Person:Minor Hickman (1)

Iliff Home Page says Pikes peak is 65 miles south of Denver, 3 hours or less in a Model T, and is clearly visible from the new library. Maybe, MEH and Maud went on an outing when Edward was born.

1st in his class in Ponca city HS so did not move to Beaver OK before spring 1904

see Frank Moses Swingle file, letter from Etta Swingle for tale about Minor rooming and having a picture of Maud on his dresser

Peggy Smith Hake. Seeking "N Searching Ancestors.Vol 12 No 6, December 1996, p 8. Rt 1 Box 52, St. Elizabeth, MO 65075
"In 1900, the census recorded the population of Aurora Springs in Miller County at 900 persons and Eldon with 379. By 1910, a great shift occurred...Aurora Springs had dropped to 135 and Eldon had leaped to 1,999. the coming of the railroad cause the difference."

[Book] A HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY Copyright 1971. Published by Beaver Co. Historical Soc., Inc. Vol 11, 1971 p91 [There is a seal on the cover that is part of the design that says] Cimmaron Territory, Provisional Organization March 4, 1887

[excerpts from the item on Ivanhoe Methodist Church] IVANHOE METHODIST CHURCH

Many of the pioneers who settled on the virgin soil, were not satisfied to merely build homes, raise families, and eke out a living. They wanted places of worship such as they had known at their former homes.

When Rev. Grant L. Hayes, was appointed to the Methodist Circuit in the spring of 1902, it was called Ivanhoe Circuit and extended from the Beaver River south and included the area where Follett now stands.

Ivanhoe had no permanent meeting-place. The little sod school-house that had served for many years, had been abandoned. Mrs. Amy Cox, invited the group to meet in her home. She was a widow living just north of the Texas line. When warm weather came, the folks around Ivanhoe met in an orchard, know as "Kroeker Grove" or the "Mulberry Grove. These trees had been set out by Peter Kroeker.

Grace Hayes Jones remembers how people came from miles around to attend Sunday services. By ten o'clock families would be coming in buggies and wagons, as well as on horse-back coming from all directions across the unbroken prairies. Some who came in wagons brought their chairs--sat on them in the back then used them for seats at church. They would also take down their side boards (extensions on the wagon boxes) and make rude benches for seating space. Spring seats from the wagons could be used if necessary.

At noon, the side boards were used to make tables. No one ever saw a more bounteous feast than that was set out by those pioneer women. They spread white table cloths, then brought forth platters of golden brown, fried chicken or home-cured ham, bowls of coleslaw and potato salad, pies, cakes, and everything imaginable. Watermelon pickles and pickled cling peaches were special delicacies but beet pickles wer common and a general favorite. [This sounds almost like reminisces. What Clarence found when he went to Beaver County was a dried out country]

All that summer, the Ivanhoe people met in the grove for Sunday school and held all-day meetings. How the people sang--voices rang out on the fresh, morning air and re-echoed over the prairies. People were hungry for the gospel and the open-air services seemed especially attractive.

After the new school building was erected, services were held there....

As soon as Ivanhoe was moved from the tent up on the hill, Mr. Mitchell, who was a staunch Methodist, worked hard to promote the work in his neighborhood. His dream of a church came true and a lovely building was dedicated on Sept. 1907 by Dr. Martindale. The Baptist Church was built in 1908 and it was quite a sight with those two churches out there on that wide prairie where nothing but buffalo grass, prairie dog towns and an occasional buffalo wallow had existed only a few years before.

Rev. Grant L. Hayes was appointed pastor in 1902-1903...

To continue with information from Commission on Archives and History, Kansas West Conference: the next pastor was W.D. Johnson, 1905, salary was $96.00, enrollment 67;...1908 M.E. Hickman; 1909 C.J. Barnes with the highest Suncay school enrollment on record, 193.

The original bell in the North Ivanhoe Methodist may be seen at Follett, Texas

New info (10 Oct 1991). Found copy of pages without title except Southwest Kansas Conference and next page is titled WHO'S WHO-CONFERE (The page is cut off) p402 says HICKMAN, Minor E. Viola 1910; Pontiac 1911; Beaumont 1913; Hunnewell 1914; Akron 1915; Hesston 1916-1918; Zenda 1919-1920; Murdock 1921-1922; Rozell 1925-1927; Ness City 1928-1929; 1930. (The church year was Oct to Oct)

Minutes of the Southwest Kansas Anuual Conference Thirty-fifth Session Lyons, KS; p8 Hickman, M. E. was listed as an Effective Elder. Postoffice Hesston, Entered: Itinerancy S. W. Kan 1910 S.W.K.C. 1917; p18 Disciplinary Questions 11. What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study? Elected and Ordained Elders this year: ...Minor E. Hickman...; p23 Hesston was in the Wichita District; p 29 March 10, 1917Question 11 ""What members have completed the Conference Course of Study?" ... Minor E. Hickman were graduated from the course of study and recommended for election to elder's orders"; p32 "FIFTH DAY-SUNDAY, March 11, 1917 The Bishop ... and assisted by District Superintendents, E.G. Osen and D.M. Yetter, ordained ... Minor E. Hickman ... as elders." p36 Certificate of Ordination [make scan]; p76 $100 of Missionary Appropriations was distributed to Hesston M. E. Hickman; Ministerial Support Hesston M. E. Hickman $850 salary including housing, Housing value $150.

Lewis United Methodist Church Centennial 1888-1988 booklet (I have a copy) says p 12: Minor Hickman came in on trial to the Southwest Kansas Conference in 1910 at Viola, Ks. He served churches in Kansas and Colorado as he worked his way through school. In 1916, he graduated from Southwestern College, Winfield, KS. and later from the Iliff School of Theology at Denver, Colorado. Minor and Maud Hickman were married Sept. 22 1921. In 1925, he went to Russell, [error, should be Rozel] Ks. as a full time pastor. He served five other charges before coming to Lewis in October of 1941. While at Lewis on March 5, 1944, Maud Hickman passed away after a very short illness. From Lewis, Rev. Hickman served churches at Deerfield, Satanta and Cimmaron before Minor's retirement in 1954. Rev. Hickman married Osa Reed of Kinsley after Maud's death. They retired in Dodge City, Ks. Rev. Hickman passed away in 1969. Osa lives at Friendly Acres in Newton.

The children of Minor and Maud are:

2. Clarence - Superintendent of Schools Overbrook, Ks. 3. Raymond - Passed away in 1949 at Lewis. 4. John - Retired from the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Co. and lives in

         Tuscon AZ

Minor, Maud and Raymond are buried in Wayne Cemetery, Lewis, Ks.

Lewis United Methodist Church Centennial 1888-1988 booklet (I have a copy) continues p 7: In October, 1941 the Church welcomed Rev. M.E. Hickman, his wife Maud and their four sons: Howard, Clarence, Raymond and John. Rev. Hickman served as the minister during most of the World War II years. Things weren't always easy in those years, but Rev. Hickman always handled difficult situations well. Many times in the winter months it was necessary to conduct church services in the church parlor because the furnace needed repairs and the repair parts were hard to find. During these years, extensive repair work was accomplished on the Church basement. The Church enjoyed the Hickman boys, most of whom were in high school. It was a sad day March 5, 1944 when Mrs. Hickman passed away after a very short illness.

[It should be said that the church people were truly behind the war effort. Normally, people did not let harvest interfere with church, but in those years, the farmers worked on Sundays. Dad drove a truck one year, except on Sunday, during harvest. There weren't enough men left to handle the harvest. I worked on a farm of about 1200 acres. Thre were three of us to cut the wheat, one to drive the tractor, one to run the combine, and I drove the truck. Later, I did all the plowing, actually one waying on the farm. There simply weren't enough men. I don't think Dad found anything wrong with farmers missing church to help with the war effort. After all, several of the "boys" were in the services and some would die. Everyone wanted the war over, and anything that would help was o.k.] [At least once, the call was all married men]

According to Margaret, Mom and Dad were living in Wichita in 1924 (but she is not sure that it was 1924). Mom was expecting her first child. Margaret believes the child was born in Sept. [This is probably in error. Edward, their first child, was born in Colorado Springs in July 1924. If the month was July it would be Edward, or the year was 1925 and if it were her second child, namely me, then everything would be OK. [Margaret may not have known of Edward.]

