jun 14 1919 +Audrey PYLE b.Oct 20 1924 iii.Lera ROBINSON b.6-Jun 3 1923 +Louie Oyer MUSECK b.Mar 14 1914   Child of Lera ROBINSON & Oyer MUSECK i.Francis Ann MUSECK b.Jul 15 1940 iv.Jack ROBINSON b.Nov 20 1926 d.Mar 12 1990 +Billie Jean GREER b.Dec 27 1932   Children of Jack Robinson & Billie Jean GREER i.Paula ROBINSON b.Jan 16 1952  d.Apr 14 1968 ii.Jackie Nell ROBINSON b.Dec 7 1952 ii.Bascom Eugene "Dock" ROBINSON b.Jul 25 1896 d.May 15 1958 +Maydell HYDE b.Jun 3 1898 d.Sep 5.1926  Children of Bascom "Dock" & Maydell HYDE ROBINSON i.Vivian ROBINSON b.Feb 7 1920 d.Jul 9 1977 ii.Bobbie Jo ROBINSON b.Aug 18 1922 iii.Billie Grace ROBINSON b.Mar 20 1924 d.May 19 1978 iii.Josie Elmer ROBINSON b.May 27 1900 d.Aug 12 1973 +Jennings Bryant LITTLE b.Oct 12 1899 d.Apr 5 1975   Children of Josie Elmer ROBINSON & Jennings Bryant LITTLE i.Sybil Ione LITTLE b.Aug 7 1918 d.Feb 7 1921 ii.Joe Dayton LITTLE b.Apr 12 1921 d.Sep 11 1953 iii.Myra Olivia LITTLE b.Apr 26 1923 d.Aug 18 1970 +Bob BARKER Children of Myra O. LITTLE & Bob BARKER i.Joy BARKER b.Feb 25 1943 ii.Carlos Ann BARKER b.Dec 5 1944 d.Jul 29 1998 iii.Kyra BARKER b.Feb 16 1955 iv.Jo Belle BARKER b.Feb 16 1955 iv.Jeanette Elaine LITTLE b.Mar 1928 d.Dec 9 2003 Burial Weldon Cem. Weldon, Tx. +(1)? GOOLSBY   Children of Jeanette LITTLE & ? GOOLSBY i.Darrell Wayne GOOLSBY b.Dec 6 1949 ii.Jorene Renee GOOLSBY b.Mar 16 1951 d.Mar 16 1951 +(2)? HOLDEN iii.Evelyn Gaye "Sally" HOLDEN b.Dec 20 1952 +(3)Dalton Mann iv.Karen Dell Mann b.APR 27 1958 v.George Adrian Mann b.Mar 20 1959 vi.Arthur Martin Mann b.Mar 15 1961 vii.Timoth Alllen Mann b.Aug 19 1962 v.Renelda Joy LITTLE b.Feb 25 1943 +Marivn MEEKS   Children of Renelda Joy LITTLE & Marivn MEEKS i.Sherry MEEKS b.Apr 21 1960 ii.Richard MEEKS iii.Darla MEEKS iv.Rachel MEEKS v. Debra MEEKS vi.Jordan MEEKS iv.Ora Melvina ROBINSON b.Nov 10 1903 d.Jul 2 1995 +Charlie HINSON b.Aug 15 1896d.Aug 14 1981   Children of Ora ROBINSON & Charlie HINSON i.Hazel Charlyne HINSON b.Jun 14 1924 +Harmon Adams b.Aug 14 1920d.Dec 10 2003   Children of Charlyne HINSON & Harmon Adams i.Charolet Faith Adams b.Jan 24 1943 +Robert CRESPI b.Dec 27 1940 d.Jun 2002   Children of Charolet Faith Adams & Robert Crespi i.Kay Sandra CRESPI b.Oct 23 1966 ii.Robert Brian CRISPI b.Nov 24 1968 iii.Dixie DeAnn CRISPI b.Apr 23 1980 ii.Sharmon ADAMS b.Nov 15 1952 d.Dec 18 1998 +Dr.Perry RAMSEY 111 b.May 25 1950   Children of Sharmon ADAMS & Perry RAMSEY 111 i.Adam RAMSEY b. Apr 10 1984 ii.Claire RAMSEY b.Dec 16 1986 ii.John Kenneth HINSON b.Dec 25 1929 +Pat Tarver b.Oct 19 1932   Children of John Kenneth & Pat Tarver HINSON i.Daphne Kay HINSON b.Sep 25 1954 +Ray CRAYCRAFT b.Aug 4 1951   Children of Daphne Kay HINSON & Ray CRAYCRAFT i.Clint Brandon CRAYCRAFT b.Aug 19 1983 ii.Kyle Ruston CRAYCRAFT b.Nov 13 1987 iii.Shaley Nikkai CRAYCRAFT b.Aug 1 1991 ii.Brenda Gail HINSON b. Sep. 1956 +David Paul CRAYCRAFT b.Nov 17 1952   Children of Brenda Gail HINSON & David Paul CRAYCRAFT i.Megan Rae CRAYCRAFT b.Aug 4 1984 ii.Cali De CRAYCRAFT b.Jul 14 1989 iii.Case Hinson CRAYCRAFT b.Jul 14 1989 v.Clifford Olan "Dud" ROBINSON b.Sep 30 1906 d. Oct 30 1962 Burial: Weldon Cem. +(1) Annie Laura BROCKMAN   Child of "Dud" & Annie BROCKMAN ROBINSON i.Brookie Lynn ROBINSON b.Jan17 1931 +C.R. STEPHENSON b.Aug 6 1929   Children of Brookie Lynn ROBINSON & C.R. STEPHENSON i.Lee Alan STEPHENSON b.Jan 3 1957 ii.Larry Craig STEPHENSON b.Sep 13 1958 +(2) Margaret KIMMEY b.Dec 25 1925 d.Sep 6 2000   Child of "Dud" & Margaret KIMMEY ROBINSON ii.Bonnie Glen ROBINSON b.Oct 26 1940 +(1)Wayne THORNTON   Children of Bonnie Glen ROBINSON & Wayne THORNTON i.Dudley THORNTON b.Jun 15 1960 ii.Dwayne THORNTON b.Dec 15 1962 iii.David THORNTON b.Oct 12 1968 d.Nov 1968 iv.Danny THORNTON b.Aug 8 1970 d.Jun 19 1971 (2)Roger Vaieur vi.Hyman Harrison ROBINSONb.Mar 29 1911 d.Jan 30 1984 Burial Weldon Tx. Cemetery +DeLois GROUNDS b.Feb 18 1918   Children of Hyman