Jefferson D Hicks (1826 - 1862)

Born 4 Jan 1826 in Cherokee Nation East. Georgia, United States

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Died 27 Jul 1862 at age 36 in Bayou Menard, Oklahoma Territory, United States [uncertain]

Biography

Jefferson was Cherokee.

Jefferson Hicks was born January 4, 1826 to George Hicks and Lucy Fields, both Cherokee. On April 9, 1826 the baptism of Jefferson Hicks, born January 3, was recorded by the Moravian missionaries ^[1] The 1835 Cherokee census shows George HIcks with a family of seven living on Conasauga Creek (Tennessee). ^[2] The family was Removed to Indian Territory over the Trail of Tears. Jeff married Margaret Lowrey and Nannie Baldridge. The 1851 Drennan roll lists Jefferson, Margaret, and children Nelson and Ruth living in the Saline District. ^[3] Jeff and Margaret also had a son Charles. ^[4] Jeff and Nannie were the parents of sons John and George. ^[5] Jeff enlisted in the Cherokee Mounted Rifles at the beginning of the Civil War and served as a Captain. ^[6] He was killed at Bayou Menard, Indian Territory July 27, 1862.

Sources

1. ↑ Crews & Starbuck, eds. Records of the Moravians Among the Cherokees. Cherokee Heritage Press, Tahlequah, OK. , Vol. 7
2. ↑ 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. p. 7
3. ↑ Drennen Roll of “Emigrant Cherokee,” 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Saline, p. 280, #170 digitized at Ancestry.com
4. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application #1477, daughter Ruth. digitized at Fold3 Ruth
5. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration, Eastern Cherokee Applications of the Court of Claims. Application # 4927, son John. Images at Fold3 John
6. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=F44B4EA8-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

Acknowledgments

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