Martha Miller Hicks was born 3 Jan 1913 Reynolds, Taylor, Ga. she married 24 Jul 1937 same-Ralph Alexander Dunn of Warm Springs 1903-1944. Her Parents: Jones Milton Hicks 1873--1927 both Reynolds married 1 Nov Clara Bell Currington 1896 Talbot 1880 Talbot-1916 Reynolds Her Grandparents were: Edward Dickson Hudson "Dicky" Hicks III 1840 Macon Co- 1896 Reynolds & m 1868 Taylor Julia "Julie" Arrington 1844-1896 both Reynolds Her Great Grandparents were: Capt. Jones Hicks 1803 Duplin Co NC-1875 Hicks Plantation, Macon Co Ga. married 1831 Crawford Elizabeth "Betty" Howe 1815 Crawford-1897 same plantation They were married in Crawford by my ancestor Wm. M. Brown ( I have a picture of Jones and Betty) Pleasant Arrington 1826 Jefferson Co Ga- & Josephine Jenkins Her Great-Great Grandparents were: Lewis Hicks & Elizabeth Dickson of Duplin & Tn Robert Howe & Susannah Gray (She is sister to my Archibald- he is son of Jenet Armour-sister to my John all of Greene Co Ga at one time) Sherrod Arrington & Kitsey Sampson D Jenkins & Rhoda Marshall Her GGG were: Daniel Hicks & Sarene Williams William Howe & Jenet Armour Greene Co Ga from SC, NC James R Gray & Mary Riley-my ancestors from Orange Co NC to Pike Co Ga Matthew Marshall Jr Wilks & Jones GGGG Capt Thomas Hicks & Elizabeth Williams of Brunswick Co Va Lewis Williams & Mary Ann Joseph Howe James Armour & Jeanette Little (From Ireland to Meckl Co NC)-my ancestors Jacob Riley & Mary (Orange co NC) my ancestors Mathew Marshall Sr Rev Sol & Rhoda Marshall GGGGG Daniel Hicks Sr & Edith of Brunswick Co Va Nathaniel Williams of Onslow Co NC & Duplin Asa Marshall-his Father Dr Jerome Armour & Susan my ancestors GGGGG Capt. Robert Hicks & Winifred Evans of Surry Co Va GGGGGGG Robert Hicks Sr Martha was a graduate of Mercer Univ. Taught for 38 years in Ga. Schools. This information from Susan Baxter online 2002., DAR papers found in Washington by me-and Hicks related materials from 25 years of research. Hicks-History Of Macon County Georgia Reprint Co, Spartanburg SC, 1979 History Of Macon County.; Martha Miller Originally printed in 1933-by Louise Frederick Hays, pages 146-147 Marriage date in The Macon Telegraph is 26th Jan 1832. Marriage Book A pg 281 Howe Family Bible Currington: Essie Childs A GUIDE TO TAYLOR CO CEMETERIES Death Notice Butler Herald Apr. 20 1897 Howe- Will page 53-55 Greene Co Ga William Howe WHAT'S YOUR FAMILY LINE? by Adelle Bartlett Harper Georgia Magazine page 30 etc. Martha had a dtr. Elaine Dunn Robertson who married a Gray and lived Gainesville, Fl. Ms. Gerry Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: "GAGenWeb Archives" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:01 PM Subject: [GATAYLOR-L] Ga-Taylor Co. News (My Family Tree () > > Taylor County GaArchives News.....My Family Tree (Martha Miller Hicks) May 14, 1930 > ************************************************ > Copyright. All rights reserved. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm > ************************************************ > > File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: > Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 August 31, 2005, 8:01 pm > > The Reynolds New Era May 14, 1930 > The Reynolds New Era Wednesday, May 14, 1930 > > NEW ERA OFFERS PRIZE TO REYNOLDS SCHOOL > The Editor of The Reynolds New Era has offered a prize of five dollars to the > High School student submitting the best composition upon a subject to be > decided upon by the Superintendent Mr. E.H. Joiner. We publish in this issue > four of these papers with the others to be published next week. The winner of > the prize will be published after all papers have been published. > > MY FAMILY TREE > (Martha Miller Hicks) > Although someone has has given this bit of advice, "Don't trace your history > too far backor you will find yourself up a tree," genealogy continues to be a > most fascinating study to me. In fact, when I have more time to devote to > those branches of knowledge which i especially prefer, I am inclined to believ > that this study will be my favorite hobby. It is interesting not only from a > personal but also from a scientific viewpoint since heredity palys an > important part. > > Although the Hicks family has not succeeded in tracing its history as far back > as we should like to, we have found some definite facts. We are of irish > descent and of this fact I am Justly proud, since they are a warm-hearted > impulsive people with a romantic history. The irish are characterized by > their love of nature, their