Hicks, John Melvin
Birth Name | Hicks, John Melvin |
Gramps ID | I79281317 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 78 years, 4 months, 4 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E0679] | 1896-12-20 | Hackberry, Real Co., Texas |
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Death [E0680] | 1975-04-24 | Uvalde, Uvalde Co., Texas, Memorial Hsp. |
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Burial [E0681] | 1975-04-26 | Uvalde, Uvalde Co., Texas, Hillcrest Cem. |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Hicks, John [I79281432] | 1872-04-29 | 1924-01-11 | |
Mother | Dalton, Zorah Ellen [I79281360] | 1871-10-10 | 1936-08-09 | |
Sister | Hicks, UNKNOWN [I79281442] | |||
Sister | Hicks, Daughter [I79281445] | |||
Brother | Hicks, Twin Sons [I79281448] | |||
Sister | Hicks, Emma Mae [I79281439] | 1892-09-01 | 1966-08-14 | |
Brother | Hicks, William Alfred [I79281440] | 1894-07-13 | 1978-09-02 | |
Hicks, John Melvin [I79281317] | 1896-12-20 | 1975-04-24 | ||
Brother | Hicks, Henry Nelson [I79281444] | 1899-03-17 | 1984-10-04 | |
Brother | Hicks, Carl Everett [I79281446] | 1902-09-22 | 1985-01-05 | |
Sister | Hicks, Arminta Gertrude [I79281447] | 1905-02-11 | 1987-01-08 | |
Sister | Hicks, Viola Ione [I79281449] | 1907-09-03 | 1992-05-11 |
Families
  |   | Family of Hicks, John Melvin and Welch, Lela May [F35207297] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Welch, Lela May [I79281316] ( * 1901-12-03 + ... ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Hicks, Melvin Bertie [I79281318] | 1919-04-09 | |
Hicks, Kenneth Rogers [I79281320] | 1920-12-14 | |
Hicks, Hazel Bernice [I79281006] | 1923-03-10 | |
Hicks, Oma [I79281322] | 1925-06-06 | 1988-07-21 |
Hicks, Grady Moody [I79281323] | 1927-09-27 | |
Hicks, Living [I79281324] | ||
Hicks, Edsel [I79281325] | 1933-02-21 | 1981-09-08 |
Hicks, Living [I79281326] | ||
Hicks, Living [I79281327] |
Narrative
[Byrne]
Merged General Note:
!add: 406 Oppenheimer Uvalde, TX. 78801 Ph. 512-278-5078
! Melvin and Lela May were married June 2nd, 1918 at Vance, Texas
under the old brush arbor. Their marriage was solemnized by Brother
Louis Pearl, a Holiness Preacher. Grace Albright was the maid of
honor and Nelson Hicks, Melvin's brother, was the best man. Lela's
wedding gown was made by her aunt Bettie Merritt Billings and was
white taffeta trimmed with lace. She wore a white hat with white
streamers and blue flowers. Her shoes were twelve dollar white kid
pumps and she wore white gloves. Lela was given in marriage by her
father, A. N. (big four) Welch. Their marriage license was obtained
at Leakey, Real county, Texas. Lela and Melvin received one hundred
nannys each from their fathers. This started Melvin out in the
ranching business and Lela was busy setting up house keeping. Their
first child was a boy, born in April 1919 and there was to be eight
more children to follow, making a total of nine. Seven sons and two
daughters. Melvin died April 24th 1975in the Uvalde Memorial Hospital
at the age of 78 years. He is buried in the Uvalde Memorial Cemetery
in Uvalde, Texas.
Pedigree
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Hicks, John [I79281432]
- Dalton, Zorah Ellen [I79281360]