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Bertha Hicks 1724–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1724

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: about 1790

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: John Hicks

Mother: Mary Dunn

Spouse(s): Anthony Shelton

Children(s): Charlotte )

The story of Bertha Hicks began in 1724 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. Bertha Hicks married Anthony John Shelton, and had children including Charlotte Hicks Shelton Laughter. Bertha Hicks passed away in 1790 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Hicks began in 1724 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Bertha Hicks married Anthony John Shelton, and had children including Charlotte Hicks Shelton Laughter.
  • Bertha Hicks passed away in 1790 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hicks
1704–1783
Birth Location: New Kent Co., VA
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Mary Dunn
1710–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anthony Shelton
1720–1794
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Charlotte )
1744–1835
Birth Location: Rutherford, Polk, North Carolina, USA
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Bertha Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Hicks
1724–1790
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Hicks
1704–1783
New Kent Co., VA
Mary Dunn
1710–
Grandparents
Mary (Frances) Raven
1679–1744
Brunswick County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
LUKE Settler
1655–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luke Raven
1635–
Sarah
1635–

Bertha Hicks's Descendants

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Bertha Hicks (Abt. 1724–about 1790) m. Anthony (John) Shelton (1720–1794)
  1. 1. Charlotte (Hicks Shelton ( Laughter) ) 1744–1835
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Carson) Laughter 1789–1850 m. Samuel Laughter 1790–1865
      1. 1. Benjamin (J. "Ben") Laughter 1818–1900 m. Cecelia (Anne) Corn 1820–1898
        1. 1. Mourning (Jane) Laughter 1845–1936 m. Howell (Corbitt) Williams 1851–1913
        2. 2. Arthur Laughter 1842–1894
        3. 3. John (Patterson) Laughter 1848–1920
        4. 4. Matilda Laughter 1858–1878
        5. 5. Joshua (Reuben) Laughter 1855–1911
        6. 6. Hezekiah (K) Laughter 1847–1941

Bertha Hicks's Timeline

2 Records

1724
Abt. 1724
Birth of Bertha Hicks in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1790
about 1790
Age 66
Death of Bertha Hicks in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1724
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1790
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
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