Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven
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E. Pearle Hickman (F)
(1891 - 1932), #362887

     E. Pearle Hickman was born in 1891. She married James L. Bodine, son of Robert Bodine and Lottie LaTourette. E. Pearle Hickman died in 1932.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Elizabeth Hickman (F)
(24. Jun. 1832 - 20. May. 1917), #262455
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     Elizabeth Hickman was born on 24. Jun. 1832. She was the daughter of Thomas W. Hickman and Mary Endicott. Elizabeth Hickman married Edward C. Champion, son of John Champion and Christiana Conover, in 1850. Elizabeth Hickman died on 20. May. 1917 at English Creek, Atlantic County, New Jersey, at age 84. She was buried a 20. May. 1917 at Asbury Cemetery, English Creek, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Children of Elizabeth Hickman and Edward C. Champion
Georgette Champion (31. Jul. 1851 - )
Elmira C. Champion+ (13. Jul. 1856 - 18. Nov. 1932)
Deborah Ann Champion+ (17. Oct. 1857 - 15. Sep. 1932)
Daniel J. Champion (3. Oct. 1861 - 1897)
Mary Emma Champion (19. Nov. 1874 - 17. Feb. 1960)

Ellen Hickman (F)
(17. May. 1810 - 24. Oct. 1858), #338916

     Ellen Hickman was born on 17. May. 1810. She married Reuben Steelman, son of Frederick Steelman and Experience Steelman. Ellen Hickman died on 24. Oct. 1858 at age 48.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Ellen Hickman and Reuben Steelman
Sarah E Steelman
Oliver Steelman
Frederick S Steelman (9. Feb. 1830 - )
Norris Steelman (13. Aug. 1832 - 5. Oct. 1868)
William Steelman (2. Mar. 1833 - )
George H Steelman (2. Jul. 1835 - )
Hannah Ann Steelman+ (31. Mar. 1837 - )
Alfred Steelman (4. Apr. 1840 - )
Miriam Steelman (30. Sep. 1841 - )

Fannie L. Hickman (F)
#433181

     Fannie L. Hickman married Robert William Smith.

Last Edited=21 Oct 2007

Child of Fannie L. Hickman and Robert William Smith
William Robert Smith+ (6. Mar. 1843 - )

Lucinda Jane Hickman (F)
#364605

     Lucinda Jane Hickman married James Wesley Fox.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Lucinda Jane Hickman and James Wesley Fox
Margaret L. Fox+ (16. Mar. 1907 - 1. Mar. 1972)

Mae Hickman (F)
(26. Aug. 1908 - 24. Nov. 1963), #411542

     Mae Hickman was born on 26. Aug. 1908. She married Richard Edwin Gray, son of Albert King Gray and Sarah Elizabeth Caldwell. Mae Hickman died on 24. Nov. 1963 at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 55.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Rachel Hickman (F)
(c 1807 - ), #155834

     Rachel Hickman was born c 1807 at New Jersey. She married David Conover.
Rachel Hickman and David Conover appeared on the census of 8. Aug. 1850 at Galloway Twp., Atlantic County, New Jersey; real estate value 800.00.
Rachel Hickman and David Conover appeared on the census of 4. Aug. 1860 at Leeds Point, Galloway Twp., Atlantic County, New Jersey; real estate value 6,500.00.
Rachel Hickman appeared on the census of 7. Jul. 1870 at Port Republic, Galloway Twp., Atlantic County, New Jersey; real estate value 1,000.00, personal property 100.00.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Rachel Hickman and David Conover
William Conover (c 1829 - )
Mary Ann Conover (c 1831 - )
Enoch Conover (c 1833 - )
Cathernie Conover (c 1837 - )
Joseph L. Conover+ (c Feb. 1837 - 1915)
Modest R. Conover (c 1840 - )
David E. Conover (c 1842 - )
John Conover (c 1847 - )
Sylvia Conover (c 1849 - )

Raymond Thomas Hickman Jr. (M)
#367764

     Raymond Thomas Hickman Jr. married Hester Gene True.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Raymond Thomas Hickman Jr. and Hester Gene True
Teresa Gene Hickman+ (24. Jun. 1948 - )

Rhoda Hickman (F)
#432149

     Rhoda Hickman married Franklin David Gillespie.

