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1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks 1828–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: Aft. 24 Jun 1880

Death Location: Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Father: Isaac Hicks

Mother: Rebecca Hicks

Spouse(s): Martha Ames

Children(s): Mary Minson, George Hicks, Charles Hicks, Millie Hicks, Eliza Hicks, Thomas Hicks, James Hicks, Alex Hicks, Matthew Hicks, Martha Hicks, Newton Hicks, Catherine Hicks, Sarah Hicks, Sarah Hicks

In 1828, 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks entered the world in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, born to Isaac Hicks And Rebecca Casey Hicks. 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks married Martha Matilda Ames, and had children including Alex Hicks, Catherine B Hicks, Charles B Hicks, Eliza Hicks, George William Hicks, James Hicks, Martha Hicks, Mary Jane Hicks Minson, Matthew Hicks, Millie Mildred Hicks, Newton Hicks, Sarah F Hicks, Sarah J Hicks, Thomas R Hicks. 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks passed away in 1880 in Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks entered the world in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA, born to Isaac Hicks And Rebecca Casey Hicks.
  • 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks married Martha Matilda Ames, and had children including Alex Hicks, Catherine B Hicks, Charles B Hicks, Eliza Hicks, George William Hicks, James Hicks, Martha Hicks, Mary Jane Hicks Minson, Matthew Hicks, Millie Mildred Hicks, Newton Hicks, Sarah F Hicks, Sarah J Hicks, Thomas R Hicks.
  • 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks passed away in 1880 in Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

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1st Hicks's Ancestors

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1st Hicks
1828–1880
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Isaac Hicks
1786–1856
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Casey) Hicks
1791–1850
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Hicks
1750–1830
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Comfort Malone
1750–1830
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Isacc Casey
1770–1851
Newberry, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Massey) Mackey
1776–1834
North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Shadrack Hicks
1725–1846
Elizabeth GGF
1725–1758
John Sr
1728–1783
Sarah Cole
1728–1773
Randolph Sgt.
1737–1814
MARY Pennington
1742–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nehemiah I
1705–1769
Phillisanna Hitchcock
1708–1769
Thomas Douthit
1707–1765
Mary Hedges
1673–1737
Peter Malone
1705–1749
Sarah Gill
1705–1765
Dennis Cole
1693–1773
Rachel Price
1706–1772
Abner Casey
1700–1796

1st Hicks's Descendants

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1st (Lieutenant William M Willis) Hicks (16 Sep 1828–Aft. 24 Jun 1880) m. Martha (Matilda) Ames (09 Jul 1829–13 Dec 1892)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane Hicks) Minson 1854–1941
  2. 2. George (William) Hicks 1854–1899
  3. 3. Charles (B) Hicks 1860–1890
  4. 4. Millie (Mildred) Hicks 1863–
  5. 5. Eliza Hicks 1866–
  6. 6. Thomas (R) Hicks 1849–1921
  7. 7. James Hicks 1851–
  8. 8. Alex Hicks 1858–
  9. 9. Matthew Hicks 1861–
  10. 10. Martha Hicks 1863–
  11. 11. Newton Hicks 1866–
  12. 12. Catherine (B) Hicks 1850–1860
  13. 13. Sarah (J) Hicks 1853–
  14. 14. Sarah (F.) Hicks 1858–

1st Hicks's Timeline

2 Records

1828
16 Sep 1828
Birth of 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
1880
Aft. 24 Jun 1880
Age 52
Death of 1st Lieutenant William M Willis Hicks in Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 24 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Blissville, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

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