H. & DeLois GROUNDS ROBINSON i.Melody Chloe ROBINSON b.Jan 4 1942 +Lelve GAYLE b.Apr 29 1940   Children of Melody ROBINSON & Lelve GAYLE i.Lelve Justin GAYLE b.Nov 19 1963 ii.Julie DeAnn GAYLE b.Apr 17 1967 iii.Meliah Chloe GAYLE b.Oct 26 1969 ii.Joe Edward ROBINSON b.Jul 20 1943 +(1)Carolyn TURNER +(2)Dorothy Darlene LEMONS b.Jan 5 1945   Children of Joe Edward & Dorothy Darlene LEMONS ROBINSON adopted; i.Jay Edward ROBINSON b.Jun 8 1975 ii.DeLisa ROBINSON b.Dec 7 1998 +(3)Gwen WELCH iii.Robin Rex ROBINSON b.Dec 20 1975 +(1)Kelly DeWOLF b.Mar 2 1957   Children of Robin & Kelly DeWOLF ROBINSON i.Holly Jo ROBINSON b.Jan 18 1977 ii.Cody Rex ROBINSON b.Aug 21 1979 +(2) Celianne MUSICK b.Apr 18 1970   Children of Robin & Celianne MUSICK ROBINSON iii.Caitlin Jo ROBINSON b.Jan 11 1998 iv.Colt Rex ROBINSON b.Nov 8 1999 vii.Winnie Mae ROBINSON b.Dec 3 1913 +Joel BUGG b.May 24 1914 d.Jan 26 2001 Burial Weldon, Tx.   Children of Winnie Mae ROBINSON & Joel BUGG i.Joel Ann BUGG b.Aug 9 1942 ii.Betsy BUGG b.Aug 9 1944 viii.John A ROBINSON b.Dec 19 1915 d.Jul 17 1961 Burial Weldon, Tx. iii.Cora Elizabeth GOODRUM b.Jan 8 1883 d.Aug 8 1908 +Thomas Oscar TOWNSEND b.Aug 12 11877 d.Jun 12 1930 m.1898   Children of Cora Elizabeth GOODRUM & Oscar TOWNSEND i.Dora Mae TOWNSEND b.Sep 15 1901 +Lemuel Jenkings MANSELL b.Oct 24 1897 d.Nov 18 1944 m.Feb.12 1919 ii.Willie TOWNSEND   Children of Dora Mae TOWNSEND & Lemuel Jenkings MANSELL i.Helen Dean MANSELL b.1919 ii.Mary Bell MANSELL b.1921 iii.Margaret Inez MANSELL b.1927 ii.Thomas Oliver TOWNSEND Jr. b.May 7 1904 d.Aug 2 1948 m.Jul 30 1925 +Nellie HOLLAND b.Mar 20 1908   Child of Thomas Oliver & Nellie HOLLAND TOWNSEND Jr. i.Billie Jean TOWNSEND b.1931 *iv.Musie Dora GOODRUM b. Apr 25 1885 d. Aug 28 1963 both buried Weldon, Tx. +W. J. "Jack" TOWNSEND b.Jan 26 1882 d.May 2 1967 m.1 APR 1902 (6İ318nr Houston Co. Tx. marriage record)   Children of Musie Dora GOODRUM "Jack" TOWNSEND i.Jessie Clinton TOWNSEND b.Feb 10 1903 d.Dec 24 1963 ii.Lily Ethel TOWNSEND b.Jul 28 1905 d.Feb 24 1966 +Kent ROLLO   Children of Lily Ethel TOWNSEND & Kent ROLLO i.Charles A. ROLLO ii.J.B. ROLLO Sr. b.Dec 26 1924 d.Jan 23 1967 iii.Roy Delton ROLLO b.May 30 1929 d.Jan 9 2001 iv.Bryan Kent ROLLO ii.J.B. ROLLO Sr. b.Dec 26 1924 d.Jan 23 1967 +Darlene PRICE b.Aug 7 1929   Children of J.B. & Darlene PRICE ROLLO Sr. i.Sherry Darlene ROLLO b.Aug16 1948 ii.Carol Earlene ROLLO b.Feb 13 1950 Iii.J.B.ROLLO "Sonny" Jr. b.Feb 9 1952 iv.Jimmy Bryan ROLLO b.Oct 26 1953 v.Cynthia Jo "Sissy" ROLLO b.Oct 10 1954 iii.Roy Delton ROLLO b.May 30 1929 d.Jan 9 2001 +Willie Mae UNKNOWN   Children of Roy D. & Willie Mae UNKNOWN ROLLO i.Tambry Lynn ROLLO b.Mar 29 1952 ii.Roy William ROLLO b.1957 v.Verna Jean ROLLO b.Jul 7 1933 +(1) ? STEVENSON   Children of Verna Jean ROLLO &? STEVENSON i.Randall STEVENSON b.May 25 1954 ii.Daniel Ray STEVENSON b.May 8 1956 iii.Teresa STEVENSON b.Nov 11 1958 iv.Karen STEVENSON b.Dec 29 1960 iii.Delbert Cornell TOWNSEND b.Nov 5 1909 d.Jun 17 1992 +(1)Lavinia HUFFMAN +(2)Evelyn CAPPS GOODRUM iv.Lee Van TOWNSEND b.Jan 24 1912 d.Jan 11 1913 Salem Cem. Houston Co. Tx. v.Thomas Elmer TOWNSEND b.Apr 3 1914 d.Sep 18 2000 +Clois Eugena Shiflett b.Mar 28 1921 d.Dec 10 1979  Children of Thomas Elmer & Clois Eugena Shiflet TOWNSEND i.Dorothy Iris TOWNSEND b.Jan 19 1939 +Johnny Brune   Children of Dorothy Iris TOWNSEND & Johnny Brune i.Kathy Denise Brune ii.Thomas Earl Brune iii.John Wayne Brune ii.Larry Wayne TOWNSEND b.Sep 15 1943 +Brenda BLACK b.Oct 5 1947   Children of Larry Wayne & Brenda BLACK TOWNSEND i.Anthony Glen TOWNSEND ii.Rodney Eugene TOWNSEND iii.Chrystal Reian TOWNSEND iv.Stephanie Anjanette TOWNSEND b.1987 iii.Dixie LaVon TOWNSEND b.Mar 11 1945 +Ronald GUENOT Children of Dixie LaVon TOWNSEND & Ronald GUENOT i.Robert Wayne GUENOT ii.Roland Edward GUENOT iii.Kimberly Ann GUENOT *v.Viola GOODRUM b.1878 Tx. d.1877 Tx. *vi.Willie GOODRUM b.1877 Tx.