Last Edited=18 Sep 2007

Child of Rhoda Hickman and Franklin David Gillespie
Gilbert Bryan Gillespie+ (12. Aug. 1899 - 17. Sep. 1979)

Teresa Gene Hickman (F)
(24. Jun. 1948 - ), #367763
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     Teresa Gene Hickman was born on 24. Jun. 1948 at Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Raymond Thomas Hickman Jr. and Hester Gene True. Teresa Gene Hickman married John Layton Hershberger, son of Leslie William Hershberger and Louvada Osborn, on 23. Nov. 1969.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Teresa Gene Hickman and John Layton Hershberger
Cathy Lynn Hershberger+ (7. Jun. 1973 - )

Thomas W. Hickman (M)
#269836

     Thomas W. Hickman married Mary Endicott.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Thomas W. Hickman and Mary Endicott
Elizabeth Hickman+ (24. Jun. 1832 - 20. May. 1917)

Paul Hickmott (M)
#264801

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Jane H. Hickock (F)
#303818

     Jane H. Hickock married Elbert Warne, son of Marinus W. Warne and Eliza Brush.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Jane H. Hickock and Elbert Warne
Henry E. Warne+ (14. Feb. 1832 - 30. Jan. 1907)

Rebecca Hickock (F)
#434841

     Rebecca Hickock married Augustus Fisher.

Last Edited=26 Nov 2007

Child of Rebecca Hickock and Augustus Fisher
Lillie Fisher+ (c Dec. 1863 - 3. Apr. 1926)

Eva Hickok (F)
(c 1862 - ), #4205

     Eva Hickok was born c 1862. She married Henry Edgar Sortore Sr., son of Elisha Sortore Sr. and Effie Ann Brundage, on 3. Aug. 1880 at Platte, Platte County, Missouri.
Eva Hickok and Henry Edgar Sortore Sr. appeared on the census of 24. Apr. 1930 at Quindaro, Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Eva Hickok and Henry Edgar Sortore Sr.
Vorhies Berkley Sortor
Fred A. Sortore (Apr. 1881 - )
Willard Sortore+ (Sep. 1882 - )
Eva Sortore (Mar. 1884 - )
Henry Edgar Sortore Jr.+ (Oct. 1885 - )
Loany K. Sortore (Jul. 1887 - )
Charley O. Sortore (Dec. 1888 - )
Effie Sortore (Feb. 1893 - )
Guy Sortore (13. Apr. 1896 - Aug. 1969)
(Unknown) Sortore (Apr. 1900 - )

Norman L. Hickok (M)
(28. Jun. 1921 - 20. Nov. 2005), #420448

     Norman L. Hickok was born on 28. Jun. 1921. He began military service on 18. Aug. 1942 at Camden, Camden County, New Jersey; Enlisted as a private U.S.Army
4 years of college
single, without dependents
70 inches tall
227 Lbs. He married Leila Frances Olmstead, daughter of Charles Henry Olmstead and Martha Morris Appleton, on 20. May. 1950. Norman L. Hickok died on 20. Nov. 2005 at age 84. He was buried at S Bg William C. Doyle Veterans Memoria Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Last Edited=11 Mar 2007

(Unknown) Hicks (M)
(c 1880 - ), #341036

     (Unknown) Hicks was born c 1880 at Pennsylvania. He married Leda Voorhees, daughter of Jay Joes Voorhees and Isolina W. Smith.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of (Unknown) Hicks and Leda Voorhees
Curtis Hicks (c 1904 - )
Clyde Hicks (c 1909 - )

(Unknown) Hicks (F)
#403942

     (Unknown) Hicks married Benjamin Schenck, son of Daniel Schenck and Elizabeth Remsen.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Alice Frost Hicks (F)
(3. Feb. 1871 - Dec. 1956), #247745
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Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Alice Frost Hicks was born on 3. Feb. 1871. She was the daughter of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett. Alice Frost Hicks died in Dec. 1956 at age 85. She was buried on 14. Dec. 1956 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Allison Richmond Hicks (M)
#426492

     Allison Richmond Hicks married Florence L. Birdsell.

Last Edited=5 Jun 2007

Child of Allison Richmond Hicks and Florence L. Birdsell
Bernice L. Hicks (6. Aug. 1916 - 2. Oct. 1998)

Archibald Hicks (M)
#428078

     Archibald Hicks married Beulah Matilda Robinson.

Last Edited=28 Jun 2007

Child of Archibald Hicks and Beulah Matilda Robinson
Olive Hicks+ (5. Mar. 1920 - 1. Mar. 2003)

Bernice L. Hicks (F)
(6. Aug. 1916 - 2. Oct. 1998), #426491
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     Bernice L. Hicks was born on 6. Aug. 1916 at Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan. She was the daughter of Allison Richmond Hicks and Florence L. Birdsell. Bernice L. Hicks married Rudolph S. Bullock, son of Ira R. Bullock and Caroline Eleanor Scott, on 28. Feb. 1936 at Plainville, Allegan County, Michigna. Bernice L. Hicks died on 2. Oct. 1998 at Tawas City, Iosco County, Michigna, at age 82.

