A. L. Hickman MS Dept. of Education Letter

In 1957, the Mississippi Department of Education provided a letter to someone to prove Abraham Lincoln Hickman's age in 1896. This letter also provided proof that Peter Hickman was A. L. Hickman's dad.

A. L. Hickman's 2nd Marriage Certificate

Abraham Lincoln Hickman was married a second time after his marriage to George Ann Brown Hickman. Attached, please find his 1953 marriage certificate to Lula Stone Blanchard.

The Brown Family

I was able to trace our family on the Brown side all the way back to 1830, which is the birthday of Charlott Brown who was born a slave in South Carolina.

Listed below is the information you will find on the attached census record:

Name: George Brown
Home in 1900: Beat 5, Winston, Mississippi
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: 1850
Birthplace: Mississippi
Spouse’s Name: Mollie
Mother’s Name: Charlott
Race: Black
Household Members:
1) George Brown – 50 years old
2) Mollie Brown – 40
3) Alex C. Brown – 13
4) Laura Brown – 17
5) George Ann Brown – 11
6) James W. Brown – 6
7) Fanny Brown 4
8) Lucy Brown – 3
9) Earnest Brown – 1
10) Fayett Wilson – 9
11) Dula Wilson – 7
12) Fanny Wilson – 17
13) Charlott Brown – 70

Did you notice Charlott Brown was living with George Brown and family in 1900? Also, you will find (3) people with the Wilson last name that were living with the Brown family. Two are nieces and one nephew. I am assuming that these are the children of one of George’s sibling(s), but they could be the children of one of Mollie’s sibling(s), but it will take additional research to confirm either theory.

Ben Hickman Family

Last week I received a phone call “out-of-the-blue” from Willie Pearl Washington, the granddaughter of Ben Hickman. I was finally able to catch-up with her yesterday and had a wonderful conversation about the Hickman family.

Remember my mother sent me a piece of information that cast doubt as to Lee Hickman being Rev. Abraham Lincoln Hickman’s dad. Instead, Peter Hickman was A.L. Hickman’s father and I have proof not only in writing from a Mississippi government agency, but I also have the census records. I always had information on Peter Hickman, but I just could not piece together how he was A. L. Hickman’s father when I had information on Lee Hickman, who was suppose to be Ben Hickman’s only brother.

There was one other fact that I had trouble identifying and that is the name of Emaline Hickman’s husband. Well, Willie Pearl has filled in some critical holes in my research, but I still have one major question that has not been answered. I’ll get to this question later in this blog.

Willie Pearl spoke to other family members and confirmed that Levi Hickman was the husband of Emaline Hickman. Plus, Levi had two brothers: Sam and George Hickman. I came across both these names in my research, but I did not know who they were. I believe I have accurate 1880 census records on both Sam and George (and his wife and children). I will post his information at another time.

Now, I have confirmed that Peter Hickman was the brother of Ben Hickman, not Lee Hickman. I was told that Ben only had one brother and his name was Lee. Well, not only is Peter Ben’s brother, but there also was a sister named Carolyn Hickman. WOW! But I still have one major question that needs to be answered: Who is Lee Hickman? Willie Pearl believes that Lee might actually be Levi, but the 1880 census records list Lee as Ben’s brother! Was there another brother who was older than Ben Hickman? Did he die? Or did he lose contact with the family and that is why no one alive knows about him? I hope to resolve this mystery in the near future.

Ben Hickman had 14 children and was born on March 2, 1876 and died in 1944! (Technically speaking, there are probably a several hundreds relatives just from these siblings that we are not in touch with) His wife’s name was Martha Harris Hickman.

