This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hicks,Duckson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Cei.2ACEB/3640.1 Message Board Post: Hi List I think this is your James Hicks That I found in the 1850 Ohio census: James M Hicks 37 M Lawyer OH Hester A Hicks 28 F Va Virel Hicks 10 M oh Jonathan Hicks 8 M oh Sarah J Hicks 5 F oh William Hicks 3 M Oh Caroline Hicks 1 F Oh. Then I tryed to find them in 1880 Perhaps James had passed on or Moved west. I was able to located Young William Harrison Hicks B Mar 8 1847 Greene co Oh D Mar 7 1922 Hood River, Or B Idlewilde Cem, Hood River, OR. How sure are you that Hester Ann last name was Duckson ? I Found this William in the 1880 Census and He fits in all but saying that His father was born in Va not Ohio, Yet the 1850 census Hester is B in Va. Household: Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace William H. HICKS Self M Male W 33 OH Runs A Saw Mill VA VA Elizabeth HICKS Wife M Female W 32 OH Keeping House PA VA Lulu Ann HICKS Dau S Female W 12 OH OH OH Daniel M. HICKS Son S Male W 9 OH OH OH Alta J. HICKS Dau S Female W 7 OH OH OH John H. HICKS Son S Male W 2 OH OH OH Source Information: Census PlaceGreenville, Darke, Ohio Family History Library Film 1255010 NA Film Number T9-1010 Page Number 154B Hopes this helps. Dave Hicks