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Sue Kerr Hicks

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Sue Kerr Hicks

Birth
Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Death
17 Jun 1980 (aged 84)
Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
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Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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10-B Christus Garden
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Lawyer, Folk Figure. He was well-known for his role as an assistant attorney to William Jennings Bryan during the famed "Scopes" trial of 1925. Mr. Hicks was also part of the original group of Dayton, Tennessee businessmen who decided to put their small town on the map by arresting and charging John Scopes with breaking the newly passed law on evolution. Also, unknown to most people, the song by Johnny Cash, "A Boy Named Sue," was inspired by Hicks name, who was named after his mother.
Lawyer, Folk Figure. He was well-known for his role as an assistant attorney to William Jennings Bryan during the famed "Scopes" trial of 1925. Mr. Hicks was also part of the original group of Dayton, Tennessee businessmen who decided to put their small town on the map by arresting and charging John Scopes with breaking the newly passed law on evolution. Also, unknown to most people, the song by Johnny Cash, "A Boy Named Sue," was inspired by Hicks name, who was named after his mother.

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  • Originally Created by: Dean Wilson
  • Added: Nov 1, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8051675/sue_kerr-hicks: accessed ), memorial page for Sue Kerr Hicks (12 Dec 1895–17 Jun 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8051675, citing Haven Hill Memorial Gardens, Madisonville, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.