Individual Details
James Adkins Hicks
(MARCH 17, 1859 - OCTOBER 2, 1914)
Rita Lokey's James Hicks Family History shows his assumed name as James William Freeman.
Events
| Birth | MARCH 17, 1859 | Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | JANUARY 17, 1882 | Emily Jane Belmont Hart | | | |
| Marriage | FEBRUARY 1, 1893 | Mary Campbell "Mollie" Sullivan | |||
| Occupation | 1896 | Sheriff - Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Marriage | MAY 2, 1906 | Annie T. Sullivan | | | |
| Death | OCTOBER 2, 1914 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Burial | Aft OCTOBER 2, 1914 | American Cemetery, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft OCTOBER 2, 1914 | Find A Grave Memorial - American Cemetery, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | | | |
| Alt name | James William Freeman | | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Possible Murder | | |
Families
| Spouse | Emily Jane Belmont Hart ( - ) |
| Spouse | Mary Campbell "Mollie" Sullivan (1860 - 1904) |
| Spouse | Annie T. Sullivan ( - ) |
| Father | Harvey K. Hicks (1832 - 1862) |
| Mother | Sarah Margaret Freeman (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Price Beauregard Hicks (1861 - ) |
Notes
Birth
His Find A Grave memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his birth date as 3-17-1859.Other researchers give his birth as 3-17-1858.
Marriage
Dana Stribling provided the marriage information for James A. Hicks (James William Freeman) to Rita Lokey.Occupation
He became Sheriff of Natchitoches Parish, LA, in 1896, and served until his death on 10-2-1914.Marriage
Dana Stribling provided marriage information for James A. Hicks (James William Freeman) to Rita Lokey.Annie T. Sullivan is the sister of his second wife Mary "Mollie" Campbell Sullivan and his third wife.
Death
His Find A Grave memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his death date as 10-2-1914.He died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA according to information provided by Dana Stribling to Rita Lokey.
Burial
Burial information provided by Dana Stribling to Rita Lokey.His Find A Grave memorial is for the American Cemetery in Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, LA.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #30052128.He is buried under his assumed name J.W. Freeman.
The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing his birth and death dates.
Alt name
He changed his name from James Adkins Hicks to James William Freeman after he fled Coryell Co., TX, fearing prosecution for possiblly killing a man. Freeman is his mother's maiden name.Miscellaneous
James A. Hicks fled Coryell Co., TX in fear of prosecution for possibly killing a man in a shoot-out [probably in McLennan Co., TX.] He was not sure if he was the one who actually killed the man.He sought safety with his mother's Freeman family in Natchitoches Parish, LA., where he changed his name to James William Freeman.
Endnotes
1. Estella Morrison's Hicks Family History (Compiled Records, ), Photocopy privately held by Estella Morrison, , Missouri, 2016 (Descendant of Price Beauregard Hicks, Jonathan Hicks). Family history of Jonathan Hicks family based on Bible, Deed, Census, Tax, and Personal Information. Compiled Information from several Jonathan Hicks Descendants.
2. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.
3. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
4. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.
5. Estella Morrison's Hicks Family History (Compiled Records, ), Photocopy privately held by Estella Morrison, , Missouri, 2016 (Descendant of Price Beauregard Hicks, Jonathan Hicks). Family history of Jonathan Hicks family based on Bible, Deed, Census, Tax, and Personal Information. Compiled Information from several Jonathan Hicks Descendants.
6. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.
7. Estella Morrison's Hicks Family History (Compiled Records, ), Photocopy privately held by Estella Morrison, , Missouri, 2016 (Descendant of Price Beauregard Hicks, Jonathan Hicks). Family history of Jonathan Hicks family based on Bible, Deed, Census, Tax, and Personal Information. Compiled Information from several Jonathan Hicks Descendants.
8. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
9. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.
10. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
11. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
12. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.
13. Rita Lokey James Hicks Family History (Genealogical records, family Bible pages, photographs, collected materials, ), Original material and photocopies privately held by Rita Likey, , Tishimonga, Oklahoma, 2017. Wife of descendant of James and Martha Hicks.