Melvina Hicks Goodrum:Marker b.Spt. 13 1850 d.May 16 1887 wife of T.V. Burial Antoch Cem. Houston Co. Tx.

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Weldon Houston Co. Tx. 1913

LEGGETT DRUG STORE: DR. HENRY NELSON ON LEFT

HOTEL OCT. 21 1913 ABOUT 40 ROOMS; LEFT IS COFFIN HOUSE & PRINT SHOP. PICTRUE WAS TAKEN BY ? HICKS

WELDON DEPOT; COTTON WAS KING & WAS SHIPPED TO GALVESTON

FIRST GUARANTY STATE BANK

Early 1900 Penny Post Card Weldon Tx.

The Handbook of Texas Online.
WELDON, TEXAS,on Farm Road 230 twenty-one miles south of Crockett in southern Houston County, was settled just after the Civil War. A post office began operating in 1869, and a school opened in the late 1870s or early 1880s. In the late 1880s the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity and Sabine Railway was extended to Weldon, and the town became a regional lumbering center. By 1885 Weldon had several steam saw and grist mills, a cotton gin, two general stores, a drug store, a meat market, and an estimated population of 150. The town continued to prosper during the 1910s and 1920s, and by the early 1930s it had a population of 200 and several businesses. After World War II many of the residents moved away, and by 1950 the population had dwindled to eighty. In 1990 Weldon had a population of 131.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Armistead Albert Aldrich, The History of Houston County,
Texas (San Antonio: Naylor, 1943). Houston County Historical Commission, History of Houston County, Texas, 1687-1979 (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Heritage, 1979). Houston County Cemeteries (Crockett, Texas: Houston County Historical Commission, 1977; 3d ed. 1987). Christopher Long Recommended citation: "WELDON, TX." The Handbook of Texas Online.
Marty writes:
"Weldon, Houston Co. Tx. is now a ghost town. One little store & fire station. Folks figured out they could make more money raising cattle than cotton. Population may be less than 50."

INSIDE BANK

BRADY SHAW HOME

JOE ROBINSON HOME BUILT 1911

WELDON SCHOOL BURNED 1928 OR 1929

OUR FOLKS ALSO LIVED IN THESE LITTLE TOWNS THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE

The Handbook of Texas Online.
PRAIRIE POINT, TEXAS (Houston County). Prairie Point, also known as Prairie, a rural community off Farm Road 230 four miles southwest of Lovelady in south central Houston County, was established in the 1850s. A post office operated there under the name Prairie from 1857 to 1872. A school was established before 1897, when it had an enrollment of fifty-seven. In the mid-1930s the community consisted of a church, a school, and a number of houses. After World War II the school was consolidated with that of Lovelady, and by the mid-1960s only a cemetery and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Houston County Historical Commission, History of Houston County, Texas, 1687-1979 (Tulsa, Oklahoma: Heritage, 1979).
Christopher Long

PEARSON'S CHAPEL, TEXAS. Pearson's Chapel, also known as Pearson's, a farming community at the junction of Farm roads 1280 and 3151, six miles west of Lovelady in south central Houston County, developed around a church of that name that had been established before 1900. In the mid-1930s the community had a church, a school, and a number of houses. After World War II its school was consolidated with that of Lovelady, and by the mid-1960s only a church and a few widely scattered houses remained in the area. In the early 1990s Pearson's Chapel was a dispersed rural community.

VOLGA, TEXAS. Volga was three miles north of Weldon and twenty miles south of Crockett in southern Houston County. A Volga post office was established in 1897 with J. A. Siddon as postmaster and discontinued in 1917. The first population record of Volga dates from 1914, when the community had 100 residents and a telephone connection, four general stores, and a cotton gin. In 1936 and 1945 Volga had one business and a population of twenty-five; a church was reported in the latter year. The Volga school was eventually combined with the Lovelady Independent School District.

