William Thomas Hicks

Brief Life History of William Thomas

When William Thomas Hicks was born on 11 December 1877, in Arkansas, United States, his father, John Hicks, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Francis Henry, was 22. He married Barbara Ann Chapman on 15 April 1900, in Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Quitman, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Judicial Township 4, Merced, California, United States in 1940. He died on 19 December 1961, in Le Grand, Merced, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Plainsburg, Merced, California, United States.

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William Thomas Hicks
1877–1961
Barbara Ann Chapman
1881–1970
Marriage: 15 April 1900
John M. Hicks
1902–1973

Sources (16)

  • William T Hix, "United States Census, 1910"
  • W L Hicks, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • William Thomas Hicks, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

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.

1883

Historical Boundaries - 1883: Cleburne, Arkansas, United States

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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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