Person:Margaret Hicks (2)

All information from Norman Zezula

M. 27 Mar 1828 to Alexander Johnson

!BIRTH: Clermont Co., death record (calculated as 29 Oct 1810). The year is given as 1812 in the 1880 Census (Felicity, Clermont, Ohio; #37) An 1811 birth year would imply that James HICKS, whose birth (inscribed on his tombstone-- 30 Oct 1811) is her twin. An 1810 birth date would imply that William is her twin.

!MARRIAGE: Cler. Co., Ohio mar. rec. (v 5, p 127)--"Margaret Hicks to Alexander Johnston [sic]"

!DEATH: Cler Co., OH death rec.(p 39): Margaret H. JOHNSON, 1890 Mar 29; wid. 79y, 5m, 0d; d. Felicity, b. Clermont Co."

CENSUS--1840: Franklin Twp., Clermont, Ohio (p 176) (next to Joshua HICKS

               and Henry HICKS.
              Alexander      JOHNSON  b.  1800-1810
                Wife                    b.  1810-1820  {Margaret  b. 1812]
                Male                    b.  1820-1825  [too old to be son?]
                Son                     b.  1825-1830

CENSUS--1850: Franklin Twp., Clermont, Ohio (#765)

                 Alexander     JOHNSON  44  Blacksmith  1350  OH
                 Margaret               39                    OH  Illiterate
                 William J.             21  Blacksmith        OH
                 Mary         MANNING   17                    OH
                 Samuel       BOLAN     14                    OH
                 Tabitha      LEYPOLE   10                    OH

CENSUS--1870: Felicity, Cler., Ohio (p 2, #12; enum. on 3 Aug)

                  Wm. J.        M   42  OH  blacksmith  700  250
                  Mary A.       F   37  OH
                  Lucy          F   16  OH
                  Alexander     M   13  OH  attends school
                  Jennie        F   10  OH  attends school
                  Frank         M    8  OH  attends school
                  Anna          F    4  OH
                  Elizabeth     F    1  OH
                  Margaret      F   58  OH  lives with son

CENSUS--1880: Felicity, Clermont, Ohio (#37)

                 William J.      JOHNSTON  50  Blacksmith       OH
                 Mary                      45  wife
                 Alexander                 23  son
                 Nancy J.                  21  daughter
                 Anna B.                   14  daughter
                 Mary E.                   11  daughter
                 Bart.                      8  son
                 Margaret H. (or A.)       68  mother

NOTE: 1860 Census Cler. Co, Ohio (#1165): Margaret Johnson, 59 weaver; alone

       b. Pa.; 500/100; no obvious relatives near her (on previous page is
       Franklin Johnson, a blacksmith.  This is prob. the wrong Margaret.

SPOUSE: Alex JOHNSON b. 1806 (Ohio); d. 1853 (Orville Jones Notes)

WILL: He was administrator of the estate of Joshua HICKS Sr. In this capacity, he was apparently sued by Elijah HICKS (in what may have been merely a legal ploy to clear title.)

LAND: Elijah HICKS sold 2.5 acres to him in 1836. (Orville Jones Notes)