**4.Linney HICKS b.1805 N.C. +Hardy HICKS Children of Linney & Hardy HICKS i.Martha A. HICKS ii.Ellis A. HICKS iii.Irvin G. HICKS iv.Clara A. HICKS **5.Linsey (Lincey) HICKS b.5 JAN 1811 Choctaw Co., AL d. 2 SEP 1889 Choctaw Co., AL Burial: United Methodist Church Cem. Cyril, Al. +Caswell FELTS b. 5 DEC 1803 Raleigh, Wake Co. N.C. m.11-7-1828 Greene Co., AL. d.Nov 17 1890 Choctaw Co., AL CASWELL FELTS LAND IN AL. FELTS,CASWELLAL Choctaw 3/20/1837 Demopolis5446 AL1080FELTS,CASWELL AL Choctaw 5/15/1837 Demopolis 9590 AL3420__.145  Children of Caswell & Linsey HICKS FELTS   i.Ailsey U. FELTS b.20 SEP 1829 ii.Roena Harriet FELTS b.21 OCT 1831 iii.Julia Ann Amanda FELTS b.09-6-1833 Al. d.Jul31 1906 Mobile Al. vi.James Malachi FELTS b.8 FEB 1836 d.Sept 23 1863 Chickamauga, Tn. v.Louisa Frances FELTS b.11-10-1838       vi.John Tillman FELTS b.6 FEB 1840       vii.Lonzina Francis FELTS **6.Harrett HICKS b.July 19 1816 N.C. d.Aug 8 1895 +Elis HENDERSON b.1812 Green Co. A. m.Jan. 4 1834 Listed 1850, 1860, & 1870 census Kemper Co. Miss. Children of Harrett HICKS & Elis HENDERSON i.William HENDERSON b.1835 ii.Allen HENDERSON b.1837 iii.Anne HENDERSON b.1839 iv.Jane HENDERSON b.1841 v.Sara HENDERSON b.1843 vi.Frances HENDERSON b.1845 vii.Elvira HENDERSON b.1847 vii.John HENDERSON b.1849 viii.Albert HENDERSON b. 1858 ix.Robert E HENDERSON x.Alex HENDERSON ELLIS HENDERSON LAND IN MS. HENDERSON, ELLIS  MS  Kemper  9/1/1846  Columbus  31625  MS 1460__347  HENDERSON, ELLIS  MS  Kemper  12/2/1850 Columbus 33683 MS1500__.499 HENDERSON,ELLIS MS Kemper12/5/1850 Columbus 33910 MS1510__.203  HENDERSON,ELLIS MS Kemper 4/1/1856 Columbus 35835 MS1540_ **7.George Wright HICKS b.abt.1813 Franklin Co. N.C. d.1855 Newton Co. Miss. Listed 1840 Newton Co. Miss. as "Rice HICKS" +(1)Nancy A. TRUSSELL b.1813 Tenn. m.Jan 31 1834 d.aft.1880 Smith Co. Tx. d/of James TRUSSELL b. 11 May 1770 Frederick Co. VA. d. 30 Sep 1860 Lauderdale Co, MS. m. ca. 1797 S C.  Elizabeth [Betsy] LYLES b. 1781 Chester Co. S.C. d. 30 Sep 1852 Greene Co, AL. Land owned by Wright HICKS State=MISSISSIPPI, First Name=Wright, Last Name= Hicks Patentee Name State County /Parish IssueDate District Land OfficeDoc.Nr.Accession or Serial Nr. HICKS,WRIGHT MS Noxubee 2/27/1841 Columbus 21185 MS1250__.003  HICKS,WRIGHT MS Noxubee 2/27/1841 Columbus 21186 MS1250__.004  You can get certified copies of these at: Land Patent Search - BLM GLO Records Roderick Bush, who does Greene Co. Al. web site rodbush@earthlink.net is related to Nancy TRUSSELL by marriage and has her TRUSSELL line back 8 generations if any are interested. 1850 Newton Miss. Federal Census 34 357 357 Hicks Wright   37 M w Farmer 1,000   N. C. 35 357 Hicks Nancy 37 F  w Tenn. Hicks John     13   M   w    Miss. Hicks Lucy     11   F   w     Miss. Hicks Houston   8   M   w   Miss. Hicks Missouri   7   F   w   Miss. Hicks Ellis         5   M   w   Miss. Hicks Adolphus 3 M   w     Miss. Children mentioned for Wright HICKS as haire's of Asa HICKS: i.John T. HICKS of Tx. ii.Sarre HICKS iii. Matthew L. HICKS iv. Saml. H HICKS of Miss. v.Missouri Ann HICKS of Miss. vi. Ellis E. HICKS of Miss. vii. Adolphe L HICKS of Miss. viii. Nancy W. HICKS of Miss. **Children not mentioned: Leroy Atimus, Wright, Lucy HICKS, Children of George Wright & Nancy A. TRUSSELL HICKS (will have *) *i.Leroy HICKS b.1835 Newton, Ms d.Abt 1855 Same Epidemic, That Killed His, Father +Harret Caroline WILLIAMSON b.Mar 25 1838 d.Aug 2 1922 Some info. from: Rose ann littlegrama@lonetree.com http://burchfieldfamily.com/genealogy/Finch/WC01/WC01_026.htm Child of Leroy Atimus & Harret Caroline WILLAMSON HICKS i.William Callaway HICKS b.Jun 6/7 1855 Newton Co. Miss. d.Nov 1 1921 +Artemus Miss FINDLEY b.Feb 16 1854 d.Mar 8 1945 Children of William Callaway & Artie FINDLEY HICKS i.Richard Smallwood HICKS b.Sep 25 1875 Tx. d.Aug 3 1924 +Mattie B HISE b.1880 Ten. d.1960 Lincoln Co. Ok. m.Oct 31 1896 Gainsville Cooke, Co. Tx. d/of J. & Sarah HOCKERSMITH HISE Children of Richard Smallwood & Mattie B HISE HICKS i.Randel HICKS b.Jan 31 1900 d.1963 Lincoln Co. Ok. +Mable D. UNKNOWN b.1900 d.1991 Both burial Oak Park Cem. Lincoln Co. Ok. ii.Sarah HICKS b.1878 +Joe Hilton iii.Julie HICKS b.Feb 1880 d.at 4 yrs.old iv.George W. HICKS b.Dec 1881 Tx. d. bet. 1921-1929 Carter Co. Ok. v.Martha Sinda. HICKS b.May 25 1884 Weatherford, Parker Co. Tx. d.Aug 8/12? 