1. Lewis Co, WV; Death Certificate #'65 007024; WV Archives Web Site.
Jessie C. Hicks; age 83; born in 1882 in WV; widowed; living at War, WV; both parents unknown; died
22 May 1965 in the Weston State Hospital, Weston, WV; due to arteriosclerotic heart disease with
generalized arteriosclerosis; following a stay of 3 yrs, 8 mons, and 24 days stay in the hospital; buried
26 May 1965 in Welch, WV.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Victoria Taylor-True; 16 Jul 2012.
" Jessie C Hicks
Birth 20 Aug 1882
West Virginia, USA
Death 22 May 1965 (aged 82)
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery II
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Victoria Taylor-True; 16 Jul 2012.
" Florenda “Flora” Sparkman Hicks
Birth 26 Jun 1880
Death 8 Dec 1957 (aged 77)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery II
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 31; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Hicks; age 22; born in Knott Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Florinda Hicks; married on 5 Nov 1924 at War, WV; Rhoda Ramey; age 18; born in Knott Co, KY;
single; daughter of Sam and Parle Hicks (sic, Ramey).
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Victoria Taylor-True; 16 Jul 2012.
" Samuel E Hicks
Birth 31 Mar 1902
Death 7 Jul 1970 (aged 68)
Burial
Big Creek Cemetery II
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA"Additional Information Posted:
"Son of Jess Hicks and Florenda Sparkman
Married Rhoda Ramey"SSDI:
Name:Sam Hicks
SSN:233-xx
Last Residence: 24892 War, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
BORN:31 Mar 1902
Died:Jul 1970
State (Year) SSN issued:West Virginia (Before 1951)"WV DEATH INDEX:
Name:Sam Hicks
Death Date:11 Jul 1970
Death Place:McDowell, West Virginia
Marital Status:Married
Father Name:Jess Hicks
Mother Name:Florinda Sparkman
Spouse Name:Rhoda Hicks
FHL Film Number:1992296"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1924); Page 31; WV Archives Web Site.
Sam Hicks; age 22; born in Knott Co, KY; single; laborer; living at Caretta, WV; son of Jessie and
Florinda Hicks; married on 5 Nov 1924 at War, WV; Rhoda Ramey; age 18; born in Knott Co, KY;
single; daughter of Sam and Parle Hicks (sic, Ramey).
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #9009; WV Archives Web Site.
Isadore Hicks; age 11 days; born 10 Jul 1928 at Caretta, WV; son of Sam and Rhody (Ramey)
Hicks; died 22 Jul 1928 at Caretta, WV; premature birth; buried 23 Jul 1928 at Caretta, WV;
informant, Sam Hicks, Caretta, WV.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; Bradshaw; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 65A;
Image 1 of 28; Family 4/4.
Listed as Harrison M. Hix; age 7; born in WV; in household of father, John D. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
McKinley Hicks; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son
of John and Jane; married on 3 Nov 1925 at Bradshaw, WV; Bettie Payne; ahe 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Burbridge and Rebecca.
3. Buchanan Co, VA; Marriage License #9740; Ancestry,com Website.
Harrison McKinley Hicks; age 51; born in McDowell Com WV; widowed; coal miner; living at
Whitewood, VA; son of John and Jane (Mitchell) Hicks; married on 13 Apr 1953 in Buchanan Co, VA;
Ella Graham; age 39; born in McDowell Co, WV; widow; housework; living in Whitewood, VA;
daughter of Charlie and Peggy (Dillion) Graham.
4. E-mail 23 Sep 2021; Carol Back.
"... I found my grandmother and father attached to the wrong person.
"Harrison McKinley Hicks b. 1902 has my grandmother Annie Blankenship and father Burt Blankenship attached to him. That is wrong!
"They should be attached to the OTHER Harrison McKinley Hicks, who was also born 1902, not 1901. His parents were John D. Hicks and Jane Mitchell. My grandparents were not married to each other."
