Brief Life History of Kimble
When Kimble Hickman was born on 6 April 1796, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, William Hickman, was 26 and his mother, Nancy Ann Rakestraw, was 22. He married Mary Hooper on 23 October 1820, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Woodland Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 17 May 1876, in Woodland, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodland Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Kimball Hickman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Kimble Huckman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Kimball Hickman in entry for Kimball Hickman, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1796–1876 Male
1801–1865 Female
Children (9)
1825–1899 Female
1827–1864 Male
1829–1908 Male
1830–1904 Male
1833– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1769–1835 Male
1773–1845 Female
Siblings (8)
1792–1875 Female
1796–1876 Male
1796– Male
1800–1879 Male
1802–1883 Female
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 4
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 16
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): from the Middle English personal names Hikeman, Hicheman, and (in the West Midlands) Hikemon and Hichemon, pet forms of Hike and Hiche with the hypocoristic suffix -man or -mon. See Hick and Hitch . In some instances, however, Hikeman and Hicheman might be occupational names denoting a ‘servant of Hike or Hiche’. This surname has long been established in Ireland, notably in County Clare.
Americanized form of German Hickmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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