Husband: Thomas Beau Hickman 1
Born: Dec-16-1861 in Tyler Co, WV 2
Died: May- 1-1957 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: West Union Town Constable 5
Father: Francis Delong Hickman (1825 - 1911)
Mother: Harriett S. Morris (1825 - 1908)
Wife: Annie Rhoda Riley 1
Census name: Anna Riley
Married: Mar-11-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,8
Born: Jul-30-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 (see note 1)
Died: Feb- 1-1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,8,10 (see note 2)
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,11,12
Father: John T. Riley (1835 - )
Mother: Agnes Stevenson Garrison (1844 - 1886)
Notes
M Child 1: Burleigh C. Hickman Born: Sep- 2-1884 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,3 Died: Aug- 3-1975 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH 13,14,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 14,3 Resided: in Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Resided: formerly in Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 oil field roustabout Wife: Sarah Rulina Gaston b. Jul-12-1888 d. Nov-11-1969 Married: Dec-19-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,16,17
M Child 2: Robert Stanley Hickman 18 Born: Nov- 4-1886 3,5 Died: Oct-13-1964 3,5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret A. Pritchard b. ca 1888 Married: Sep-15-1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 3: Francis Grover "Frank" Hickman Census name: Frank Hickman 20,21 Born: Mar- -1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,10,5,22 Died: 1949 10,5 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3 Census: 1940, 103 Davis St in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 none (W.P.A.) 23 Wife: Lola Blanche Hess b. Sep- 9-1885 d. May-15-1952 Married: Aug- 3-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,24,16
F Child 4: Minnie Davis Hickman Born: Jul-23-1891 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,25 Died: Jul-11-1979 in Washington, DC 2,26 Resided: in Beltsville, Prince Georges Co, MD 27 Census: 1900, 1930, 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: newspaper reporter 25 Husband: Lindsay Franklin Morris b. Oct-30-1881 d. Apr-10-1967 Married: Jun-23-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17
? Child 5: (Infant) Hickman Died: bef Jun 1900 12
M Child 6: Leland Morris Hickman 28 Born: Jul-23-1895 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 29,5,26,2 (see note 3) Died: Feb-12-1976 in Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA 2,5,26 Buried: in Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Resided: in Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA 2,26 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Census: 1930 in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 manager of confectionary 23 Occupation: 1930 bookkeeper in hotel 30 Occupation: Sep 1916 bookkeeper at BF Goodrich Rubber Co in Akron Ohio 31 Occupation: Aug 1916 teacher 32 Education: Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg (1916) 32 Military: World War II 2 Wife: Cecelia Dower b. Aug-24-1902 d. Jun- 3-1992
M Child 7: David Hickman 33 Born: Dec-28-1897 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 34 Died: Mar-11-1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 35 (see note 4)
F Child 8: Jane E. Hickman 2 Born: Jun-30-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 36,5 Died: Dec-11-2003 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Sydney Frederick Lunn b. May-12-1898 d. Apr- -1978 Married: Jul-12-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,16
F Child 9: Mildred Christina Hickman Born: Jan-17-1904 5,26,3 Died: Dec- -1980 26 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harvey Samuel Harper b. Oct-20-1898 d. Dec-12-1980
Sources: (1) Obituary of daughter. (2) Obituary. (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Headstone. (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 167. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Thomas Hickman, 24, of Doddridge Co; and Annie Riley, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 11 1886. (7) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (8) Obituary of husband. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Headstone (year only) (11) 1930 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (13) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 465. (14) Funeral card. (15) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 272. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (17) Obituary of wife. (18) Obituary of sister. (19) Newspaper wedding announcement, "At the home of Mrs. Lucy Dotson on Thursday evening Sept 15th at 7:15, Mr. Robert S. Hickman and Miss Margaret A. Pritchard were united in marriage. The bride and groom are well known young people of West Union and are highly respected. After the wedding ceremony a supper was served at Mrs. Dotsons, and shortly following which, the happy couple boarded No. 55 for the West.", West Union Record, 9/22/1911. (20) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 82. (23) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Ceremony held at "residence of G. W. Farr, West Union", MR Bk 9, p. 82. (25) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 211. (26) Social Security Death Index. (27) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 160. (29) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Leland Morris Hickman, b. Jul 23 1895, son of Thomas Hickman and Anna Riley. Source for information stated as Family Bible. BR Bk 2, p. 160. (30) 1930 Census, Raleigh County, WV. (31) Doddridge County Republican, 9/28/1916. (32) Doddridge County Republican, 8/3/1916. (33) Obituary of brother. (34) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (35) West Union Record, 3/16/1900. (36) Newspaper article. Event Notes Note (1) The History of Doddridge County, p. 167, reports her birth as 1861, but headstone clearly says 1866, and death record specified Jul 30 1866. Her age at time of Mar 1886 marriage was given as 20. Circumstances of her birth six years before her parents' marriage are unknown. Note (2) Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County Deaths" incorrectly gives death date as Feb 1 1940. Note (3) Obituary gives birth as Jul 23 1894, with age at death in Feb 1976 as 81, which would seem to be correct. But SSDI and Doddridge Co History Book give birth as Jul 23 1895, as does his birth record. Note (4) The Feb 1976 obituary of Leland Morris Hickman stated that he was predeceased by a brother David. This is the only reference we have found to a child of this name in this family. He does not appear in any census and he was not included in the children of Thomas Hickman and Annie Riley "who grew to adulthood, married and had families" as described in "The History of Doddridge County," p. 167. Circumstantially, the following Doddridge County birth record, Page 89, Line 952, is likely to pertain to this child: Hickman (first name blank), white male, born Dec 28 1897 in West Union, son of Thomas Hickman (day laborer, b. Tyler Co) and Annie Riley Hickman (b. Doddridge Co). http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2616713&Type=Birth Also circumstantially, the following news article is likely to pertain to this child: Local news item, "West Union Record," Friday, Mar 16 1900, in its entirety: "The infant child of Thomas Hickman and wife of this town died last Sunday morning and was buried in the town cemetery Monday morning." The "town cemetery" undoubtedly refers to the one located at Blockhouse Hill, but it is not clear which of the three sections, the IOOF, the SDB or the Catholic. The IOOF section, where the child's parents were buried many years later, had its first burial in 1899. Because his parents are known to be buried there we also report burial there, but it is equally possible that he was buried in what we now refer to as the SDB section, more established section at the time. Although in modern terms, a two-year-old child would not be considered an infant, we assume that the 1900 news article refers to the same child born in 1897. As of tthe 1900 Census, enumerated in June, the child's mother was reported to have five living children (all of whom we have accounted for, none born in 1897) and two deceased children. Clearly the child born in 1897 and the one who died in 1900 are included in this count, but it is not clear if they are the same or two different children. For the sake of simplicity, we present them as one and assign the name David as indicated. This may require some modification if and when additional information comes to light.