Last Edited=5 Jun 2007

Caroline Jewett Hicks (F)
(11. Sep. 1865 - ), #247744
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Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Caroline Jewett Hicks was born on 11. Sep. 1865. She was the daughter of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett. Caroline Jewett Hicks married William Yates Wemple.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Caroline Jewett Hicks and William Yates Wemple
Dorothy Wemple
Elizabeth Wemple
Caroline Gertrude Wemple

Charles E. Hicks (M)
(24. May. 1842 - 12. Aug. 1856), #247738
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Relationship=6th cousin 3 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Charles E. Hicks was born on 24. May. 1842. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Sarah Low Frost. Charles E. Hicks died on 12. Aug. 1856 at age 14. He was buried on 13. Aug. 1856 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Charles Follen Hicks (M)
(1. Mar. 1867 - ), #247735
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Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Charles Follen Hicks was born on 1. Mar. 1867. He was the son of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Clyde Hicks (M)
(c 1909 - ), #341039
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Relationship=7th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Clyde Hicks was born c 1909 at New York. He was the son of (Unknown) Hicks and Leda Voorhees. Clyde Hicks married Pauline (Unknown) c 1919.
Clyde Hicks appeared on the census of 12. Apr. 1930 at Corning, Steuben County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Cordelia Morrell Hicks (F)
(1855 - ), #361743
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     Cordelia Morrell Hicks was born in 1855 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She was the daughter of Jackson Hicks. Cordelia Morrell Hicks married George Wyckoff Garretson, son of Rev. Garret I. Gerretsen and Catherine Rapalje, in 1875. Cordelia Morrell Hicks was buried at Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Cordelia Morrell Hicks and George Wyckoff Garretson
George Wyckoff Garretson (21. Oct. 1876 - )
Sarah Sweet Garretson (22. Jul. 1882 - )
Henry Hageman Garretson (4. Jul. 1885 - )

Cornelia Hicks (F)
(5. Oct. 1828 - ), #314480

     Cornelia Hicks was born on 5. Oct. 1828. She married Lewis Van Antwerp , Jr., son of Lewis Van Antwerp , Sr. and Maria Taylor, on 20. Jun. 1850.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Children of Cornelia Hicks and Lewis Van Antwerp , Jr.
Ida Everett Van Antwerp (25. Sep. 1851 - )
Lewis W. Van Antwerp+ (16. Aug. 1859 - c 1901)
William M. Van Antwerp+ (26. Apr. 1861 - )
Isabella Van Antwerp (c 1862 - )

Curtis Hicks (M)
(c 1904 - ), #341038
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Relationship=7th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Curtis Hicks was born c 1904 at New York. He was the son of (Unknown) Hicks and Leda Voorhees. Curtis Hicks was cracking off, glass works on 17. Jan. 1920.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Della Hicks (F)
#397186

     Della Hicks married Jay W. Seeley, son of John Voorhees Seeley and Esther L. Riley, in 1895.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Edgar Hicks (M)
(2. Apr. 1864 - 15. Mar. 1931), #247714
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Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Edgar Hicks was born on 2. Apr. 1864. He was the son of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett. Edgar Hicks married Edna Gould Smith on 10. Jun. 1891; Married at Church of the Ascension, in West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Edgar Hicks died on 15. Mar. 1931 at age 66. Was a cowboy at one time, dad said. At least he saw a pix of him in a cowboy hat, with a rope etc....

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Edgar Hicks and Edna Gould Smith
Edgar Hicks ( - May. 1895)
William Fletcher Hicks+ (7. May. 1892 - 28. Apr. 1959)
John Middagh Hicks (1894 - 1965)
Robert Holman Hicks (28. Jan. 1901 - 17. Oct. 1988)
Henry Melville Hicks Sr.+ (17. Jun. 1903 - 20. Feb. 1984)

Edgar Hicks (M)
( - May. 1895), #247723
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Relationship=8th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Edgar Hicks was the son of Edgar Hicks and Edna Gould Smith. Edgar Hicks died in May. 1895. He was buried on 23. May. 1895 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Edgar Hicks (M)
(22. Sep. 1810 - 20. Sep. 1851), #247730
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Relationship=5th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=5th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Edgar Hicks was born on 22. Sep. 1810. He was the son of John Middagh Hicks and Eliza Hicks. Edgar Hicks married Sarah Low Frost. Edgar Hicks died on 20. Sep. 1851 at age 40. He was buried on 25. Sep. 1851 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Edgar Hicks and Sarah Low Frost
John Middagh Hicks (20. Nov. 1836 - Jul. 1883)
George Frost Hicks+ (22. Aug. 1839 - Mar. 1901)
Charles E. Hicks (24. May. 1842 - 12. Aug. 1856)

Eliza Hicks (F)
(1766 - 1835), #247733

     Eliza Hicks was born in 1766. She married John Middagh Hicks, son of Samuel Hicks and Maria Middagh. Eliza Hicks died in 1835.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Eliza Hicks and John Middagh Hicks
Juleit Hicks
Evelina Hicks+ (1796 - 1862)
Edgar Hicks+ (22. Sep. 1810 - 20. Sep. 1851)

Elizabeth Hicks (F)
#426354

     Elizabeth Hicks married Horace Sornbury.