1973 Oxnard Ventura Co. Ca. vi.John Oliver HICKS b.Jan 12 1886 Ms. d Sep 13 1958 Cortez Montezuma Co. Co. +Gertrude Mae FELKINS b.Feb 27 1891 d.Mar 24 1974 Both died in Cortez Montazuma Col. Children of John Oliver & Gertrude Mae FELKINS HICKS All born Carter Co. Ok. i.William Cleaborn HICKS b.May 4 1908 Ok. d.Nov 25 1978 +(1) Elsie MITCHELL +(2)Ruby CRUZAN ii.Henry Newton HICKS b.Apr 15 1912 d.Sep 4 1973 +:Ludena COUSTINE iii.Cleo Jackson HICKS b.Jul 8 1914 +Maude M. ALEXANDER m.Mar 6 1935 iv.Velma Estella HICKS b.Oct 5 1916 Berwyn, Ok. d.Aug 15 2003 Cortz Co. +Lester Ben HELVEY b.Jul 16 1913 Corn Ok. d.Jan 30 1978 Cortez, Co. v.Oliver Odell HICKS b.Nov 12 1918 d.Nov 27 1998 Denver Co. +Dorothy NELSON vi.Margie Norene HICKS b.Nov 29 1921 vii.Jenny HICKS b. Feb 1888 +Dowell RAINES viii.Rosie HICKS b.Dec 1891 +John RAINES ix.Ada Bell HICKS b.Jan 9 1894 Tx. d.Jan 31 1973 Springer Ok. +Frank E. BLAIN b.Mar 14 1876 d.Jun 26 1952 Springer, Ok. Children of Ada Bell HICKS & Frank E. BLAIN i.William BLAIN b.Mar 29 1909 d. Jul 7 1995 ii.Perry Gordon BLAIN b. Feb 5 1912 Carson City Nv. iii.Juanita BLAIN b. 1915 x.Tabitha HICKS b.Feb 1896 d.1916 +Walter BROWN xi.Harriet C. HICKS b.Feb 27 1898 *ii.John T. HICKS b.1837 d.abt 1885 Smith, Tx +(1) Olive UNKNOWN In 1860 John and his first wife Olive was living in Carmel, Smith, Texas with the family of G. F. Robertson. from; T. D. Morris Household of G F Robertson About this database1860 United States Federal Census with links to images of the original surviving population schedules. Name Home in 1860 (City, County, State) Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender G F Robertson Mount Carmel,  Smith, TX 36 1823 Indiana M Emmer Robertson Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 23 1836 Indiana F. Mary Robertson Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 2 1857 Ky. F. John Hicks Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 23 1836 Miss. M. Olive Hicks Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 21 1838 Al. F. Wright Hicks Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 6 1853 Miss. M. Ellis Hicks Mount Carmel, Smith, TX 2 1857 Tx. M. John Hicks Mount Carmel,  Smith,  TX 10.12 Tx. M. MOUNT CARMEL, TEXAS (Smith County). Mount Carmel was a small town at the intersection of Farm Road 2015 and an unnamed highway, south of Pinedale Lake, north of Driscoll Lake, and three miles west of Winona in north central Smith County. Originally part of the William Oliphant survey, it was established in 1850 as a stop on the Dallas-Shreveport Road. In 1853 it obtained a post office, with Thomas R. Swann as postmaster. By 1858 the Mount Carmel Cemetery had been established, and local residents were attending nearby Harris Creek Baptist Church. The 1860 census listed Josiah Tunnel, William Litchfield, and Thomas Hall as teachers in the common school. Around that time there were two merchants and one grocer; in addition, the William M. Taylor Masonic Lodge, one of only five in the county, had been organized. After the Civil War,qv trade along the Dallas-Shreveport Road declined, and in 1867 the Mount Carmel post office was discontinued. Postmaster George W. Hughey attempted to reinstate the office in 1870, but it failed within a year. Then in June 1872 E. Brantley reopened it again, and it operated semi-continuously until 1904. The St. Louis Southwestern Railway bypassed the community in favor of nearby Winona in the 1870s. In 1884 the population of Mount Carmel was 370, and the town had a barber, a beekeeper, two wagonmakers, and three cotton gins with gristmills. Citizens had built a Baptist church and a Methodist church, and a public school system had been developed. Local farmers sent their cotton and fruit to Winona for shipping. By 1888 only ninety people lived in Mount Carmel, and the mail from Winona was delivered semiweekly. Between 1910 and 1920 the school, a one-story white frame structure, had one teacher and about ten white students. Mount Carmel no longer existed by the 1930s, as it was not shown on the 1936 county highway map. