1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Dictrict; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Image 8 of 21; Family #70/70.
Listed as Elijah L. Hicks; age 31; born in KY; married once for 10 yrs; Blacksmith for coal mine; head
of household.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #1180; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elijah Hicks; age 40; born on 16 Oct 1877; living at Caretta, WV; miner for Carter Coal Co, Caretta, WV;
nearest relative, Evaline Hicks, Caretta, WV; medium height and build; Black eyes and Black hair.
3. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elijah Hicks; born 16 oct 1877; died in Oct 1963; last residence WV; SS #232-14-2081; card issued
in NC or WV before 1951.
4. Mercer Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1963); Page 76; Line 22; WV Archives Web Site.
Eligah Hicks; age 86; born om 16 Oct 1877 in Knott Co, KY; widowed; retired coal miner; son of
Reuben and Cynthia (Bolen) Hicks; died 17 Oct 1963 at Bluefield, WV from a cerebral vascular
thrombosis; buried 20 Oct 1963 in Iaeger Memorial; informant, C.J. Gearing, Jr.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Virginia Gal; 22 Mar 2007; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Elijah Hicks; born 16 Oct 1877; died 17 Oct 1963; buried here; double grave marker photo shown
with wife Nancy Evelyn Collins Hicks; "s/o Reuben and Cynthia (Bolen) Hicks".
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Dictrict; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Image 8 of 21; Family #70/70.
Listed as Evelyn Hicks; age 32; born in KY; married once for 10 yrs; 4 children, 3 living; in household
of husband, Elijah L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1951); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Nancy Eveline Hicks; age 83; born 4 May 1877 in Knott Co, KY; married; living at Caretta, WV;
daughter of Will and Martha (Smith) Collins; died 1 Feb 1961 at Caretta, WV from bronchial
pneumonia due to influenza; buried 4 Feb 1961 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant,
Elijah Hicks, Caretta, WV.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Shanda Brewer Hicks; 21 Aug 2013; grave marker photo added by B. Walls.
Nancy Evelyn Collins Hicks; born 4 May 1877; died 1 Feb 1961; buried here; double grave marker
photo shown with husband Elijah L. Hicks.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Dictrict; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Image 8 of 21; Family #70/70.
Listed as Frona Hicks; age 9; born in KY; in household of father, Elijah L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 138; WV Archives Web Site.
Otey Smith; age 21; born in NC; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of O.L. and _____; married
on 11 Sep 1918 at Caretta, WV; Frona Hicks; age 18; born in Knox (sic, probably Knott) Co, KY;
single; daughter of E.L. and Eveline.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; taken on 9 May 1910; Page 205B;
Family #325/337.
Listed as Elijah Hicks; age 9; born in WV; in household of father, Clayborn Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Elijah Hicks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; son of ___ and Schrildie; married on
8 Sep 1918 at Caretta, WV; Martha Hicks; age 17; born in Knott Co, WV; single; daughter of E.L. and
Mrs. E.L.
3. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #3192; 12 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elijah Hicks, Jr; age 18; born 23 Jul 1900; living at Caretta, WV; miner for Carter Coal Co, Caretta, WV;
nearest relative, Mrs. Martha Hicks, Caretta, WV; short with medium build; gray eyes and light hair.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 29A;
Image 15 of 47; Family #142/148.
Listed as Lige Hicks, Jr; age 20; born in WV; married; coal miner; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image
3 of 29; Family #20/22.
Listed as Lige Hicks; age 31; born in WV; married at 20; electrician in coal mine; head of household.
6. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Elijah J. Hicks; age 40; born in WV; married; no education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
pumper in coal mine; head of household.
7, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947: Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Elijah Hicks
Race: White
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1899
Residence: Warriormine, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Occupation: Carter Coal Company
Weight: 148
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 6
Next of Kin: Martha Hicks
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Elijah Hicks Self (Head)"
8. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, Los Angeles Co, CA; submitted by
Chris hore; 15 Sep 2015.
