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Burleigh C. HICKMAN

Burleigh C. HICKMAN

Male 1884 - 1975  (90 years)

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  • Name Burleigh C. HICKMAN 
    Born 2 Sep 1884  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910 
    laborer at railroad station 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930 
    oil field roustabout 
    Residence Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence FORMERLY  Brushy Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Aug 1975  Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I328  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2022 

    Father Thomas Beau HICKMAN,   b. 16 Dec 1861, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1957, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Annie Rhoda RILEY,   b. 30 Jul 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1941, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F2211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Rulina GASTON,   b. 12 Jul 1888, Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1969, Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1909  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Notes 
    • "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 465, reports that Burleigh Hickman (with wife Sarah Rulina Gaston) also had a foster child, Elizabeth Jane Travis, of Dayton, Ohio, who in turn had a daughter, Tonya R. But members of the immediate family, notably Elizabeth Clarke Lerman (the granddaughter of Sarah's sister Elizabeth Jane Gaston Sharps), correct these inaccuracies by identifying Burleigh and Sarah's foster child as their niece Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Sharps (the daughter of Sarah's sister Elizabeth Jane), and Betty's daughter as Tonda Rae Travis. Betty was raised by them from infancy following the death of her mother.

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 26 1916, in its entirety:
      "Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Hickman of Summers left Sunday for Pleasantville, Ohio, where Mr. Hickman has a good position in a glass factory. We're mighty sorry to lose these good people, but hope to have them with us again at the close of the season."

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jan 25 1917, in its entirety:
      "Burleigh Hickman, who has been working at Pleasantsville, Ohio, in a glass factory, has moved back to this place, as the factory at which he was working is closed down on account of a gas shortage."

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 16 1926, in its entirety:
      "Water Supt. Thomas Hickman and son Burley are engaged in repairing the road on East Main Street. This brick was dug up in order to fix the water main some time ago, and the holes in the pavement made it very uncomfortable for the traveling public."
    Children 
     1. Gilbert Robert HICKMAN,   b. 17 Feb 1911, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1982, West Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. David Thomas HICKMAN,   b. 26 Aug 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1997, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Sep 1884 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Aug 1975 - Dayton, Montgomery Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 465.

    2. [S1721] Funeral card.

    3. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    4. [S12] Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 272.

    5. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.