Moroni Hicks

Brief Life History of Moroni

When Moroni Hicks was born on 2 February 1859, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, George Armstrong Hicks, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Temperance Worthey Ann Jolley, was 21. He married Lucinda Angelina Owen on 15 June 1893, in Mount Carmel, Kane, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Graham, Arizona, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1857. He died on 17 March 1931, in South Gate, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moroni Hicks
1859–1931
Lucinda Angelina Owen
1875–1964
Marriage: 15 June 1893
Nephi Hicks
1894–1895
Leo Moroni Hicks
1896–1952
Myrtle Hicks
1897–1933
Stella Gladys Hicks
1900–1936
Clinton John Hicks
1902–1904
Annie Hicks
1904–1904
LaRoy Charles Hicks
1906–1974
Edward Hicks
1908–1945

Sources (32)

  • Hyrum Hicks in household of Geo A Hicks, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Maroni Hicks, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Mr. Moroni Hicks, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863

Arizona Territory

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WILLIAM HICKS

Moroni Hicks was born on 2 February 1859 in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah Territory to George Armstrong and Elizabeth Temperance Worthey Ann Jolly Hicks. He was the third of nine children, three girls an …

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