William Hicks1
b. circa 1806
BirthCirca | circa 1806 | William Hicks was born circa 1806.2 |
Marriage | 7 Apr 1836 | He married Eliza Leedy, daughter of Joseph Leedy, on 7 Apr 1836 in Washington County, Virginia.1 |
Cens-1850 | 5 Aug 1850 | William and Eliza spent the first years of their married life in Washington County where William worked as a carpenter. In 1850 the household also included 5 children: Margaret (13), Elen (12), William (10), Robert (8) and Rufus (6).2 |
Cens-1860 | 1 Oct 1860 | Ten years later the 4 youngest children were again enumerated at home. William Sr. was noted to be a master carpenter; William Jr. also worked in the trade while daughter Ellen was employed as a seamstress.3 |
Cens-1870 | 7 Jun 1870 | 1870 found William and Eliza living in Maury County, Tennessee where William again worked as a carpenter.4 |
Cens-1880 | 4 Jun 1880 | They probably did not remain there long as the 1880 census recorded them living in Greene County, Missouri with daughter Ellen and her husband William Whitaker. The younger couple's household also included 7 children (Maggie, William, John, Edward, Virginia, Ida and Moses). The 3 older children were born in Tennessee. Eight year old Edward and his younger siblings were born in Missouri, suggesting the family probably moved west in the early 1870s.5 |
Several of Eliza's siblings had settled in Greene County years earlier. |
Family | Eliza Leedy b. 13 Mar 1812 | |
Children |
Last Edited | 5 Jan 2013 |
Citations
- [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 31.
- [S367] Wm Hicks household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., 67th District, p. 38 (added script), dwelling 276, family 276, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: Wm Hicks, 44, carpenter; Eliza 38; Margaret 13; Ellen 12; Wm 10; Robt 8; Rufus A. 6; all b. VA.
- [S234] William Hicks household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 319 (original script), dwelling 2346, family 2285, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: William Hicks, 53, Mas. Carpnt, b. NC; cont. p. 320: Elisa 48; Ellen 21, seamstress; William 20, carpenter; Robt 18, laborer; Rufus A. 15; all b. VA.
- [S2379] William Hicks household, 1870 U.S. cens, Maury Co., TN, pop. sched., District 6, p. 276 stamped, dwelling 127, family 127, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: William Hicks, 62, carpenter, owns land worth $400, pers. prop of $125; Eliza, 58, cook, both b. VA.
- [S1866] William Whittaker household, 1880 U.S. cens., Greene Co., MO, pop. sched., Robberson township, ED 33, page 43A (stamped), dwelling 186, family 196, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Household includes: William Whittaker, 36, farmer, b. VA/VA/VA; cont. next page: Ellen, 37, wife, b. VA/SC/VA; Maggie, 12, dau, b. TN/VA/VA;William, 11, son, b. TN/VA/VA; John, 9, son, b. TN/VA/VA; Edward, 8, son, b. MO/VA/VA; Virginia, 6, dau, MO/VA/VA; Ida, 4, dau, b. MO/VA/VA; Moses, 3, b. MO/VA/VA; William Hicks, 75, father-in-law, b. NC/VA/VA; Eliza, 67, mother-in-law, b. VA/VA/VA.