Biographical Sketch of John Hickman, Sr., Crawford Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** John Hickman, Sr., farmer, section 7, postoffice DeKalb, was born in St. Louis County, Missouri on January 28, 1830 and raised on a farm. His school privileges were very limited. In 1837 his parents moved to Buchanan County, Missouri. On March 10, 1853 he married Miss Letitia J. Frakes, a native of Missouri. She was born June 28, 1838, and has eight children: Sidney A., born March 12, 1855; Thomas J., born May 29, 1856; Richard G., born May 15, 1858; John M., born Janu- ary 22, 1860; Lucinda F., born December 11, 1861; Mary E., born May 15, 1863; Lillie M., born May 7, 1865; and Mattie S., born February 25, 1877. By his own labor he has acquired 250 acres of land includ- ing 33 acres that came with his wife. This land is all under fence and in a good state of cultivation. He has on it an excellent resi- dence and granary. There are two good orchards on the place. Mr. Hickman has donated liberally toward the building of churches and school houses in this section of county. One of the earliest settlers of this country and a man of excellent memory, Mr. Hickman is an enter- taining companion, and speaks familiarly of the days when the Indians made themselves at home in this county, often helping themselves in the smoke houses of the white settlers with whom, however, they were gener- ally on good terms. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================