Edward Hicks

Edward was born in 1854 in Sullivan County, Tennessee.  Edward's father was Nathaniel R. Hicks and his mother was Jannett Gregg.  His paternal grandparents were Nathaniel Hicks and Mary Smith; his maternal grandparents were Abraham Gregg and Jannette Allison. He had a brother and six sisters, named Abraham, Mary Jane, Sarah Rebecca, Martha, Rachel Katherine, Margaret Adeline and Julie Annis.  He was the fourth oldest of the eight children.