Last Edited=2 Jun 2007

Child of Elizabeth Hicks and Horace Sornbury
Mina L. Sornbury+ (31. Dec. 1844 - 11. Feb. 1908)

Elsie Hicks (F)
#439892

     Elsie Hicks married William Prough.

Last Edited=24 Mar 2008

Child of Elsie Hicks and William Prough
Myrtle Prough+ (c 1900 - Feb. 1972)

Evelina Hicks (F)
(1796 - 1862), #247737
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Relationship=5th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Evelina Hicks was born in 1796. She was the daughter of John Middagh Hicks and Eliza Hicks. Evelina Hicks married James S. Clark. Evelina Hicks died in 1862.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Evelina Hicks and James S. Clark
John Hicks Clark+ (1823 - 1881)

Fanny E. Hicks (F)
#334589

     Fanny E. Hicks married John Voorhees, son of Lucas J. Voorhees and Gertrude Suydam.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

George Frost Hicks (M)
(22. Aug. 1839 - Mar. 1901), #247728
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Relationship=6th cousin 3 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     George Frost Hicks was born on 22. Aug. 1839. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Sarah Low Frost. George Frost Hicks married Sarah Holman Jewett in 1862 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Sarah and Goerge were married in Brooklyn, NY in 1862, and moved into the new house they had built on Clinton Avenue, Staten Island, in 1865. Both were descended from families established in Salem, Massachusetts, in the early years of that colony. George Frost Hicks' grandfather, Captain John Frost, was master of a clipper ship in the China tea trade, and made a number of voyages to the Far East. Sarah Jewett's family traced their line of descent to John Proctor, victim of the Salem whichcraft trials of the late seventeenth century, when he offered himself and was executed in the place of his wife, against whom the charge had been made that she was a witch; and this during the term of her pregnancy. George Frost Hicks died in Mar. 1901 at age 61. He was buried on 12. Mar. 1901 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett
Edgar Hicks+ (2. Apr. 1864 - 15. Mar. 1931)
Caroline Jewett Hicks+ (11. Sep. 1865 - )
Charles Follen Hicks (1. Mar. 1867 - )
George Jewett Hicks (28. Jun. 1869 - 15. May. 1891)
Alice Frost Hicks (3. Feb. 1871 - Dec. 1956)
James Jewett Hicks (23. Oct. 1873 - Jun. 1918)
Mary Jewett Hicks (28. Oct. 1881 - )

George Jewett Hicks (M)
(28. Jun. 1869 - 15. May. 1891), #247734
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Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

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Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     George Jewett Hicks was born on 28. Jun. 1869 at parents home, New Brighton, Richmond County, New York. He was the son of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett. George Jewett Hicks died on 15. May. 1891 at Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, at age 21. He was buried on 18. May. 1891 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. From the Staten Island Historian.....April-June 1958

INTO LIFE ETERNAL AT TWENTY-TWO
A Sketch of the Brief Life of George Jewett Hicks
June 28, 1869 - May 15, 1891
by Herbert T. Magruder


