There were several William Hicks living in Autauga County, Alabama which makes positive identification of the William of this profile difficult.
William C. Hicks married:
Autauga County Land Patents for William C. Hicks:
Susan Lloyd has in her notes that William C. was enumerated in the 1860 census of Montgomery County, Alabama. [5]
On verifying this, two William C. Hicks were also in the 1850 census of Montgomery County. Their ages weren't quite right for the William of this profile (one was born in 1837 and the other one in 1838) nor did their wives have the correct names. The William C. in the 1860 census of Montgomery County had a wife named Clarissa Adams[6], rather than Rachel.[7]
This is in direct conflict to the information on the Abell Hill Cemetery page that states William C. Hicks left Alabama for Texas in 1839. Another conflict is that W. C. Hicks had a deed transaction 12 April 1841 in Autauga Co., Alabama.
Abell Hill Cemetery page excerpt:
"William C. Hicks Family came from Autauga County, Alabama in 1839 to the northern division of Liberty County, Republic of Texas. On Sept. 5, 1840 Mr. Hicks purchased 2,214 acres on Long King Creek from Moses Choate for $2,777.50 and 1,107 acres from John D. Burks. The deeds were put on record in Liberty County and in 1846 when Polk County was created it became the first deed on record, Deed Book "A", #1. This property was bordered on the south by land owned by Moses Choate and on the north by land owned by Barnet Hardin, father of John Wesley Hardin, gunfighter. The Hicks, Kales, and Hardin families lived near each other. "[9]
1850 Polk County, Texas Census
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William is buried at Abell Hill Cemetery, Liberty County, Texas.
The Libert/Polk County, Texas William Charles appears to be the more likely candidate for this profile so his birth and death dates and places are used for this profile.
Rachel was enumerated in the 1860 census of Polk County, Texas.[10]
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