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Cordelia "Delia" Hicks 1806–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 09 1806

Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee

Death Date: Feb 24 1896

Death Location: Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois

Father: Ernest Hicks

Mother: Elizabeth Tipton

Spouse(s): Hugh Hightower

Children(s): Alexander Hightower, Alfred Hightower, Caroline Hightower, Mary Hightower, George Hightower, James Hightower, John Hightower, Margaret Hightower, Martha Hightower, Mary Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Sterling Hightower

In 1806, Cordelia "Delia" Hicks entered the world in Wilson County, Tennessee, born to Ernest Hugh Hicks And Elizabeth Clark Tipton. Cordelia "Delia" Hicks married Hugh Mack Hightower, and had children including Alexander Jackson Hightower, Alfred Madison Mattison Hightower, Caroline Henrietta Hightower, George Washington Hightower, James Richard Hightower, John Henry Hightower, Margaret Melsina Hightower, Martha Jane Hightower, Mary E Hightower, Mary Elizabeth Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Sterling Sylvester Hightower. Cordelia "Delia" Hicks passed away in 1896 in Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1806, Cordelia "Delia" Hicks entered the world in Wilson County, Tennessee, born to Ernest Hugh Hicks And Elizabeth Clark Tipton.
  • Cordelia "Delia" Hicks married Hugh Mack Hightower, and had children including Alexander Jackson Hightower, Alfred Madison Mattison Hightower, Caroline Henrietta Hightower, George Washington Hightower, James Richard Hightower, John Henry Hightower, Margaret Melsina Hightower, Martha Jane Hightower, Mary E Hightower, Mary Elizabeth Hightower, Sarah Hightower, Sterling Sylvester Hightower.
  • Cordelia "Delia" Hicks passed away in 1896 in Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cordelia Hicks's Ancestors

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Cordelia Hicks
1806–1896
Birth Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
Parents
Ernest Hugh Hicks
1780–1837
Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Clark) Tipton
1794–1857
Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Mashack Tipton
1758–1850
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Hester Clark
1761–1831
Blount,Tennessee,USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Tipton
1728–1795
Jemima Murray
1733–1765
Samuel McReynolds
1749–1807
Sarah Wood
1749–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Jr
1699–1799
Elizabeth Edwards
1699–1734
Jabez Murray
1699–1761
Mary Wheeler
1711–1761
Joseph McReynolds
1715–1805
Charles Choice
1716–1787
SARAH (WOOD)
1721–1816

Cordelia Hicks's Descendants

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Cordelia ("Delia") Hicks (Nov 09 1806–Feb 24 1896) m. Hugh (Mack) Hightower (22 December 1803–1 February 1879)
  1. 1. Alexander (Jackson) Hightower 1832–1908
  2. 2. Alfred (Madison Mattison) Hightower 1824–1897
  3. 3. Caroline (Henrietta) Hightower 1841–1922
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Hightower 1829–1900
  5. 5. George (Washington) Hightower 1836–1916
  6. 6. James (Richard) Hightower 1843–1849
  7. 7. John (Henry) Hightower 1845–1915
  8. 8. Margaret (Melsina) Hightower 1836–1881
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) Hightower 1827–1913
  10. 10. Mary (E) Hightower 1858–
  11. 11. Sarah Hightower 1848–1937
  12. 12. Sterling (Sylvester) Hightower 1839–1917

Cordelia Hicks's Timeline

2 Records

1806
Nov 09 1806
Birth of Cordelia "Delia" Hicks in Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County, Tennessee
1896
Feb 24 1896
Age 90
Death of Cordelia "Delia" Hicks in Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois
Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 09 1806
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 24 1896
    Event Place: Chapman, Montgomery County, Illinois

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