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     John Walter Fox was born on 9 February 1900 at Kirby, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of William Phillips Fox and Elizabeth Rachel Iseminger. He married Ivis Martha Minnie Hendrickson, daughter of Thomas Alva Hendrickson and Frances Amelia Hardinger, on 9 April 1924 at Washington Co, PA.. He married Frances Elizabeth Frye, daughter of Albert Layton Frye and Ocie Evelyn Moore. He died on 8 March 1991 at Ormond Beach, FL., at age 91.

     Minor "Scott" Fox was born circa September 1850 at PA. He was the son of Josephus Fox and Elizabeth Renner. He married Eliza J. "Lydia" Cowell circa 1874. He died on 8 June 1887 at Allegheny Work House, Allegheny Co, PA..⁵

     Mary 'Polly' Renner was born on 13 July 1827 at Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Barnet Renner and Elizabeth Hickman. She married Lewis Fox, son of John Fox, before 1850. She died of child birth. She died on 13 October 1863 at Monongalia Co, WV., at age 36.⁷ She was buried at Renner Cemetery, Perry Twp, Greene Co, PA..

     Robert R. Renner was born on 4 June 1824 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Barnet Renner and Elizabeth Hickman. He married July A. Haines. He left Perry Twp., Greene Co, PA. and moved to McLean Co, IL. in 1852. He married Theda Jane Gibbs on 28 July 1864 at McLean Co, IL..⁹ He married Francis A Leaman on 3 June 1873 at Logan Co, IL..⁹ He was a farmer in 1880 at Mt. Pulaski, Logan Co, IL.. He was a farmer in 1900 at Mt. Pulaski, Logan Co, IL.. He died on 16 August 1913 at Mt. Pulaski, Logan Co, IL., at age 89.

     John N. Renner was born on 4 March 1833 at Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Barnet Renner and Elizabeth Hickman. He married Nancy (---) in 1857. He married Elizabeth J. Arnett on 4 June 1874 at Monongalia Co, WV.. He died on 29 October 1913 at Perry Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 80.

     Samuel Hickman was born circa 1795 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Robert Hickman and Mary Magdalena Livengood. Samuel served twice in the War of 1812. First, he served as a Private in Captain William Harper's Company of Infantry, 1 Regiment Pennsylvania Militia, from October 2, 1812 to April 15, 1813. After the burning of Washington D.C. by the British, he served as a Private in Captain Levi Smith's Company under Major Mitchell's Pennsylvania Volunteers, from November 10 to December 4, 1814.
Samuel first appears in the tax rolls of Whiteley Township, Greene County, as a "singleman" in 1816, probably working and living on his parent's farm on Frosty Run. In 1819, he worked for Jesse Hammers making iron ploughs. He is listed on the annual Whiteley Twp tax lists through 1822 when he is listed as "removed" on the Whiteley Twp tax lists. He is not listed on any Greene county tax lists until the fall of 1828, when he reappears in the Whiteley Township tax.
He married Elizabeth (---) circa 1823. In the 1830 Census, he is listed adjacent to the Shriver families in Whiteley Twp. Very little is known about Samuel's wife. We know her first name was Elizabeth, based on the following notice Samuel placed in the Sept 1, 1834 Waynesburg newspaper. "NOTICE. I hereby forwarn all persons against trusting or harboring my wife Elizabeth, as she has left my bed and board without just cause or provocation; and I herefore determined no debts of her contracting after this date." According to family recollections, Elizabeth left Samuel and the children when they were still young. In 1835, Samuel moved onto the 15 acre parcel in Franklin Township, that was owned by his father. Her son, Morgan, is said to have attempted to visit her later in life, but that he was dissuaded in order "not to stir up old hurts."
Samuel's only trade was a blacksmith. He did not live a prosperous life. In the 1833 tax record, his daughter was listed as a "poor child" needing County Assistance for her schooling. When his sons grew up, he lived with them, his occupation being listed as "day laborer." In the inventory of his estate, there was only the bare essentials plus a shotgun and shoe making tools. When his father died in 1842, Samuel inherited his father's clothing and only the use of the 15 acres in Franklin Township, which was specifically willed not to Samuel, but his two sons.
In 1851 and 1856, Samuel received two military bounties of 80 acres each, for his service in the War of 1812. As was common practice, he stayed in Greene County and sold his bounties of property in Iowa and Wisconsin to others willing to travel further west. In 1854, he purchased 22 acres on the Whiteley and Jefferson Township border, adjacent to his father's old homestead. He lived there for the rest of his life.
He died circa January 1862 at Greene Co, PA; There is no record of his death, but the proceedings for his estate began on February 7, 1862. He was buried at Hickman Cemetery, Frosty Run, Greene Co, PA; Photos of Hickman Cemetery.

