Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Barren County. CAPT. WILLIAM HICKS was born October 9, 1837, in Hawkins County, Tenn., and is the eldest of six sons and five daughters born to John and Allie (Leath) Hicks. John Hicks was born in Tennessee, where he is still engaged in farming; and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Stubblefield) Hicks, who were both born and reared on New River, Va. William was a farmer, a soldier in the war of 1812, and was on a forced march to reach New Orleans in time for the battle. In about 1800 he settled in Hawkins County, Tenn., and died in 1878 at about the age of of ninety-four years; his father was named John, who born and reared in Virginia, of English origin, and was a soldier in the Revolution; he was one of the first settlers of Hawkins County, Tenn., where he died in 1847, aged ninety-seven years. Mrs. Allie Hicks was born in North Carolina, immigrated with her parents to Hawkins County, Tenn., and later to Sumner, now Macon County, same State. Capt. Hicks was born and reared on a farm, and early assisted his father in caring for the family. At the age of eighteen years his mother died, after which he attended school for ten months at Rogersville, Tenn., and then taught three sessions. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Blanchard's company and was elected second lieutenant; he also served for eight months as assistant quartermaster. He was then transferred west of the Mississippi, and assisted in the organization of the Tenth Arkansas Infantry; was commissioned captain of Company G, and remained with the regiment until the final surrender. Before being transferred he participated in the battle of Corinth, and after joining the Tenth Arkansas was in Gen. Price's army. He was also in the battles of Ironton, Independence, Jefferson and Lawrence, and surrendered in June, 1865. He then went to Tallahatchie County, Miss., and engaged in the cultivation of cotton. In April, 1869, he went to Macon County, Tenn., where, in the fall of that year, he engaged in saw-milling, at which he continued until 1876. He then located on 750 acres, where he now resides, on Barren River, Barren County, and owns 1,350 acres, 900 of which are improved, with good buildings, orchards, etc., and highly cultivated; he also owns 225 acres in Tennessee. His farm is one of the finest stock farms in Barren County, and is well adapted to corn and grass. He has also been actively engaged in the lumber business for the past few years. In March, 1874, he married Sarah A. Kerley, of Macon County, Tenn., daughter of James and Mary J. (Sloan) Kerley, natives of Sumner County, Tenn. James Kerley was a very active man and was engaged in farming, tanning and the lumber trade, and was accidentally killed. His parents, William and Jane (Carr) Kerley, were of Welsh and Irish descent. To Capt. and Mrs. Hicks six children were born: Mary Allie J., William T., Nannie L., Minnie May, John L. and Grover Cleveland. Capt. Hicks and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Breckinridge. Blanchard Breckinridge Carr Hicks Kerley Leath Price Sloan Stubblefield = AR Hawkins-TN Corinth-MS Macon-TN New Orleans-LA New River-VA NC Rogersville-TN Sumner-TN Tallahatchie-MS http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/barren/hicks.w.txt