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Vicki Betts, Smith County, Texas, in the Civil War (Tyler, Texas: Smith County Historical Society, 1978). "Post Offices and Postmasters of Smith County, Texas: 1847-1929," Chronicles of Smith County, Spring 1966. "School Sights," Chronicles of Smith County, Fall 1969. Smith County Historical Society, Historical Atlas of Smith County (Tyler, Texas: Tyler Print Shop, 1965). "Teachers in 1860," Chronicles of Smith County, Spring 1968. Donald W. Whisenhunt, comp., Chronological History of Smith County (Tyler, Texas: Smith County Historical Society, 1983). James Wilkins, "No Braver or Better Man," Chronicles of Smith County, Fall 1968. Albert Woldert, A History of Tyler and Smith County (San Antonio: Naylor, 1948). Vista K. McCroskey T. D. Morris thinks that Oswell and Wright are the same person. On the 1860 census it showed Wright as 6 years old and on this census it shows Oswell as 15 years old and Oswell was not on 1860 census. They lived in Garden Valley Beat, Smith, Texas in 1870. GARDEN VALLEY, TEXAS. Garden Valley is at the intersection of State Highway 110 and Farm Road 16, seven miles west of Lindale in northwestern Smith County. It is on land that was originally part of the Edward B. Ragsdale survey. A post office opened there in 1852 with James S. Davidson as postmaster. By 1858 the community had a church, a Masonic hall, and an academy. The Garden Valley Common School System had been established by 1860, when the census listed three male teachers there. Postal service to Garden Valley was discontinued in 1868 and resumed in 1870. In 1878 Dr. G. W. Matthews became the local physician. By 1884 the settlement was shipping fruit and cotton by railroad from nearby Lindale. At that time, Garden Valley had 100 inhabitants, including a blacksmith, a physician, a grocer, and a teacher; it also had a gin and gristmill, two churches, a school, and two general stores. In 1889 C. W. Matthews and Company established a store there. In 1903 the town had a three-teacher school for 110 white students and a one-teacher school for thirty-five black students. In 1914 Garden Valley's population reached 300, and the community had four cotton gins, six general stores, and a telephone company. By the mid-1930s the community consisted of a small collection of dwellings, a factory, three other businesses, a church, a cemetery, and black and white schools, which served roughly the same number of students as they had in 1903. The post office was discontinued during the 1930s. Population estimates had dropped to 150 by the mid-1940s and remained at that level through the early 1990s. By 1952 the Garden Valley school had been consolidated into the Van Independent School District in Van Zandt County, and in 1959 Garden Valley had a church, a cemetery, and a few farms. In the early 1980s county highway maps showed one business there. Children of John & Olive UNKNOWN HICKS John Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 33 1836 Miss. W.M. Olive Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 32 1837 Al. W. F. i.Mary Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 2 1867 Tx. W. F. ii.Samuel Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 3/12 1869 Tx. W. M. iii.Willis Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 3/12 1869 Tx. W. M. iv.Nathan Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 4 1865 Tx. W. M. v.Jeff Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 8 1861 