William Henry Hickman was born in Maysville, KY, a son of Henry John "H.J." and Dulcinea Elizabeth Swem Hickman. The family moved to Cincinnati, where William married Alicia Knott on November 10, 1870. Alicia was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Leslie Knott. William gave his bride a gold wedding ring, which is engraved with the words "Wm Hickman and Alicia Knott, married Nov 10, 1870." The ring was passed down within the family and my husband, Alicia's great-great grandson, gave it to me on our wedding day in 1990.
Known as Will in his family, he and Alicia became the parents of Constance, Katharine, Blanche, and Henry John.
According to the Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory for 1912, William Henry was working as the assistant manager of the Hotel Oxford and living at 514 Hickman Avenue in Avondale. He is also listed in another City Directory a bit later as working as an insurance solicitor and living at the same location.
Other than his parents, Will was preceded in death by his only son, Henry John, who died in 1889 of diphtheria, and his sisters Catharine, known as "Kate," Anna Hickman Golden, Grace Hickman Dewey, and Mary Hickman Crandall. He was survived by his wife Alicia, daughters Constance, Katharine, and Blanche, and a half-sister, Cora Virginia Hickman.
William Henry Hickman died iat Springfield, Ohio on November 18, 1916 of heart disease. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
In our Black family tree, William is my husband's maternal Great(2)Grandfather.
Known as Will in his family, he and Alicia became the parents of Constance, Katharine, Blanche, and Henry John.
According to the Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory for 1912, William Henry was working as the assistant manager of the Hotel Oxford and living at 514 Hickman Avenue in Avondale. He is also listed in another City Directory a bit later as working as an insurance solicitor and living at the same location.
Other than his parents, Will was preceded in death by his only son, Henry John, who died in 1889 of diphtheria, and his sisters Catharine, known as "Kate," Anna Hickman Golden, Grace Hickman Dewey, and Mary Hickman Crandall. He was survived by his wife Alicia, daughters Constance, Katharine, and Blanche, and a half-sister, Cora Virginia Hickman.
William Henry Hickman died iat Springfield, Ohio on November 18, 1916 of heart disease. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
In our Black family tree, William is my husband's maternal Great(2)Grandfather.
William Henry Hickman was born in Maysville, KY, a son of Henry John "H.J." and Dulcinea Elizabeth Swem Hickman. The family moved to Cincinnati, where William married Alicia Knott on November 10, 1870. Alicia was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Leslie Knott. William gave his bride a gold wedding ring, which is engraved with the words "Wm Hickman and Alicia Knott, married Nov 10, 1870." The ring was passed down within the family and my husband, Alicia's great-great grandson, gave it to me on our wedding day in 1990.
Known as Will in his family, he and Alicia became the parents of Constance, Katharine, Blanche, and Henry John.
According to the Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory for 1912, William Henry was working as the assistant manager of the Hotel Oxford and living at 514 Hickman Avenue in Avondale. He is also listed in another City Directory a bit later as working as an insurance solicitor and living at the same location.
Other than his parents, Will was preceded in death by his only son, Henry John, who died in 1889 of diphtheria, and his sisters Catharine, known as "Kate," Anna Hickman Golden, Grace Hickman Dewey, and Mary Hickman Crandall. He was survived by his wife Alicia, daughters Constance, Katharine, and Blanche, and a half-sister, Cora Virginia Hickman.
William Henry Hickman died iat Springfield, Ohio on November 18, 1916 of heart disease. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
In our Black family tree, William is my husband's maternal Great(2)Grandfather.
Known as Will in his family, he and Alicia became the parents of Constance, Katharine, Blanche, and Henry John.
According to the Cincinnati, Ohio City Directory for 1912, William Henry was working as the assistant manager of the Hotel Oxford and living at 514 Hickman Avenue in Avondale. He is also listed in another City Directory a bit later as working as an insurance solicitor and living at the same location.
Other than his parents, Will was preceded in death by his only son, Henry John, who died in 1889 of diphtheria, and his sisters Catharine, known as "Kate," Anna Hickman Golden, Grace Hickman Dewey, and Mary Hickman Crandall. He was survived by his wife Alicia, daughters Constance, Katharine, and Blanche, and a half-sister, Cora Virginia Hickman.
William Henry Hickman died iat Springfield, Ohio on November 18, 1916 of heart disease. He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.
In our Black family tree, William is my husband's maternal Great(2)Grandfather.
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