The arresting fact in this story of the life of George Jewett Hicks is that he never grew old. This paper is not written as a eulogy, nor is it intended as a memorial tribute; too many years have passed. It is rather a sincere attempt to record in historical retrospect important incidents and some personal characteristics and experiences in the life of a Staten Island youth of great promise whose life began in the last year of the Civil War decade, and who did not live to see an automobile or an airplane. And through trained as a mining engineer, he knew nothing of radio-active minerals or of the usefulness of the wonder metal aluminum, which with lowly born gypsum rock has almost revolutionized construction in our day.
Growing up, as he did, in an age when the great mining booms were developing by giant strides our Northwest territories, and when blast furmaces of the Pittsburgh region were pouring forth those first ribbons of molten steel to lay the foundation of an industry that was to rebuild Ameriaca, his steps responded readily to Horance Greeley's admonition "Go west, young man" But I am ahead of my story.
George Jewett Hicks was born in the home of his parents at New Brighton, Staten Island on June 28, 1869. He was the fourth child of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett Hicks. Photographs which have been cherished show a face of unusual intelligence, surmounted by flowing blonde hair, and with alert bright eyes. There was the suggestion of a winsome smile about the corners of his mouth, above which a mustache of near-handle bars dimension draped itself, aserting adulthood. He was called "Georgie" in the boyhood years, to distinguish him from his father; and among members of his family he never quite outgrew the name. A justifiable pride in her own family influenced his mother to select the name "Jewett" as a middle name for this son, as it became the middle name of three others of her children. The Jewetts were in their day one of the prominent families of the County. Older residents of the North Shore will remember the large and successful business established on the Port Richmond waterfrount under the name "Jewett White Lead Works." Family tragedy and a devastating fire at the plant adversely affected the business, and evertually it was incorporated into the great National Lead Company and moved to the Raritan Bay section of New Jersey. For a number of years a Jewett from covered much of the area of lower Jewett Avenue.
Of Georgie's early schooling there remains little record. Undoubtedly he was prepared in Island schools for entrance into the preparatory school of high standing in the eyes of his Brooklyn born parents, The Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Thither he journeyed daily from his Staten Island home, leaving as an early hour to catch the steamboat of the North Shore ferry, at the nearby Sailors' Snug Harbor dock.
His scholastic record at the Polytechnic Institute is proudly preserved by his devoted family; old-fashioned certificates recite that fact in the language of those years, 1880 to 1886.
George's enrollment at Polytechnic Institute was preceded by that of his brother Charles, his senior by two years; and in his last year his brother James also entered that historic preparatory school, famed for its high scholastic standing. A sidelight, illustrating George's serious minded devotion to his studies is found in the diary of one of his travelling companions of the fair sex on those daily ferry boat trips. She writes with obvious chagrin that try as hard as they might, the charms of the young girls failed to excite the interest of the studious "Mr. Hicks." George was putting his travel time to better use.
Some note should perhaps be made here to give an idea of the wholesome atmosphere of family life in the Hicks home. The family was large, four sons and three daughters; and there were usually other relatives living in the home. The influence was exemplary and Christion of the liveral school identified with the Unitarian Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. Hicks were leaders on Staten Island. With the acumen of his father, which George in herited, was combined the personal charm and tact of his mother, whose graciousness tempered her rare ability to direct the many community interests to which she was devoted.
To return now to George's progress in the field of education. The excellence of his marks on graduation from the Polytechnic Institute assured his acceptance to admission to the School of Mines at Columbia College, as the rpesent day university was then called. He was enrolled in the Class of 1890 upon entrance. Thecollege was them located at 49th street and Fourth Avenue in the City of New York.
At Columbia College George became a leader among his classmates, gaining membership in Alpha Delta Phi fraternity and many other extra curricular organizations. His scholastic standing did not suffer by reason of his personalpopularity; and his graduation diploma which bears the signatures of Seth Low, President, and the entire faculty of the Shcool of Mines, adn is dated June 11, 1890, recites that "the Professors have examined George Jewett Hicks in all the studies of the course in Metallurgy; and having found him in all respects well qualified, have recommended him as worthy to receive the degree of Metallurgical Engineer." He was thereupon admitted to such Degree, as his diploma so certifies.
With so fine a record of scholastic accomplishment it is not surprising that his thoughts and his steps turned toward the West, which was then going through early stages of development. This determination reinforced by a generous allowance from his father, and an authorization to draw such additional drafts as he might have need for, enabled George to start out on his journey to the fast growing cities fo the Pacific Northwest: Portland, Seattle, Tacoma; and inland to Spokane and the Montana copper country. There on the frontier, after much thought, he coame to the conviction that greater opportunity existed for one of his training in the newly-developed procession of iron ore into steel, which was destined to revolutionize the building of ships and to bring into existence modern skyscrapers in every large American city, and, as was to follow, steel rails which served to tie together ever the remote sections of the country.
George's letters home from the far West were not written in discouragement, and almost no mention was made in them of his health. When he wrote that he planned to return East as far as Pittsburg, hub of the world's new born giant industry, the steel mill, his family were relieved, assuming that in that field, not so far from home, he would find the sought-for opening.
Arriving in that smog-laden industrial center, he lost no time in seeking a position where his knowledge and training might be best applied. He sought interviews with a nimber of prominent leaders in the stell world; but the economy of the country was then in an unstable condition, and retrenchment rather thatn expansion was being practiced. The Carnegie Steel Company was among those companies by which he was turned away. When the letter which follows reached him, addressed to Mr. Andrew Carnegis by a family freind of long standing, George William Curtis, George Hicks was keenly dismayed that the letter had come too late. Mr. Curtis's letter has been preserved; and because of its obvious sencerity and desire to be of assistance to one he held in high esteem, it is printed here:
West New Brighton
Staten Island, N.Y.
January 9, 1891
My dear Sir:
My young friend, Mr. George Jewett Hicks, after graduation with great distinction at the Columbia School of Science has gone to Pittsburg with the purpose of mastering the carft of steel working and manufacture. He is in every way so excellent a young man, so steady, upright, intelligent and earnest that I am sure you would be willing to advise him in matters upon which you are the most competent and kinkly of advisers, and I therefore venture to give him this note to you.
With great regard, I am
Very truly yours,
George William Curtis
to Andrew Carnegie Esq.
Pittsburgh, Pa.