Margaret says when she was smaller (before 1924?) Dad served two churches. She also says that once after Dad married Mom, she, Margaret, went to Colorado with them. He had a Model T Ford, [the kind with the door in the middle of the car?]. They went over the Great [Continental?] Divide. [I remember Dad talking about going in the mountains with a Model T. It was necessary to back up sometimes because the gas tank was under the driver's seat and there wasn't any fuel pump or vacuum tank to push the gas to the engine.] Margaret says they would camp by a stream and Dad would catch fish.

Dad attended the Southwestern College Academy. It is not clear from his transcript when he took specific courses, but it appears that he attended 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1912-1913. An Academy was somewhat similar to high school. It was to prepare people for College. He attended Southwestern College college 1913-1915, summer 1915, 1915-1916. Graduated 1916. Major History, Minor Physics. He took lots of German and some Latin. In general, it appears that he emphasized religion, math, physics, and history. Southwestern Collged, Winfield KS. copy of transcript

I recall Dad said he was sickly as a youngster. He spoke of ague and malaria. Dad worked for some time on the Cowley County Ks court house. He talked of driving a wagon and a stone boat. [Check Cowley Co for court house dates]This must have affected him because he told me that I should never quit school to go to work. Having money is too much temptation not to continue school. [I did not know about Margaret when he told me this story. I felt that things were tough for him as a bachelor. Knowing now as I do about Margaret, the story takes even greater significance. They must have been extremely poor and literally living hand to mouth. Probably pay was very poor - he was only a student minister - and travelling to his churches must have been a big expense.]

Dad had a contract to teach school in Zenda Public Schools,School District No 82. Salary was $125. Reference at home of Clarence W Hickman

Data furnished by Minor Earl Hickman to secure birth certificate. [originals in possession of Clarence William Hickman]

Attended school at Carmean District School in Elmwood Twp, Saline Co Mo through 1st to 7th grades. [approx 1892 - 1899].

[was employed Joplin: Dec? 1899-May 1900]

Attended Ponca city OK Public schools through 8th and 9th grades. [prob 1901-1902]

Attended Southwestern College 1912-1916 and Iliff School of Theology Denver 1923-1925.

Social Security 511-36-6196.

Ministerial Parchments: Exhorters License Mar 21, 1907, by Rev. F. L. Logston, First Methodist Church (no city given; probably Englewood KS); Local Preacher's License Pratt District Conference, Southwest Kansas Conference; meeting at Coldwater KS Mar 12, 1908, license signed by Rev. W. J. Martindale, Presiding Officer; Ordination Parchments [In 1904 Martindale was put in charge of the new Pratt district nad served there 6 years. His obit is on p84 of the Conference Minutes]: Ordained Deacon in Southwest Kansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Session in Hutchinson, Kansas March 12,1912; Bishop McIntire, Presiding; Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference, in session, at Lyons, Kansa, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding. Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference, in session, at Lyons, Kansa, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding.

Resided Joplin May 14 1890.

Reference letter, on an impressive letterhead, for Minor E Hickman from Christman & Bliending Dry Goods where he worked five months. [I have copy]

                                             CRISTMAN & BLENDING
                                                      DRY GOODS
                                              P.A. Christman
                                              E.A. Buedung    Dubuque Block
       Cor Fifth and Main Sts

                                                  Joplin Missouri May 14 1900

"To whom it may concern:-

     The bearer, Minor Hickman, has been in our employ about five months. He l???s [leaves?] here to accompany his parents to their new home.
 We have found him honest, industrious, and willing, - and wopuld Recommend him as a good boy, to anyone wishing to employ him.
                                       Very Truly
                                             Christman & Blending

Ponca City High School Report Card 1903-1904 #1 in class. In possession of Clarence William Hickman

Membership card for Railway Clerks, in possession of Clarence William Hickman.

       Card reads:
       Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
       Issued to M. E. Hickman
       Good until
       June 30, 1919
       Reverse side reads:
       Traveling Card
       Member of Arkansas City Lodge 173
       E. J. Lehman    W. E. Ausmer(?)
       Secretary        President

[Dad said something to the effect that he was a telegraper at Wellington]

The following residences were established from various materials in the possession of Clarence William Hickman CWH and Howard Hickman HMH.

Resided Joplin May 14 1901. Reference letter for Minor E Hickman from Christman & Bliending Dry Goods where he worked five months. I have copy; Ponca City High School Report Card 1903-1904 #1 in class. In possesion of Clarence William Hickman; Englewood Homebuilder, Englewood KS [The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's death. Pub. dates 31 May 1906 - 15 August 1907. 7 Feb 1907 "Miss Mabel Hickman, sister of our printer, will leave the last of the week for a visit with relatives and friends at the old home in Kay County, Okla.; Gate O.T. [OK Terr]: Obituary Arminta Susan Boston Englwood [KS] Homebuilder 3 Jan 1907; Teachers contract Dist 4 Lipscomb Co TX 1907-1908 Dated Set 7, 1907 [This would be the school year Arminta Susan died in Beaver Co OK. Lipscomb Co is the first county south of Beaver Co]:Clarence William Hickman; Minister Ivanhoe Methodist Church, Beaver Co, OK Teachers contract Sedgwick 15th day of July 1909 - Sept 13, 1909; Viola 1910:Lewis Methodist see in this history:Clarence William Hickman Teachers contract Sedgwick Co Dist Aug 1910:Clarence William Hickman Pontiac 1911:Lewis Methodist see in this history Teachers contract Sept 8 1913:Clarence William Hickman [Which county?] Beaumont 1913:Lewis Methodist see in this history Teachers contract Sedgwick Co Jan 24 1914:Clarence William Hickman Hunnewell 1914:Lewis Methodist see in this history Akron 1915:Lewis Methodist see in this history Hesston 1916-1918:Lewis Methodist see in this history Resided Hesston KS June 16, 1917:Clarence William Hickman Resided Harvey Co [Hesston?] Sept 8, 1917:Clarence William Hickman Zenda 1919-1920:Lewis Methodist see in this history; Peacher Zenda Methodist Church: Mary Linder 26 Oct 1994 Resided Kingman KS Oct 18, 1920:Clarence William Hickman Murdock 1921-1922:Lewis Methodist see in this history Iliff Sept 15-Nov 3 1924. Minor is working for Illif. His pay is $0.65 ans $0.35

I had sermon notes, they got lost when the basement was flooded in 1996, for the sermon "The Answer to Lifes Problem's" that was preached at Terre Haute 3-15-25

Terre Haute March 12, 1924 Preached funeral of Alex Gilmour [I wonder why he went to Terre Haute. William Howard Hickman, his uncle, was preaching there].

William Howard Hickman He was a well know preacher, educator, etc. The Terre Haute Tribune Mar 11, 1924 shows: "COME TO CHURCH SUNDAY" section of paper. "Trinity M. E. Subject for the morning... Epworth league 6:30. 7:30 song service, followed by reports on review of World Service Book. Sermon by Pastor W.[illiam] H.[oward] Hickman. See William Howard Hickman]

Bennett Colorado 1924-1925.[I don't know if he lived at Bennett or was just preaching, but I (HMH) have accounts for the Bennett Church. Income shown for Sept 28 1924 to 2/8 1925]

Terre Haute Tribune 14 Mar 1925. "COME TO CHURCH SUNDAY" section of paper.[for Sunday 15 Mar 1925] "Trinity M.E. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Charles Romine superintendent. Morning worship, 10:45; sermon subject, 'The Answer to Life's Problems' ..." [This is one of MEH's sermons. William Howard Hickman was probably minister. Mom was pregnant with me when Dad was there. Maybe that is why my name is Howard. Trinity M.E. Church stood on what is now the parking lot at the main branch of the Terre Haute public library]

Woodland 1925 [Wichita]:[There is a cash flow church record for Apr 16 to Sept 16. Where was Minor living at this time According to my,HMH birth certificate they lived at 905 W. 13th St. ]. I was born 6 Sep 1925 in Wichita. This must have been his first charge. HMH]

Rozell 1925-1927: Minor mailed out 65-70 church bulletins per week; I have some cash flow records for Rozel:HMH Ness City 1928-1929:Lewis Methodist see in this history Hoisington 1930. [The church year was Oct to Oct]:Lewis Methodist see in this history Someone gave "The New Webster Dictionary and Complete Ves-Pocket Library 45,900 Words" "to Minor Hickman, 1305 E 6th Ave, Winfield Kansa.

