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Leland Morris HICKMAN

Leland Morris HICKMAN

Male 1895 - 1976  (80 years)

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  • Name Leland Morris HICKMAN  [1] 
    Born 23 Jul 1895  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Obituary gives birth as Jul 23 1894, with age at death in Feb 1976 as 81, which would seem to be correct. But SSDI and Doddridge Co History Book give birth as Jul 23 1895, as does his birth record.
    Gender Male 
    Military World War II  [5] 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Aug 1916  [6] 
    teacher 
    Occupation Sep 1916  [7] 
    bookkeeper at BF Goodrich Rubber Co in Akron Ohio 
    Census 1930  Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    bookkeeper in hotel 
    Residence 1935  Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg (1916)  [6] 
    Education West Union High School (1913, class vice-president)  [9] 
    Occupation 1940  [10] 
    manager of confectionary 
    Residence Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Died 12 Feb 1976  Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Coraopolis Cemetery, Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11] 
    Notes 
    • Owner and operator of the Crystal Confectionary, and was a deacon of the Baptist Church in West Union, and was later ordained as a Baptist minister. Employed by the Dravo Company in Pennsylvania until his retirement. [obituary]

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Aug 3 1916, in its entirety:
      "Leland Hickman, one of West Union's best young men, and one of the county's leading teachers, has just completed a business course at the Mountain State Business College, Parkersburg."

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety:
      "Leland Hickman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hickman, left Saturday morning for Akron, Ohio, where he has accepted a position as bookkeeper with the Goodrich Rubber Company."
    Person ID I9565  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2020 

    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 Cecelia DOWER,   b. Aug 1902, Caperton, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1992, Putnam, Windham Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Married Y  [3, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Leland Morris HICKMAN, Jr.,   b. 2 Mar 1924, Macdonald, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1979, Summit, Union Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Jane Ann HICKMAN,   b. CA 1930
    Family ID F5973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 160.

    2. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 160.
      Identified as Leland Morris Hickman, b. Jul 23 1895, son of Thomas Hickman and Anna Riley. Source for information stated as Family Bible.

    3. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 167.

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 8/3/1916.

    7. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 9/28/1916.

    8. [S2371] 1930 Census, Raleigh County, WV.

    9. [S1596] Newspaper article, West Union Herald, 26 June 1913.

    10. [S2635] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union).

    11. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    12. [S110] Obituary of husband.