Elijah Hicks; born 23 Jul 1899; died 25 Apr 1960 in Kern Co, CA; buried here; double grave marker
photo shown with wife, Martha jane Hicks; "TOGETHER FOREVER".
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Dictrict; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Image 8 of 21; Family #70/70.
Listed as Martha Hicks; age 6; born in KY; in household of father, Elijah L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 127; WV Archives Web Site.
Elijah Hicks; age 18; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; miner; son of ___ and Schrildie; married on
8 Sep 1918 at Caretta, WV; Martha Hicks; age 17; born in Knott Co, WV; single; daughter of E.L. and
Mrs. E.L.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Susanna; taken on 17 Jan 1920; Page 29A;
Image 15 of 47; Family #142/148.
Listed as Martha Hicks; age 16; born in KY; married; in household of husband, Elijah Hicks.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image
3 of 29; Family #20/22.
Listed as Martha Hicks; age 27; born in KY; married at 16; in household of husband, Elijah Hicks.
5. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Martha Hicks; age 38; born in KY; married; 3rd grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Elijah Hicks..
6. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Joshua Memorial Park, Lancaster, Los Angeles Co, CA; submitted by
Chris hore; 15 Sep 2015.
Martha Jane Hicks Hicks; born 4 Aug 1903 in KY; died 21 Feb 1981 in Tehachapi, Kern Co, CA;
buried here; double grave marker photo shown with husband, Elijah Hicks; "TOGETHER FOREVER".
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image
3 of 29; Family #20/22.
Listed as Herman Hicks; age 8; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Hicks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Herman Hicks; age 19; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; supply worker in coal mine; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image
3 of 29; Family #20/22.
Listed as Ellis Hicks; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Hicks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Ellis A. Hicks; age 16; born in WV; 7th grade education; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 87A; Image
3 of 29; Family #20/22.
Listed as Juanita Hicks; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Hicks.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Juanita Hicks; age 14; born in WV; 5th grade education; attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Elizabeth Hicks; age 7; born in WV; no education; not attending school; lived in same house on
1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Leatus M. Hicks; age 3; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek District; Caretta; E.D. 24-17; taken on 1 May 1940; Page
312A; Image 5 of 64; Household #35.
Listed as Wanda Hicks; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah Hicks..
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 178; WV Archives Web Site.
James Adams; age 22; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Neeley and
Moody; married on 1 Aug 1928 at Welch, WV; Bessie Hicks; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of E.L. and Evline Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
James Adams; age 23; born in Wilkes Co, NC; divorced; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Moody and
Nealie Adams; married on 21 Jun 1930 at War, WV; WV; Bessie Hicks; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
divorced; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Lige. and Eveline Hicks.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Big Creek Dictrict; Caretta; taken on 23/24 May 1910; Page 179B;
Image 8 of 21; Family #70/70.
Listed as Bessie Hicks; age 1; born in WV; in household of father, Elijah L. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1928); Page 178; WV Archives Web Site.
James Adams; age 22; born in Wilkes Co, NC; single; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Neeley and
Moody; married on 1 Aug 1928 at Welch, WV; Bessie Hicks; age 20; born in McDowell Co, WV; single;
daughter of E.L. and Evline Hicks.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1930); Page 153; WV Archives Web Site.
James Adams; age 23; born in Wilkes Co, NC; divorced; miner; living at Caretta, WV; son of Moody and
Nealie Adams; married on 21 Jun 1930 at War, WV; WV; Bessie Hicks; age 22; born in McDowell Co, WV;
divorced; living at Caretta, WV; daughter of Lige. and Eveline Hicks.
1.1930 Census, McDowell Col WV; Adkins District; taken on 25 Apr 1930; Page 65A; Image 41 of 47;
Family #404/371.
Listed as Fred Finley; age 19; born in VA; in household of father, William R. Finley.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Finley; age 21; bron in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of William and
Causby; married on23 Jan 1934 at Welch; Ruth Morgan; age 18; born in Johnson Co, TN; single;
daughter of W.B. and Rosa.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1934); Page 82; WV Archives Web Site.
