Benjamin Franklin HicksAge: 83 years1840–1923
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin Hicks
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Hicks
 Birth | February 7, 1840 |
 Military | Civil War |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 21 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Marriage | Louisa Emaline Freeman — View this family 1866 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks April 26, 1868 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Camilla Quintina “Tinie” Hicks April 1, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | August 27, 1870 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Johanna Hicks April 15, 1873 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Winston Hicks June 7, 1877 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Susannah R Hicks January 9, 1879 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Benjamin B Hicks March 12, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susannah R Hicks June 12, 1879 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | June 30, 1880 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin B Hicks September 26, 1882 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William J Hoy — Johanna Hicks — View this family 1891 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mabel K Bryant September 1892 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bloomfield Bryant — Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks — View this family 1892 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ophelia Bryant January 1897 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Richard McDaniel — Camilla Quintina “Tinie” Hicks — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 7, 1897 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 58 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Louise McDaniel November 1898 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Virginia Stewart Bryant December 19, 1900 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Horace Bryant 1903 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a wife | Louisa Emaline Freeman December 21, 1905 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Emily Bryant 1908 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 75 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 77 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | August 6, 1923 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Lebonan Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Hicks Death: |
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Mary Bracket Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Benjamin Franklin Hicks Birth: February 7, 1840 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 6, 1923 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Louisa Emaline Freeman |
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Benjamin Franklin Hicks Birth: February 7, 1840 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 6, 1923 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Louisa Emaline Freeman Birth: September 3, 1839 26 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 21, 1905 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: 1866 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Jane “Janie” Hicks Birth: April 26, 1868 28 28 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: September 1, 1956 — Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Camilla Quintina “Tinie” Hicks Birth: April 1, 1870 30 30 Death: December 11, 1933 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Johanna Hicks Birth: April 15, 1873 33 33 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 21, 1956 — Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
William Winston Hicks Birth: June 7, 1877 37 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 6, 1954 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Susannah R Hicks Birth: January 9, 1879 38 39 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 12, 1879 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 months son |
Benjamin B Hicks Birth: March 12, 1879 39 39 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 26, 1882 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
Benjamin Franklin Hicks has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Military | U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Residence:Rutherford County, North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Age at enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 5 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Rutherford County, NC
State Served: North Carolina
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, North Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment on 09 May 1861. Mustered out on 07 Feb 1864. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hicks - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hicks - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hicks - Household
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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