Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Hicks

Male 1834 - 1902  (67 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Hicks 
    Birth 20 Mar 1834  (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Nurseryman  [3, 4
    Death 20 Jan 1902  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial Fuston Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I19479  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2015 

    Father William Hicks,   b. ~ 1793, Commonwealth of Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1859, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Sarah G. "Sally" Magness,   b. 0Sep 1794, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880-1890, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 95 years) 
    Marriage ~1809  (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8
    Residence (Family) 1850  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorce 27 Oct 1854  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    • “Sarah Hicks vs. William Hicks: Complainant and defendant have been married more than 40 years. The defendant, some three years since, maliciously and without any reasonable cause, abandoned complainant and has refused to live with or provide for her. The bonds of matrimony are dissolved. 27 October 1854."
    Family ID F1649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Webb,   b. 24 Mar 1837, (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1868, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 24 Mar 1856  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    • ,by S. Green,JP
    Children 
     1. Emma B. Hicks,   b. 1857, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Benjamin Franklin Hicks,   b. 1863, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George P. Hicks,   b. 1865, (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (DeKalb County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sterling Price Hicks,   b. 0Jun 1868, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1942, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
    Family ID F8401  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Emsy\Enza Webb,   b. 5 Mar 1825, (DeKalb County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1901, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1869  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11
    • ,by P.G.Magness,MG
    Family ID F6787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Mar 1834 - (DeKalb County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Mar 1856 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jan 1869 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jan 1902 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Fuston Cemetery, Keltonburg, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lived and reared in his family in DeKalb Co.,TN.

  • Sources 
    1. [S25693] "The House of Magness", by John B. Cowden, 1876-1965, published 1956 and (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S509] "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MC6S-SGT : accessed.

    3. [S6996] "Hicks Family Chronicles and Connections", by Thom Montgomery, Ph. D., copyright February 28, 2009, http://thommont.com/.

    4. [S809] 1900 DeKalb Co.,TN Census, Transcribed & Indexed from a Microfilm Copy of the, p. 221 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D., p. 120 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S102] "DeKalb County Cemeteries",by Thomas G. Webb,DeKalb County Historian,Audrey D., p. 120.

    7. [S4751] "The Webb Families Of DeKalb County,Tennessee And 23 Related Families", by, p. 242.

    8. [S806] Thomas G. Webb | DeKalb County, TN Historian | 835 South College Street, Smithville, TN 37166 | Abstracted from his boo (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S36576] http://thommont.com/page2.html.

    10. [S1655] "Warren County,Tennessee Marriage Records:1852-1900", compiled & printed by Fred Clark,RR 1 Box 9-B, Ridge Road, Quebeck, p. 82.

    11. [S7808] "DeKalb Co.,TN Marriage Book", compiled by Jorene Washer Parsley, Route 5,, p. 55 (Reliability: 3).