• At right: Photograph of Jesse David Fears, Jr.
  
  (born January 1858 in Indiana)
  (My great-grandfather)

  
  
  
  
  

Seven Generations

• I am Mark Ellsworth HICKMAN (born 1952 in Indiana).
  
  

  I am the son of Harold Ellsworth HICKMAN (born 1920 in Illinois) and Winifred Jean (EDDLEMAN) HICKMAN (born 1930 in Indiana).
  
  

  I am the grandson of Charles Ambrose HICKMAN, Jr. (born 18 March 1877 in Orange County, Indiana) and Mary "Mamie" Elizabeth (FEARS) HICKMAN (born November 1880 in Orange County, Indiana).
  
  

  I am the great-grandson of Jesse David FEARS, Jr. (born January 1858 in Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana) and Lavina Frances "Fanny" (FARNSLEY) FEARS (born August 1852 in Indiana).
  
  

  I am the great-great-grandson of Jesse David FEARS, Sr. (born 04 March 1831 in Kentucky) and Cornelia Jane (WILLIAMS) FEARS (born about 1837 in Indiana).
  
  

  I am the great-great-great-grandson of Albert FEARS (born about 1805 in Kentucky) and Mary (HARRISON) FEARS (born about 1805 in Kentucky).
  
  

  I am probably the great-great-great-great-grandson of Jesse FEARS (born between 1760 and 1770).

The nine known children of Albert Fears (My great-great-great-grandfather)
(born about 1805 in Kentucky)
and Mary (Harrison) Fears (born about 1805 in Kentucky)
were:


• Nancy FEARS (born about 1829 in Kentucky)
  
  
• Jesse David FEARS, Sr. (My great-great-grandfather)
  (born 04 March 1831 in Kentucky.
  First marriage was to Cornelia J. Williams (born about 1837 in Indiana).
  Second marriage was to Susan S. Watson.
  Died 24 October 1900 in Milltown, Crawford County, Indiana.)
  
  
• Margaret FEARS (born about 1835 in Kentucky)
  
  
• William FEARS (born about 1836 in Kentucky)
  
  
• Edward FEARS (born about 1838 in Kentucky)
  
  
• Mary F. FEARS (born about 1840 in Kentucky)
  
  
• Susan FEARS (born about 1842 in Kentucky)
  
  
• Eliza A. FEARS (born about 1844 in Harrison County, Indiana)
  
  
• Louisa FEARS (born about 1846 in Harrison County, Indiana)

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This Albert Fears (born about 1805 in Kentucky) was a shoe maker by trade.

Jesse David Fears, Sr. (My great-great-grandfather)
(born 04 March 1831 in Kentucky,
a son of Albert and Mary (Harrison) Fears),
married Cornelia 'Mary' J. Williams (born about 1835 in Kentucky)
on 30 November 1954 in Floyd County, Indiana.

This Jesse David Fears, Sr. was a 'cooper' by trade, which means he made barrels.

Jesse and Cornelia had at least six children:


• George Fears
  (born about 1855 in Indiana)
  
  
• Mary Elizabeth Fears
  (Born on 04 or 25 August 1856 in Indiana.
  Married Joel Franklin Denton (born 17 September 1853)
  
  
  
• Jesse David Fears, Jr. (My great-grandfather)
  (Born January 1858 in Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana.
  Married Lavina Frances 'Fanny' Farnsley (who was born 11 July 1854 in Harrison County, Indiana, a daughter of David M. and Eliza Farnsley.)
  
  
• Edward Fears
  (Born about 1860 in Indiana)
  
  
• Lewis Fears
  (Born about 1862 in Indiana)
  
  
• Benjamin Fears
  (Born in April 1867 in Indiana. Died 14 May 1950. Buried at Milltown Cemetery in Milltown, Crawford County, Indiana.)
  
  
  • This Benjamin Fears had three wives:
    
    
    • Mary Jane Sutton
      (Born 19 October 1872 in Crawford County, Indiana.
      A daughter of William Sutton.
      Married to Benjamin Fears in 1903.
      Died 03 June 1951 in Milltown, Crawford County, Indiana.
      Buried in Milltown Cemetery, Milltown, Crawford County, Indiana.)
      
      
    • Rachel
      
      
    • (unknown name)
    
    
  • This Benjamin Fears had children by his three wives:
    
    
    
    • Lillian (Fears) Bitner Hoffman (born 25 May 1907 in Crawford County, Indiana)
    • Edna (Fears) Stevenson (born 04 January 1917 in Crawford County, Indiana)
    • Roscoe Fears (Married Alma ______.)
    • Bayles Fears (Married Birdie _____.)
    • Rufus Fears (Married Genivive _____.)
    • Leonard Fears
    • Ira Fears
    
    
    
  • One of the wives of Benjamin Fears, Mary Jane (Sutton) Fears, also had two children from her marriage to I. Lochall Fancher:
    
    
    • Ray Fancher
    • Ona Fancher

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Jesse David Fears, Sr. died 24 October 1900 in Milltown, Crawford County, Indiana.

