Person:Elijah Hicks (4)

Photocopy of photo of him in my files. Also photocopy of photo of family farm in Rural. I believe that Lvera Hicks has the original. Also group photo of extended family taken on occassion of his brother, John J. Hicks birthday abt 1913. Also of two couples, John James & wife, Georgia Beeker; Elijah Franklin and wife Melissa Beeker with their mother in law Elizabeth (Bradshaw) Beeker. Also photo of him in play of some sort.

!CENSUS: 1870. #1181, p. 60. Henry Hicks 44; wife Hannah F. 48; Orsetes B. 18; Elijah F. 14; Lucy A. 12; Mary E. 10; Harvey H 8; John J 6.

!CENSUS: 1880 Green Twship, Brown Co, OH. Francis M Levi 26, w. Lucy A. (Hicks) 26, dau. Erma 1; brother in law Frank Hicks, 24.

BIBLE Records: Hicks Bible in possession of Elizabeth (Hicks) Joslin, Georgetown, Ohio August, 1998. [copy sent to me by Lvera Jennings Seipelt, Georgetown OH]. "Elijah Franklin Hicks was Born Dec 18 at 10 Oclock A M 1855 Tuesday

!BURIAL: Felicity Incorporated Cemetery, Clermont Co, OH FHL #0862016 p.60 On one stone: Elizabeth Bradshaw, wife of Wm Beeker (possibly Becker) 1837-1912 Dora H. their Dau 1863-1882; John J. Hicks 1864-1935, Georgia B. his wife 1867 - 1928; E. Franklin Hicks 1855-1935, Melissa B. his wife 1865 - 1949

!OBITUARY: unnamed local paper, Feb 1935. Copy in my files.

Molly Dell Levi Stalder (in 1909) mentions "Aunt Melissa" Hicks, RR1, Chilco, OH Uncle Harvey Hicks, Norwood, Oh b. 1/21/1862. Aunt Mary (?) Joslin, New Richmond OH b. 25 Apr 1860.; Uncle John and Aunt Georgie.

!BIRTH: Hicks Family Bible & Ohio death record

MARRIAGE: (1) Adie FENTON--Clermont Co. marriage record (not listed in Bible)

         (2) Melissa BEEKER--Hicks Bible and Hamilton Co. marriage record
                         (LDS FHL microfilm 44262; item 2; pt. 56; #319)

DEATH: Ohio death certificate [Reg Dist 189, Primary Reg Dist 4289, Reg. #5] Death 6 Feb 1935. "Edward Franklin HICKS [sic], Chilo, OH, RFD #1. Male, white, married, wife Melissa Hicks. Birthdate not given, age at death, 70, 1, 18. Retired Farmer. Birthplace: OH; parents: Henry Hicks, b. Bethel, OH; Hannah Owens, b. KY; informant: Melissa Hicks; Chilo, OH RR #1. Burial: Felicity OH 2/9/1935. Undertaker: L. M. Broadwell & Son, Felicity OH. Cause of Death: Influenza complicated by Broncho pneumonia.

NOTE: in 1910 census, Melissa is indicated as the second wife. (Fra , Cler., O.)

CENSUS--1880: Brown Co., Ohio (ED 5, sh 3, line 38)

   HICKS, Elijah  24   OH  butcher (with Frank Levi family--Lucy Levi is his sister)

CENSUS--1900: Rural, Clermont, Ohio (#120)

                HICKS, Frank     M  Dec 1833          OH  OH           KY
                      Melissa    F  Sep 1865   wife   KY  Gt. Germany  OH
                      Hercles?   M  Jul 1898   son    OH
                       (prob. Orestes = Hercles; mother had only 1 child
                       as of this census)

CENSUS--1910: Franklin Twp., Clermont, Ohio (p. 48, line 131)

                HICKS, Frank E.     54  2ond mar.   md 13 yrs.    OH
                       Malissa      44  1st  mar.   md 13 yrs.    KY
                       Orestes B.   11                            OH
                       Irlene        6                            OH
                       Elizabeth G.  2                            OH
               BEEKER, Elizabeth    72  (mother-in-law)           OH  US US
                         (Melissa had 3 children; all living)
                    ("Malissa"="Melissa"; "Irlene"= "Irene" [probably]

OCCUPATION: retired farmer at death; a butcher in 1880

RESIDENCE: At death he lived in Chilo, Franklin Twp., Clermont, Ohio.

           Previously resided in Rural, Clermont Co. and in Brown Co., Ohio

1.   Hicks Family Bible.