Township J.P. RochesterTwp Nov 5 1920:In possession of Clarence William Hickman

Clarence William Hickman told me that Minor E Hickman's mother, Arminta Susan Boston, asked Minor, or made him promise, there is some confusion about this, to enter some type or religious work, minister, missionary or something

Selective Service Registration Cert No 34 Newton, Harvey Co, KS June 5, 1917 R. C. Stone, Registrar. (Draft Card in possession of Clarence William Hickman) Minor E. Hickman Hesston Enira(?) Twp Harvey Kansas 5th day of June, 1917

          R. C. Stoner, Registrar

Classified 4 then 5. He had a badly injured wrist. He told me that he fell on a double bitted axe, when he was still living in MO, and cut his wrist. A "old quack" [as he told me] sewed him up. His hand hung down after that. [I believe I read somewhere that there is a nerve or something that must be repaired or the hand will hang down]. Dad also spoke of making rail fences out of black walnut. He said that they must have used "a million dollars worth of walnut" to make fences. I remember this because it was in the Depression, and while I had no idea what a million dollars was, I knew, from the way Dad told the story that it must have been a lot of walnut.

Transcript from Iliff School of Theology dated Aug 20, 1928. In possession of Clarence William Hickman. I have a copy.

The Southwestern Collegian, [Seen at the Kansas State Historical Library, Topeka], 18 May 1915: Debate with College of Emporia Tonight Minor Hickman.. ibid, 14 Sep 1915: Pi Kappa Delta, National Debate Fraternity, Being Organized, Charter Members include "M. E. Hickman, '16, member of two victorius teams..." 28 Sep 1915: Minor Hickman elected vice president of senior class

This is from John Wesley Hickman. "Dad was very proud of his college succes in debate. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa; the honorary forensic fraternity. The membership certifcate shows him as No. 238, was issued at LaGrange, Illinois Sept. 1 1915 and reads:

 This certifcate is hereby issued to Minor E. Hickman who, on account of proficiency and    distinction in intercollegiate forensics, has been unanimously elected to the degree of        Fraternity Order of Debate and Oratory and who is entitled to alll the privileges of active    membership in the Southwestern College of Phi Betta Kappa.

 In witness where of we have hereunto affixed our names.

 Signed: John A Shields, Gen. Sec, National Council and Teros [Treas?]  A Williams.       President, Southwestern Chapter

This certificate hangs on the wall of the John Wesley Hickman residence

John Wesley Hickman continues: "Dad was a Republican. a rock ribbed Republican; he never felt the depression was caused by President Hoover or Republican policy. A bad day for him included Franklin Roosevelt, but a terrible day included "Eleanor". Dad believes that government was not the solution for the nations [sic] ills. This belief has passed on to his sons."

"Dad was a "preacher" He never called himself a minister. Dad believed his profession required a certain style of dress. He always wore a suit, white shirt and tie in public. [He did relent on the coat on the hottest Sundays]. A particular concern was his shoes: always black; always polished, and buffed to a bright shine. In addition he wore a hat. For many years a summer required a straw "sailor" with felt hats for the balance of the year. As a young boy, I was fascinated by his wearing gaitrer and spats. Through the years he stopped the spats but the gaiters remained. We kidded him about being a "pessimist" as he used both suspenders and a belt at the same time".

Census 1910 KS Sedgwick Co Viola line 13/13: Hickman, Minor E Head age 23 married 2 yrs b MO fa b In mo b Ky Preacher; Maggie E wife age 19 married 2 yrs b KS fa b OH mo b OH

Sermons and sermon notes: Funeral of Mr. Wineinger; Murdock 12/6-21 Funeral of Mr. Justice; Sawyer 12/27-23 Funeral of Mr Wax; Rozel Nov 15, 1925 Funeral of Clara Means-Birdsell; Sawyer Jan 4 1923 Funeral of Alex Gilmour; Terre Haute March 12, 1925 Funeral of Charles Henry Curtis, Ness City, Kansas Dec 28, 1928 "JESUS---WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD"; Canton 4-13-41 Cong Small; Lewis 6-28-42

       Cong Small; Deerfield 7-22-45 Cong Fair; Cimmaron 8-7-47 Cong Fair.

"The Temptaion" Murdock 4-12-22; Bethel 4-13-22 "We Would See Jesus" IMMORTALITY Funeral of Watt T. Holcomb Zenda 4/13-20. Cong very large.

       Lebanon 4-16-22; Murdock 4-16-22; Terre Haute Funeral; Ness City
       Kansas Mr Kirberg

NEVER BEYOND GOD'S LOVE Funeral of Dr. Thomas S. Venard, Ness City, Kansas

       August 31, 1938 $15.00

NOTHING CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD. Prepared October 1919. Zenda

       11/2/19 Cong good; Lebanon 11/27-21 Cong good; Murdock 1-8-22 Cong
       usual; Bethel 7-9-22 Cong usual; Sawyer 12/21/22 Cong usual; Bennett
       3/9-24 Cong gair, snowy; Woodland Wichita 10/4-25 Cong usual, Rozel
       1-17-26 Cong good; Bazene 7-7-29 Cong small; Ness City 7-7-29 Cong
       fair

Funeral of Walter Stull, Buda School House 2-17-30 Funeral Mr Everett Dickerson Ness City November 19, 1929. There is an

       introductory note that says(Note:  It is only at the earnest request of
       a number of people that this brief funeral sermon is reduced to writing
       for publication.  Those who heard it delivered extermporaneously will
       perhaps be disappointed when they read the print, as what is best iin
       any sermon of lecture is due as much to the sympathetic attitude of the
       hearers at to the the speakers.---Minor E. Hickman)

SUFFERING AND GLORY; Funeral D. E. Sloan, Zenda Kansas, Oct 1, 1926; funeral of

       Lucy Rawley, Hoisington, Kansas, Nov 17, 1937

THE COMFORTING CHRIST Zenda 2/15-20 Mrs H. Hunters Funeral [There is a picture

       of Mrs. Hunter in Zenda History, Honoring our Heritage.The Redeemed in
       Glory; Beumont 7/6/13 Evening. Hand written

MOSES, MAN OF GOD. Copeland 7-28-57 Cong small; This sermon was MOSES, MAN OF

       THE MOUNTAINS.  Santanta 8-1-59 Cong fair. This sermon was preachedr in
       several other places.  It is my favorite sermon.

SERMON FROM A LEAD PENCIL Sawyer 11-19-22 Cong good; Bennett, Colo. 9-23-23;

       Bazine 12-2-28; Hoisington 3-24-32

THE ANSER TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS Trinity, T. H. 3-15-25 Cong good; Woodland, Wich

       5-17-25 Cong usual; Colwich 6-21-25 Cong Small; Rozel 11-1-25 Cong
       good; Garfield 8-26-28 Cong fair; Ness City 11-4-28 Cong good; Bazine
       11-4-28 Cong good

JESUS UNVEILS GOD or WHAT TO BELIEVE ABOUT GOD Scott City 2-20-38 Cong ususal;

       Lewis 5-21-44 Cong ususal

Dad preached the funeral of Mary Elizabeth Riederer, at home, in Rozel 3/28/32. He also preached the funeral of her father ___ years later. Mary's death is the first death that meant anything to me. Dad made regular reports to Mom. I remember, Mary got an infection, then she got blood poisoning and they took her to the hospital. She got bed sores, then she died. I did not understand death, but I remember the running description and how it upset the folks.

I have IN A WORLD OF LAW, HOW CAN GOD ANSWER PRAYER? this is paper given at the Dodge City District Conference meeting, at Hoisington, Feb 18, 1927. The paper is a discussion of God and Natural Law. At this time, evolution and "new" science in general were in conflict with fudamentalist religion. The paper argues, successfuly I believe, that there is no conflict. &&&&&& To Here in /data/hickman/mehfow &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Englewood Homebiulder 7 Mar 1907 Minor Hickman spent Sunday in Englewood

Did MEH own a Model T while he lived in Buffalo Co? He remarked once that he had the first car in the county, but I don't know if it was Buffalo Co?

Teachers contracts [this is a summation of above based on "Find teach"

Dad had a contract to teach school in Zenda Public Schools,School District No 82. Salary was $125. Reference at home of Clarence W Hickman

Teachers contract Dist 4 Lipscomb Co TX 1907-1908 Dated Set 7, 1907 [This would be the school year Arminta Susan died in Beaver Co OK. Lipscomb Co is the first county south of Beaver Co]:Clarence William Hickman;

Teachers contract Sedgwick 15th day of July 1909 - Sept 13, 1909;

Teachers contract Sedgwick Cop Dist Aug 1910:Clarence William Hickman

Teachers contract Sept 8 1913:Clarence William Hickman

Teachers contract Sedgwick Co Jan 24 1914:Clarence William Hickman

This is new: from Data used for Birth Certificate: State Life Certificate in Kansas

Old stuff: Attended school at Carmean District School in Elmwood Twp, Saline Co Mo through 1st to 7th grades. [approx 1892 - 1899].

