Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Hicks was born in 1825, in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States, his father, Abel H Hicks, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Ellen Haltom, was 25. He married Winnie Martha Wallace on 26 January 1846, in Owen, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1865 and Stanton Township, Linn, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died about 1880, at the age of 56.
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- Martin J Hicks, "Kansas State Census, 1865"
- Martin Hicks, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Martin Hicks, "United States Census, 1850"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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