James Hickman, of Salem, Missouri, was born in Monroe, Ohio in 1828, being the 8th of 11 children. He remained at home, working on the farm and attending school until he attained his majority and in 1851 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kinney, who was born in Ohio in 1833. Her parents, Timothy and Rachel Kinney, moved from Ohio to Carroll Co., Missouri in 1865, and in 1870 moved to Dent Co., Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman became the parents of seven children, five of whom are living. One son, Silas P. resides at home, 2 sons and 1 daughter reside in Dent Co. , and the oldest daughter in Howell Co. One of their daughters died in Ohio in 1865, and one son in Missouri.
Until 1872, James resided in Monroe Co., Ohio since which time he became a citizen of Dent Co. Missouri. He owns a good farm of 280 acres, with 100 under cultivation, on which are a commodious, 2 story frame house, large barn and other necessary building, and has 5 acres in orchard, consisting of young and bearing trees. He has 320 acres of timber land, located a short distance from the home and his wife has 160 acres of land on the Currant River. This river runs through the farm and furnishes good water power on which she has caused a grist mill to be built and has placed it in charge of her oldest son, Timothy, who is a millwright and miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman were members of the Protestant Methodist Church in Ohio, but never united with any church in Missouri. Mr. Hickman is a republican in politics and is a son of William and Mary Green Hickman, the former being a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Monroe Co., Ohio in 1858 at 68 years of age whither he had moved at an early age. His wife was of English lineage and died in Ohio in 1856 at 60 years of age.
The History of Dent County, 1889
Contributor: Sonia Hermanstorfer (49138476)
Until 1872, James resided in Monroe Co., Ohio since which time he became a citizen of Dent Co. Missouri. He owns a good farm of 280 acres, with 100 under cultivation, on which are a commodious, 2 story frame house, large barn and other necessary building, and has 5 acres in orchard, consisting of young and bearing trees. He has 320 acres of timber land, located a short distance from the home and his wife has 160 acres of land on the Currant River. This river runs through the farm and furnishes good water power on which she has caused a grist mill to be built and has placed it in charge of her oldest son, Timothy, who is a millwright and miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman were members of the Protestant Methodist Church in Ohio, but never united with any church in Missouri. Mr. Hickman is a republican in politics and is a son of William and Mary Green Hickman, the former being a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Monroe Co., Ohio in 1858 at 68 years of age whither he had moved at an early age. His wife was of English lineage and died in Ohio in 1856 at 60 years of age.
The History of Dent County, 1889
Contributor: Sonia Hermanstorfer (49138476)
James Hickman, of Salem, Missouri, was born in Monroe, Ohio in 1828, being the 8th of 11 children. He remained at home, working on the farm and attending school until he attained his majority and in 1851 was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kinney, who was born in Ohio in 1833. Her parents, Timothy and Rachel Kinney, moved from Ohio to Carroll Co., Missouri in 1865, and in 1870 moved to Dent Co., Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Hickman became the parents of seven children, five of whom are living. One son, Silas P. resides at home, 2 sons and 1 daughter reside in Dent Co. , and the oldest daughter in Howell Co. One of their daughters died in Ohio in 1865, and one son in Missouri.
Until 1872, James resided in Monroe Co., Ohio since which time he became a citizen of Dent Co. Missouri. He owns a good farm of 280 acres, with 100 under cultivation, on which are a commodious, 2 story frame house, large barn and other necessary building, and has 5 acres in orchard, consisting of young and bearing trees. He has 320 acres of timber land, located a short distance from the home and his wife has 160 acres of land on the Currant River. This river runs through the farm and furnishes good water power on which she has caused a grist mill to be built and has placed it in charge of her oldest son, Timothy, who is a millwright and miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman were members of the Protestant Methodist Church in Ohio, but never united with any church in Missouri. Mr. Hickman is a republican in politics and is a son of William and Mary Green Hickman, the former being a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Monroe Co., Ohio in 1858 at 68 years of age whither he had moved at an early age. His wife was of English lineage and died in Ohio in 1856 at 60 years of age.
The History of Dent County, 1889
Contributor: Sonia Hermanstorfer (49138476)
Until 1872, James resided in Monroe Co., Ohio since which time he became a citizen of Dent Co. Missouri. He owns a good farm of 280 acres, with 100 under cultivation, on which are a commodious, 2 story frame house, large barn and other necessary building, and has 5 acres in orchard, consisting of young and bearing trees. He has 320 acres of timber land, located a short distance from the home and his wife has 160 acres of land on the Currant River. This river runs through the farm and furnishes good water power on which she has caused a grist mill to be built and has placed it in charge of her oldest son, Timothy, who is a millwright and miller.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman were members of the Protestant Methodist Church in Ohio, but never united with any church in Missouri. Mr. Hickman is a republican in politics and is a son of William and Mary Green Hickman, the former being a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Monroe Co., Ohio in 1858 at 68 years of age whither he had moved at an early age. His wife was of English lineage and died in Ohio in 1856 at 60 years of age.
The History of Dent County, 1889
Contributor: Sonia Hermanstorfer (49138476)
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