Person:Hannah Owens (4)

Photocopy of photo of her (with husband) as elderly woman in my files. Rosaline (Hicks) Buskirk may have the original. I also have an original photo of her in middle age, from collection of Molly Levi labelled "Grandma Hicks".

BIBLE Records: Hicks Bible in possession of Elizabeth (Hicks) Joslin, Georgetown, Ohio August, 1998. [copy sent to me by Lvera Jennings Seipelt, Georgetown OH]. "Hannah F. Hicks was born December 5, 1821. Hannah Francis Hicks died November 1907 Age 86 years."

!DEATH: Cler. Co., OH death rec. "Hicks, Hannah Francis, female, d. Fra. twp., Ohio on 3 Nov 1907, age 85y 10m 28d; b. Bracken Co., KY; old age; res. Fra. twp." This results in a calc. birth of 6 Dec 1821.

!CENSUS--1850: Bracken Co., Ky (#777) (17 Aug 1850)

                  Francis OWENS     70  F  widow  -2000  PA
                  David             30  M                KY
                  Hannah            28  F                KY
                  Samuel            22  M                KY
                  James             12  M                KY
                  Amanda            11  F                KY

!Census: 1860 Bracken Co, KY [RG 312 M653 #356] p. 162 East End Augusta 121/121 Francis OWENS 77F Farmer $1600/100 MD; James D 22M Daylabor b KY; Amanda 20F Domestic IN.

NOTE: Fanny OWENS died 20 Jul 1869, age 84 (handwritten note by Lucy M. F. Hicks; transmitted from Minnie Hicks BEHAN to her daughter, Marjorie ROGERS)

NOTE: Francis apparently is the grandmother of Hannah. The census suggests that both Hannah's parents died between 1839 and 1850.

LETTER: (From Hannah to a son) (blanks indicate holes in letter)

               Locus Hill
               Oct 6 1885
        My Dear Son
             As I have not got an answer for my last letter, under the
             circumstances I will write to you again.  I was out to Mary's
             three weeks and your Pa was taken sick and ________ and I
             had to______ ______ _______ was sick_____ _____ not heard
             from her since I left her.  I am uneasy about her.  Your Pa
             is better now.  He was very sick for three or four weeks.
             Frankly Johny wants to go to Lebanon one term this winter
             and he can't raise the money.  He wants to know if you can
             get him some.  If you don't owe him enough, let it go on
             my account as I promised him I would help him if he would
             stay at home this summer.  I would have had enough but I
             had to help pay the interest on the place and pay for Tom.
             Johny wants to start for Lebanon the first of next month.
             If you can get him 25 dollars, he can get the rest.
                  Harvey says for you to get the Curier (sic) out of the
             office and read it.  He wants to know if you found out any
             more about Edgar's Tobacco, and frankly I want to know when
             you are coming home to stay or not as your Pa _____ will be
             able to work _____________________ do___________________
             There is (sic) apples ________ enough to keep three or four
             men busy ____________  to pick apples as soon as he gets well.
             He has been sick since he came home.  I am going to weaving
             _______   morning again.
                    Good night son
                    Hope to see you soon
                    from your loving mother,
                    H. F. Hicks

1.   Hicks Family Bible.