Davis Hix Sr.

Brief Life History of Davis

Davis Hix Sr. was born in 1775, in North Carolina, British Colonial America as the son of Henry Hix. He married Rebecca Loflin about 1795. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 28 May 1846, in Randolph, Alabama, United States, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Davis Hix Sr.
1775–1846
Rebecca Loflin
1776–1854
Marriage: about 1795
infant son Hix
1795–1796
Lovinia Murry Hix
1795–1840
William Hix
1797–1846
David Hix Jr.
1801–1881
Rebecca Hix
1804–1889
Sarah Hix
1804–1812
Richard L Hix
1806–1897
Henry Hix
1809–1888
Mary Hix
1811–1873
Elizabeth Hix
1813–1889
Sarah Hix
1815–1889
Cornelius Hix
1820–1916
Hix
1820–

Sources (2)

  • Davis Hicks, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
  • Davis Hix, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"

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World Events (8)

1775

Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English and German: variant of Hicks .

German: from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hild ‘strife, battle’ as the first element.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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