Listed below are Ben’s children:

1) Baby Hickman (Willie Pearl believes this baby was not given a name. A boy, he was born in 1921 and died the same year. He most likely died at birth.)
2) Gertie Lee Hickman
3) Earnest Hickman
4) Pearlie Hickman
5) Sally Jane Hickman
6) Johnnie Hickman
7) Roberta Hickman
8) Early Hickman
9) Nannie Hickman
10) Tommie Lee Hickman
11) Missie Hickman
12) Mattie Bell Hickman
13) Bob Hickman
14) Lula Hickman

I actually have the 1910 census record which list 11 of the above children (see attached) and his wife. This census record confirms what Willie Pearl provided to me.
As you can see, we have numerous Hickman descendants that we need to reach out and find so that we can invite them to the family reunion.

1930 United States Federal Census - The Hickman Family

In my research of the Hickman-Brown Family, I have been saving a copy of the official census records that were handwritten. Attached to this blog you will see the 1930 census record of the Hickman Family. From this form you are able to obtain the following information (you will have to click on the picture to enlarge it to better see the information):


Head of Household: Abraham L. Hickman

Home in 1930: City of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi

Age: 39 years old

Estimated Birth Year: about 1891

Spouse's Name: Georgia

Race: Negro (Black)

Household Members:

1) Abraham L. Hickman 39 years old

2) Georgia Hickman 38

3) Mardie J. Hickman 18

4) Eula J. Hickman 15

5) Mary Hickman 13

6) Grazila Hickman 11

7) Harding C. Hickman 9

Stevie
___________________________________________________________

Hello everyone here is more info researched by Warren Galloway regarding a 1930 US federal census. There is a copy of this record that was sent in a email but since this is my first posting to a blog i'm not quit efficient yet, so i'll get it up as soon as possible.

KNUCKLEUP!


SEAN HICKMAN

Abraham Lincoln Hickman

My mother Amanda "Sister" Galloway sent me these two pictures of Abraham Lincoln Hickman. (click on the photos to enlarge them for better viewing) Please share these photos with other family members. All Hickmans are descendants of A. L. Hickman. I'm not too sure of the year of these pictures, but I would say he took these pictures in the early to mid 1900s.

Brown Family History

Hi Sheila:

I am the family member who is doing the research on our family (Hickman and Brown) history. I have some very interesting information for you on the Brown side of our family. Every family member on this listserv is a descendant of George and Mollie Brown, your grandparents and my great-great grandparents. You say your grandmother’s name is Mary, but I talked in detail to Ida “Dollbaby” Hickman Roy (our family historian) and she reconfirmed that her name was indeed Mollie.

I have copies of the census from 1900 and 1910 for both George and Mollie Brown; they lived in Winston County, Mississippi. In 1900 George was 50 years old and Mollie was 40 years old. The following uncles and aunts lived in the household:

1) Alex
2) Laura
3) George Ann
4) James W (who you knew)
5) Fanny
6) Lucy
7) Earnest (who you knew)
8) Luby
9) Hosie (your dad)

Also living in the household w as your great grandmother and my great-great-great grandmother. Charlott (this is how she spelled her name) Brown, who was 70 years old in 1900 and was born in South Carolina. She was born a slave (1830 – our oldest known Brown family member) and was in slavery for at least 35 years. Slavery officially ended in 1865. I did some additional research on Charlott and I believe I found her in the 1880 census, which I have not been able to confirm. If I am correct in my research, I also found your great grandfather. (I’ll give you details about him once I confirm this information)

Additional information about your grandmother Mollie. Mollie was Indian (this is known by a number of living Hickman family members) (the 1910 census list her as being Mulatto) and I was having trouble researching our family history on her side because I could not find her maiden name, which you gave as being Baxter. Now I can look for her Indian tribe and further trace our family history. So, your dad Hosie was ¼ Indian and you are 1/8 Indian and every family on this listserv has Indian in his or her blood.

What’s interesting is that when I was in law school I wrote a constitutional legal paper on “Black Indians.” If I had known at the time I had Indian in my blood, I would have done research on our family and included this information in my paper.

I hope you and all the family members on this listserv find this information to be informative. If you have any additional information you would like to provide me, please do so. Also, do you have any pictures of your grandparents? Thanks and please share this information with your sister Fannie Mae.

