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Byron Decab Hicks 1844 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1844

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 1 June 1929

Death Location: Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Father: William Hicks

Mother: Sophia Hicks

Spouse(s): Clara Hicks, Hannah Cooley

Children(s): Jasper Hicks, Horace Hicks, Jessie Colson, Olive Benson, Orpha Piehl

Byron Decab Hicks was born in 1844 in Indiana, the child of William George Hicks and Sophia Elizabeth Teach Hicks. In 1880, Byron Decab Hicks resided in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA. In 1900, Byron Decab Hicks resided in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan, USA. Byron Decab Hicks married Clara Adelia Gavett Hicks, Hannah Maria Cooley, and had children including Jasper Clifford Hicks, Horace Lafayette Hicks, Jessie J Hicks Colson, Olive Irene (twin) Hicks Benson, Orpha Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton Piehl. Byron Decab Hicks passed away in 1929 in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Byron Decab Hicks was born in 1844 in Indiana, the child of William George Hicks and Sophia Elizabeth Teach Hicks.
  • In 1880, Byron Decab Hicks resided in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1900, Byron Decab Hicks resided in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan, USA.
  • Byron Decab Hicks married Clara Adelia Gavett Hicks, Hannah Maria Cooley, and had children including Jasper Clifford Hicks, Horace Lafayette Hicks, Jessie J Hicks Colson, Olive Irene (twin) Hicks Benson, Orpha Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton Piehl.
  • Byron Decab Hicks passed away in 1929 in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Hicks
1812 – 1885
Birth Location: Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
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Sophia Hicks
1814 – 1893
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Hicks
1848 – 1901
Birth Location: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States
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Hannah Cooley
1844 – 1924
Birth Location: Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Jasper Hicks
1860 – 1943
Birth Location: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, MI
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Horace Hicks
1873 – 1960
Birth Location: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
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Jessie Colson
1881 –
Birth Location: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan
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Olive Benson
1889 – 1921
Birth Location: Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
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Orpha Piehl
1889 – 1976
Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan
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Byron Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Byron Hicks
1844 – 1929
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
William George Hicks
1812 – 1885
Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA
Sophia (Elizabeth Teach) Hicks
1814 – 1893
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Johann (David Tacke) Teach
1778 – 1850
, , , Germany
Sarah (Tacke) Teach
1790 – 1850
, , , Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Tacke
1760 – 1830
Maria Soltberg
1755 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Byron Hicks's Descendants

