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
Birth [E0679] 1896-12-20 Hackberry, Real Co., Texas  
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Death [E0680] 1975-04-24 Uvalde, Uvalde Co., Texas, Memorial Hsp.  
1
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)
Father Hicks, John [I79281432]1872-04-291924-01-11
Mother Dalton, Zorah Ellen [I79281360]1871-10-101936-08-09
    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 + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E36126] 1918-06-02 Vance, Edwards Co., Texas, old brush arbor  
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  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Hicks, Melvin Bertie [I79281318]1919-04-09
Hicks, Kenneth Rogers [I79281320]1920-12-14
Hicks, Hazel Bernice [I79281006]1923-03-10
Hicks, Oma [I79281322]1925-06-061988-07-21
Hicks, Grady Moody [I79281323]1927-09-27
Hicks, Living [I79281324]
Hicks, Edsel [I79281325]1933-02-211981-09-08
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

  1. Hicks, John [I79281432]
    1. Dalton, Zorah Ellen [I79281360]
      1. Hicks, UNKNOWN [I79281442]
      2. Hicks, Daughter [I79281445]
      3. Hicks, Twin Sons [I79281448]
      4. Hicks, Emma Mae [I79281439]
      5. Hicks, William Alfred [I79281440]
      6. Hicks, John Melvin
        1. Welch, Lela May [I79281316]
          1. Hicks, Melvin Bertie [I79281318]
          2. Hicks, Kenneth Rogers [I79281320]
          3. Hicks, Hazel Bernice [I79281006]
          4. Hicks, Oma [I79281322]
          5. Hicks, Grady Moody [I79281323]
          6. Hicks, Living [I79281324]
          7. Hicks, Edsel [I79281325]
          8. Hicks, Living [I79281326]
          9. Hicks, Living [I79281327]
      7. Hicks, Henry Nelson [I79281444]
      8. Hicks, Carl Everett [I79281446]
      9. Hicks, Arminta Gertrude [I79281447]
      10. Hicks, Viola Ione [I79281449]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. byrne.ftw [S31232089]