Charles Roby HicksAge: 85 years1916–2001
- Name
- Charles Roby Hicks
- Given names
- Charles Roby
- Surname
- Hicks
 Birth | February 25, 1916 36 29 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Edith May Hicks October 22, 1918 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 months)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 22 months)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/ |
 Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elbert Barton Hicks July 30, 1921 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks June 10, 1923 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Barton Aquilla Roby December 4, 1941 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a mother | Eula Pearl Roby April 12, 1955 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles C “Charlie” Hicks November 23, 1965 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elbert Barton Hicks December 17, 1971 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Rosalie Hicks May 17, 1974 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a sister | Edith May Hicks May 22, 1983 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks December 15, 1993 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | April 4, 2001 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles C “Charlie” Hicks Birth: August 10, 1879 28 23 — Benton, Tennessee, United States Death: November 23, 1965 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Eula Pearl Roby Birth: December 30, 1886 26 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1955 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 16, 1912 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Rosalie Hicks Birth: January 5, 1914 34 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1974 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Charles Roby Hicks Birth: February 25, 1916 36 29 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 4, 2001 — Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Edith May Hicks Birth: October 22, 1918 39 31 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 22, 1983 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Elbert Barton Hicks Birth: July 30, 1921 41 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1971 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Robert Edward “Jack” Hicks Birth: June 10, 1923 43 36 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 1993 — Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States |
| Family with Justine A Rison |
| himself |
Charles Roby Hicks Birth: February 25, 1916 36 29 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 4, 2001 — Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States |
| wife |
Justine A Rison Birth: June 9, 1916 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 2010 — Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Private |
Charles Roby Hicks has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (8)
Parents Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. + Bessie Elizabeth Roby
Parents Herman Eric Connell + Hattie Lou Roby
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Hicks - Household
Irom? St. Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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