William Edgar Hickey

25 November 1869–24 September 1939 (Age 69)
Loudon, Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of William Edgar

William Edgar Hickey was born on 25 November 1869, in Loudon, Tennessee, United States as the son of William Edgar Hickey and Mary Gormley. He married Minnie Ethel Bass on 14 May 1911, in Terrell, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in No. 13 Kindricks Creek District, Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 24 September 1939, in Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Edgar Hickey
1869–1939
Minnie Ethel Bass
1889–1980
Marriage: 14 May 1911
Mary Frances Hickey
1915–1982

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 May 1911Terrell, Georgia, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (8)

    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 1
    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.
    1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic
    Age 9
    When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.
    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 21
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Richard

    Sources (8)

    • William E Hickey, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
    • William Edgar Hickey in entry for Mary Frances Lee, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
    • William Edgar Hickey, "BillionGraves Index"

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