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James Anderson Hicks 1885–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Nov 1939

Death Location: Raysal, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Harrison Miner

Mother: Lilly Hicks

Spouse(s): Bessie Ayers, Patsy Shelton

Children(s): Marquerite Hicks, Charles Hicks, Rosa Cooper, William Hicks, Mary Holcomb, John Hicks, John Hicks, James Hicks, Lara Hicks, Lillie Hicks

James Anderson Hicks was born in 1885 in Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Harrison Hicks War Union Veteran 39Th Kentucky Infantry Co F And Coal Miner And Lilly Anne Lillie Harrison Hicks. In 1900, James Anderson Hicks resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, James Anderson Hicks resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. James Anderson Hicks married Bessie M Ayers, Patsy Jane Shelton, and had children including Charles Cecil Jackson Hicks, James Arthur Hicks, John Harrison Hicks, John Henry Hicks, Lara Hicks, Lillie Belle Hicks, Marquerite Elizabeth Hicks, Mary Magdelena Hicks Holcomb, Rosa Lee Hicks Cooper, William Harvey Hicks. James Anderson Hicks passed away in 1939 in Raysal, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Anderson Hicks was born in 1885 in Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA, the child of Harrison Hicks War Union Veteran 39Th Kentucky Infantry Co F And Coal Miner And Lilly Anne Lillie Harrison Hicks.
  • In 1900, James Anderson Hicks resided in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, James Anderson Hicks resided in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • James Anderson Hicks married Bessie M Ayers, Patsy Jane Shelton, and had children including Charles Cecil Jackson Hicks, James Arthur Hicks, John Harrison Hicks, John Henry Hicks, Lara Hicks, Lillie Belle Hicks, Marquerite Elizabeth Hicks, Mary Magdelena Hicks Holcomb, Rosa Lee Hicks Cooper, William Harvey Hicks.
  • James Anderson Hicks passed away in 1939 in Raysal, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hicks's Ancestors

Self
James Hicks
1885–1939
Birth Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Harrison Hicks War Union Veteran - 39th Kentucky Infantry, Co F and Coal Miner
1841–1910
Kentucky, USA
Lilly (Anne Lillie Harrison) Hicks
1846–1925
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Claborn Hicks
1817–1891
Russell, Virginia, USA
LaVisa (Vicey Lavina Saddler) Hicks
1826–1897
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Edward (Edmond) Harrison
1791–1845
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Clarissa Payne
1810–1851
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Hix
1795–1880
Rebecca Gibson
1790–1879
Thomas Sadler
1808–1857
Mary Sadler
1804–1880
David Farmer
1771–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Claiborne (Hicks)
1780–1859
Elizabeth Keesee
1767–1862
John Gibson
1762–1829
Phebe Hendricks
1760–1819
Henry Sadler
1780–1850
Elizabeth Sadler
1793–1835
William Scarborough
1775–1840
Elizabeth Sanford
1778–1840

James Hicks's Descendants

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James (Anderson) Hicks (28 Feb 1885–9 Nov 1939) m. Bessie (M) Ayers (1888–1954) m. Patsy (Jane) Shelton (14 May 1892–5 Apr 1961)
  1. 1. Marquerite (Elizabeth) Hicks 1922–2003 m. Maury (Kaplan) Sr. 1922–2003
  2. 2. Charles (Cecil Jackson) Hicks 1935–1982
  3. 3. Rosa (Lee Hicks) Cooper 1929–1948
  4. 4. William (Harvey) Hicks 1919–1972
  5. 5. Mary (Magdelena Hicks) Holcomb 1924–1988
  6. 6. John (Harrison) Hicks 1914–1976
  7. 7. John (Henry) Hicks 1917–1968
  8. 8. James (Arthur) Hicks 1921–1973
  9. 9. Lara Hicks 1926–
  10. 10. Lillie (Belle) Hicks 1909–1914

James Hicks's Timeline

4 Records

1885
28 Feb 1885
Birth of James Anderson Hicks in Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
James Anderson Hicks resided here in Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 35
James Anderson Hicks resided here in Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1939
9 Nov 1939
Age 54
Death of James Anderson Hicks in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Bradshaw, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Sandy River, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1241764

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1959; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 50

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1939
    Event Place: McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Raysal, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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