Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Charlotte Viola Sandefur

Charlotte Viola Sandefur was born 27 September 1906 in Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, and died 03 February 2000, age 93, in Macon County, Tennessee.

Viola was the daughter of Nancy Ellen Hicks and George Woodson Sandefur.

Here is what my grandmother, Cleffie Hicks Burford, wrote:

 My Cousin Viola

 There were several times while we lived on the Bolding place that my cousin, Viola came by to visit with us for a few days, usually not more than two, but I always wished she would stay longer. I was only a small child, somewhere in the range of three to five, and she was a teenager.  I thought she was the most wonderful person I had seen around that part of the country.  I loved to hear her talk.  She was so mature for her age.  And she used expressions that I wasn’t used to hearing; for instance she would say “Cousin Cleffie”, or “Cousin Ruby”, etc. Also, I was just fascinated when I watched her combing her hair.  This one time that I remember most she back-combed it down around the ears and then put a small “rat” in under the hair and arranged the hair over it and made a nice puff over each ear, then brought the rest of it together in the back and pinned it.  I’m sure that was the fashion then.  I thought that was so neat. Anyway, I just grew to love her and she has always been one of my very favorite cousins.  At this writing she still lives in Somerville, Tennessee and is age 81. (Today is October 10, 1987. The day I wrote this.)

Viola Sandefur married William Ralph Solomon 18 September 1928 in Jackson County, Arkansas, son of Wilbur W Solomon and Nora G Simmons. He was born 25 May 1905 in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, and died 23 August 1930 in Macon, Fayette County, Tennessee. After Ralph died, at age 25, Viola never re-married.

I don't have any pictures of Ralph Solomon.

PHOTO: Ruby Hicks Barnett, Viola Solomon, Cleffie Hicks Burford, 1974, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Floral, Arkansas

PHOTO: Viola with Barbara and Olan Hicks, Bald Knob, Arkansas

Viola with Lester Burford, Bald Knob, Arkansas

Viola and Ralph Solomon had one child: Nora Ellen 1929-2005.

Nora married William Elmer Wright and they had six children: Billy, Bobby, Dennis, Nancy, Deborah, and Rodney.

PHOTO: Viola Solomon and grandson Rodney Wright

PHOTO: Rodney, Nancy, Debbie Wright, Viola Solomon

PHOTO: Viola with some of her great-grandchildren.

What Viola's granddaughter, Nancy Ellen Wright, wrote on her FindAGrave memorial:

My Grandmother, Viola Solomon, (Never call her Charlotte!) spent most of her life caring for other people, either very young or very old. She was widowed at the young age of 23, with a child just under a year old, and never remarried. My visits with her as a child are some of my happiest and most vivid memories of my life. I experienced "old-timey" things with her that most people born in the late 1950's never got to see. She lived to be almost 94 years old. She was a member of Somerville Church of Christ.

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Ralph Solomon died 23 August 1930, age 25.

Viola Sandefur Solomon died 03 February 2000, age 93.

They are buried in Macon Cemetery, Macon, Fayette County, Tennessee

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Ida Mae Sandefur

Ida Mae Sandefur was born 25 December 1901, and died 13 October 1961, age 59. 

Ida Mae (I think she was called 'Mae') was the daughter of Nancy Ellen Hicks and George Woodson Sandefur.

PHOTO: Back - Ida Mae and her sister Viola. 

Front - Malisa Burns Hicks, Nancy Ellen Hicks Sandefur (Malisa is Nancy's mother) 

This is the only picture I have of Ida Mae.

Ida Mae Sandefur married Carter Lewis Ceilco Weatherford (called Ceilco, apparently) 25 May 1925.

Family records state that Ida Mae married a man by the name of Ceilco Weatherford in 1925. That's all the information I had about her. So I went to FamilySearch and tried to find out more. I found 2 records. One was the 1940 census, in which Ida Mae is reported to be a widow, and she had a 4 year old son - Carter W Weatherford. I dug around some more and found a death certificate for a Carter Lewis Ceilco Weatherford. He was near the same age as Ida Mae. He died of a gunshot wound -- officially deemed a homicide -- in 1946. On the death certificate his wife is listed as "Gracie." Now, I have learned that information gleaned from census takers is not always reliable. So I'm wondering if Ida Mae was not in fact a widow in 1940 -- but maybe divorced, or her husband had left her at that time. I mean, how many Ceilco Weatherfords could there have been in Arkansas? (He was killed in Tennessee, but on the death certificate his residence was listed as Wilson, Arkansas and he was buried in Arkansas.) Ceilco's full name was Carter Lewis Ceilco Weatherford. Ida Mae's son in the 1940 census is named Carter W Weatherford. So I'm relatively certain the murdered man was her husband. 