[was employed Joplin: Dec? 1899-May 1900]

Attended Ponca city OK Public schools through 8th and 9th grades. [prob 1901-1902]

Attended Southwestern College 1912-1916 and Iliff School of Theology Denver 1923-1925.

There is a note on his teacher's certificate for Sedgwick Co for 29 Oct 1910 to 29 Oct 1913 that says: 216 Iowa St, Winfield. Is this his address at the time?]

1. ↑ Miller County MO register of births 1883-1891.
2. ↑ Missouri State Archives; www.sos.state.mo.us/archives/.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Memory Book (Ihave a copy).
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Haskell County (Kansas) Monitor-Chief
   Obit: Mar 6, 1969.
5.   Daily Newspaper (I think it is on film at the Kansas Hisorical Soc. in Topeka)
   Obit: Thursday March 4, 1969 Page 9.
6. ↑ Deed
   Wayne Township Cemetery, Edwards Co, KS. Lot 308 [Six openings. I have original].

   DEED--lot in Wayne Township Cemetery [Six openings]
   THIS INDENTURE, Made this 6 day of March A.D. 1944 between____ and _____ the
   Wayne Township Cemetery of Lewis, Edwards County, Kansas, of the first part, and M.E. Hickman of the County of Edwards and state of Kansas of the second part,
   
   WITNESSETH, That the said parties in consideration of the sum of Twenty Dollars to them in hand paid for the said Wayne Township Cemetery, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do by these presents, grant, bargain, and convey unto said party of the second part the following described lot of land as shown by the plat of Wayne Township Cemetery recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Edwards County, Kansas, which said cemetery is located in Edwards County, Kansas: Lot No 308 To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances therunto belonging or in any wise appertaining.
   
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The said parties of the first part have hereunto set their·
   hands the day and year first above written
   /s/ Fred Huckstep, trustee
   C.J. Cross Sec
   ------
   STATE OF KANSAS, EDWARDS COUNTY, ss:
   Be it remembered that on this 6 day of February A.D. 1945 before me the·
   undersigned a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid, ·
   personally came Fred Huckstep Trustee, and C.J. Cross Secretary, of the Wayne·
   Township Cemetery, who are personally known to be the same persons who executed·
   the above instrument, and are also personally known to me to be the Trustee and·
   Secretary of the Wayne Township Cemetery, which said persons duly acknowledge·
   the execution of the same.
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my·
   hand and affixed my notray seal this 6 day of Feb A.D. 1945
   /ss/ Helen Fox Notary Public
   Commission expires July 11, 1945
   [I have the original]

7. ↑ http:/www.kinsleylibrary.info/burialdirect2.htm.

   Hickman, Rev. Minor E. 1886 1969

8.   Social Security Death Index (2).

   MINOR HICKMAN b 22 Sep 1886; d Mar 1969; Last Residence ZIP 67801 (Dodge City, Ford, KS); Last Benefit (none specified); SSN 511-36-6196; Issued Kansas

9. ↑ Minor E Hickman.

   Among the data furnished by Minor Earl Hickman to secure birth certificate. [originals in
   possession of Clarence William Hickman]

10. ↑ US 1900
    1900, Missouri, Saline County, Elmwood Township, SD 7, ED 125 Sheet 1, 13/15.

    1900
    Res: Rents farm
    
    Mo Yr Last Yrs Child POB FPOB MPOB Occup
    Rel Birth Birth Age Marr tot/live
    Hickman, John W H May 1859 41 21 ---- In TN IN Farmer
    Arminta S W Jul 1856 41 21 6/4 KY KY KY
    Minor S Sep 1886 13 MO IN KY
    Mable D May 1889 11 MO IN KY
    Lucy D Jul 1891 8 MO IN KY
    
    All can read, write and speak English except Lucy
    Ages were rechecked in record

11. ↑ Minor E Hickman.

    Data furnished by Minor Earl Hickman to secure birth certificate. [originals in
    possession of Clarence William Hickman]
    "Attended Ponca city OK Public schools through 8th and 9th grades. [prob 1901-1902]" Originals at hoime of Clarence William Hickman

12. ↑ ^12.0 12.1 Clarence William Hickman (2).

    Reference letter, on an impressive letterhead, for Minor E Hickman from Christman & Bliending Dry Goods where he worked five months. [I have copy]
    
    CRISTMAN & BLENDING
    DRY GOODS
    P.A. Christman
    E.A. Buedung Dubuque Block
    Cor Fifth and Main Sts
    
    Joplin Missouri May 14 1900
    "To whom it may concern:-
    The bearer, Minor Hickman, has been in our employ about five months. He l???s [leaves?] here to accompany his parents to their new home.
    We have found him honest, industrious, and willing, - and would Recommend him as a good boy, to anyone wishing to employ him.
    Very Truly
    Christman & Blending

13. ↑ Internet
    cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/jplnpstcrds&CISOPTR=736&CISOBOX=1&REC=8.

    http://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/copyright/jmc
    Christman Building
    Title-Alternative Retail 18
    Identifier-MDI JPL10_381_002_a_M
    Identifier-Local 10_381_002_a_M
    Identifier-Other http://www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/postcards/10_381_002_a_M_fs.jpg
    Creator Unknown
    Contributor Simpson, Leslie. Post Memorial Art Reference Library; Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
    Publisher Joplin Public Library
    Description In February 1916, Christman Dry Goods Co. announced plans to tear down its 3-story brick building and erect a 5-story one on the same site. The retail business would continue to operate in its Virginia Street annex, which would eventually be connected to the new building. While excavating the corner of 5th and Main, workers uncovered a 783-foot deep well used by the old brewery that had previously occupied the site. The Alfred and August Michaelis architectural firm designed the Christman Building following the techniques of the Chicago style, with its reinforced concrete and brick veneer walls. In addition to these fireproof construction methods, the store also had a built-in sprinkler system. Incidentally, this feature was put to the test in 1942, when a fire swept through the first floor men's department. Although the store lost thousands of dollars in smoke and fire damage to its contents, the building itself stood secure. Christmans' new store""one of the most imposing business buildings in the city" opened its doors on September 13, 1917. Two years later, the firm expanded yet again, adding another 30,000 square feet of warehouse space for furniture, carpet, and other large items. The store touted its 150,000 square footage, which made it the largest retailer in southwest Missouri. In 1954, the Kansas City-based Macy's firm bought the company, but retained all 170 employees. The Christman family, who still owned the building, managed Macy's Department Store. Then in 1976, Macy's closed, and Christmans' Department Store reopened for four more years, calling it quits in 1980. Howsmon's Office Supply moved in shortly thereafter. Sources:Gibbons, Charles. Angling in the Archives, p. 142, 143, 150, 162. Joplin, Mo.: H. Lang Rogers, 1996.Joplin Globe. February 4, 1917.Joplin Globe. September 13, 1917.Joplin Globe. September 10, 1954.""Macy's Buys Christman Dry Goods Company.""Joplin Globe. February 2, 1992. Gibbons, Charles. Angling in the Archives.
    Subject Christman Dry Goods Co.(Joplin, Mo. Michaelis, August; Michaelis, Alfred; Macy's Department Store (Joplin, Mo. Retail trade--Missouri--Joplin; Howsman's Office Supply (Joplin, Mo.

14. ↑ Englwood Homebuilderood Homebuilder, Englewood KS (The Englwood Homebuilder was the only paper published in Englewood at the time of Susan's
    21 Feb 1907.

    Minor Hickman, our printer, has arranged to take mechanical charge of the Gate Valley Star so as to be at home with his father and sister. He is one of the very finest young men in the west and has won hosts of friends in englewoodl The Homebuilder, while regretting to lose our old by, wishes him good luck and prosperity in his new position.

15. ↑ Private Communication
    Probably from the estate of Minor Earl Hickman.

    This is to certify that Miner [sic[ E. Hickman is heareby Licensed as an a Exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Done by the Society at Englewood, March 21, 1907.
    /s/ Rev. J. L. Logston, Pastor
    
    [F. L. Logston may be Frank Logston, 1900, Harper County, Anthony City]

16. ↑ Private Communication
    Probably from the estate of Minor Earl Hickman.

