Brief Life History of William
When William Hickey was born on 25 November 1869, in Illinois, United States, his father, John Hickey, was 24 and his mother, Brigett Burns, was 27. He married Nellie Jane Pitchford on 15 September 1888, in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Western Mound Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1900 and South Fox Township, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. He died on 3 February 1929, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Davenport Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States.
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- William Hickey in household of John Hickey, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Hickey, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- William Hickey, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, James Patrick, Marypat, Aileen, Bridie, Colm, Conn, Conor, Delma, Fergus, Kieran, Liam.
Irish (Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍceadh ‘descendant of Ícidhe’, a common byname meaning ‘doctor, healer’.
English: from a diminutive of Middle English Hick, a pet form of Ricard (see Richard and Hick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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