This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Cei.2ACEB/3371.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Here is some info on the Lewis Hicks family mentioned in this string. If this is a Fayette Co. IL family connected to the line of Littleberry Hicks who came from Hickman Co. TN and Montgomery Co. NC, it is not likely the Indian connection mentioned by Delbert Hicks is through the Hicks family, who are not known to have any Indian connections unless they predated Littleberry by a few generations; if Delbert Hicks was 2/4 Cherokee, it is far more likely that it was through his mother's Booth family; more data is required. There are other Hicks families who have proven Cherokee connections, so the ancestry of Lewis Hicks through his father Jacob requires further study. Both Jacob and Lewis are fairly common given names among the descendants of Littleberry Hicks. >From the funeral home obits below and other info, we can piece together the following: Lewis Hicks b. ca. 1875, d. Sep 1940 Lebanon MO, mar. 1st bef. 1910 (prob. in IL) Sarah Ann Booth, mar. 2nd Francis Tooley bef. 1924. Children of Lewis and Sarah: 1. William Louis (Lewis?) Hicks b. 24 Dec 1910 Fayette Co. IL, d. 19 Jan 1979 Cox Medical Ctr., Springfield MO, mar. Ollie _?_, son Elbert 2. Delbert Cecil Hicks b. Alton IL, mar. ?, son Gary mar. Janice _?_, other ch.? 3. (Pearl ?Hicks?) mar. unk. Fullington, res. Hartville and Mountain Grove, MO - Pearl is called a sister of William, but may be a dau. of Sarah Ann Booth or Francis Tooley by a previous mar., rather than a full sister of William, since she is referred to as a step-sister of Pete Hicks rather than a half-sister. Ch. of Lewis and Francis: 1. Pete Hicks b. 11 Aug 1924 Wright Co. MO, d. 26 Mar 1970 Mountain Grove MO, mar. twice - see below for ch. and step-ch. 2. Troy Hicks, res. Valley Park MO 3. Ruth Hicks, mar. Loman (Leman?) Smith, res. Hartville and Green Mountain MO, ch. Ervin, Beth (same as Betty or Elizabeth who mar. Lloyd Kelley?), Bonnie Sue, Marsha Kay (b. 12 Jun 1954, d. 20 Feb 1955 locations below), David Cleo (b. 26 Sep 1958, d. 20 Feb 1960 at home) ------------------------------------------ Wright County, MO----Hartville Funeral Home Records at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/wright/wright.htm Hicks, Pete: Hartville, MO; died in Mountain Grove, MO on Mar 26, 1970 at 3 a.m.; born Aug 11, 1924 in Wright Co., MO; s/o Lewis Hicks and Frances Tooley; 7 children Dale in Vietnam, Marinda Baughman of Hollister, MO, Nina Hicks of Hartville, Esther of Hartville, Jackie of Hartville, Virgie of Hartville and Denna of Hartville; 1 brother Troy Hicks of Valley Park, MO, 2 half brothers Bill of Valley Park, MO and Cecil Hicks of Mountain Grove, MO; 1 sister Ruth Smith of Hartville, MO; 1 stepsister Pearl Fullington of Hartville; 2 stepchildren Danny Eden of Lebanon, MO and Orpha Rose Clark of Lebanon, MO. Burial Broyles Cemetery. Hicks, William Louis: Hartville, MO; died at Cox Medical Center on Jan 19, 1979 at 9 p.m.; machine operator for Standard Pipe in St. Louis; born Dec 24, 1910 in Fayette County, IL; s/o Louis Hicks and Sarah Ann Booth; h/o Ollie Hicks; 1 son Elbert Hicks of Hartville; 1 sister Mrs Pearlie Fullington of Mountain Grove, MO; 1 half sister Mrs Ruth Smith of Green Mountain, MO; 1 brother Delbert Cecil Hicks of Macomb, MO; 1 half brother Troy Hicks of Valley Park, MO; 9 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Burial Cabool Cemetery. Smith, Marsha Kay: Mansfield, MO; died at Mansfield Hospital on Feb 20, 1955 at 12:30; born Jun 12, 1954 in Wright Co., MO; d/o Loman Smith and Ruth Hicks both born in Wright, MO; 2 sisters Beth and Bonnie Sue; 1 brother Ervin Smith. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery. Smith, David Cleo: Hartville, MO; died at his home on Feb 20, 1960; born Sep 26, 1958; s/o Leman Smith and Ruth Hilas. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery. Kelley, Donna Bee: Hartville, MO; Infant; died at Mansfield Hospital on Oct 31, 1967 at 12 p.m.; born Jan 30, 1967 in Marshfield, MO; d/o Lloyd Kelley and Betty Smith; 1 brother Michael of the home; 2 half sisters Judy and Judith of the home; 1 half brother Russell of the home; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Loman Smith of Hartville, MO. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.