As George did not present this letter it is obvious that he flet that the door to Mr. Carnegie's favoraboe consideration was already barred to him. Reluctant to call on his family for further support, he found employment in a drafting office in the nearby town of Allegheny. Here, after days and weeks bent over a drafting table in that environment of poisonous fumes he was taken seriously ill. Living alone in a boarding house, virtually unknown, it was impossible for him to receive the care that might have saved his life. He became steadily worse, for the malady which had been giver the dread name "consumption" had laid its havn on him. A friend who came and took him for a Sunday afternoon walk urged him to return home, or as least to go to a healthier climate. Courageous to the end, he refrained from alarming his family; but when at length his spirit was broken by bodily weakness, he came to the realization that he must return home. Reaching there he was barely able to walk up the porch steps.
Loving care and competent professional attention were lavished on George during the few short weeks he was to remain on earth. At the last--and it was all too tragically soon---the lamp flickered and went out, on May 15, 1891. Dismay grim and unconsolable filled the hearts of those who loved him. Neighbors and friends were left aghast; his classmates distressed beyoud comprehending.
The body of young George Jewett Hicks was laid away in kthe family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, on that May day sisty-seven years ago, there to wait until joined by his broken hearted parents and adoring brother and sister. How fejoiced they must each have felt to be welcomed into the life everlasting by their precious and unforgettable son and brother, still in the rediant bloom of youth.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Gloria Gail Hicks (F)
#247726
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Relationship=9th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=9th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Gloria Gail Hicks married Henry Watson. Gloria Gail Hicks was the daughter of Henry Melville Hicks Sr. and Ruth Horrman.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Gregory Hicks (M)
#321400

     Gregory Hicks married Katherine Ann Corbett, daughter of Robert Henry Corbett and Ruth Jane Knudsen.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Gregory Hicks and Katherine Ann Corbett
Ryne Gregory Hicks

Henry Melville Hicks Jr. (M)
#247720
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=9th cousin of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=9th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Henry Melville Hicks Jr. married Nanita Garcia. Henry Melville Hicks Jr. was the son of Henry Melville Hicks Sr. and Ruth Horrman.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Henry Melville Hicks Jr. and Nanita Garcia
Ruth Marie Hicks

Henry Melville Hicks Sr. (M)
(17. Jun. 1903 - 20. Feb. 1984), #247717
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=8th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Henry Melville Hicks Sr. was also known as Duke Hicks. Henry Melville Hicks Sr. was born on 17. Jun. 1903. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Edna Gould Smith. Henry Melville Hicks Sr. married Ruth Horrman. Henry Melville Hicks Sr. married Janice Compton. Henry Melville Hicks Sr. died on 20. Feb. 1984 at age 80. He was buried at Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Henry Melville Hicks Sr. and Ruth Horrman
Henry Melville Hicks Jr.+
Gloria Gail Hicks

Horace Bliss Hicks (M)
#363140

     Horace Bliss Hicks married Myrtle Quick, daughter of Lorenzo Vaughn Quick and Emeline Dickinson.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Horace Bliss Hicks and Myrtle Quick
Lila Mae Hicks (27. Mar. 1897 - )

Howard Davis Hicks (M)
(26. Sep. 1946 - ), #401448
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=7th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=10th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Howard Davis Hicks was born on 26. Sep. 1946 at Bexar County, Texas. He was the son of Raymond Hicks and Winnie Davis.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Jackson Hicks (M)
#361744

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Jackson Hicks
Cordelia Morrell Hicks+ (1855 - )

James Jewett Hicks (M)
(23. Oct. 1873 - Jun. 1918), #247736
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     James Jewett Hicks was born on 23. Oct. 1873. He was the son of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett. James Jewett Hicks died in Jun. 1918 at age 44. He was buried on 9. Jun. 1918 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

James Hicks (M)
#279174

     James Hicks married Nicy Janet Gardner, daughter of Rev. Thomas Gardner and Janette Smock.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

John Middagh Hicks (M)
(1894 - 1965), #247718
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=8th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     John Middagh Hicks was born in 1894. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Edna Gould Smith. John Middagh Hicks married Gertrude McKay. John Middagh Hicks died in 1965.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

John Middagh Hicks (M)
(1751 - 1835), #247702
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=4th cousin 5 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=4th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     John Middagh Hicks was born in 1751. He was the son of Samuel Hicks and Maria Middagh. John Middagh Hicks married Eliza Hicks. John Middagh Hicks died in 1835.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of John Middagh Hicks and Eliza Hicks
Juleit Hicks
Evelina Hicks+ (1796 - 1862)
Edgar Hicks+ (22. Sep. 1810 - 20. Sep. 1851)

John Middagh Hicks (M)
(20. Nov. 1836 - Jul. 1883), #247739
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=6th cousin 3 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=6th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     John Middagh Hicks was born on 20. Nov. 1836. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Sarah Low Frost. John Middagh Hicks married Carolene Marsh Prince. John Middagh Hicks died in Jul. 1883 at age 46. He was buried on 24. Jul. 1883 at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Juleit Hicks (F)
#247764
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=5th cousin 4 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=5th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Juleit Hicks was the daughter of John Middagh Hicks and Eliza Hicks.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Lavina Faye Hicks (F)
#109153

     Lavina Faye Hicks married Everett Doyle Johnson, son of Clifford Carl Johnson and Syble Marie Morgan, on 20. Sep. 1974 at Tulare County, California.