Children of Mae Sandefur and Ceilco Weatherford -- well now, that's a bit of a conundrum... On the FamilySearch website I found documentation for two sons:

i. William Allen Weatherford 1926-1985, married Reva Dell Walker

William (if this is in fact her son) was born 10 months after she married Ceilco. However, he is not listed as living with her in the 1940 census. He would have been 14 years old. It's possible he was living with his father, or elsewhere.

ii. Carter Wayne Weatherford 1935-2006

In the 1940 census Ida Mae is listed as head of household, widowed, with her son Carter W Weatherford, age 4. No one else is listed in the household.

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Ida Mae Sandefur Weatherford died 13 October 1961. 

She is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Floral, Independence County, Arkansas.

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - John Henry 'Jack' Hicks

John Henry 'Jack' Hicks was born 13 February 1909, Tuckerman, Jackson County, Arkansas, and died 29 November 1986, age 77, Searcy, White County, Arkansas.

This is the only picture I have of Jack Hicks (center), with his sister Bess (left) and his wife 'Bill' (right). I believe this picture was taken in 1976.

Jack was the son of Pinkney Hicks and Ann Mirah VanWinkle.

Jack Hicks married Floy Elizabeth 'Bill' Castleberry 22 August 1939, Jackson County, Arkansas, daughter of David Jackson Castleberry and Margaret Elizabeth Harris. She was born 02 March 1912, Saffell, Lawrence County, Arkansas, and died 17 July 1998, age 86, Searcy, White County, Arkansas.

Children of Jack and Floy Hicks are:

i. Margaret Ann Hicks 1941-present, married Don Jerry Helms.

ii. Mary Elizabeth Hicks 1943-2018, married Donald Ray Birmingham

I don't have any pictures of their daughters, but I was able to find pictures of their sons-in-law

Left: Don Jerry Helms. Right: Dr. Donald R. Birmingham

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Jack Hicks died 29 November 1986, age 77.

Floy Castleberry Hicks died 17 July 1998, age 86.

They are buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, Tuckerman, Jackson County, Arkansas.

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Bessie Arabella Hicks

Bessie Arabella Hicks was born 11 April 1903 in Arkansas, and died 01 October 1994 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas.

PHOTO L-R: Bess, her brother Jack Hicks, his wife Floy ('Bill')

Bess was the daughter of Pinkney Hicks and Ann Mirah VanWinkle.

Bess Hicks married George Record Wheetley 30 November 1927 in Fayette County, Tennessee, son of John Walker Wheetley and Ama A Lassiter. He was born 10 November 1903 in Arkansas, and died 13 January 1967 in Judsonia, White County, Arkansas.

This is the only picture I have of Record Wheetley -- he is the boy in the back. The others are his sister Pearl, brother Kenneth, and baby sister Doris.

Child of Bess Hicks and Record Wheetley:

Billie Wayne Wheetley 1934-1992, married Joann (unknown last name).

PHOTO: Wayne and Joann Wheetley family, 1976

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Bess Hicks Wheetley died 01 October 1994, age 91.

Record Wheetley died 14 January 1967, age 63.

They are buried in Providence Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas.

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Wayne Wheetley died 04 May 1992, age 59, and is buried in Providence Cemetery, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas.

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Violet Mae Hicks

Violet Mae Hicks was born 02 March 1899, Arkansas, and died 02 June 1872, Judsonia, White County, Arkansas. 

I thought sure I had a picture of Violet, but if I do I can't find it right now.

Violet was the daughter of Pinkney Hicks and Ann Mirah VanWinkle.

Violet Hicks married Romeo Elmer 'Rom' Miller 30 September 1917 in White County, Arkansas, son of Elberry W Miller and Sarah C Petty. He was born 08 September 1899 and died 31 March 1973.

I don't have a picture of Rom Miller.

Children of Violet Hicks and Rom Miller are:

i. Mary Chlorine Miller 1918-2001, married Alvie Shannon

ii. Hansley Harding Miller 1920-1991, married Evelyn

iii. Winfolee Miller 1923-2005, married Eugene Jefferson Childers

iv. Winford Miller 1928-????

v. Donnie Olieves Miller 1937-2015, married Patricia Jo Williams

 

PHOTOS: Chlorine Miller, Alvie Shannon (I don't have a picture of him as an adult. I got this picture from FamilySearch.)

PHOTOS: Winfolee Miller and Eugene Childers

PHOTOS: Donnie Miller and Patricia Williams Miller

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Violet Hicks Miller died 02 June 1972, age 73.

Rom Miller died 31 March 1973, age 73.

They are buried in Evergreen Cemetery Judsonia, White County, Arkansas

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Herbert Hicks

Herbert Hicks was born 06 August 1896, Independence County, Arkansas, and died 30 May 1967, Jackson County, Arkansas.

PHOTO L-R: Marlie Arnold, John Arnold, Herbert Hicks

PHOTO: Herbert Hicks, Ulysses Hicks

PHOTO: Herbert Hicks' garage, Bald Knob, Arkansas (L-R: Mr. Moore, Herbert, Ulysses)

Herbert was the son of Pinkney Hicks and Ann Mirah Van Winkle.

