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William Lewis Hickson 1837–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 1864

Death Location: Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA

Father: Thomas Hickson

Mother: Elizabeth McKenzie

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The story of William Lewis Hickson began in 1837 in South Carolina, USA. William Lewis Hickson passed away in 1864 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lewis Hickson began in 1837 in South Carolina, USA.
  • William Lewis Hickson passed away in 1864 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA.

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William Hickson's Ancestors

Self
William Hickson
1837–1864
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Hickson
1811–1846
Lancaster, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth McKenzie
1814–1899
Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Rueben (Hickson) Sr
1755–1830
Sumter, Lee, South Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Allen
1760–1827
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
William (J McKenzie #1 in) will
1782–1853
Sumter, Williamsburg, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (H "Sallie") Pigott
1891–1961
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Eli\Eliel Hickson\Hixson
1735–1839
Nathaniel Pigott
1755–1802
Nancy Harvey
1865–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1715–1810
Sarah Hudrow\Hudson
1705–1818
Abram SH
1828–1912
Mary Ford
1847–1883

William Hickson's Timeline

2 Records

1837
1837
Birth of William Lewis Hickson in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1864
6 Oct 1864
Age 27
Death of William Lewis Hickson in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA

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