Hickman Family History

Dear family:

Well, I guess it is time to talk about the Hickman side of the family. When I started this research, the only information I had was the name of Rev. Abraham Lincoln Hickman and George Ann Brown Hickman (this is the Brown side of our family. George Ann was ½ Indian) (We all have Hickman and Brown blood, except for Sheila who is only related to us via the Brown blood) and Lee Hickman was Abraham’s father.

Very generic information, but enough for me to find census records.

I first found the 1930 census record of Rev. Abraham L. Hickman and his wife George Ann Hickman living in the city of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi. Rev. Hickman was the pastor of the Life Boat Methodist Church, now called the St. Peter United Methodist Church in Aberdeen, Mississippi. In 1930, Rev. Hickman w as 39 years old and Mrs. Hickman was 38 years old. Both were my great grandparents. The following kids were living in the household:

1) Mardia J. Hickman – 18 years old
2) Eula J. Hickman (my grandmother) – 15 years old
3) Mary Hickman – 13 years old
4) Grazila Hickman – 11 years old
5) Harding C. Hickman – 9 years old

I knew Rev. Hickman father’s name was Lee Hickman. After reviewing numerous census records, I found Lee Hickman. Not only did I find Lee Hickman (my great-great grandfather), I found his only brother Ben Hickman. Yet, an even bigger surprise is that I found their mother, Emaline Hickman (she was my great-great-great grandmother). As far as I know, I am the first family member to find Lee and Ben’s mother. The information on Lee and Ben is correct and verified. I used an 1880 census record to obtain this information! Emaline was 35 years old (born in 1845 as a slave) and worked for a white family called the Yarboughs (husband, wife and 7 kids) as a servant. Lee was 10 and Ben 4 years old and no male lived with them. They lived in the city of Platt sburg, Winston County, Mississippi. I guess I have to do more research to find out who was Emaline’s husband. I did find out this week that Lee Hickman wife’s name was Sophia. I have to do research on her for our family.

I could not find any more information on Emaline or Lee Hickman on any other census record, but I was able to find additional information on Ben Hickman (my great-great uncle). I found information on him in the 1910 and 1920 census. He was living in Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi. (this information was verified) His wife was Martha Hickman and they had the following kids living with them:

1) Pearl Hickman
2) Nannie M. Hickman
3) Gertie L. Hickman
4) Sallie Hickman
5) Tommie L. Hickman
6) Lon Hickman
7) Smith Hickman
8) John Hickman
9) Addie M. Hickman
10) Earnest Hickman
11) Roberta Hickman

12) Early Hickman
13) Bob Hickman
14) Mattie Bell Hickman

My entire research on our family and everyone we know is a direct descendant of Lee Hickman.

Here is my amazing family find! I am in touch with (1) descendant of Ben Hickman! Willie “Pearl” Washington who lives in St. Louis, MO. Actually, Ida “Dollbaby" Roy knew she was alive and had her phone number. I called her and had a wonderful conversation about the Ben Hickman side of the family. Her mother was Roberta Hickman (see above), daughter of Ben Hickman. She confirmed most of her mother’s brothers and sister and will be getting me all the information she has on living and deceased Ben Hickman family members. Is this information exciting or what?

Below you will find our oldest family members. Because there was no census record on slaves prior to 1870, the research gets 10 times more difficult, which means it might be months before I find any additional information beyond these relatives. I still have not found the plantation for the Hickmans or Browns or the tribe/reservation for Mollie Baxter Brown.

Please wish me must luck in my research!

1845 Emaline Hickman, a slave (oldest known Hickman)
1830 Charlott Brown, a slave (oldest known Brown)
1860 Mollie Brown, an Indian

Now, given the research I have provided you on the Hickman and Brown lineage, I highly recommend that we now call the family reunion the Hickman-Brown Family Reunion. Please let me know if you agree. Keep in mind, we are all descendants of one or the other or both Abraham Lincoln Hickman and Georgia Ann Brown. Plus I discussed this with Dollbaby and she agreed that it should be called the Hickman-Brown Family Reunion to capture all our family members.