Last Edited=24 Dec 2007

Children of Lavina Faye Hicks and Everett Doyle Johnson
Randy Doyle Johnson (11. Aug. 1975 - )
Melissa Dawn Johnson (12. Sep. 1978 - )

Lila Mae Hicks (F)
(27. Mar. 1897 - ), #363141
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=5th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=9th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Lila Mae Hicks was born on 27. Mar. 1897 at Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Horace Bliss Hicks and Myrtle Quick. Lila Mae Hicks married Orrie Richard Stebbins, son of Orville R Stebbins and Julia Moore, on 20. Dec. 1916 at Farnam, Webster County, Nebraska. Lila Mae Hicks died at Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Lorene Elizabeth Hicks (F)
(1. Nov. 1912 - 13. Mar. 1985), #421904

     Lorene Elizabeth Hicks was born on 1. Nov. 1912 at Missouri. She married (Unknown) Greenwalt. Lorene Elizabeth Hicks married Orville F. Baker, son of Lorenzo Daniel Baker and Mary Jane Seals, on 24. Aug. 1954. Lorene Elizabeth Hicks died on 13. Mar. 1985 at Meadville, Linn County, Missouri, at age 72.

Last Edited=6 Apr 2007

Louise Hicks (F)
#361831

     Louise Hicks married Graham Romeyn Taylor Jr., son of Graham Romeyn Taylor and Florence Taylor, on 23. Apr. 1953.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Mary G. Hicks (F)
( - 3. Mar. 1898), #367006

     Mary G. Hicks married John B. Strawbridge, son of Benjamin Strawbridge and Sarah Calvert, in Dec. 1871 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Mary G. Hicks died on 3. Mar. 1898 at San Diego, San Diego County, California.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Mary Hick Hicks (F)
#304686

     Mary Hick Hicks married Alfred Durey.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Mary Hick Hicks and Alfred Durey
Mattie M. Durey (c 1871 - )

Mary Jewett Hicks (F)
(28. Oct. 1881 - ), #247746
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=7th cousin 2 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=7th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven

     Mary Jewett Hicks was born on 28. Oct. 1881. She was the daughter of George Frost Hicks and Sarah Holman Jewett.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Mary M. Hicks (F)
#98161

     Mary M. Hicks married Ezekiel Oliver Schenck, son of Aaron Roelofse Schenck and Sarah Oliver, on 19. Apr. 1848.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Mary Hicks (F)
#163957

     Mary Hicks married John Leonard Gum, son of James G. Gum and Harriet Conover.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Mary Hicks and John Leonard Gum
Oliver Gum
Della Gum
Ima J. Gum
Gale Gum

Mary Hicks (F)
#242227

     Mary Hicks married Arthur Flanary, son of Calvin Henry Flanery and Corintha Caroline Conover; no issue.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Olive Hicks (F)
(5. Mar. 1920 - 1. Mar. 2003), #428077
Pop-up Pedigree

     Olive Hicks was born on 5. Mar. 1920 at Joseph, Sevier County, Utah. She was the daughter of Archibald Hicks and Beulah Matilda Robinson. Olive Hicks married William Varsal Brinkerhoff, son of John Heber Brinkerhoff and Lenora Levern Carson, on 5. Mar. 1936 at Joseph, Sevier County, Utah. Olive Hicks died on 1. Mar. 2003 her last known address was at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, according to the SSDI.

Last Edited=28 Jun 2007

Children of Olive Hicks and William Varsal Brinkerhoff
William Scott Brinkerhoff+ (5. Feb. 1937 - )
Sterling Reed Brinkerhoff+ (12. Apr. 1938 - )
Patricia Kay Brinkerhoff+ (8. May. 1939 - )
Janet Beulah Brinkerhoff+ (13. Mar. 1942 - )
Jerald Brent Brinkerhoff (3. Jan. 1944 - 17. Feb. 2004)

Rayburn Darrell Hicks (M)
#421923

     Rayburn Darrell Hicks was also known as Cotton Hicks. He married Roberta Seals, daughter of Austin D. Seals and Frances Mae Webb.

