George Augustus Hicks

George was a Cherokee man

Biography

George Hicks was the son of William Hicks and Lydia Halfbreed. He was born about 1792 in the Cherokee Nation. [1]

He had two known children with his first wife, Aky Rogers, Aaron and Nannie. [2]

He married Lucy Fields about 1823. On Sept. 12, 1824 the Moravians wrote "After the sermon... a baby girl born Aug. 3 to our friends George and Lucy Hicks ... was baptized ..and received the named Delilah Emilia. [3] On April 9, 1826 the baptism of son Jefferson, born January 3, was recorded, and on February 17, 1828 daughter Nancy Eleanora was baptized. [4] Son David, was baptized on August 15, 1830. [5] George and Lucy were also the parents of Henry, baptized July 17, 1836 [6] and Francis, born May 24, 1838, baptized June 17, 1838. [7] The last two children, twins William, and Mary were born after Removal. The 1835 Cherokee census shows a family of seven living on Conasauga Creek (Tennessee). [8]

The family was Removed to Indian Territory in 1838. George served as conductor of the tenth Cherokee-led detachment on Trail of tears in the winter of 1838-1839. [9] The family settled in the Going Snake district where the 1851 Drennan Roll lists George and five children. [10]

George served the Cherokee Nation in many capacities. He was a signer of the Act of Union on 12 July 1839 and a signer of the Constitution of 1839. He served as a delegate to Washington and was elected Associate Justice of Supreme Court in 1843. He was a councilor from Going Snake District in 1849 and served as Senator from same district in 1857. [11] He accompanied William Greeneberry Russell Green Russell in the summer of 1858 on a gold prospecting trip that began the Colorado Gold Rush, but turned back on July 4, 1858 before substantial gold was found.

His death date and location are unknown.

Research Notes

The David HIcks in Daughters of the American Revolution records cannot be the son of the Cherokee George HIcks. The family was Removed to Indian Territory in 1838, they did not leave a child behind. The David Hicks in the DAR record appears to have actually been born in Tennessee in 1827 and lived there his entire life according to census records. In addition, there is no documentation to support the claim that Nathan Hicks, son of Robert, was the father of the Cherokee William Hicks.

The Said James B Hicks was the child of David Hicks born on 3 - Jun - 1831 at Polk Co TN; died at Oldfort Polk Co TN on 15 - May - 1897
The Said David Hicks was the child of George Agustus Hicks born on c - - 1793 at GA; died at Going Snake Dist IT on p - - 1851 and his ( 2nd ) wife Lucy Brown Fields born on c - - 1804
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Sources

1. ↑ McClinton, Rowena, ed. The Moravian Springplace Mission to the Cherokees. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE. 2007. Vol II, Appendix 1, Catalog of Scholars at Springplace Mission School. p. 445
2. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee Indians. Oklahoma Yesterday Publications edition, Tulsa, OK. 1979. p. 306, 308. Digitized edition at Starr.
3. ↑ Crews and Starbuck, Moravians, Vol. 6, p. 3176
4. ↑ Crews and Starbuck, Moravians, Vol. 7.
5. ↑ Crews & Starbuck, "Moravians," Vol. 9, p. 4301
6. ↑ Crews and Starbuck, "Moravians," Vol. 10, p. 4981
7. ↑ Crews and Starbuck, "Moravians," Vol. 10, p. 5175
8. ↑ 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. p. 7
9. ↑ Starr, History of the Cherokee, p. 103.
10. ↑ Drennen Roll of “Emigrant Cherokee,” 1851. Series 7RA-01. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75. The National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas. Going Snake, p. 120 #36 digitized at Ancestry.com
11. ↑ Starr, Emmet. History of the Cherokee, pp. 121, 268, 292 and others.
12. ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/def...

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree Hicks-3535 was started by Kathryn Cook fon 23 August 2013.
• Drennen Roll, 1852, Going Snake District, Group 36.
• 5918 36 George Hicks Going Snake 7990
• 5919 36 Delilah Hicks Going Snake
• 5920 36 Henry Hicks Going Snake
• 5921 36 Francis Hicks Going Snake
• 5922 36 William Hicks Going Snake 7990
• 5923 36 Mary Hicks Going Snake
• History and Genealogy of the Cherokee Indians by Dr. Emmet Starr, page 448. Old Cherokee Families,
• Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr, Vol 3, Grant, by Baker and Hampton, page 4.
• Green Russell and Gold by Elma Dill Russell Spencer

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Although he is often named as the son of Charles Renatus Hicks and Lydia Halfbreed, Cherokee genealogist James R. Hicks believes that he was actually the son of William Hicks and Lydia Halfbreed:

"In the Halfbreed 1-x & 1-1-x family groups [Emmett] Starr depicts Lydia Halfbreed and Charles Hicks as the parents of George Hicks; however, Starr's un-published notes, pg 146-147, and the entries for the Spring Place Students lead me to believe that the spouse of Lydia Halfbreed should have been listed as Charles' brother William, and George as their son. This configuration is also supported by Miller application #7991 for Jennie Hicks nee Wilson who claims through her grand-parents George and Lucy Hicks, her g-gmother Lydia Chisholm [nee Halfbreed], and her great uncles and aunts; Ruth Beck, Anna French, Eli, William, Carrington, Charles and John Hicks; all known children of William Hicks." [http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/i/c/James-R-Hicks-VA/BOOK-0001/002...]

GEDCOM Note

George was born Abt 1792. History and Genealogy of the Cherokee Indians by Dr. Emmet Starr, page 448. Old Cherokee Families, Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr, Vol 3, Grant, by Baker and Hampton, page 4. Old Cherokee Families, Notes of Dr. Emmet Starr, Letter Books A-F, by Baker and Hampton, Vol 1, page 119, note C642.

Seperated from first wife, Aky Rogers, then married Lucy Fields. Elected Marshall of Coosawaytee Dist, 9 Nov 1825. Capt of Emigrant Detachment of Train #4 on Trail of Tears in winter of 1838 & 39. Departed Tennessee on 7 Sep 1838, arrived Cherokee Nation, West on 14 Mar 1839 after 189 days. Signer of the Act of Union on 12 July 1839 & 40. Signer of the Constitution of 6 Sep 1839. Delegate to Washington in winter of 1839 & 40. Elected Associate Justice of Supreme Court on Oct 1843. Elected to Council from Going Snake Dist 6 Aug 1849 and Senator from same Dist 3 Aug 1857.

Shown as attending Spring Place Mission School, Eastern Nation, from Connesauga 21 Feb 1804 to 7 Feb 1805. On the list of students of the United Brethern (Moravian) Mission School 1804-1834 as transcribed by Jerry Clark, his parents or guardians are shown as William Hicks and Tocceyeeka and he is listed as about 12 years old.

From a catalog of students at New Spring Place, I.T. 1838-1842. In issue #8 & #9, Fall 1992 & Spring 1993 of Cherokee Family Researcher, page 18, it shows three of his children as students in 1840. At that time the family lived at Little Spavinaw, CN I.T.

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