     Christina Hickman was born in 1825 at Greene Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Samuel Hickman and Elizabeth (---). Christina was often called by her nickname "Tina." When her parents separated, her mother moved away and remarried, so Christina was probably raised by her father. The family was evidently poor as she was one of the six poor children of Franklin Township, whose schooling was paid by the County in 1833.
She married Benjamin Knisely, son of John Knisely and Elizabeth Yeater, circa 1845.
(The surname "Knisely" was sometimes spelled "Nicely".) Their first son was born about 1846. Christina, Benjamin and their children are listed together in the 1850 and 1860 census of Wayne Township, Greene County.

The Greene County Poorhouse opened in June 1862. On October 29th of that year, Christina and all her children were admitted to the Poorhouse. She spent the remaining 26 years of her life living in the Poorhouse, while her husband lived on his brother's farm, until his death in 1880. Christina had at least eight children, six of them were listed as "idiot" in one or more of the census. This may have been due to their being raised in the austere conditions of the Poorhouse. While in the Poorhouse, six more "Nicely" children were born. Most, if not all, were children of Christina's unwed daughters, who lived in the Poorhouse.
She died on 28 February 1888 at County Poor House, Greene Co, PA..

Her death is recorded in the County Poorhouse records. The Greene County Poorhouse building is well preserved and is now the home of the Greene County Historical Society and Museum. It is open to the public and located on old Route 22, east of Waynesburg.

     Morgan Hickman was born in 1830 at Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Samuel Hickman and Elizabeth (---). He married Mary Eliza Parrott, daughter of Thomas F. Parrott and Susan Evans, on 5 June 1857 at Pulaski Co, IL.. He died on 29 March 1896 at Jefferson Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was buried at Morrisville, Greene Co, PA..


Morgan's parents separated when he was young and he was raised by his father in poor surroundings. In the 1850 Census, he is listed living with his brother Jesse. He apparently moved away from Greene County, PA, as he does not appear on any Greene County tax list until 1860. Where he lived during his twenties is unknown but according to Mary's application for a widow's pension, they were married on June 5, 1857, "Pulased" County, IL., by Esq. Mansfield. During that time period, Col. Mansfield toured the US military forts, as an Inspector General. By the time of the 1860 Census, Morgan and Mary were living back in Greene County with his father and brother.
Morgan was a carpenter by trade. For the next 22 years, Morgan lived on a 22 acre parcel of land in Jefferson and Whiteley Townships, Greene County, which he eventually inherited from his father.
Morgan served as a private in the Civil War, enlisting on September 8, 1862, in Company C, 18th Regiment of Calvary, Pennsylvania Volunteers. In the winter of 1862, they drilled and camped just west of Washington D.C. in log cabins with shelters for their horses. After frequent scouting assignments, the 18th Calvary participated in the battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863. At the end of the battle, the 18th Calvary followed and harassed the Confederate Army, riding and fighting for 48 straight hours. It was at this point, that Morgan Hickman left the 18th Calvary, being listed as a deserter on July 4th, at Emmitsburg, MD. When he filed for a pension in 1883, he stated that he had been ill with yellow jaundice at the time.
Where he lived during the time of his desertion is unknown. He is not listed in the tax records in Greene County in 1863, 1864 and 1865. If he lived in Greene County, he hid from the tax assessor as well as the Army's General Provost.
In April 1865, President Lincoln issued a Presidential pardon for all those who had deserted, and Morgan returned to the U.S. Army on April 27. He then mustered out on July 10, 1865, at Fairfax, VA., receiving an honorable discharge.
In 1882, Morgan sold his 22 acres in Greene County, PA. and moved south to Glover's Gap, Marion County, WV.
About 1884, Morgan and Mary adopted a ten year old boy, "Archibald." Archibald was born with the name "Otto", in the Greene County Poorhouse on Dec 30, 1873. He was the son of one of the unwed daughters of Morgan's sister, Christina Niceley, who lived in the Poorhouse.
In 1890 he returned to Greene County, PA. buying 32 1/2 acres, in Jefferson Township. Morgan and Mary lived their last years in poverty, with doctor's bills reducing the equity on their property. They relied on financial assistance from Morgan's nephew, William Riley Hickman.
Morgan died at his home on Sunday, March 29, 1896, after a 18 month long spinal illness. He was buried the following day at the Public Cemetery of Morrisville at N.188 E.78. His wife Mary died 21 May 1897 and was also buried in the Morrisville Cemetery.
Morgan and Mary had no children, other than their adopted son Archibald Hickman. Archibald married Matilda May Funk and they lived in Jefferson Township until 1917, when they moved to Washington, Washington County, PA, where they worked in a glass factory.

