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Eliza Guinn Hicks 1833–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Avery County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1928

Death Location: Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina

Father: James Gwyn

Mother: Mary Hicks

Spouse(s): Willis Hicks

Children(s): Matilda Hicks

Eliza Guinn Hicks was born in 1833 in Avery County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Mountain Jim Gwyn And Mary Polly Hicks. Eliza Guinn Hicks married Willis Hicks, and had children including Matilda Hicks. Eliza Guinn Hicks passed away in 1928 in Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Eliza Guinn Hicks was born in 1833 in Avery County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Mountain Jim Gwyn And Mary Polly Hicks.
  • Eliza Guinn Hicks married Willis Hicks, and had children including Matilda Hicks.
  • Eliza Guinn Hicks passed away in 1928 in Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Gwyn
1805–1849
Birth Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Hicks
1813–1900
Birth Location: Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Willis Hicks
1833–1916
Birth Location: Avery, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Matilda Hicks
1877–1955
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Eliza Hicks's Ancestors

Self
Eliza Hicks
1833–1928
Birth Place: Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James “ Mountain Jim” Gwyn
1805–1849
Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Hicks
1813–1900
Mountain Home District, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac (Alexander) Gwyn
1785–1867
Gwynn Island, Mathews, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Estep
1784–1860
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Matthew (J) Hicks
1776–1860
Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Susan (Elizabeth) Price
1786–1852
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Gwyn
1753–1846
Rebecca Vann
1764–1863
Moses Estep
1767–1836
Nancy Jones
1770–1830
Shadrach Hicks
1760–1822
Sarah Pomfret
1763–1848
Thomas Sr
1754–1836
Barbara Winston
1758–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Gwyn
1702–1768
Peyton Humphrey
1702–1768
John Chief
1735–1815
Agnes Weatherford
1744–1835
Shadrach (Eastep)
1745–1801
Ruth Dugger
1743–1801
Sr. N
1720–1775
Sarah Massey
1725–1804
John Hicks
1715–1780
Mary Harris
1722–1770
Ann Hunt
1723–1794
James Winston
1726–1781
Anne Gifford-Farrell-Winston
1729–1810

Eliza Hicks's Descendants

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Eliza (Guinn) Hicks (1833–11 Nov 1928) m. Willis Hicks (5 May 1833–16 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Matilda Hicks 1877–1955 m. Charlie Hicks 1875–1937
    1. 1. Martha Hicks 1907–1984 m. Gurney (Garland) HOLTSCLAW 1904–1957
      1. 1. Nora (Bell) Holsclaw 1928–2017
    2. 2. Ida Hicks 1899–1984 m. Newton (D) Clark 1906–1975
      1. 1. Walter (M) Clark 1934–2006
    3. 3. McKinley (H) Hicks 1921–2000
    4. 4. Olive (B) Hicks 1915–2002
    5. 5. Sarah Hicks 1904–1984
    6. 6. Vertie (Nettie) Hicks 1912–1954
    7. 7. Bell Hicks 1902–1929
    8. 8. Bertha (Lou) Hicks 1915–1997
    9. 9. Katherine (Denie) Hicks 1917–1997
    10. 10. Lena (Dory) Hicks 1910–1992
    11. 11. Charles (Kenneth) Hicks 1948–1966

Eliza Hicks's Timeline

2 Records

1833
1833
Birth of Eliza Guinn Hicks in Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Avery County, North Carolina, USA
1928
11 Nov 1928
Age 95
Death of Eliza Guinn Hicks in Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina
Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Avery County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1928
    Event Place: Cranberry, Avery, North Carolina
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