Joseph Cager Hicks b. 11 May 1878 Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama d. 26 Dec 1965 Bibb County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1878 - 1965 (87 years)

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Name	Joseph Cager Hicks [1, 2]
Born	11 May 1878	Scottsville, Bibb County, Alabama [1]
Gender	Male
Find A Grave ID	19471484
Alt. Birth	Bibb County, Alabama [3]
Alt. Birth	Alabama [4]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1879	Alabama [5, 6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1880	Alabama [7, 8, 9]
Illiterate	15 Apr 1910	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [7]
Occupation	15 Apr 1910	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [7]
	farmer
Occupation	21 Jan 1920	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [8]
	timber man for a coal mine
Occupation	18 Apr 1930	Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [6]
	farmer
Education Level	19 Apr 1940	McGrawtown, Bibb County, Alabama [9]
	grammar school 0 (zero) years
Name	Cage J. Hicks [7]
Name	Cager Hicks [4, 5, 9]
Name	J. C. Hicks [3, 10]
Name	Joseph C. Hicks [8]
Name	Kager C. Hines [6]
Occupation	19 Apr 1940	McGrawtown, Bibb County, Alabama [9]
	laborer for the W.P.A
	He declared earning $314 for 29 weeks worked during the previous year ending December 31st. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $314 from 1940 was: — $12,100.00 using the unskilled wage — $15,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $25,300.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
Died	26 Dec 1965	Bibb County, Alabama [1]
Buried	Mount Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama [1]
Person ID	I143468	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	20 Dec 2019

Father	Joseph Marshall Hicks, b. 10 May 1851, Abbeville County, South Carolina , d. 14 Jul 1926, Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama (Age 75 years)
Mother	Manervie Jane Oglesby, b. Abt 1854, Bibb County, Alabama , d. 1 May 1935, Belle Ellen, Bibb County, Alabama (Age ~ 81 years)
Married	26 Oct 1871	Bibb County, Alabama
Family ID	F53230	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hattie Eugene Nelson, b. Abt 1884, Alabama , d. 5 Nov 1964, Centreville, Bibb County, Alabama (Age ~ 80 years)

Alt. Marriage Abt 1900 [6]

Married Abt 1901 [7]

Census 15 Apr 1910 Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [7]

Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 2A, Line 20, Dwelling 24, Family 24:

The household consisted of Cage J. Hicks, head, 30; Hattie, wife, 25; Ethel, daughter, 6; Lottie, daughter, 4; and Rosie, daughter, 2.

Cage J. & Hattie are married 9 years with 3 children, all living. They rent a farm.

Children 15 Apr 1910 Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [7]

3 children, all livint

Census 21 Jan 1920 Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [8]

Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 9A, Line 2, Dwelling 165, Family 170:

The household consisted of Joseph C. Hicks, head, 40; Hattie, wife, 36; Ethel, daughter, 16; Lottie, daughter, 13; Rossie, daughter, 11; Chelie, son, 9; Roy, son, 6; and Annie M., daughter, 8 months.

They rent a house.

Census 18 Apr 1930 Green Pond, Bibb, Alabama [6]

Kingdom, District 2, Sheet 12A, Line 11, Dwelling 252, Family 258:

The household consisted of Kager C. Hines, head, 51; Hattie, wife, 46; Chels, son, 19; Roy, son, 17; Annie M., daughter, 10; Ella C., daughter, 8; and Willie M., daughter, 6.

Kager C. was 21 years old and Hattie was 16 when first married. They rent a farm.

Census 19 Apr 1940 McGrawtown, Bibb County, Alabama [9]

Sheet 8A, Line 4, Dwelling 135:

The household consisted of Cager Hicks, head, 60; Hattie, wife, 55; Willie M., daughter, 16; Bertis Boothe, grandson, 15; and Junior, grandson, 13.

They own a house and declared it to be worth $100. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2018 the relative worth of $100 from 1940 was:
— $3,860.00 using the unskilled wage
— $4,790.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
— $8,070.00 using the nominal GDP per capita

Children

	1. Ethel Hicks, b. Abt 1904, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Lottie Jane Hicks, b. 26 Sep 1906, Bibb County, Alabama , d. 8 Aug 1931, Woodstock, Bibb, Alabama (Age 24 years)
	3. Rose Hicks, b. Abt 1908, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. Chelch William Hicks, b. 7 Jan 1911, Alabama , d. 29 Nov 1976, West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama (Age 65 years)
	5. Roy Elmon Hicks, b. 14 Jul 1913, Piper, Bibb County, Alabama , d. 14 Sep 1940, West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama (Age 27 years)
	6. Annie Mae Hicks, b. Apr 1919, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Ella C. Hicks, b. Abt 1922, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Willie Merle Hicks, b. Abt 1924, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 19 Dec 2019

Family ID F53236 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Joseph Cager Hicks" (accessed July 2, 2020) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I143468&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 19471484, "Joseph Cager Hicks" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", Oscar U. Jones & Willie Merle Hicks Jones; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG14-78BB (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Lottie Jsne Booth; citing reference cn 19302, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDG2-PZ3 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Roy Elmon Hicks; citing reference cn 20070, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB3-GRX (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Bibb County, Scottsvlle, Page (28) 257D (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, District 2, Sheet 12A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 2A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Bibb County, Kingdom, District 1, Sheet 9A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Bibb County, McGraws, Sheet 8A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Levi Nelson & Hattie Eugene Hicks; citing reference cn 25650, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK34-SZG (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).