Mary A. (Hicks) Bain (1865 - 1936)

Born 18 Nov 1865 in Henry, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Benjamin (Bane) Bain — married 11 Feb 1886 in Benton Co., TN.

Died 25 Feb 1936 at age 70 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Mollie was the daughter of William Robert Hicks and Mahala C. McCord.

The family was found in the 1880 US Federal Census in Benton, Tennessee. Although Ollie was not born yet.^[1]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Willam Hicks Self Male 45 Tennessee, United States
• Mahaley Hicks Wife Female 36 Tennessee, United States
• Willam Hicks Son Male 18 Tennessee, United States
• Mary (Mollie) Hicks Dau Female 14 Tennessee, United States
• John Hicks Son Male 8 Tennessee, United States
• Herbet Hicks Son Male 6 Tennessee, United States
• Alford Hicks Son Male 4 Tennessee, United States
• Mary Hicks Dau Female 2 Tennessee, United States

Mollie married John Benjamin Bain (Bane) on 11 Feb 1886.^[2]

Children:

1. Luther Britton Bain 1887 - 1939^[3]
2. Ben M Bain 1889 - 1949
3. Bertie Mai Bain Murphy 1891 - 1971
4. William Joseph Bain 1893 - 1968
5. George 'Thurman' Bain 1895 - 1949
6. Reuben (Rube) Lindsey Bain 1898- 1979
7. John Ross Bain 1899 - 1965
8. Imogene Bain Baker 1905 - 1983
9. Alice Lorene Bain Stewart 1910 - 1995

The family was found in the 1900 US Federal Census in Civil District 6, Benton County, Tennessee.^[4]The household was enumerated as follows:

• John Bane Head Male 39 Tennessee
• Mollie Bane Wife Female 30 Tennessee
• Luther Bane Son Male 13 Tennessee
• Ben Bane Son Male 11 Tennessee
• Bertie Bane Daughter Female 9 Tennessee
• William Bane Son Male 7 Tennessee
• Thurman Bane Son Male 5 Tennessee
• Ruby Bane Son Male 3 Tennessee
• Roy Bane Son Male 1 Tennessee

The family was found in the 1910 US Federal Census in Benton County, Tennessee. ^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• John B Bain Head Male 48 Tennessee
• Mollie Bain Wife Female 44 Tennessee
• Luthur R Bain Son Male 22 Tennessee
• Ben M Bain Son Male 20 Tennessee
• Bert M Bain Daughter Female 18 Tennessee
• William Bain Son Male 17 Tennessee
• Thurman Bain Son Male 15 Tennessee
• Rubin L Bain Son Male 12 Tennessee
• Royal Bain Son Male 11 Tennessee
• Imogene Bain Daughter Female 5 Tennessee
• Alise L Bain Daughter Female 0 Tennessee

Death:

Name: Mrs Mollie Barris

[Mollie Hicks]

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 70

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1865

Birth Place: Benton, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1936

Death Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA

Father: Billie Hicks

Mother: Harty McCard

Certificate Number: 2603

Mary passed away in 1936 and was interred in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA ^[6]

Research Notes

NOTE: 1870 census, for Wm. and Mahala Hicks shows a M. A. Hicks, Fe, born abt 1869.

The 1880 census shows 2 Mary's, both enum. as dau.'s, one born abt 1869 and one born abt. 1878.

In looking at John and Mary's headstones at Find-a-grave, it shows Mary's birth yr. as 1865. So you decide.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQL-HB5 : 13 November 2020), Willam Hicks, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 5, sheet 478D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,244.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-NZMK : 17 March 2020), J B Bane and Mollie Hicks, 11 Feb 1886; citing Benton, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 557,643.
3. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSCS-NR5 : 13 December 2020), Mollie Hicks in entry for Luther Britton Bain, 28 Feb 1939; Death, Benton, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZP-KFX : accessed 6 January 2021), John Bane, Civil Districts 6, 12, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 9A, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,557.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXL-MT8 : accessed 6 January 2021), John B Bain, Civil District 6, Benton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1490; FHL microfilm 1,375,503.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #43687153: accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Mary A Hicks Bain (1865–1936), citing Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Douglas (contributor 46828812) .