    Local Preacher's License
    Miner [sic] E. Hickman, after recommenation and examination, is hereby licensed as a Local Preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is authorized tp preach the Gospel, subject to the requirements of the Discipline of said Church.
    Signed by order of the District Conference of the Pratt District of the Southwest Kansas Annual Conference, held at Coldwater Kans this 12th day of March 1908.
    /s/ W. J. Martindale President

17. ↑ Private Communication
    Probably from the estate of Minor Earl Hickman.

    Gate Okl. June 30th 1908
    This tio certify that the Rev. M. E. Hickman is a duly licensed Minister and regularly apponted Pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church and doing regular work as such in the Gate charge Pratt District Southwest Kansas Conference.
    /s/ W. J. Martindale
    District Superintendant

18. ↑ A History of Beaver County Published by Beaver County Hisotrical Society, Inc. Voll 11, 1971 p191, copyright 1971
    Page 191.

    [There is a seal on the cover that is part of the design that says] Cimarron Territory, Provisional Organization March 4, 1887
    
    [excerpts from the item on Ivanhoe Methodist Church]
    IVANHOE METHODIST CHURCH
    Many of the pioneers who settled on the virgin soil, were not satisfied to merely build homes, raise families, and eke out a living. They wanted places of worship such as they had known at their former homes.
    When Rev. Grant L. Hayes, was appointed to the Methodist Circuit in the spring of 1902, it was called Ivanhoe Circuit and extended from the Beaver River south and included the area where Follett now stands.
    Ivanhoe had no permanent meeting-place. The little sod school-house that had served for many years, had been abandoned. Mrs. Amy Cox, invited the group to meet in her home. She was a widow living just north of the Texas line. When warm weather came, the folks around Ivanhoe met in an orchard, know as "Kroeker Grove" or the "Mulberry Grove. These trees had been set out by Peter Kroeker.
    Grace Hayes Jones remembers how people came from miles around to attend Sunday services. By ten o'clock families would be coming in buggies and wagons, as well as on horse-back coming from all directions across the unbroken prairies. Some who came in wagons brought their chairs—sat on them in the back then used them for seats at church. They would also take down their side boards (extensions on the wagon boxes) and make rude benches for seating space. Spring seats from the wagons could be used if necessary.
    At noon, the side boards were used to make tables. No one ever saw a more bounteous feast than that was set out by those pioneer women. They spread white table cloths, then brought forth platters of golden brown, fried chicken or home-cured ham, bowls of cole slaw and potato salad, pies, cakes, and everything imaginable. Watermelon pickles and pickled cling peaches were special delicacies but beet pickles were common and a general favorite. [This sounds almost like reminisces. What Clarence found when he went to Beaver County was a dried out country]
    All that summer, the Ivanhoe people met in the grove for Sunday school and held all-day meetings. How the people sang­—voices rang out on the fresh, morning air and re-echoed over the prairies. People were hungry for the gospel and the open-air services seemed especially attractive.
    After the new school building was erected, services were held there....
    As soon as Ivanhoe was moved from the tent up on the hill, Mr. Mitchell, who was a staunch Methodist, worked hard to promote the work in his neighborhood. His dream of a church came true and a lovely building was dedicated on Sept. 1907 by Dr. Martindale. The Baptist Church was built in 1908 and it was quite a sight with those two churches out there on that wide prairie where nothing but buffalo grass, prairie dog towns and an occasional buffalo wallow had existed only a few years before.
    Rev. Grant L. Hayes was appointed pastor [of the Methodist Church] in 1902-1903…
    To continue with information from Commission on Archives and History, Kansas West Conference: the next pastor was W.A. Johnson, 1905, salary was $96.00, enrollment 67;...1908 M.A.[M.E.] Hickman; 1909 C.J. Barnes with the highest Sunday school enrollment on record, 193.
    The original bell in the North Ivanhoe Methodist may be seen at Follett, Texas

19. ↑ ^19.0 19.1 Certificate
    Teacher's County Certifcate, Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS.

    {There is a note on his teacher's certificate for Sedgwick Co for 29 Oct 1910 to 29 Oct 1913 that says: 216 Iowa St, Winfield. Is this his address at the time?]

20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7} Southwest Kansas Conference Minutes.

    New info (10 Oct 1991). Found copy of pages without title except Southwest
    Kansas Conference and next page is titled WHO'S WHO-CONFERE (The page is
    cut off) p402 says HICKMAN, Minor E. Viola 1910; Pontiac 1911; Beaumont 1913;
    Hunnewell 1914; Akron 1915; Hesston 1916-1918; Zenda 1919-1920; Murdock
    1921-1922; Rozell 1925-1927; Ness City 1928-1929;
    1930. (The church year was Oct to Oct)

21. ↑ Diploma, Southwestern College
    Southwestern College, Winfield, Cowley Co, KS.
22. ↑ Transcript
    Transcript of grades from Southwestern College. I have it.
23. ↑ Minor E Hickman.

    Ministerial parcharments. Data furnished by Minor Earl Hickman to secure birth certificate. [originals in possession of Clarence William Hickman]
    
    Ministerial Parchments: Exhorters License Mar 21, 1907, by Rev. F. L. Logston,
    First Methodist Church (no city given; probably Englewood KS); Local Preacher's
    License Pratt District Conference, Southwest Kansas Conference; meeting at
    Coldwater KS Mar 12, 1908, license signed by Rev. W. J. Martindale, Presiding
    Officer; Ordination Parchments: Ordained Deacon in Southwest Kansas Conference
    of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Session in Hutchinson, Kansas March
    12,1912; Bishop McIntire, Presiding; Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference,
    in session, at Lyons, Kansa, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding. Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference, in session, at Lyons, Kansas, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding.

24. ↑ Minutes of the Southwest Kansas Anuual Conference Thirty-fifth Session Lyons, KS
    p 8.

    Minutes of the Southwest Kansas Anuual Conference Thirty-fifth Session Lyons,
    KS; p8 Hickman, M. E. was listed as an Effective Elder. Postoffice Hesston,
    Entered: Itinerancy S. W. Kan 1910 S.W.K.C. 1917; p18 Disciplinary Questions
    11. What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study? Elected
    and Ordained Elders this year: ...Minor E. Hickman...; p23 Hesston was in the
    Wichita District; p76 $100 of Missionary Appropriations was distributed to
    Hesston M. E. Hickman; Ministerial Support Hesston M. E. Hickman $850 salary
    including housing, Housing value $150.

25. ↑ ^25.0 25.1 www.Ancestry.com (2)
    World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record.

    Draft Registration Card
    Name: Minor E Hickman
    City: Not Stated
    County: Harvey
    State: Kansas
    Birthplace: Missouri
    Birth Date: 22 Sep 1886
    Race: Caucasian
    Roll: 1643520
    DraftBoard: 0
    ------
    Selective Service Registration Cert No 34 Newton, Harvey Co, KS June 5, 1917
    R. C. Stone, Registrar. (Draft Card in possession of Clarence William Hickman)
    Minor E. Hickman Hesston
    Enira(?) Twp Harvey Kansas
    5th day of June, 1917
    R. C. Stoner, Registrar
    
    Classified 4 then 5. He had a badly injured wrist. He told me that he fell on·
    a double bitted axe, when he was still living in MO, and cut his wrist. A "old·
    quack" [as he told me] sewed him up. His hand hung down after that. [I·
    believe I read somewhere that there is a nerve or something that must be·
    repaired or the hand will hang down].
    ------
    There is an undated "Data to be furnished to secure Birth Certificate for Minor Earl Hickman". [Apparently he did not know that he was recorded in the Miller County, MO records]. It says
    3. Selective Service Registration: Registration Cert. No. 34, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, June 5, 1917; R. C. Stone, Registrar
    
    Registered at Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas, April 25, 1942; Elizah M. Ray, Registrar.

26. ↑ Note
    Undated typewritten note signed by Minor E. Hickman.

    To: The Board of Directors,
    School District No. 22,
    Zenda, Kansas
    Please consider my application for position
    as teacher in the Zenda Public Schools, for the year 1920-1921,
    Salary asked, One Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars, ($125.00),
    per month.
    
    /s/ Minor Earl Hickman
    [Handwritten ] Accepted
     ???  ??? Board

27. ↑ Document.