5. Mercer Co, WV; Death Certificate #'66 016751; WV Archives Website.
McKinley Hicks; age 64; born 2 Aug 1902 in WV; married; miner; SS# 233-18-2021; living at Jolo,
WV; son of John and Jane (____) Hicks; died 31 Oct 1966 in Bluefield Sanitarium, Bluefield, WV;
due to metastatic cancer to neck, primary site not determined. buried 3 Nov 1966 in Hicks Cemetery,
Jolo, WV; informant, Hobart Hicks, Jolo, WV.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 248A; Image
19 of 65; Family #168/168.
Listed as Betty Payne; age 3 mons; born in Oct 1899 in WV; in household of father, Burbridge
Payne.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1925); Page 41; WV Archives Web Site.
McKinley Hicks; age 24; born in McDowell Co, WV; single; farmer; living at Bradshaw, WV; son
of John and Jane; married on 3 Nov 1925 at Bradshaw, WV; Bettie Payne; ahe 25; born in
McDowell Co, WV; single; daughter of Burbridge and Rebecca.
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 May 2012.
" Betty Payne Hicks
Birth 14 Jul 1900
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 26 Feb 1953 (aged 52)
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Wiley Mullins Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #707; WV Archives Web Site.
Estel Hicks; age 20 days; born 13 Dec 1929 at Bradshaw, WV; son of Kinley and Bettie (Payne)
Hicks; died 3 Jan 1930 at Bradshaw, WV; from bold hives; buried 4 Jan 1930 in Hicks Cemetery;
informant, Pocahontas Land Co.
1. 1880 Census, McDowell Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 9, page 794.
Sandy River District, page 006.
Listed as Burbridge Payne, age 2, in household of father, Albert Payne.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 248A; Image
19 of 65; Family #168/168.
Listed as Burbridge Payne; age 22; born in May 1878 in WV; married 3 yrs; farmer; head of
household.
Rebecca Jane "Becky" Blankenship
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; taken on 19 Jun 1900; Page 248A; Image
19 of 65; Family #168/168.
Listed as Rebecca J. Payne; age 22; born in Feb 1878 in VA; married 3 yrs; 1 child; 1 living; in
household of husband, Burbridge Payne.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 May 2012.
" Beckey Jane Blankenship Payne
Birth 1874
Virginia, USA
Death 14 Dec 1932 (aged 57–58)
Paynesville, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Wiley Mullins Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 May 2012.
" Cloay Payne Sparks
Birth May 1909
Death 9 Dec 1933 (aged 24)
Burial
Wiley Mullins Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Polly Fry Hagerman; 13 May 2012.
"Luther Payne
Birth 11 Mar 1915
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Death 1 Nov 1938 (aged 23)
Jolo, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Wiley Mullins Cemetery
McDowell County, West Virginia"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 35; WV Archives Web Site.
James D. Hicks; age 35; born in Washington Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Six, WV; son of
J.S. and Matilda; married on 7 Sep 1938 at Welch, WV; Emma Dean; age 38; born in Scott Co,
VA; widow; daughter of James and Matilda.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2109; WV Archives Web Site.
James David Hicks; age 48; born in 1882 in Bristol, VA; married; miner; son of James and Matilda
(Kelly) Hicks; died 10 Feb 1930 at Roderfield, WV; from a fracture of spine with injury to kidney;
buried 12 Feb 1930 at Roderfield, WV; informant, Mrs. Emma Hicks, Roderfield, WV.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 35; WV Archives Web Site.
James D. Hicks; age 35; born in Washington Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Six, WV; son of
J.S. and Matilda; married on 7 Sep 1938 at Welch, WV; Emma Dean; age 38; born in Scott Co,
VA; widow; daughter of James and Matilda.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site.
W.G. Hull; age 55; born in Carroll Co, VA; widowed; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Reuben
and Eliza; married on 14 Apr 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Hicks; age 48; born in TN; widow;
daughter of _______.
1. 1910 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Pipers Gap District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; page 131A; Image 11 of 34; Family #64/64.
Listed as Isaac A.J. Bolen; age 68; born in VA; married once for 42 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1910 Census, Carroll Co, VA; Pipers Gap District; taken on 20 Apr 1910; page 131A; Image 11 of 34; Family #64/64.
Listed as Mary E. Bolen; age 61; born in VA; married once for 42 yrs; 13 children, 10 living; in household of husband,
Isaac Bolen.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site.
