Individual Details
Green Hicks
(DECEMBER 12, 1812 - FEBRUARY 23, 1896)
Events
| Birth | DECEMBER 12, 1812 | Georgia |  |  | |
| Miscellaneous | FEBRUARY 27, 1838 | Estate Administrator-Zephaniah Hicks - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | SEPTEMBER 21, 1840 | Estate Administrator-Asa Hicks - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | OCTOBER 10, 1840 | Land Purchase - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | OCTOBER 10, 1840 | Land Purchase - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | OCTOBER 10, 1840 | Land Purchase - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Marriage | FEBRUARY 4, 1841 | Autauga County, Alabama - Frances Nunn | | | |
| Miscellaneous | AUGUST 20, 1842 | Estate Administrator-James K. Hicks - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | NOVEMBER 1, 1848 | Land - Union County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Van Buren Township, Union County, Arkansas | | | |
| Marriage | MARCH 21, 1850 | Union County, Arkansas - Sarah Cowser | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Van Buren Township, Union County, Arkansas | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Van Buren Township, Union County, Arkansas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | NOVEMBER 20, 1876 | Land Purchase - Mary Hawley and Samuel Wilson Surveys, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Death | FEBRUARY 23, 1896 | Oglesby, Coryell Co., TX | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Aft FEBRUARY 23, 1896 | Find A Grave Memorial - Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft FEBRUARY 23, 1896 | Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1900 - 1902 | Descendants Leave Coryell County, Texas - Coryell County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Frances Nunn (1825 - 1849) |
| Child | David Elbert Hicks (1842 - 1929) |
| Child | Mary Virginia Hicks (1845 - 1927) |
| Child | Martha Irene Hicks (1847 - 1931) |
| Spouse | Sarah Cowser (1818 - 1888) |
| Child | Eliza P. "Lida" Hicks (1852 - ) |
| Child | Lucy E. Hicks (1852 - ) |
| Child | Alabama Hicks (1854 - 1918) |
| Child | Henry A. Hicks (1856 - ) |
| Child | Alphonso Hicks (1857 - ) |
| Child | Thomas W. Hicks (1859 - 1939) |
| Child | Lenora M. Hicks (1861 - 1894) |
| Father | Asa Hicks (1788 - 1840) |
| Mother | Sarah Horn ( - 1820) |
| Sibling | Sarah Anna Hicks ( - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Hicks ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Hicks ( - 1870) |
| Sibling | Elbert Hicks (1814 - 1894) |
Notes
Birth
Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History shows Green Hick's birthdate to be 12-12-1812.His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 12-12-1812 and 2-23-1896.
Miscellaneous
On 2-27-1838, Green Hicks was appointed administrator of the estate of his deceased uncle Zephaniah Hicks.On the same date, Green Hicks received $3500 in notes for the sale of real estate for the Zephaniah Hicks estate.
Recorded on p. 282 in Autauga Co., AL, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Book 1.
Miscellaneous
On 9-21-1840, Green Hicks was appointed administrator of the estate of his deceased father Asa Hicks. His bond for handling the estate was $50,000.Recorded on p. 389 in Autauga Co., AL, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Book 1.
Miscellaneous
On 10-10-1840, Green Hicks purchased 80 acres of land in Autauga County, AL, St. Stephen's Meridian, 017N-014E Township, W 1/2 NW 1/4, Section 13.Miscellaneous
On 10-10-1840, Green Hicks purchased 80 acres of land in Autauga County, AL, St. Stephen's Meridian, 017N-014E Township, W 1/2 SE 1/4, Section 11.Miscellaneous
On 10-10-1840, Green Hicks purchased 40 acres of land in Autauga County, AL, St. Stephen's Meridian, 017N-014E Township, SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 12.Marriage
Married at the home of Frances's mother and stepfather, Jeremiah Jackson, by Justice of the Peace, A.A. Garrett who " did celebrate and solemize the rite of matrimony".Miscellaneous
On 8-20-1842, Green Hicks was appointed administrator for the estate of his deceased uncle James K. Hicks.Recorded on p. 443 in Autauga Co., AL, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Book 1.
Miscellaneous
On 11-1-1848, Green Hicks bought 120 acres of land in Union County, Arkansas, township 016, section 9.This land was in the Smackover Oil Field discovered in the early 1920s.