    United States of America
    Certificate of Election
    State of Kansas, County of Kingman
    I, Geo. A. Howe, County Clerk within and for said county,
    do hereby certify that at a General Election held in said county on the 2d
    day of November, A.D. 1920, M.E. Hickman received
    the greatest number of votes cast for the office of Township Justice of the Peace
    of Rochester Township
    in and for said county, as appears from the official canvass by the Board of Com-
    missioners of the returns of Election, made on the 5 day of
    November, A.D. 1920, and that said M.E. Hickman
    is duly elected Township Justice of the Peace as aforesaid.
    
    /seal/ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official
    seal, this 15 day of november, A.D. 1920
    
    /s/ Geo. A. Howe
    County Clerk
    By ACR.

28. ↑ Minutes
    Colorado Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Sixcty-Second Annual Session . Apppointments [From Bishop's office in Denver 05 Feb 2002].

    Appointments
    Colorado Springs District.
    Appointment, Distrct: Bennett; Appointee: M. E. Hickman; Postoffice Address: Bennett
    
    [Report of the] Conference Statistician, Colorado Springs District
    Name of Charge: Bennett
    Name of Pastor: M. E. Hickman
    Ministerial Support
    Pastor
    Total Claim Inc. House Rent: 950
    Total Paid Inc. House Rent: 950
    Rental Value of Parsonage: 150
    District Superintendent
    Claim: 38
    Paid 38
    Bishop
    Claim: 12
    Paid; 12
    Conference Claiments
    Claim: 37
    Paid: 37
    Total Paid for Ministerial Support: 1037
    Adult baptisms: blank
    Children baptised: blank
    Children probationers: blank
    Received during year: blank
    Now on Roll: blank
    Members on Roll: 57
    Non-Res. Members: 37
    Church Property
    Church Buildings: blank
    Parsonages: 1
    Est. Value Land and Buildings: 1000
    There was no indebtedness
    
    [If I am reading this correctly, the congregation did not own a church. It must have met in some other building. I don't understand the non-resident members. The ratio of non-resident members to total members is much higher than in the other churches in the district].
    Church Building: blank
    
    
    This was the second year that M.E. Hickman was assigned to Bennett.. [I assume that he was assigned the first time about September 1923 and that he remained in Bennett until he graduated in 1925.] Bennett owned its own parsonage.
    ------
    Adams, Jayne
    See My Documents\Hickman\Minor E Hickman\Bennett 1.jpg
    See My Documents\Hickman\Minor E Hickman\Bennett 2.jpg

29. ↑ e-mail Clark
    Adams Jayne located at UMC Bishops Office in Denver; Address "Adams, Jayne"<[email protected]>.
30. ↑ Internet
    Office Administrator <[email protected]>.

    I wrote Woodland UMC to see if Minor was a minister there. this is the reply:
    
    Yes I found in our history book that he was our minister from March, 1925 to
    October, 1925. If you want anymore information I can get in touch with our
    historian.
    
    Ronna Brown
    Administrative Coordinator
    Woodland United Methodist Church

31. ↑ Letter
    Woodland United Methodist Church, Wichita, Sedwick County, Kansas.

    Ronna Brown, Office Administrator sen tme a copy of page 7 of the church history. It reads in part:
    
    Decades of Descipleship: A life Story of Woodland United Methodist Church, page 7
    
    The early 1920s saw general economic depression in this agricultrual area. The entire decade was a time of struggle for the Woodland congregation. In 1921 membership totaled thrity-three, the all-time low point. Neverthe less the period began with a decision to renovate and enlarge the church building...
    
    M.E. Hickman came to Woodland in March 1925 and was replaced in October of that year by H.G. Butler when the Conference changed its date of meeting from the spring to fall. John Yeoman came in 1927 and remained until 1930. The Hickman, Butler, and Yeoman families occupied the parsonage at 1431 Burns, the first actually owned by the church.

32. ↑ Minor E Hickman
    Sermon The Answer to Life's Problems.

    MEH notes: Trinity T. H. 3-15-25 Cong. good [T.H. is Terre Haute]

33. ↑ Minor E Hickman
    preached the sermon "The Answer to Life's Problems".

    Cong(regation). Usual

34. ↑ Minor E Hickman
    preached the sermon "The Answer to Life's Problems".

    Congregation Small

35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3} Minor E Hickman
    preached the sermon "The Answer to Life's Problems".

    Cong(regation) Good

36. ↑ History of the Rozel United Methodist Church, Rozel Kansas, 1005y Anniversary, 1906-2006, April 23, 2006
    No publication data in the booklet.

    Pastors serving the Rozel United Methodist Church.
    Somestimes Rozel was alone, sometimes with Garfield or Burden or a part of a 4 point charge, Since 1968 the charge has been Rozel and Burdette.
    1926 1928 M. E. Hickman
    
    [Rozel church was struck by lightening (inthe 1960s?). The Church records were lost in the fire. Info from church official HMH]
    
    Address: Name: United Methodist Church Address: 308 Grant, Rozel, KS 67574 Phone (620) 527-4375 [I fdon't know if the church that was struck by lightening was at this site. HMH]

37. ↑ Southwest Kansas Conference Minutes.

    New info (10 Oct 1991). Found copy of pages without title except Southwest
    Kansas Conference and next page is titled WHO'S WHO-CONFERE (The page is
    cut off) p402 says HICKMAN, Minor E. Viola 1910; Pontiac 1911; Beaumont 1913;
    Hunnewell 1914; Akron 1915; Hesston 1916-1918; Zenda 1919-1920; Murdock
    1921-1922; Rozell 1925-1927; Ness City 1928-1929;
    1930. (The church year was Oct to Oct)
    
    [United Methodist Church, 316 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Ness City. I don't know if the church MEH preached at is at this address, or if this is a new church site. HMH

38. ↑ www.Ancestry.com
    1930 United States Federal Census.
39. ↑ email
    John Wesley Hickman (1930- ).
40. ↑ History
    Lewis United Methodist Church Centennial 1888-1988.

    In October, 1941 the Church welcomed Rev. M. E. Hickman, his wife Maud and their four sons: Howard, Clarence, Raymond and John. Rev. Hickman served as the miinister during most of the World War II years. Things weren't always easy in those years, but Rev. Hickman handled difficult situations well. Many times in the winter months it was necessary to conduct church services in the church parlor because the furnace needed repair and repair parts were hard to find. During those years extensive repairwork was accomplished on the Church basement. The Church enjoyed the Hickman boys; most of whom were in high school. It was a sad day when Mrs. Hickman passed away after a very short illness.

41. ↑ Howard Minor Hickman.

    It should be said that the church people were truly behind the war effort. Normally, people did not let harvest interfere with church, but in those years, the farmers worked on sundays. Dad drove a truck one year, except on Suncay, during the harvest. There weren't enough men left to handle the harvest. Often, teh farmers took on extra help during harves, but there wasn't any extrra help available.
    I worked ona farm of about 1200 acres. There were three of us to cut the wheat, one to drive the tractor, one to to run the combine, and I drove the truck. (There weren't any self propelled combnes in those days.) Later, I did all the plowing, actually one waying, on the farm.
    There simplyweren't enough men. I don't think Dad found anything wrong with farmers missing church to help with the war effort. After all, several of the "boys" were in teh service and some would die. Everyone wanted the war to be over and anything that helped was o.k.

42. ↑ ^{42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5} Daily Newspaper (I think it is on film at the Kansas Hisorical Soc. in Topeka)
    March 4, 1969 p 9.

