This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Cei.2ACEB/3371.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Ann, As of yet, we do not know if our Lewis Hicks, is relatived to your John Hix. Thanks to my sister, Barb, I have a copy of Lewis Hicks's funeral record. Lewis Hicks, widowed, Charged to Laclede County Date of Death, 17 Sep 1940, 2p.m. Age. 65 Date of funeral, 19 Sep 1940 Services at City Cemetary Place of death, Park Manor Cause of Death, it's either myaplastis or Myoplastis, not quite sure on that Name of Father, Jacob Hicks does have the name of his last wife as Frances Tooley The 1930 census does have him as being born in Illinois. As far as I know, this family came out of Illinois. Libby