Census
The 1850 Van Buren Township, Union County, AR US Federal Census shows:Green Hicks, 37, b. GA
Caroline, 33, b. SC
David E., 8, b. AL
Mary V., 5, b. AL
Martha, 3, b. AR
Wm. Lee, 8, b. AL
Note: William Lee is the son of Green Hicks' sister Martha Hicks and Grissom Lee. He came to AR with Green and Frances Hicks.
Census
The Van Buren Township, Union County, AR US Federal census shows:Green Hicks, 46, b. GA
S.C., F., 40, b. TN
D.E., M, 10, b. AL
M.V., F, 15, b. AR
M.O., F, 12, b. AR
Eliza, 8, b. AR
Lucy, 6, b. AR
Alabama, F, 5, b. AR
Alphonso, M, 3, b. AR
Thos., 1, b.AR
James K., 26, b. AL
Wm. Lee, 20, b. AL
Note:
D.E., M.V., and M.O. Hicks are children of Green Hicks and his first wife Frances Nunn.
The other children are from Green Hicksand his second wife Sarah Caroline Cowser Hicks.
Wm. Lee is the son of Green Hicks' sister Martha Hicks and Grissom Lee.
James K. Hicks is a nephew of Green Hicks.
Census
The 1870 Van Buren Township, Union County, AR US Federal Census shows:Green Hicks, 51, b. GA
Sarah C., 50, b. SC
Eliza P., 19, b. AR
Lucy, 17, b. AR
Alphonso, 14, b. AR
Thomas, 12, b. AR
Leonora, 9, b. AR
Miscellaneous
From Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records, Vol. L, page 88-89:On 11-20-1876, Green Hicks bought 138 and 1/3 acres of the Samuel Wilson Survey and 15 acres of the Mary Hawley Survey.
He paid $100 in cash and a $300 note due on 1-1-1878.
The land was purchased in the names of his children, Henry A. Hicks, Thomas W. Hicks, Lucy E. Hicks, and Leonora M. Hicks and his wife Sarah C. Hicks.
Census
The 1880 Coryell County, TX US Federal Census shows:Green Hicks, 67, b. GA
Sarah C., 62, wife, b. SC
Lucy E., 26, daughter, b. AR
Henry A., 24, son, b. AR
Thomas W., 20, son, b. AR
Leonora M., 18, daughter, b. AR
Henry J. Hughes, 30, son-in-law, b. AR
Eliza Hughes, 28, daughter, b. AR
Jessie G. Hughes, 7, grandson, b. AR
Death
Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History shows Green Hick's date of death as 2-23-1896 in Oglesby, Texas.His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 12-12-1812 and 2-23-1896.
Miscellaneous
His Find A Grave Memorial is #44751746.His Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 12-12-1812 and 2-23-1896; the memorial is linked to his spouses, father, siblings, and children.
Miscellaneous
By 1902, all of Green Hicks' surviving children left Coryell County, TX.Lucy E. Hicks Barron is found in the 1900 Stephens County, TX census. Eliza Hicks Hughes (Feb. 1900), Thomas W. Hicks (Nov. 1900) and Henry A. Hicks (July 1902) were last found in the Coryell County Deed Records.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002).
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. Family Search, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," digital images of original records, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: Accessed 14 December 2017), Estate Records for Hicks Family; citing Autauga County, Alabama, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, Book 1.
4. Family Search, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," digital images of original records, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: Accessed 14 December 2017), Estate Records for Hicks Family; citing Autauga County, Alabama, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, Book 1.
5. U. S. Bureau Of Land Management. Digital Images and Transcripts. www.glorecords.blm.gov.
6. U. S. Bureau Of Land Management. Digital Images and Transcripts. www.glorecords.blm.gov.
7. U. S. Bureau Of Land Management. Digital Images and Transcripts. www.glorecords.blm.gov.
8. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
9. Editor: Alexander Nunn, etal., Nunns of The South (Paragon Press, Loachapoka, AL, 1974).
10. Family Search, "Alabama County Marriages, 1805-1967," Digital Images of Original Records, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : Accessed 11 December 2017), Marriage of Green Hicks and Frances Nunn; Family Search
11. Family Search, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," digital images of original records, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: Accessed 14 December 2017), Estate Records for Hicks Family; citing Autauga County, Alabama, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, Book 1.
12. Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records, Record Type: Internet Website Database, www.glorecords.blm.gov.
13. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
14. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957," Family Search, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 13 December 2017), Digital Images of Original Records, "Marriage of Green Hicks and Sarah C. Cowser," .
15. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
16. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
17. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
18. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
19. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
20. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
21. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
22. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
23. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
24. 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..