    Dodge City [KS] Globe, Mar 4, 1969 p9
    Rev. Minor E. Hickman
    The Rev. Minor E. Hickman 82, retired Methodist minister who had been pastor of many churches of western Kansas, died Monday afternoon in Trinity Hospital. He had been in poor health for several years.
    Mr Hickman was born September 22, 1886, in Eldon, Mo., the son of Mr. and Mrs John Wesley Hickman. He grew up in Missouri and Oklahoma and was graduated from Southwestern college, Winfield in 1916. He began preaching while still in college. Mr. Hickman later was a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
    He and Miss Maud Hawley were married in 1924 at Zenda, Kas. Her death was in 1934 [sic]. Mr. Hickman and Miss Osa Reed wre married in August of 1945, in Dodge City. Among churches served by Mr. Hickman were Methodist chyurches of Rozel, Ness City, Hoisington, Scott City, Canton, Lewis, Deerfield, Cimmaron and Satanta. In 1954 he came to Dodge City as associate pastor of the First Methodist Church. Mr Hickman was minister at Copeland and Graden City from 1956 to 1959 and returned to the Dodge City church as minister of visitation in 1959. He retired in 1964.
    Mr Hickman was a member of the Kansas Conference of the United Mehtodist Church and of the Brotherhood Class of tehlocal church; he was a member of the Doged City Lions Club and of the Ness city Masonic Lodge.
    Survivors include the widow of the home; three sons, Clarence of Sublette, John of Rochester, Minn., Howard of Anderson, S.C.; a daughter Mrs. John Kirklnad of Herrington; eight grandchildren. A son, Raymond preceded him in death, in 1950
    The funeral has been set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert M. Gordon, district superintendent, and the Rev. E. Loyal Miles and Lester R. Templin officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in Wayne Cemetery of Lewis with the Hulpieu-Swain Funeral Home in charge.
    ------
    This obituary is in the Haskell County Sublette-Satanta newspaper. My copy does not have a mastheard nor a date. The probable date is 6 Mar 1969
    Former Satanta, copeland Methodist pastor dies at 83
    Services for the Rev. Minor E. Hickman, former minister of the Satanta and Copeland churches, will be at 10:30 this morning in the Dodge City Methodist church. Mr. Hickman, pastor of the Santata church from 1952 to 1954, was the father of Clarence Hickman, principal of the Sublette grade school.
    He was 82 years old and had been in por [sic] health several years.
    Born September 22, 1886, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Hickman in Eldon, Mo., he grew up in Missouri and Oklahoma. A graduate of Southwestern college, Winfield in 1916, he began preaching while in college. He later was graduated from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
    He and Miss Maud Hawley were married in 1924 at Zenda, Kas. She died in 1934 [sic]. Mr. Hickman and Miss Osa Reed wre married in 1945 in Dodge City.
    Besides Satanta and Copeland, Mr. Hickman served churches at Rozel, Ness City, Hoisington, Canton, Scot [sic] City, Lewis, Deerfield, he became assistant pastor of the Dodge City church. After serving Cimmaron, Garden City. [sic, typesetters error?] In 1954 at Copeland and Garden City from 1956 to 1959 he returned to Dodge City as minister of visitation in 1959. He retired in 1964.
    He was a member of the Lions club in Dodge City and the Ness City Masonic lodge.
    Besides his widow he is survived by three sons, Clarence of Sublette, John of Rochester, Minn., Howard of Anderson, S.C.; a daughter Mrs. John Kirklnad of Herrington; eight grandchildren. a son, Raymond preceded him in death.
    Burial was at Lewis.

43. ↑ Newspaper
    Daily Tribune, Great Bend, Kansas, Monday December 4, 1967, page 11.
44. ↑ Death Certificate
    Kansas Certificate of Death. 69 004413. Mar 13, 1969.

    Kansas Certificate of Death File No 69 004413
    Deceased: Minor Earl Hickman
    Sex: Male
    Date of Death: 3 March 1969
    White
    Age last Birthday Years: 82
    Date of birth 22 Sept 1886
    County of Death: Ford
    City: Dodge City
    Inside City: Yes
    Hospital: Trinity Hospital
    State of Birth: Missouri
    Citizen of What Country: U.S.
    Married; Surving Spouse: Osa Reed
    Soc Sec No 511-36-6096
    Occupation: Minister
    Kind of Business: Methodist Church
    Residence-State: Kansas
    County: Ford
    City: Dodge City
    Inside City: yes
    Street and Number: 2306 Post
    Father: John Wesley Hickman
    Mother: Armita [sic] Susan Boston
    Informant: Mrs. Osa Hickman
    Mailing Address: 2306 Post - Dodge City, Kansas 67801
    Death was caused by: arterio sclerotic heart disease Approx Interval betwwen onset and death: 2 yrs
    Other Significatn Conditions: Progressive Muscular Atrophy
    Autopsy: No
    Certifictaion: Attended from March 13 64 to Mar 3 1969
    Last Saw Him: Mar 3 1969
    Did/Did Not View Body After Death: Did Not
    Death Occurred: 4:30 pm
    Certification-Medical Examiner or Coroner: Hour of Death 4:30 pm March 3 1969
    Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial; Cemetery: Wayne Cemeter: Location: Lewis, Kansas
    Date 6 Mar 1969; Funeral Home: Hulpieu-Swain Funeral Home - 1901 6th Ave. - Dodge City, Kansas
    Funeral Director, Signature: R? L Swain , Registered 3/6/1969Minor Earl
    Certifier: E. Burke Scagnelli M.D. date Signed 3/5/69

45.   Marriage:Marriage booklet, ME Hickman, CWH has.
46. ↑ MO State Archives:
    
    Missouri Birth & Death Records Database
    [ Permanent Record of Births] County Miller; Roll Number C4465 Number 452
    
    Date of Return (Month/Day/Year) Oct 16, 1886; 1. Name of Child Hickman, Miner 2. Sex Male 3. No. of Child of this Mother 4th Race or Color White. Date of Birth Sep 22 1886. Place of Birth Eldon, MO
    
    1. Nationality of Father American Nationality if Mother American Age31.
    
    1. Full Name of Mother A. S. Hickman 2. Maiden Name of Mothe Bostonr 1. Full Name of Father John W. Hickman 2. Occupation Laborer 3.Returned by J. W. Temple, Eldon, Mo
47. ↑ Memorial from funeral services (I have an original) Services 10:30 AM
    Thursday, March 6, 1969, United Methodist Church, Dodge City Kansas. ·
    Ministers: Rev. E. Loyal Miles, Rev Robert M. Gordon, Rev. Lester R. Templin. ·
    Commital Services: 1:30 Thursday, March 6, 1969, Wayne Cemetery, Lewis, Kansas.·
    Hulpiew-Swain Funeral Home Dodge City, Kansas. [I remember seeing the body·
    before the service began. He looked exactly as he did when he was alive. I·
    think this is because, as he aged, he became more drawn and his cheek bones·
    stuck out more. Ususally, I don't see such a strong resemblence to the living]
48. ↑ ^48.0 48.1 I recall Dad said he was sickly as a youngster. He spoke of ague and malaria.·
49. ↑ Data furnished by Minor Earl Hickman to secure birth certificate. [originals in
    possession of Clarence William Hickman]
    "Attended school at Carmean District School in Elmwood Twp, Saline Co Mo through
    1st to 7th grades. [approx 1892 - 1899]."
50. ↑ Teacher's Certificate expires Oct 29, 1913.
    
    These Presents Declare, That M Minor E. Hickman, having furnished satisfactory evidence of good moral character and of successful experience in teaching, and having passed with credit the examination required by law, and being otherwise legally qualified to receive the same, is granted this
    CERTIFICATE OF THE FIRST GRADE,
    which shall be valid in the County of Sedgwick for the term of THREE YEARS from the date hereof, unless revoked.
    
    It is Hereby Certified, that the holder is proficient in, and full qualified to teach, the studies herein named.
    
    This Certificate cannot be renewed without examination. It may be indorsed in any county in the state.
    
    Given under our hands, at Wichita
    County of Sedgwick, State of Kansas
    this 29 day of of Oct 1910
    G.W. Swaney County Supt County Board
    V.E. Vangieson Associate Ex. of
    A.D. Taylor Associate Ex Examiners
    
    Schedule
    Required average, 90 per cent. Minimum grade, 70 percent.
    Orthography 91 United States History 93
    Reading 90 History of Kansas 98
    Writing 94 Physiology and Hygiene 98
    English Grammar 100 Constitution of United States 90
    Theory and Practice of Teaching 98 Algebra 98
    Geography 87 Bookkeeping 95
    Arithmetic 100 English Literature 90
    Average Standing 94 3/7
    
    Every grade of 90 or above on this certificate may be credited upon a professional
    certificate within two years from the date hereof.
    
    [There is a note that says: 216 Iowa St. Winfield. Was this his residence at that time?]
51. ↑ They work for some time on the Cowley County Kansas courthouse. He talked of driving a wagon and the stone boat. This must have affected him because he told me that I should never quit school to go to work. Having money is too much temptation not to continue school. [I did not know about Margaret when he told me this story. I felt that things were tough for him as a bachelor. Knowing now as I do about Margaret, the story takes even greater significance. They must have been extremely poor and literally living hand to mouth. Probably pay was very poor, he was only a student minister, and traveling to his churches must of been a big expense.]
52. ↑ Bachelor of Arts
    
    Minor E Hickman attended the Southwestern College Academy. It is not clear from his transcript when he took specific courses, but it appears that he attended 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1912-1913. An Academy was somewhat similar to high school. It was to prepare people for College.
    