Last Edited=9 Apr 2007

Raymond Hicks (M)
(c 1904 - ), #401445

     Raymond Hicks was born c 1904. He married Winnie Davis, daughter of Z. M. Pike Davis and Lenora Dodgen.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Raymond Hicks and Winnie Davis
Howard Davis Hicks (26. Sep. 1946 - )

Rebecca Hicks (F)
(May. 1839 - ), #111563

     Rebecca Hicks was born in May. 1839 at South Carolina. She married James S. Crownover, son of Daniel D. Crownover and Polly George.
Rebecca Hicks and James S. Crownover appeared on the census of 20. Aug. 1860 at Spring Creek Twp., Yell County, Arkansas; real estate value 800.00, personal property 400.00.
Rebecca Hicks and James S. Crownover appeared on the census of 18. Jun. 1870 at Spring Creek Twp., Yell County, Arkansas; real estate value 1,000.00, personal property 600.00.
Rebecca Hicks and James S. Crownover appeared on the census of 9. Jun. 1900 at Ferguson Twp., Yell County, Arkansas; 8 children, 5 living.

Last Edited=16 Nov 2007

Children of Rebecca Hicks and James S. Crownover
Thomas Daniel Crownover+ (29. Jul. 1859 - )
John Crownover (c 1862 - )
Mary Crownover (b 1865 - )
Matthew Crownover (c 1865 - )
Martha Crownover+ (9. Jan. 1866 - 19. Mar. 1925)
Annettia Crownover (c 1868 - )
Jordan Crownover (c 1872 - )
A. M. Crownover (c 1873 - )
J.A. Crownover (c 1879 - )

Robert Holman Hicks (M)
(28. Jan. 1901 - 17. Oct. 1988), #247716
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=8th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=8th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Robert Holman Hicks immigrated. Robert Holman Hicks was born on 28. Jan. 1901. He was FBI. He was the son of Edgar Hicks and Edna Gould Smith. Robert Holman Hicks married Dorothy Coman. Robert Holman Hicks died on 17. Oct. 1988 at Washington, District of Columbia, at age 87. He was buried at Staten Island, Richmond County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Ruth Marie Hicks (F)
#247722
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=9th cousin 1 time removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=10th great-granddaughter of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Ruth Marie Hicks was the daughter of Henry Melville Hicks Jr. and Nanita Garcia.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Ryne Gregory Hicks (M)
#321401
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=9th cousin 3 times removed of David Kipp Conover Jr..
Relationship=12th great-grandson of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven.

     Ryne Gregory Hicks was the son of Gregory Hicks and Katherine Ann Corbett.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Samuel Hicks (M)
(1725 - ), #247699
Pop-up Pedigree

     Samuel Hicks was born in 1725. He was the son of Samuel Hicks and Martha Doughty. Samuel Hicks married Maria Middagh, daughter of Aert Middagh and Magdalene Stryker.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Child of Samuel Hicks and Maria Middagh
John Middagh Hicks+ (1751 - 1835)

Samuel Hicks (M)
#247700

     Samuel Hicks married Martha Doughty.

Last Edited=3 Dec 2005

Child of Samuel Hicks and Martha Doughty
Samuel Hicks+ (1725 - )

Sarah A. Hicks (F)
(6. May. 1820 - 28. May. 1863), #340723

     Sarah A. Hicks was born on 6. May. 1820 at Campbell County, Kentucky. She married Barnett Terhune, son of Albert Terhune and Nancy Carter. Sarah A. Hicks died on 28. May. 1863 at Cadiz, Henry County, Indiana, at age 43.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Sarah Proctor Hicks (F)
(30. Jul. 1842 - ), #36504

     Sarah Proctor Hicks was born on 30. Jul. 1842. She married Edwin Van Cleave, son of Johnathan Van Cleave and Malinda Van Cleave, on 26. Dec. 1861.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006

Children of Sarah Proctor Hicks and Edwin Van Cleave
Emily Elizabeth Van Cleave+ (17. Nov. 1862 - 22. Aug. 1937)
America Malinda Van Cleave+ (3. Jan. 1865 - 19. Mar. 1945)
John Sanford Van Cleave (19. Sep. 1867 - 15. Dec. 1887)
Paulina Jane Van Cleave (15. Jul. 1870 - 2. Sep. 1949)
Laura Alice Van Cleave (11. Mar. 1873 - 14. Apr. 1950)
Effie May Van Cleave (17. Jan. 1876 - 7. Dec. 1961)
Nancy Alma Van Cleave (23. Apr. 1879 - 29. Dec. 1974)

Thomas Hicks (M)
#171345

     Thomas Hicks married Neeltje Tymensz Van Dyke, daughter of Tymen Franszen Van Dyke and Hester Pluvier, on 31. Jul. 1714 at Dutch Reformed Church, New York City, New York County, New York.

Last Edited=15 Oct 2006


         
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