(Sources: Military Records and Pension Records for Morgan Hickman, National Archives; Greene County Tax Records, Waynesburg, PA; Greene County, PA. and Marion County, WV. Land Records; Greene County Death Records; Will of Morgan Hickman, File #4395, Greene County Will Book 7, pp.421-2; W.P.A. Veteran Burial Survey. Informant: S.S. Rinehart, 26 Nov 1935, Card File located at the Greene County Historical Society in 1988; "History of the Eighteenth Regiment of Calvary" by the Publication Committee of the Regimental Association, New York, 1909; U.S. Census records, Greene Co, PA: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; Washington Co. PA: 1920. Family remembrances as told to great niece, Willa Hunter.)

     Edna Gale Six was born on 12 May 1898 at Jollytown, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of George Gidley and Matilda Six. She married Jesse Cleveland Phillips on 12 June 1920 at Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA.. She died on 22 November 1946 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 48.

     Cassander A. Hickman was born in 1801 at Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Robert Hickman and Mary Magdalena Livengood. She married Hiram Nichols. She died on 9 July 1885 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was buried at Family burial ground, Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA..⁹

     Valentine Nichols was born on 15 June 1827 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Hiram Nichols and Cassander A. Hickman. He married Jannettie Spragg on 5 October 1848 at Greene Co, PA.. He moved to Colfax, WV. in 1896. He died on 9 June 1901 at age 73. He was buried at Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Marion Co, WV..

     Carson J. Nichols was born on 20 April 1851 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Valentine Nichols and Jannettie Spragg. He married Rachel Ann Knisely, daughter of Joseph Knisely and Rachel Shriver, in 1874. He died on 25 September 1932 at Hundred, Wetzel Co, WV., at age 81.

     Robert H. Nichols was born in 1824 at Greene Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Hiram Nichols and Cassander A. Hickman. He married Rachel A. Spragg, daughter of Jeremiah Spragg and Sarah Shriver. He died on 9 March 1899 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was buried at Fairall Cemetery, Greene Co, PA..

     William M. Renner was born on 12 July 1857 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Elisha T. Renner and Jane Gump.
(Comment: In the 1860 Census, he is listed as "W. Lindsey" Renner.) He married Katie Josephine Sanguinette, daughter of Peter Augustus Sanguinette, on 3 April 1879 at Dallas Co, TX..⁹ He lived in 1920 at Grand Prarie Precinct, Dallas Co, TX; living with son Sylva. He lived in 1930 at Dallas, TX; living with son Sylva. He died on 8 February 1935 at Dallas, Dallas Co, TX., at age 77.¹⁰ He was buried at Pleasant Mound Cemetery, Dallas, TX..¹⁰

     Elias Nichols was born on 22 June 1826 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Hiram Nichols and Cassander A. Hickman. He married Lucy Shriver on 4 November 1850 at Greene Co, PA.. He died on 8 November 1901 at Maxwell, Pleasants Co, WV., at age 75. He was buried at Nine Mile Cemetery, Maxwell, WV..

     Mary Nichols was born in 1823 at Greene Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Hiram Nichols and Cassander A. Hickman. She married Samuel L. Shultz. She died in 1859 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA..

     John Luce Shultz was born on 9 September 1846 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Samuel L. Shultz and Mary Nichols. He married Amelia Yeager, daughter of Alexander Yeager and Lucy Thralls, on 24 December 1869. He died on 18 March 1903 at Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA., at age 56.

     Hiram Shultz was born on 20 July 1848 at Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Samuel L. Shultz and Mary Nichols. He married Hannah Delphia Yost. He married Mary Ellen Tustin on 12 October 1895 at Greene Co, PA..¹¹ He was a stone mason. He died on 20 April 1920 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 71. He was buried at Phillips Church Cemetery, Greene Co, PA..

     Cassander Elizabeth Shultz was born in January 1850 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. She was the daughter of Samuel L. Shultz and Mary Nichols. She married John Thomas Rinehart, son of Samuel Rinehart and Rachel Crayne, in 1872. She died on 12 July 1930 at Downs Station, WV., at age 80.

     Solomon Shultz was born on 19 December 1855 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was the son of Samuel L. Shultz and Mary Nichols. He married Susan C Franks, daughter of Jacob Franks and Anna McDougal, on 31 January 1880 at Wayne Twp, Greene Co, PA.. He was a manager of a livery stable in 1910 at Waynesburg, PA.. He died on 5 November 1910 at Waynesburg, PA., at age 54.