    He attended Southwestern College college 1913-1915, summer 1915, 1915-1916. He graduated 1916. Major History, Minor Physics. He took lots of German and some Latin. In general, it appears that he emphasized religion, mathematics, physics, and history. Southwestern Collge, Winfield KS. Copy of transcript
53. ↑ Ministerial Parchments: Exhorters License Mar 21, 1907, by Rev. F. L. Logston,
    First Methodist Church (no city given; probably Englewood KS); Local Preacher's
    License Pratt District Conference, Southwest Kansas Conference; meeting at
    Coldwater KS Mar 12, 1908, license signed by Rev. W. J. Martindale, Presiding
    Officer; Ordination Parchments: Ordained Deacon in Southwest Kansas Conference
    of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in Session in Hutchinson, Kansas March
    12,1912; Bishop McIntire, Presiding; Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference,
    in session, at Lyons, Kansa, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding. Ordained Elder Southwest Kansas Conference, in session, at Lyons, Kansas, Mar 7, 1917, Bishop W. O. Shepard, presiding.
    
    Minutes of the Southwest Kansas Anuual Conference Thirty-fifth Session Lyons,
    KS; p8 Hickman, M. E. was listed as an Effective Elder. Postoffice Hesston,
    Entered: Itinerancy S. W. Kan 1910 S.W.K.C. 1917; p18 Disciplinary Questions
    11. What Members have Completed the Conference Course of Study? Elected
    and Ordained Elders this year: ...Minor E. Hickman...; p23 Hesston was in the
    Wichita District; p76 $100 of Missionary Appropriations was distributed to
    Hesston M. E. Hickman; Ministerial Support Hesston M. E. Hickman $850 salary
    including housing, Housing value $150.
54. ↑ United States of America
    Certificate of Election
    State of Kansas, County of Kingman
    I, Geo. A. Howe, County Clerk within and for said county,
    do hereby certify that at a General Election held in said county on the 2d
    day of November, A.D. 1920, M.E. Hickman received
    the greatest number of votes cast for the office of Township Justice of the Peace
    of Rochester Township
    in and for said county, as appears from the official canvass by the Board of Com-
    missioners of the returns of Election, made on the 5 day of
    November, A.D. 1920, and that said M.E. Hickman
    is duly elected Township Justice of the Peace as aforesaid.
    
    /seal/ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official
    seal, this 15 day of november, A.D. 1920
    
    /s/ Geo. A. Howe
    County Clerk
    By ACR.
55. ↑ Appointments
    Colorado Springs District.
    Appointment, Distrct: Bennett; Appointee: M. E. Hickman; Postoffice Address: Bennett
    
    [Report of the] Conference Statistician, Colorado Springs District
    Name of Charge: Bennett
    Name of Pastor: M. E. Hickman
    Ministerial Support
    Pastor
    Total Claim Inc. House Rent: 950
    Total Paid Inc. House Rent: 950
    Rental Value of Parsonage: 150
    District Superintendent
    Claim: 38
    Paid 38
    Bishop
    Claim: 12
    Paid; 12
    Conference Claiments
    Claim: 37
    Paid: 37
    Total Paid for Ministerial Support: 1037
    Adult baptisms: blank
    Children baptised: blank
    Children probationers: blank
    Received during year: blank
    Now on Roll: blank
    Members on Roll: 57
    Non-Res. Members: 37
    Church Property
    Church Buildings: blank
    Parsonages: 1
    Est. Value Land and Buildings: 1000
    There was no indebtedness
    
    [If I am reading this correctly, the congregation did not own a church. It must have met in some other building. I don't understand the non-resident members. The ratio of non-resident members to total members is much higher than in the other churches in the district].
    Church Building: blank
    
    
    This was the second year that M.E. Hickman was assigned to Bennett.. [I assume that he was assigned the first time about September 1923 and that he remained in Bennett until he graduated in 1925.] Bennett owned its own parsonage.
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    Adams, Jayne
    See My Documents\Hickman\Hickman Minor Pastoral Appointment Bennet Colorado 1.jpg
    See My Documents\Hickman\Hickman Minor Pastoral Appointment Bennet Colorado 2.jpg
56. ↑ Graduated from Illiff Seminary, Denver, Colorado
57. ↑ Registered at Kinsley, Edwards County, Kansas, April 25, 1942; Elizah M. Ray, Registrar.
58. ↑ I [hmh] have a note in my handwriting that reads as follows:
    
    " Shortly before or shortly aftr Raymond died, Dad ha a funeral for a Muslim (or at least a non Christian) Find this"
    
    I assume that since I wrote the note and from teh way that it is written tht my brother John told me about this. Maybe clarence did, but I doubt it.
59. ↑ Hoisington Church to Observe 80th Year
    Hoisingotn - The 80th Anniversy of the Hoisington Methodist Church will be observed at a special at a special service at 2 p.m. Sunday Dec.3....
    Pictures and other memorabilia of the 80 years of the Hoisingotn church will be on display at the church....
    Ministers to serve the congregation since 1925 ... Minor E. Hickman 1930 - 1933
60. ↑ Dodge City [KS] Globe, Mar 4, 1969 p9
    Rev. Minor E. Hickman
    The Rev. Minor E. Hickman 82, retired Methodist minister who had been pastor of many churches of western Kansas, died Monday afternoon in Trinity Hospital. He had been in poor health for several years.
    Mr Hickman was born September 22, 1886, in Eldon, Mo., the son of Mr. and Mrs John Wesley Hickman. He grew up in Missouri and Oklahoma and was graduated from Southwestern college, Winfield in 1916. He began preaching while still in college. Mr. Hickman later was a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
    He and Miss Maud Hawley were married in 1924 at Zenda, Kas. Her death was in 1934 [sic]. Mr. Hickman and Miss Osa Reed wre married in August of 1945, in Dodge City. Among churches served by Mr. Hickman were Methodist chyurches of Rozel, Ness City, Hoisington, Scott City, Canton, Lewis, Deerfield, Cimmaron and Satanta. In 1954 he came to dodge City as associate pastor of the First Methodist Church. Mr Hickman was minister at Copeland and Graden City from 1956 to 1959 and returned to the Dodge City church as minister of visitation in 1959. He retired in 1964.
    Mr Hickman was a member of the Kansas Conference of the United Mehtodist Church and of the Brotherhood Class of tehlocal church; he was a member of the Doged City Lions Club and of the Ness city Masonic Lodge.
    Survivors include the widow of the home; three sons, Clarence of Sublette, John of Rochester, Minn., Howard of Anderson, S.C.; a daughter Mrs. John Kirklnad of Herrington; eight grandchildren. A son, Raymond preceded him in death, in 1950
    The funeral has been set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert M. Gordon, district superintendent, and the Rev. E. Loyal Miles and Lester R. Templin officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in Wayne Cemetery of Lewis with the Hulpieu-Swain Funerla Home in charge.
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    This obituary is in the Haskell County Sublette-Satanta newspaper. My copy does not have a mastheard nor a date. The probable date is 6 Mar 1969
    Former Satanta, copeland Methodist pastor dies at 83
    Services for the Rev. Minor E. Hickman, former minister of the Satanta and Copeland churches, will be at 10:30 this morning in the Dodge City Methodist church. Mr. Hickman, pastor of the Santata church from 1952 to 1954, was the father of Clarence Hickman, principal of the Sublette grade school.
    He was 82 years old and had been in por [sic] health several years.
    Born September 22, 1886, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Hickman in Eldon, Mo., he grew up in Missouri and Oklahoma. A graduate of Southwestern college, Winfield in 1916, he began preaching while in college. He later was graduated from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
    He and Miss Maud Hawley were married in 1924 at Zenda, Kas. She died in 1934 [sic]. Mr. Hickman and Miss Osa Reed wre married in 1945 in Dodge City.
    Besides Satanta and Copeland, Mr. Hickman served churches at Rozel, Ness City, Hoisington, Canton, Scot [sic] City, Lewis, Deerfield, he became assistant pastor of the Dodge City church. After serving Cimmaron, Garden City. [sic, typesetters error?] In 1954 at Copeland and Garden City from 1956 to 1959 he returned to Dodge City as minister of visitation in 1959. He retired in 1964.
    He was a member of the Lions club in Dodge City and the Ness City Masonic lodge.
    Besides his widow he is survived by three sons, Clarence of Sublette, John of Rochester, Minn., Howard of Anderson, S.C.; a daughter Mrs. John Kirklnad of Herrington; eight grandchildren. a son, Raymond preceded him in death.
    Burial was at Lewis.