Fred Finley; age 21; bron in Grayson Co, VA; single; miner; living at Wilcoe, WV; son of William and
Causby; married on23 Jan 1934 at Welch; Ruth Morgan; age 18; born in Johnson Co, TN; single;
daughter of W.B. and Rosa.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 71; WV Archives Web Site.
Hulen Hicks; age 21; born and living at Caretta, WV; single; married on 2 Oct 1954 at Gary, WV;
Charlotte Louise Finley; age 18; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of Fred and Ruth
Finley, parents of Charlotte Louise Finley.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1954); Page 71; WV Archives Web Site.
Hulen Hicks; age 21; born and living at Caretta, WV; single; married on 2 Oct 1954 at Gary, WV;
Charlotte Louise Finley; age 18; born and living at Wilcoe, WV; single; with consent of Fred and Ruth
Finley, parents of Charlotte Louise Finley.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Virginia Jenny Finley; 27 Sep 2007; headstone photo added by B. Walls;
Sharon Jean Hicks; born 26 Mar 1958; died 15 Aug 1969; buried here; headstone with personal
photo shown; "granddaughter of Fred and Ruth Finley, great granddaughter of William Riley and
Cosby Jane Finley, struck by a car and killed while riding her bicycle"; " daughter of Charlotte Louise
Finley Shirley".
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Robert Hicks; age 59; born in KY; married; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; carpenter for post office; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Lawrence Co, KY; East Fork District; taken on 1 Jun 1900; Page 62A; Image 8 of 43;
Family #54/54.
Listed as Mandie Stewart; age 9; born in KY in Mar 1891; in household of father, Isaac Stewart.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Maude Hicks; age 49; born in KY; married; 5th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Robert Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Margaret Hicks; age 20; born in WV; single; 6th grade education; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Fred Hicks; age 17; born in WV; 6th grade education; lived in same place on 1 Apr
1935; in household of father, Robert Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Thomas Hicks; age 13; born in WV; 4th grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert Hicks.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Mohegan; E.D. 24-37; taken on 8 Apr
1940; Page 749A; Image 13 of 35; Household #97.
Listed as Wlliam Hicks; age 12; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in same
place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Robert Hicks.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Hicks; born 8 Feb 1917 at Marytown, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; son of Robert and Maude;
married on 16 Oct 1939 at Welch, WV; Ange Lambert; born 7 Sep 1917 at Princeton, WV; living at
Welch, WV; widow; daughter of _______.
2. Raleigh Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1965); Page 242; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Marivin Hicks; age 48; born 8 Feb 1917 at Marytown, WV; widowed; living at Helen, WV; son
of Robert Lee and Maude (Stewart) Hicks; married on 8 Dec 1965 at Sophia, WV; Perry Lee Beavers;
age 26; born at Maben, WV; single; living at Helen, WV; daughter of Paul V. and Mabel Marie
(Stevenson) Beavers.
3, McDowell Co, WV; Death Registry; Vol #__(1967); Browns Creek District; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Marvin Hicks; age 50; born 8 Feb 1918 at Marytown, WV; married; retired; living at Capels, WV;
son of Robert Lee and Maude (Sturat) Hicks; died 11 May 1967 in Stevens Clinic, Welch, WV from
acute pulmonary edema; buried 14 May 1967 in Iaeger Memorial, Roderfield, WV; informant, Perry
Lee Hicks, Capels, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
Elizabeth Reed Eanes; 4 Nov 2011; maintained by Irene Caldwell.
Walter Marvin Hicks; born 8 Feb 1918; died 11 May 1967; buried here; "son of Robert Lee and
Maude (Stewart) Hicks".
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1939); Page 238; WV Archives Web Site.
Walter Hicks; born 8 Feb 1917 at Marytown, WV; single; living at Welch, WV; son of Robert and Maude;
married on 16 Oct 1939 at Welch, WV; Ange Lambert; born 7 Sep 1917 at Princeton, WV; living at
Welch, WV; widow; daughter of _______.