Brief Life History of Richard Calvin
When Richard Calvin Hicks was born in September 1846, in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Calvin Hicks, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Downs, was 24. He married Mary McDonald on 11 December 1874, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Civil District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 19 December 1934, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 88.
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Sources (8)
- Richard Hicks, "United States Census, 1900"
- Richard Hicks, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Calvin Hicks - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Richard Calvin Hicks
Spouse and Children
1846–1934 Male
1853–1927 Female
Children (8)
1869–1880 Male
1875–1907 Female
1877–1969 Male
1878– Female
1882– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1817–1898 Male
1822–1883 Female
Siblings (11)
1843–1916 Female
1843–1935 Male
1845–1919 Male
1846–1934 Male
1852–1944 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 16
1863
Age 17
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hick , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is a widespread surname in England, and is also common in southwest and southern Wales.
German: patronymic from Hick . Compare Hix .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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