Herbert Hicks married Willie Pearl Roaseau 30 November 1919, White County, Arkansas, daughter of James Thomas Roaseau and Julia Emma Crenshaw. She was born 11 January 1900, White County, Arkansas, and died 09 January 1977, Jackson County, Arkansas.

Willie Pearl (cropped from group photo)

PHOTO: Willie Pearl Roaseau is on the right. I don't know who the other folks are.

Children of Herbert and Willie Pearl Hicks are:

i. Tom Hicks 1920-1989, married Erma Annie Shaw.

ii. Oneida Hicks 1924-1995, married Aubrey William Inman (he died in 1948, see newspaper article below). She married Ralph Stanley Chapman in 1950.

PHOTO: Oneida Hicks Chapman

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Herbert Hicks died 30 May 1967, age 70

Willie Pearl Roaseau Hicks died 09 January 1977, age 76

They are buried in Gracelawn Cemetery Tuckerman, Jackson County, Arkansas

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 4 - Mary Viola Hicks

Mary Viola 'Ola' Hicks was born 07 August 1890 in Hardin County, Tennessee, and died February 1937.

This is the only picture I have of Ola Hicks Ramelow. I'm going to assume these are her first three children - Edna, Hazel, and Edward.

Ola was the daughter of David Anderson Hicks and Belle Hindman.

Mary Viola Hicks married Edward Heinrich Ramelow 30 January 1910, Pulaski County, Arkansas, son of Maria Ramelowa. He was born 09 January 1873 in Stralsund, Germany, and died 02 March 1955 in Shelby County, Tennessee. (In the family records, this name was spelled and pronounced ROMALOW, but in all the official documents I can find it is Ramelow.)

I don't have any pictures of Edward Ramelow.

Children of Viola Hicks and Edward Ramelow (so far as I can determine) are:

i. Edna Evelyn Ramelow 1915-1995, married Joseph P. Buckman

ii. Hazel Ramelow 1917-1937, married Everett J. Williams

iii. Edward Ramelow 1919-????

iv. Harold George Ramelow 1923-1929

v. Juanita Velma Ramelow 1927-1999, married Johnson

vi. Harvey Ramelow 1928-1931

I cannot find any of them on FindAGrave except Edna.

Colony Cemetery

 Van Buren County, Arkansas

Her FindAGrave memorial does not give any information about her husband or any parents or siblings.

There is more than one Joseph P. Buckman on FindAGrave, but I think this one might be Edna's husband because the inscription wording is an exact match -- "FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN, LOVING WIFE AND MOTHER" and "FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN, LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER" -- even the fonts match. He is buried in Bassett Cemetery,

 Bassett, Mississippi County, Arkansas

Hicks Ancestors - Generation 3 - Ulysses Fillmore Hicks

Ulysses Fillmore Hicks was born 30 December 1886 in Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, and died 03 February 1965 in Berrien County, Michigan. 

Ulysses was the youngest son of John Henry Hicks and Malisa Burns Hicks.

PHOTO: Hicks brothers L-R Ulysses, Felix, Pinkney, David

Ulysses Hicks married Bertha Ann 'Annie' Arnold 22 February 1910 in Independence County, Arkansas, daughter of John Henry Arnold and Minerva Adaline Carter. She was born 25 February 1893 in Winona, Shannon County, Missouri, and died 06 August 1972 in Berrien County, Michigan.

Children of Ulysses Hicks and Annie Arnold are:

Baby Son Hicks 1911-1911 (stillborn)

Ruby Dorcas Hicks 1912-2004, married Arvil 'Jack' Barnett

Zella Irene Hicks 1915-2002, married Golden 'Doc' Barnett (brother of Arvil Barnett)

Cleffie Lorene Hicks 1917-2004, married Lester Morris Burford, Elvin Reed

Elvin Revalee Hicks 1920-1974, married Mildred McKay

Minerva Evalee Hicks 1922-1995, married Charles Fletcher Jones, Jr.

Sylvia Vernell Hicks 1925-2007, married Ray Leatherwood

Ulysses Olan Hicks 1927-2019, married Barbara Jean Smith

Bertha Bernice Hicks 1929-2016, married Jay Bridges, Jim Snelling, Bill Rogers, Dean Kittleson

Lowell Vernon Hicks 1930-2018, married Elaine B. Roussos

PHOTO L-R: Lowell, Bernice, Olan, Vernell, Evalee, Elvin, Cleffie, Irene, Ruby

PHOTO L-R: Lowell and Elaine, Bernice and Bill, Olan and Barbara, Vernell and Ray, Evalee and Charles, Cleffie, Irene, Ruby and Jack.

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PHOTO: Annie and Ulys' 50th wedding anniversary 1960.

Ulysses Hicks died 03 February 1965, age 78, in Berrien County, Michigan.

Annie Arnold Hicks died 06 August 1972, age 79, in Berrien County, Michigan.

They are buried in North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan.