George Wilfred Hickman
1871 - 1963 (91 years)
Generation: 1
1. George Wilfred Hickman was born on 14 Jun 1871 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 Jan 1963 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Fairmount (CNS) - George Wilfred Hickman, 91, a retired farmer, died unexpectedly about 10 p.m. Friday (Jan. 11, 1963) in St. Elizabeth Hospital where he had been a patient three days. Born June 14, 1871 on the family homestead east of Fairmount, he was a son of Richard and Achsa Pruden Hickman. He lived his entire life on the farm. On Jan. 1, 1896 he married the former Sadie Hopper at Muncie. She died in 1904. Also preceding him in death were a son, four brothers and a sister. Survivors are three sons, Wilfred and Vernon of Fairmount and Wayne of Joliet. Also, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. S. P. Smith of Olivet. The body is at the Carrington Funeral home, where friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Burton Heleine officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery east of Fairmount. DANVILLE COMMERCIAL-NEWS, 12 Jan. 1963. The obituary's reference to "a sister, Mrs. S. P. Smith of Olivet" refers to a foster daughter of the parents of the deceased.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49502978/george-wilfred-hickmanGeorge married Sadie Philona Hopper on 1 Jan 1896. Sadie was born on 26 Jun 1874 in Illinois; died on 29 Jun 1904 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Wilfred Hickman was born on 10 Nov 1896 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 May 1964 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Wayne Hickman was born on 25 Sep 1902 in Fairmount, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 18 Dec 1981 in Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois.