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156    WILLIAM HICKS FAMILY

Location - just a short distance from the Oxford city limits going east on Hwy 158 toward Henderson, turn left on Tom Parham Rd. The cemetery is located on the right in the woods just after turning.

Coordinates: 36d 18m 56.1s N; 78d 31m 14.3s W Click here for Online Maps

Canvassed by Jessie McLam, March 1998. It is poorly maintained.
Photographs by Joey Dickerson and Mildred Goss in January 2010.

Inscription on base of monument: Father, Son and Grandson preserved the heritage of land and a good name in peace and war for 150 years and left them to their children.

Many depressions and fieldstones are visible surrounding the grave stones. These are said to be graves of slaves.

1. Cozart, Lillie Hicks   (b. 18 Mar 1866 - d. 2 May 1908)
Daughter of Benjamin and Isabelle Hicks, (2nd) Wife of James T. Cozart
2. Cozart, Magnolia Ellen Hicks   (b. 24 Aug 1868 - d. 24 Sep 1912)
Daughter of Benjamin and Isabelle Hicks. (3rd) Wife of James T. Cozart
3. Hicks, Abner   (b. 8 Oct 1777 - d. 26 Dec 1857)
Son of William Hicks. Lived here 80 years.
4. Hicks, Ashton Abner   (b. 25 Apr 1871 - d. 3 Jul 1901)
Youngest son of Benjamin and Isabelle Hicks
5. Hicks, Benjamin W.   (b. 15 Oct 1828 - d. 30 Dec 1899)
Son of Abner Hicks. Hoc Cursum Aetatis: A strenuous life: True to himself, honorable among men, having reverence for God.
6. Hicks, William   (b. 5 Mar 1749 - d. Jul 1799)
Here lies the body of William Hicks, he bought this land from the Earl of Granville.