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=Biographical Sketch=

=Biographical Sketch=

David Hickox (<tng i="700117802198">Family Tree</tng>) is the father of the large [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/register.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon&generations=4 Hickox connection] in Southeast Georgia. David was born [[was born on::13 January 1798]]<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox">Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589407 : Accessed 23 Mar 2013); Record, David Hickox (1798-1887), Memorial No. 33589407, Records of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States; record maintained by [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&GSln=hickox&GSfn=david+&GSby=1798&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=33589407&MRid=47086979&df=all& Jerry Van Herrin].</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers">{{#lsth:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia|Citation}}(Pg. 147-146.)g</ref> in Connecticut.<ref group="census" name="fed1850">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1850).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1860">{{#lst:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1860).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870">{{#lsth:File:US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1880">{{#lsth:File:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers" /><ref group="books" name="brantly cemeteries">{{#lsth:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia|Citation}}</ref>^{[[#Parents Discussion|[note 1]]]}^{[[#1880 Discussion|[note 2]]]}

David Hickox (<tng i="700117802198">Family Tree</tng>) is the father of the large [http://crewsgenealogy.com/tng/register.php?personID=I700117802198&tree=Jason-Shannon&generations=4 Hickox connection] in Southeast Georgia. David was born [[was born on::13 January 1798]]<ref group="headstones" name="davidhickox">Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589407 : Accessed 23 Mar 2013); Record, David Hickox (1798-1887), Memorial No. 33589407, Records of the New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hickox, Brantley County, Georgia, United States; record maintained by [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&GSln=hickox&GSfn=david+&GSby=1798&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=33589407&MRid=47086979&df=all& Jerry Van Herrin].</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers">{{#lsth:Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia|Citation}}(Pg. 147-146.)g</ref> in Connecticut.<ref group="census" name="fed1850">{{#lsth:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1850).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1860">{{#lst:File:David Hickox, (United States Census, 1860).jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1870">{{#lsth:File:US Federal Census Including the Hickox Family.jpg|citation}}</ref><ref group="census" name="fed1880">{{#lsth:File:1880 Federal Census including Hickox family.jpg|Citation}}</ref><ref group="books" name="Wiregrass Pioneers" /><ref group="books" name="brantly cemeteries">{{#lsth:Cemeteries & More: Genealogy Reference, Brantley County, Georgia|Citation}}</ref>^{[[#Parents Discussion|[note 1]]]}^{[[#1880 Census|[note 2]]]}

Not much is known about David's life prior to coming to Georgia.  According to family histories, David and his brother traveled to Georgia from Connecticut to purchase lumber to sell back in Connecticut. During his visit David became quite ill with a fever, while his brother returned to Connecticut with the lumber. David stayed with a local family while he was nursed back to health.^{[[#Family History|[note 3]]]}

Not much is known about David's life prior to coming to Georgia.  According to family histories, David and his brother traveled to Georgia from Connecticut to purchase lumber to sell back in Connecticut. During his visit David became quite ill with a fever, while his brother returned to Connecticut with the lumber. David stayed with a local family while he was nursed back to health.^{[[#Family History|[note 3]]]}