Tx. W. M. vi.John Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 10 1859 Tx. W. M. vii.Oswell Hicks Garden Valley Beat, Smith, TX 15 1854 Miss. W. M. Evidently, John's first wife Olive died he married Jane Chambers, between 1870 and 1875. John died before 1880. John and Jane had only two children, Tilman and Elizabeth. T. D. Morris     Morrist994@aol.com +(2)Jane (Maiden name may have been HITT) CHAMBERS b: Abt 1845 Household Record 1880 United States Household:Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  Jane HIX Self W F W 32 FL Keeps House    Morris HIX SSon S M.W 22 TX Works On Farm  MS  AL.   Jefferson HIX   SSon S M W 18  TX Works On Farm  MS  AL.   Nathan HIX  SSon S M W 13 TX At School MS  AL.   Mary HIX SDau S  F. W 12 TX At School  MS  AL.   Willis HIX  SSon S M. W 10 TX At School MS  AL.   Saml. HIX  SSon  S  M.W 11TX At School  MS  AL.   Annie HICKS SDau S F. W 8 TX. MS AL.   Tilman HICKS Son S M.W 5 TX.  MS   FL. Elizabeth HICKS Dau S F W 2 TX MS FL   Pierce HITT Bro.S M. W 22 TX. Works On Farm  AL  AL. Children of John T. & Jane CHAMBERS HICKS vii.Tilman HICKS b: Abt 1870 ix..Elizabeth HICKS b.1878 *iii.Lucy HICKS b.1839 (1850 Census) *iv.Missouri HICKS b.1 Jun 1841 Newton, Ms d. 1900 Smith, Tx +William C. MUNN +William C. MUNN d.20 Jul 1893 aged 66 Both burried Bethesda Cem. Smith Co. Tx. Children of Missouri Ann HICKS & William C. MUNN i.James H. MUNN b. 1851 ii.Amanda MUNN b.1860 iii.Nancy Jane MUNN b.1867 iv.Daniel MUNN b.1870 v.Neil MUNN b. 1875 Tx. vi.Calvin MUNN b.Feb. 1881 vii.Olie H MUNN b.Aug. 1885 1930 Smith Co. Tx. Census Munn Albert L 49-06a jp8ed49 M500 Munn Aubrey 44-07A jp7ed44 M500 Munn Calvin 44-07A jp7ed44 M500 Munn Dewey T 39-03b jp6ed39 M500 Munn Dick C. 26-12B jp2ed26 M500 Munn Dorthy 39-03b jp6ed39 M500 Munn Mandy 38-07A jp6ed38 M500 Munn Newt H 39-01a jp6ed39 M500 DAMASCUS CEM,, Smith County, TX MUNN, Dewey T. 7 Sep 1899 -30 Apr 1977 MUNN, Julia S. b.8 Aug 1902 (only date) MUNN, Albert L., Sr. b. 1 Dec 1905 d. 22 Jul 1980 MUNN, Ella Mae b.2 Dec 1909 (only date) *v.Nancy HICKS b.1842 Newton, Ms d.aft.1880 Smith, Tx +Thomas J. HARPER b.1831 m.Dec 12 1865 Children of Nancy HICKS & Thomas J. HARPER i.John HARPER b.Abt.1864 Newton, Ms. ii.Victoria HARPER b.Abt.1866 Newton, Ms. iii.Francis HARPER b.1869 *vi.Houston HICKS b.1843 Newton, Ms *vii.Ellis HICKS b.1845 (1850 Census) *viii.Adolphus Lofayette HICKS b.1847 Newton, Ms. d.1921 Smith, Tx. m.1871 Smith, Tx +(1)Nancy NEWMAN b.1852 d/of Ruben & Caroline NEWMAN Children of Adolphus Lofayette & Nancy NEWMAN HICKS i.Charle E HICKS b.15 Jun1872 Smith, Tx ii.John HICKS b. 9 Feb 1873 Smith, Tx iii.George R. HICKS b.Sep 1875 Smith,Tx +(2)Amelia M. BRAZIEL b.Aug 26 1847 d.Apr 7 1884 d/of William & Eliza CHRISTIAN BRAZIEL Sitton Cemetery: Smith County, Texas Hicks , Amelia Edwards, the mother of Emma Malissa Edwards Betts, Born : 1848 Died : 1891 Children of Adolphus Lofayette & Amelia M. BRAZIEL HICKS vi.Adolphus L. HICKS b.11 Feb 1880 Smith, Tx v.Asberry Zack HICKS b. Feb 13 1882 Smith, Tx vi.F. HICKS b.1884 Smith,Tx d. 1884 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  Adolphus HICKS Self M Male W 33  MS  Farmer --  TN   Amelia HICKS  Wife M Female W 33  GA  Keeps House  GA  GA   Charles HICKS  Son S M W 9 TX  MS  TX   John HICKS Son S M W 7 TX  MS  TX   George HICKS Son S M W 4  TX MS TX Adolphus HICKS Son S M W 4 M TX MS GA   Emma EDWARDS S/Dau S F W   10  AL  At Home  GA Source Information: Census PlacePrecinct 6, Smith, Texas Emma EDWARDS Household  Female   Other Information:  Birth Year Birthplace AL Age 10  At Home  Marital StatusS Race W Head of Household Adolphus HICKS  Relation SDau Source Information:  Census Place Precinct 6, Smith, Tx. Adolphus Lafayette HICKS +(3)Mattie Prater HITT b.1861 Tx. b.abt 1888 Smith, Tx. Children of Adolphus Lafayette & Mattie Prater HITT HICKS vI.Effie HICKS b.1889 Smith, Tx, viiJulia HICKS b.1897 Smith, Tx, viiiLouis R. "Louie" HICKS b.1900 Smith, Tx. ix.Leonard HICKS b.1903 Smith, Tx.

