Julius Franklin Hicks d. 7/3/26 Dyer.Tn.
My father was William Earl Hicks b.9/15/20,d.12/26/88 son of Julius Hicks and Ludie Jones Hicks of Dyer County. we know little about the Hicks family since Julius Hicks drowned in the Obion River on 7/3/26 during a 4th of July community picnic at the age of 45. We know that he had 4 sons:James, Dan, Raymond and William Earl and 4 daughters, Mary, Geneva, and Zanna. Mary Ann and Geneva died in their early 20's, possibly in childbirth: Genevea Hicks Clark and Mary Ann Hicks Bradley. Mary Ann had 3 daughters, Alice,Ellen, and Fay and a son named Ray (we believe that Fay and Ray were twins)Geneva had one daughter, Frances Clark. Would like to hear from anyone who knows of my Grandfather Julius Franklin Hicks, any information about him, his siblings, parents,etc. We do not know where he came from, but found a reference in the Dyer Co. census indicating that he may have come from Kentucky.Many thanks, Janice Hicks Matthews [email protected]