Nicy (Hix) Hicks (abt. 1832)

Born about 1832 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Biography

Nicy (Hix) Hicks is a part of US Black heritage.

Nicy was born about 1832.

Research Notes

With no links to sources, and no census-specific information, I can't verify that this os the same person; but it appears to be the same person as the one shown here:

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC39-DD8 : Wed Oct 04 16:27:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicy Hix and Taylor F Hix, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LB-GT7 : Fri Oct 06 23:45:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Nicy Hix and Perry E. Hix, 1880.

These early census records claim she is Black, but that doesn't mean she is. The census takers weren't very precise with race. They used a few labels (Black, mulatto, etc,) as a catchall label for "not white."

Still, when census takers got more precise in later censuses, some of her children still claim they are Black. So if Nicy wasn't Black, the children's other parent might have been.

Sources

• Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

• Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.