mysticism and dreamy fancy, their intense love of > country, and their inimtable wit and humor. I ahve inherited many of these > traits and I have a warm place in my heart for the little "Emerald Isle." > > I have not been able to determine the date of departure of my ancestors from > Ireland. Neither do I know what experiences these brave adventurers passed > after their arrival in America but I am sure they all met misfortunes with a > renewed determination and showed to the world only their gay Irish air. > > Some of the family gradually pushed on toward the frontier and settled in > Tennessee not far from Nashville and today in that state many of the > inhabitants bear the family name. According to a recent investigation I have > found that there were three brothers Edward William and Jones. The following > account is taken from a clipping in a Nashville newspaper, printed in > 1894 "Edward Dixon Hicks, Sr., was born in this city June 8, 1831, except for > a few years before his maturity, as a pioneer in the California immigration of > 1849, his life was identified with the business of this community. For more > than twenty-five years, he was the secretary of the Commercial Insurance > Company and for a number of years he was Secretary of the Board of Trustees of > the University of Nashville. About 1889 he retired from business retaining > only his connection with the University. His intellectual tastes tended to > ancient authors and elemental principles, interspersed with higher literature, > and to statistical and historical data. He was an active member of the ???te > Historical Society. > > I found an old letter written to my grandmother's sister, Katherine. One > paragraph contained these words" "Uncle William Hicks is at this time in > Mexico engaged in the silver mines. From the letters that we have received, > we gather that he is in fine spirits and he thinks that in the course of time > he will amass a great fortune." > > The other brother, Jones Hicks, my great grandfathercame from Tennessee to > Crawford County, Georgia. After remaining there several years, he moved to > what is now Taylor County and set up a sawmill near the place now commonly > known as Hick's Mill. Other families such as the Gordons, Corbins and Carsons > moved into this section then covered by virgin forests. > > In the meantime my great-grandfather had married Betty Howe, a descendant of > the Howes prominent in the Revolutionary War. From the choicest material he > built a home in colonial style near the sawmill. This was always known as > the "old Hicks' Home" and it stood until it was destroyed by fire in 1924. > According to stories handed down in the family, it was built in such a wooded > section that wolves used to come up to the door at night and howl. > > At this home eight children were born, six boys and two girls. Three of these > sons-Aritus, Rufus, Daniel fought in the Civil War. Daniel who waas the > eldest son, was killed in the Battle of Chancellorsville. The folowing > paragraph is taken from a letter written to one of the girls, Katherine, from > Jones Hicks, Jr., of Cumberland City: We have just received news of the death > of my brother, William. He was wounded in the third days fight of the battle > of Gettysburg--and captured and sen to Chester Point. His leg was amputated > on the 25th of July and he died on the 10th of August." > > My grandfather who was best known as Dicky Hicks, married Julia Arrington and > built the house taht the Liggin family now occupy. My father James Milton > Hicks, was the eldest of five children. > > Although every tree is full of sap(s), mine is a history of of which I wish to > learn more. I once knew of a woman, who in tracing her family tree came to a > member of her family named Adam but she was unable to find who came before > him. She wrote to one of her relatives and asked her if she knew who came > before Adam. She received this reply, "My dear, if you have traced the family > history back to Adam, I think you have gone quite far enough." Although I > haven't traced my family tree back to Adam, the facts that I have learned have > been quite interesting to me and have stimulated me to further investigation > in the future. > > File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/taylor/newspapers/myfamily83nnw.txt > > This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ > > File size: 6.1 Kb > > > > ==== GATAYLOR Mailing List ==== > Visit and contribute to the GA Archives page > http://www.rootsweb.net/~usgenweb/ga >