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Byron (Decab) Hicks (1 October 1844 – 1 June 1929) m. Clara (Adelia Gavett) Hicks (Jan 1848 – 16 Apr 1901) m. Hannah (Maria) Cooley (Nov 1844 – 30 Sep 1924)
  1. 1. Jasper (Clifford) Hicks (10 Jan 1860 – 15 Apr 1943) m. Lora (E) Hicks
  2. 2. Horace (Lafayette) Hicks (31 Dec 1873 – Abt 1960) m. Lura (E) Hicks (abt 1882 – )
    1. 1. Archie (W) Hicks (abt 1903 – )
    2. 2. Kathaleen Hicks (abt 1906 – )
    3. 3. Wayne Hicks (abt 1909 – )
    4. 4. Elinor Hicks (abt 1914 – )
  3. 3. Jessie (J Hicks) Colson (16 Aug 1881 – ) m. Llewellyn Colson (04 Apr 1872 – 21 Apr 1948)
    1. 1. Clara (Colson) Henery (abt 1900 – ) m. Lewis Henry
      1. 1. Erwin (M) Henry (abt 1920 – )
    2. 2. Irene Colson (13 Mar 1902 – Nov 1991)
  4. 4. Olive (Irene (twin) Hicks) Benson (2 Sep 1889 – 10 APR 1921) m. Morris (Bruno) Benson (1 Aug 1885 – Nov 1962)
    1. 1. Walter (Amburn) Benson (26 June 1920 – 10 December 1941)
  5. 5. Orpha (Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton) Piehl (2 September 1889 – 18 March 1976) m. Leon (Lukens) Horton (2 March 1893 – 14 September 1939) m. Jacob Piehl (abt 1882 – )
    1. 1. Zella (Gertrude Horton) Marshall (24 March 1912 – 5 May 1996) m. Raymond (William) Marshall (8 December 1910 – 21 May 2011)
      1. 1. Jeanette (Marshall) Laundry (Dec 1933 – ) m. Paul Landry
        1. 1. Paul (Michael) Landry (13 August 1954 – 6 January 2018)
    2. 2. George (Kenneth) Horton (26 October 1913 – 25 August 1994) m. Moris Horton (Dec 9, 1908 – Sept 22,1980) m. Dottie Guerra (abt 1927 – )
      1. 1. Nolan Snelling (abt 1927 – )
      2. 2. Vincent Snelling (abt 1932 – )
      3. 3. Patsy (S) Horton (abt 1944 – )
    3. 3. Oral Horton (1916 – 23 Jul 1916)
    4. 4. Arthur (Byron) Horton (17 December 1917 – 1 July 1957) m. Thelma (Vanhorn) Britten (abt 1917 – )
    5. 5. Leona Horton (12 Nov 1921 – 27 Mar 1922)
    6. 6. Leo (Lyle) Horton (15 June 1923 – 8 July 2011) m. Barbara (June) Callahan (07/19/1926 – 03/11/1995)
      1. 1. Linda (Joy Horton Buschner) Hurley (04/25/1952 – ) m. William (Frederick) Buschner (30 Jun 1953 – 21 Jan 2011) m. Rupert ((Bo)) Hurley (7 Jul 1953 – )
        1. 1. William (Otto) Buschner (10 Aug 1976 – ) m. Aileen (Shannon McGinnis) Buschner (17 Feb 1976 – )
        2. 2. Richard (Lyle) Buschner (23 Oct 1980 – ) m. Mayumi Hidekura (11 Sep 1976 – )
      2. 2. Valeri (Faith Horton) Miller (22 Jan 1957 – ) m. John (Franklin) Miller (1 Jul 1953 – )
        1. 1. Joshua (Franklin) Miller (14 Jul 1985 – ) m. Rebekah (Lynn) Currier (5 Jan 1988 – )
        2. 2. Jennifer (Faith Miller) Stofer (18 Nov 1988 – ) m. Larry (Lee) Stofer (26 Jan 1990 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Philip) Horton (6/27/1961 – ) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Szakacs (Aug 1960 – )
        1. 1. Bryan (Daniel) Horton (10 Jul 1988 – ) m. Cherith Fisher (26 Jan 1989 – )
        2. 2. Carl (Timothy) Horton (16 Nov 1991 – ) m. Melissa Scott (28 Oct 1990 – )
        3. 3. Aimee (Elizabeth) Horton (27 Jan 1996 – )
        4. 4. Daniel (Benjamin) Horton (4 Sep 1998 – )
    7. 7. Leon (Lukens) Horton (17 August 1925 – 20 July 2001) m. Marie (Elizabeth) Albrecht (7 May 1920 – 18 Jun 2005)
      1. 1. Gerald Horton (abt 1944 – )
      2. 2. Larry Horton (abt 1947 – )
    8. 8. Frank (Staples) Horton (1 Aug 1927 – 10 Nov 2007) m. Lorene (C. Jacobson) Horton (15 Nov 1927 – 5 Mar 2014)
      1. 1. David (Edwin) Horton (10 Jun 1951 – )
      2. 2. Donald Horton
      3. 3. Lillian Feldt
    9. 9. Lillian (Mary) Horton (26 Mar 1929 – 9 Jan 1931)

Byron Hicks's Timeline

7 Records

1844
1 October 1844
Birth of Byron Decab Hicks in Indiana
Indiana
1880
1880
Age 36
Byron Decab Hicks resided here in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Byron Decab Hicks resided here in Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1910
1910
Age 66
Byron Decab Hicks resided here in Eaton Rapids Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Eaton Rapids Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 76
Byron Decab Hicks resided here in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
1923
1923
Age 79
Byron Decab Hicks resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1929
1 June 1929
Age 85
Death of Byron Decab Hicks in Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1844
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T625_763; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 362
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 578; Family History Film: 1254578; Page: 180A; Enumeration District: 069; Image: 0127
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 709; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240709
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eaton Rapids Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374658
    [5] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [6] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 578; Family History Film: 1254578; Page: 180A; Enumeration District: 069; Image: 0127

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Charlotte Ward 4, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: 709; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240709

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eaton Rapids Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eaton Rapids Ward 3, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T624_645; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374658

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan; Roll: T625_763; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 362

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eaton Rapids
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1929
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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