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Sylvia Nell Hicks 1926–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia

Death Date: 2 September 2016

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Lee Sr.

Mother: Ona Kilgore

Spouse(s): Ralph Whetsel

Children(s):

Sylvia Nell Hicks was born in 1926 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of Lee Roy Hicks Sr And Ona L Kilgore. In 1930, Sylvia Nell Hicks resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia. In 1935, Sylvia Nell Hicks resided in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia. Sylvia Nell Hicks married Ralph Whetsel. Sylvia Nell Hicks passed away in 2016 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Nell Hicks was born in 1926 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of Lee Roy Hicks Sr And Ona L Kilgore.
  • In 1930, Sylvia Nell Hicks resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Sylvia Nell Hicks resided in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia.
  • Sylvia Nell Hicks married Ralph Whetsel.
  • Sylvia Nell Hicks passed away in 2016 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Sylvia Hicks's Ancestors

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Sylvia Hicks
1926–2016
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia
Parents
Lee Roy Hicks Sr.
1895–1992
Scott County, Virginia
Ona (L.) Kilgore
1900–1966
Scott County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Patton) Kilgore
1869–1955
Scott County, Virginia
Lillie (D.) Harris
1871–1940
Scott County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Kilgore
1836–1914
Jane Dingus
1844–1886
Charles Harris
1837–1915
Sarah Smith
1829–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Kilgore
1801–1874
Sarah Dougherty
1805–
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876
William Harris
1808–1898
Susannah Dougherty
1812–1895
William Smith
1797–1850
Jane Francisco
1801–1879

Sylvia Hicks's Timeline

5 Records

1926
17 Dec 1926
Birth of Sylvia Nell Hicks in Scott County, Virginia
Scott County, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 4
Sylvia Nell Hicks resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia
Lipps, Wise, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 9
Sylvia Nell Hicks resided here in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 14
Sylvia Nell Hicks resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
2016
2 September 2016
Age 90
Death of Sylvia Nell Hicks in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-19
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 918.0.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2464; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 918.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 98-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 2016
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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