Bernetta Walters Hickman

Brief Life History of Bernetta Walters

When Bernetta Walters Hickman was born on 6 January 1847, in Winter Quarters, Washington, Nebraska, United States, her father, William Adams Hickman, was 31 and her mother, Bernetta A Walters Burckhardt, was 34. She married John Fergusen Allen on 11 August 1864, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Emmett, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1930 and American Falls Election Precinct 2, Power, Idaho, United States for about 5 years. She died on 4 January 1942, in King Hill, Elmore, Idaho, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Hagerman Pioneer Cemetery, Hagerman, Gooding, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fergusen Allen
1844–1911
Bernetta Walters Hickman
1847–1942
Marriage: 11 August 1864
Loulia Brennetta Allen
1866–1935
Mary Emma Allen
1868–
Selma Allen
1869–
Selmon Allen
1870–
Phoebe Allen
1873–1893
Phillip Allen
1876–
Pearl Allen
1876–1930
John Henry Allen
1878–1935
Ruby Isabell Allen
1880–1929
Burckhardt Allen
after 1882–after 1882
William Adams Hickman Allen
1883–1954
George Elihu Allen
1886–1916

Sources (24)

  • Belinda Allen in household of John F Allen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Bernetta Walters Hickman Allen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • Brenetta Hickman Allen, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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