W.G. Hull; age 55; born in Carroll Co, VA; widowed; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Reuben
and Eliza; married on 14 Apr 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Hicks; age 48; born in TN; widow;
daughter of _______.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Indian Creek; E.D. 24-40; taken on 26 Apr 1940;
Page 797A; Image 33 of 36; Household #232.
Listed as William Hull; age 65; born in NC; widowed; 5th grade education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
in household of son, Cecil M. Hull.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #7618; WV Archives Web Site.
William Green Hull; age 74 yrs, 5 mons, 5 days; born 1 Jan 1875 in Surry co, NC; widowed; miner; living at Premier,
WV; son of Reuben and Elizabeth Hull; died 6 jun 1949 in Grace Hospital, Welch, WV; from a cerbral vascular
accident; due to hypertension; buried 9 Jun 1949 in Iaeger Memorial.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 26 Feb 2014.
William G. Hull; born 1 Jan 1875; died 6 Jun 1949; buried here; grave marker photo shown.
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1995"; 1995; Edited by Dr, Thomas C.
Hatcher; Geneva Steele; Sandra Long and Christine Carr McGuire; "Ellis O'Brien and Daisy Pearl H
Lee" Article; Page 187; submitted by Pat Joyce, Rt2, Box 49, White Plains, MD 20695.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1918); Page 35; WV Archives Web Site.
James D. Hicks; age 35; born in Washington Co, TN; widowed; miner; living at Six, WV; son of
J.S. and Matilda; married on 7 Sep 1938 at Welch, WV; Emma Dean; age 38; born in Scott Co,
VA; widow; daughter of James and Matilda.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1931); Page 10; WV Archives Web Site.
W.G. Hull; age 55; born in Carroll Co, VA; widowed; miner; living at Premier, WV; son of Reuben
and Eliza; married on 14 Apr 1931 at Roderfield, WV; Emma Hicks; age 48; born in TN; widow;
daughter of _______.
1. 1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Clear Fork District; taken 5 Jun 1880; Page 209D; Image 7 of 40;
Family #96/96.
Listed as Joseph H. Hicks; age 3; born in VA; in household of father, John P. Hicks.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page 409; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph H. Hicks; age 26; born in Bland Co, VA; single; photographer; living at Ennis, WV; son of
John P. and ____ Hicks; married on 12 Aug 1902 at Ennis, WV; Maggie S. Asper; age 17; born
in Dauphin Co, PA; single; daughter of Adam J. and Martha.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #2161; WV Archives Web Site.
J.H. Hicks; age 53 yrs, 6 mons, 29 days; born 2 Aug 1876 in VA; married; husband of Maggie
Asper; powerhouse engineer; son of John P. and ______ Hicks; died 1 Mar 1930 at Elkhorn, WV;
from aorteric regurgitation; buried 2 Mar 1930 at Seven Mile Ford, VA; informant, J.A. Campbell,
Elkhorn, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by James Archer; 30 Jul 2011.
" Joseph H Hicks
Birth 1877
Death 1930 (aged 52–53)
Burial
Mount Zion Church Cemetery
Marion, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 74202553"
5. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Clarence and Ellen Hensley Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Clarence
Perry "Buster" Hicks, Jr, 1011 Moana Dr., San Diego, CA 92107-4106.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1902); Page 409; WV Archives Web Site.
Joseph H. Hicks; age 26; born in Bland Co, VA; single; photographer; living at Ennis, WV; son of
John P. and ____ Hicks; married on 12 Aug 1902 at Ennis, WV; Maggie S. Asper; age 17; born
in Dauphin Co, PA; single; daughter of Adam J. and Martha.
2. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Clarence and Ellen Hensley Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Clarence
Perry "Buster" Hicks, Jr, 1011 Moana Dr., San Diego, CA 92107-4106.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Clarence and Ellen Hensley Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Clarence
Perry "Buster" Hicks, Jr, 1011 Moana Dr., San Diego, CA 92107-4106.
1. "The Heritage of McDowell County, West Virginia, 1858-1999"; 1999; Geneva Steel, Sandra Long,
and Tom Hatcher; "Clarence and Ellen Hensley Hicks"; Article; Page 197; submitted by Clarence
Perry "Buster" Hicks, Jr, 1011 Moana Dr., San Diego, CA 92107-4106.