James Butler Hicks (abt. 1815 - 1891)

Born about 1815 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Beaman) Hicks — married 23 Nov 1831 in Owen, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1891 at about age 76 in Warren, Iowa, United States

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Biography

James Butler Hicks was born in about December 1815, in North Carolina.^[1] He was the son of George Hicks and Elizabeth Randall, who migrated from North Carolina to Owen County, Indiana in about 1830.

On November 23,1831, James married Sarah Beaman in Owen County, Indiana.^[2] He appears as the head of a household with four children in Owen County, Indiana, in 1840.^[3] He and Sarah appear with eight children in Owen County in 1850.^[4]

In about 1852, this family migrated from Owen County, Indiana, to Warren County, Iowa, where their youngest daughter Mary was born in about 1853.^{[1] [5]} In about 1856, his wife Sarah died in Warren County.^[6]

On August 10, 1856, James married Ruth Ann Lee née Hale in Marion County, Iowa.^[7] This family appears in Warren County, Iowa, in 1860,^[1] in 1870,^[8] in 1880,^[9] and in 1885.^[10]

James Butler Hicks died in Warren County on April 5, 1891.^[11]

DNA

Although not triangulated, the connection between James Butler Hicks and parents George and Elizabeth is supported by an AncestryDNA match between James Walter Smith, a 3GGson of James, and Mark McClain, a descendant of sibling Terry Hicks.

Research Notes

Although his gravestone indicates a DOB of Dec 1814, early census and other documents indicate birth in 1815 or 1816. The later DOB is is consistent with August 1814 birth date of older sister Terry Hicks, which is supported by DNA evidence as described above.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1860 U.S. census, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, Union township, p. 239 (penned), dwelling 1669, family 1624, James B. Hicks; image, FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-SVYP : accessed 15 Nov 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 341.
2. ↑ FamilySearch, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-66T3-2V1 : 20 May 2014), image 50; citing Marriage record books, Circuit Court, Owen County, Indiana, v. A, Oct 2, 1819 - Apr 29, 1834.
3. ↑ 1840 U.S. census, Owen County, Indiana, population schedule, Morgan township, p. 198 (penned), James Hicks; image, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB3-9KQD : accessed 15 Nov 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 89.
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. census, Owen County, Indiana, population schedule, Wayne township, p. 9 (stamped), dwelling 111, family 111, J.B. Hicks; image, FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69YS-47S : accessed 15 Nov 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 164.
5. ↑ Ancestry, "Iowa Census, 1838-70," database, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3547/ : accessed 15 Nov 2019), search terms: James B. Hicks)
6. ↑ Ancestry, Find A Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103184804 : accessed 15 Nov 2019), memorial 103184804, Sarah Elizabeth Beaman Hicks (1804-1856), Sandyville, Warren County, Iowa; no gravestone image.
7. ↑ FamilySearch, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVH-MBS : 10 February 2018), James B. Hicks and Ruth Ann Lee, 16 Aug 1856, Marion County, Iowa, United States; citing FHL microfilm 986,183.
8. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, Union township, p. 14 (penned), dwelling 99, family 100, James Hicks; image, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XKPF-RT : accessed 15 Nov 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 423.
9. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, Washington township, p. 17 (penned), enumeration district (ED) 231, dwelling 149, family 152, James B. Hicks; image, FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBM-9G6T : accessed 15 Nov 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 368.
10. ↑ Ancestry, "Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925," database with images (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1084/IA1885_272-0424/7377032 : accessed 15 Nov 2019), 1885, Warren, Squaw, image 4; citing 1885 Iowa state census, Warren County, Squaw township, p. 515 (stamped), dwelling 26, family 26, James B. Hicks.
11. ↑ Ancestry, Find A Grave, database with images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22324617 : accessed 15 Nov 2019), memorial 22324617, James Butler Hicks (1814-1891), Sandyville Cemetery, Warren County, Iowa; gravestone image by gingels.