Individual Details
Isabella Carson
(AUGUST 14, 1798 - AUGUST 21, 1882)
Events
| Miscellaneous | Bef 1798 | Carson Family History - Ireland |  |  | |
| Birth | AUGUST 14, 1798 | Abbeville, South Carolina | | | |
| Marriage | CA, 1828 | Jones County, Georgia - Asa Hicks | | | |
| Miscellaneous | DECEMBER 17, 1841 | Guardianship of Children - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1850 - 1861 | Expense Reports - Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Census | 1860 | Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Census | 1860 | Agriculture Schedule, Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Death | AUGUST 21, 1882 | Autaugaville, Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Burial | Aft AUGUST 21, 1882 | Hicks Cemetery, Autaugaville, Autauga County, Alabama | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft AUGUST 21, 1882 | Find A Grave Memorial - Autaugaville, Autauga County, Alabama | | | |
| Alt name | Isabella Hicks | |
Families
| Spouse | Asa Hicks (1788 - 1840) |
| Child | James D. Hicks (1834 - ) |
| Child | Mary A. Hicks (1831 - 1853) |
| Child | Margaret Hicks (1837 - 1919) |
| Child | John William Hicks (1829 - 1913) |
| Child | Asa Benjamin Hicks (1839 - ) |
| Child | Emaline Hicks (1825 - 1848) |
| Child | Chapman Hicks (1827 - 1840) |
| Child | Elizabeth Hicks (1835 - 1909) |
| Father | John Carson (1760 - ) |
| Mother | Isabella McGough (1764 - ) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
The Asa Hicks family letter written by AnLouisa Pearson has a story about Isabella Carson Hicks' family:The Carson family was from Irish nobility and owned Craigs Castle in Ireland. After the Civil War the Carson family was tricked into signing a quit claim deed to the castle and lost it and their land in Ireland.
The Carsons also had a famous diamond that was stolen (by Kitty Bli?.)
Birth
Her birth information is given on her Find A Grave Memorial.Marriage
The marriage of Asa Hicks to his second wife Isabella Carson is not found in the marriage records for Georgia or Alabama.The marriage date, c 1828, is based on the birth of their first child.
Isabella Hicks is named guardian of the minor children of Asa Hicks.
Miscellaneous
On 12-17-1841, Isabella Hicks was appointed guardian of Margaret, Elizabeth, William, James, Benjamin, and Mary Hicks, her minor children from her marriage to Asa Hicks, deceased.Recorded on p. 407-410 in Autauga Co., AL, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, Guardians, Book 1.
Miscellaneous
As guardian of her minor children after the death of her husband Asa Hicks, Isabella Hicks was required to make reports of expenses for their upkeep to the Autauga County court.These records provide information on the lifestyle and day-to-day items used by the Hicks family. Judging from the amount and quality of the items purchased for her children the Hicks family seems to have been in the higher class of society.
Items purchased ranged from fishing equipment, fine clothing and shoes, to music and dance instructions and higher education.
From Autauga County, Alabama Estate Case Files, Folder 467, Box 8, 1 through 4 for Margaret M. Hicks.
Census
The 1850 Autauga County, AL US Federal Census shows:Isabella Hicks, 50, b. SC
Wm. J., 21, b. AL
M.A.E., 19, F, b. AL
James D., 16, B. AL
Elizabeth T., 15, B. AL
Margaret M., 13, b. AL
Asa B. F., 11, b. AL
Mary P. Terry, 48, b. NC
Thomas D. Terry, 15, b. AL
Note: Christopher Hicks (son of John and Mary Hicks) married Ann Terry in 1833.
Census
The 1860 Autauga County, AL US Federal Census shows:Isabella Hicks, 60, b. SC
Margaret, 20, b. AL
Benjamin, 21, b. AL
The 1860 Slave Schedule for Autaugaville, Autauga Co., AL shows Isabella Hicks as the owner of 20 slaves.
Census
The 1860, Autauga County, AL US Federal Agriculture Schedule shows:Isabella Hicks-
175 acres improved land and 200 acres unimproved land, valued at $10,000; $150 of implements; 3 horses, 1 mule, 4 milk cows, 2 oxen, 15 cattle, 17 sheep, 35 swine, total livestock value $600; 300 bushels of corn; 30 bales of cotton; and 30 pounds of wool.
Census
The 1870 Autaugaville, Autauga County, AL US Federal Census shows:Isabella Hicks, 71, b. SC
Margaret, 32, b. AL
James D., 37, b. AL
Mary E., 7, b. AL
Note: Mary E. is not a child of Asa and Isabella Hicks. She possiblly is the daughter of their son James D. Hicks.
Census
The 1880 Autauga County, AL US Federal Census shows:Isabella Hicks, 82, b. VA, mother
M. M. Hicks, 35, b. AL, daughter
Next residence:
M. J. Faulkner, 22. b. AL, son
B. L. Faulkner, 20, b. AL, daughter
M. E. Hicks, 16, b. AL, daughter
Faulkner, T. L.,Male, 55, b. NC, s-in-law, Sheriff
Faulkner, E. T., 40, b. AL, wife
McKay, Willis, 5, b. Al, cousin
McKay, Eula, 2, b. AL, cousin
Note: T. L. Faulkner is Isabella Hicks' son-in-law, the husband of her daughter Mary Ann Hicks Faulkner, deceased, and her daughter Elizabeth T. Hicks Faulkner.
The two Faulkner children are children of T.L. and Elizabeth T. Faulkner.
The parents of M. E. Hicks are not clear. She is shown as the daughter of Isabella Hicks in other census reports, but that is not believed to be correct due to M. E. Hicks' age.
The McKay children are presumed to be cousins of T.L. Faulkner. The Faulkners were known to offer a home to orphaned family members.
Death
Her death information is given on her Find A Grave Memorial.Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #10764264.The memorial gives her birth date as 8-14-1798 in Abbeville, South Carolina and her death date as 8-21-1882 in Autaugaville, Autauga County, Alabama.
There is no tombstone photograph.
Endnotes
1. Hicks Family Letter. Possible Author-Anlouisa Pearson. PMB Tree-2013-02-05. J P Paula owner. www.ancestry.com..
2. 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..
3. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
4. Compiler: Coryell Co. Genealogical Society, Coryell County, Texas Families 1854-1985 (Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, TX, 1986).
5. Family Search, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," digital images of original records, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: Accessed 22 December 2017), Hicks Family Estate Records-Autauga Co., AL; citing Autauga County, Alabama, Bonds, Executors, Administrators, and Guardians, Book 1.
6. 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.
7. Family Search, "Alabama Estate Files, 1830-1976," digital images of original records, Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org: Accessed 16 December 2017), Expense Reports for Margaret M. Hicks; citing Autauga County, Alabama, Estate Case Files.
8. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
9. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
10. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com., Agriculture Schedule.
11. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
12. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
13. 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..
14. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
15. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
16. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
17. 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..