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Ladasca@aol.com Jim Taylor "Writes
There seems to be plenty of evidence to support the following facts about Nancy Trussell Hicks:
She was born about 1813
She was born in Tennessee [but I am unsure of the geographical divisions at that date]
She very likely died in Smith County, TX between 1880 and 1900
She had several children, including daughter Nancy, born abt 1851per 1860 census and born abt 1855 per 1880 census.
A little more intuitive, but based on the above census info:
The Thomas Harper of the 1870 census is the same person as the G. J. [should that be G. T.?] Harper of the 1880 census.
Wife Nancy Harper of the 1870 census is not the same person as the Nancy Harper of the 1880 census.  Based on the 1860 census age, the 1880 Nancy Harper seems to be Nancy Hicks, the daughter of Nancy Trussell Hicks.  But by the same token, the 1870 Nancy Harper's age does not correspond.  Did Thomas/G. J. Harper marry two different Nancys?  I have no idea why Nancy Trussell Hicks is living in his household in 1870, but perhaps she was of some relation to Thomas or even his first wife.  Then her daughter married Thomas/G. J. later

**8 Irvin HICKS d.abt.1840 +Sarah Jane HATFIELD m.1834 Children of Irvin & Sarah Jane HATFIELD HICKS i.Ervin HICKS ii.Susan HICKS Oct. 9 1860 in Fayette Co. Al. David SOUTHERLAND was granted guardenship of Ervin & Susan HICKS. Thanks to La Von Millard d/of Cleo Jackson HICKS for the Wright & Irvin info. dmillard@direcway.com **9.Martha HICKS + _____ DINKINS? Child of Martha HICKS & ? DINKINS i. Sara DINKINS United States Federal Census Hicks, Asa  State: North Carolina Year: 1810  County: Franklin Roll: M252 _40  Township: Page: 80 Image:150 Hicks, William  State:North Carolina Year: 1810 County:FranklinRoll: M252_40 Township:  Page: 81 Image:152  Hicks, Miles  State:North Carolina Year:1810  County:Franklin Roll: M252 _40  Township:  Page:93 Hicks Littlebury  State:North CarolinaYear: 1820  County: *** Richmond *** Roll: M33 81  Township: Unknown Townships Page: 190 Image:118 Hicks Benjamin  State:North Carolina Year: 1830  County:Franklin Roll: M19 120  Township: Dunn Page: 358     Hicks, Benjamin  State:North Carolina Year: 1830  County: Franklin Roll: M19 120  Township: Edward Pg: 343 img 682 Hicks, Elizabeth   State:North Carolina Year: 1830  County:Franklin Roll: M19 _ 120  Township:Dunn Page: 361Img.716     Hicks, John, Sr.  State:North Carolina Year: 1830  County:Franklin Roll: M19 _ 120  Township: Foster pg.337 img.670   Hicks, Miles  State: North CarolinaYear 1830  County: Franklin Roll: M19 120  Township: FosterPage: 339 Image:674 Hicks Littlebury  State:North CarolinaYear: 1840  County: **Warren** Roll: M704_ 372  Township: Unknown Townships Page: 41  Image:261 Hicks Joseph   State:North CarolinaYear: 1850  County: Franklin Roll: M432 _ 630  Township: Duns District Page: 320 Image:246   Hicks, Burton  State:North Carolina Year 1850  County :Franklin Roll: M432_ 630  Township: Duns DistrictPage: 326 Image:258   Hicks, Mariah  State:North CarolinaYear: 1850  County:Franklin Roll: M432_630  Township: Hayesville Dist.Page: 348 Image:302 Hicks, Starlin  State:North Carolina Year: 1850  County:Franklin Roll: M432 630  Township: Hayesville Dist.Page: 353 Image:312 Hicks, Isaac   State:North Carolina Year: 1850  County FranklinRoll: M432_630  Township: Louisburg Dist.Page: 377 Image:360 Hicks, Jane  State:North Carolina Year: 1850  County: Franklin Roll: M432_ 630  Township: Powells Dist. Page: 355 Image:316 Hicks, Nancy  State:North Carolina Year: 1850  County:Franklin Roll: M432_ 630  Township: Timberlake Dist.Page: 337 Image:280 Hicks, James  State:North CarolinaYear: 1850 County: Franklin Roll: M432_ 630  Township: Timberlake Dist.Page: 339 Image:284    Hicks, Robert A.State: North Carolina Year: 1850 County:FranklinRoll: M432_ 630  Township Timberlake Dist.Page: 342  Image: 290   Some of the Hicks moved to Alabama Hicks, Josiah State:AlabamaYear: 1850  County: Greene Roll: M432_ 6  Township: Unknown Townships Page: 249 Image:12 Hicks, Ella   State: Alabama Year: 1850 County Greene Roll: M432_6 Township:Unknown Townships Page: 253 Image:20 Hicks, Asa  State Alabama Year: 1850  County GreeneRoll: M432_6 Township:Unknown Townships *****Page: 303 Image:120 Hicks, Asa State:Alabama Year 1850  County Greene Roll: Township:Unknown Townships *****Page: 563 Image:  Hicks, Tilmon  State:Alabama Year: 1850  County GreeneRoll: M432_6  Township: Unknown Townships ***Page: 417 Image:344 Hicks, Tilmon  State:Alabama Year 1850  County: Greene Roll: M432_6  Township: Unknown Townships ****Page: 419 Image:348 Hicks, Tilman  State:Alabama Year 1850 County:Greene Roll: M432_ 6  Township: Clinton Beat *****Page: 270 Image:54 Hicks, Tilman State:Alabama Year: 1850  County: Greene Roll: Township:Clinton Beat ***Page: 463 Image:  Hicks, James M.  State:AlabamaYear:1850  County:Greene Roll: M432_ 6  Township: Clinton BeatPage: 269 Image:52 The only one left in Al. Hicks T. (is this Tilman?)State:Alabama Year: 1860  County:Greene Roll: M653_ 10  Township: Clinton Page: 990 Image:455 HICKS MARRIAGES IN GREEN CO. AL HICKS Armena J UPCHURCH, John Apr 20 1843 HICKS, Candis KNOX, James 04-221839 HICKS, Elvira W JONES, William E 12-13-1849 HICKS, Frances WILLIAMS, Wheaton 01-11- 1848 HICKS, Harriet HENDERSON, Ellis 02-04-1834 HICKS, Lincey FELLS, Caswell Nov 07 1828 HICKS, Martha BUNN, Berry D Nov 24 1843 HICKS, Mitchell WILLIAMS, Mary Feb 27 1841 HICKS, Tilmon JONES, Martha Mrs 1023-1843 1823 record from Franklin Co. N.C. On motion it is ordered that William T. Hollingsworth, James Baker & Asa Hicks be appointed to audit and settle the accounts of Sarah Driver, administrator of Thomas Driver, deceased, and to report to the next court. 1850 census and it shows Asa with Wife Sally of N.C in Green co. Asa being age 88, don't see him going to Texas. I thought he died in Green Co. N.C. in 1857 at age 95. notes and the 3 names I had for Asa's wives was an Ingram (1st name unknown) and Sara and Sally (who was one and the same) The Ingram wives Parents were Thomas & Mary Ingram of Franklin Co.N.C. If he had another wife I've never heard her name. Asa sold his farm of 214 acres on Contented Creek after his wife died. ( Ingram ?) Anyhow the farm had to be in his wives name because Tilmon and Tamsey had to sign for the sale.I presume they must have been the children of that marriage. My notes also show that Asa remarried Sara (Sally) Edwards circa 1800. They also show that Littlebury did marry Mary Edwards in 1822, don't know if she was any relation. Sara received $ 265.90 from his estate and it was signed by her mark and noted as Sara.    Asa Hicks will Probate file # 1312, Greene Co. N.C. dated May 13,1857. Sarah, widow received $265.90 from Asa's estate. Tilmon HICKS of Greene Co. N.C. Tamsey HICKS Cottles Pickens Co. Linsey HICKS Feltz, Choctaw Co. Al. Linney HICKS Choctaw Co.Al. Littlebury HICKS of Houston Co.Texas; Harriett HICKS of Kemper Co. Ms. Wrigh HICKS deceased and his children; Irvin HICKS deceased & 2 children; Sarah Dinkins, daughter of Martha Dinkins a minor heir.

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