Jesse David Fears, Jr. (My great-grandfather)
(Born January 1858 in Franklin Township, Floyd County, Indiana)
and
Lavine Frances 'Fanny' (Farnsley) Fears
(Born 11 July 1854 in Harrison County, Indiana.
Died 17 July 1903 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.)
Had only one child, my grandmother:


• Mary Elizabeth Fears (My grandmother)
  (Born November 1880 in Orange County, Indiana.
  Married to Charles Ambrose Hickman, Jr. on 15 September 1900 in Orange County, Indiana.
  Died 06 August 1932 in Monroe County, Indiana.
  
  

But, Jesse David Fears, Jr.'s nephew also lived in this home:

• William Fears
  (born January 1888)
  

• My grandparents,
  
  
  • Charles Ambrose HICKMAN, Jr. (Born 16 March 1877 in Orange County, Indiana.) and
  • Mary Elizabeth (FEARS) HICKMAN (Born November 1880 in Orange County, Indiana.)
    
    
    • were the parents of at least 7 children:
      
      
      • Dana Frances (HICKMAN) LEE
        • Born 15 December in 1899 or 1901 in Orange County, Indiana.
        • Married to William LEE.
        • Mother of:
          • Charles W. LEE
          • Robert LEE
        • Dana Frances (HICKMAN) LEE died in 1947 in Monroe County, Indiana.
        
        
        
      • Jesse Charles HICKMAN
        • Born 03 September 1904 in Orange County, Indiana.
        • Married to, and had children with: Ellen REYNOLDS.
          • This Ellen REYNOLDS was a daughter of Grant REYNOLDS and Susie Jane (CONNER) REYNOLDS.
        • Also married Loretta and Frances.
        • Father of:
          • Robert HICKMAN (Born 1927)
          • Carolyn HICKMAN BAXTER (Born 1931)
          • Allen HICKMAN (Born 1931)
          • David HICKMAN (Born 1939)
          • and a stillborn infant
        • This Jesse Charles HICKMAN died 31 July 1982 in Monroe County, Indiana.
        
        
        
      • Roxey Minnie (HICKMAN) CORBIN
        • Born 01 January 1907 in Orange County, Indiana.
        • Married to Beatrice August "Pedro" CORBIN on 18 April 1925 in Monroe County, Indiana.
          • This Beatrice "Pedro" CORBIN was the son of William CORBIN and Vannie (CAIN) CORBIN.
        • Mother of:
          • James Charles CORBIN (Born 1926)
          • John CORBIN (Born 1929)
          • Leslie Harold "Buckey" CORBIN (Born 1943)
        • Roxey Minnie (HICKMAN) CORBIN died on 20 July 1971 in Indiana.
        • Beatrice August "Pedro" CORBIN died on 30 January 1959 in Indiana.
        • James Charles CORBIN died on 30 June 1991 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana.
        • Leslie Harold "Buckey" CORBIN died 23 December 1990 in Midland Hospital, Papillion, Nebraska.
        
        
        
      • Mable Marie (HICKMAN) REYNOLDS
        • Born 12 May 1909 in Orange County, Indiana.
        • Married to Ora Reynolds.
          • This Ora REYNOLDS was a son of Grant REYNOLDS and Susie Jane (CONNER) REYNOLDS.
        • Mother of:
          • Wayne REYNOLDS
          • Donald REYNOLDS
          • Kenneth REYNOLDS
          • Betty (REYNOLDS) PITTMAN
        
        
        
      • NOTE: The 1910 U. S. Census in Orange County, Indiana indicated that Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman had given birth to five children by that time, with four of these children surviving. We do not know anything about this other child.
        
        
      • Harold Ellsworth HICKMAN
        • Born 1920 in Illinois.
        • Married to Winifred Jean EDDLEMAN (Born 1930) in 1948 in Indiana.
          • This Winifred Jean (EDDLEMAN) HICKMAN was the daughter of Clarence Noble EDDLEMAN and Elda Elizabeth (ROUTH) EDDLEMAN
        • Father of
          • Mark Ellsworth HICKMAN (Born 1952)
          • Susan Jean (HICKMAN) SATER (Born 1953)
          • Cathy Jane HICKMAN (Born 1958)
        • Grandfather of:
          • April Sue SATER (Born 1973)
          • K. Adam SATER (Born 1976)
        • Great-grandfather of:
          • Coleman Adam SATER (Born 2002)
          • Dominick Jackson Schooley (Born 2003)
        
        
        
      • Rhea Dawn (HICKMAN) BRINSON
        • Born 1924 in Indiana.
        • Married to Rollie Marvin BRINSON in 1946 in Indiana.
          • This Rollie Marvin BRINSON was the son of Rollie "Bill" BRINSON (Born 16 August 1890) and Edna M. (JOHNSON) BRINSON.
        • Mother of:
          • Maribeth (no middle name) BRINSON (Born 1948 in Indiana.)

SOURCES:

• Documents archived at Indiana State Library
• Crawford County, Indiana birth records
• Crawford County, Indiana marriage records
• Crawford County, Indiana death records
• Orange County, Indiana birth records
• Orange County, Indiana marriage records
• Orange County, Indiana death records
• Monroe County, Indiana birth records
• Monroe County, Indiana marriage records
• Monroe County, Indiana death records
• Obituaries from Herald-Times (formerly Herald-Telephone), Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
• Various funeral home flyers from funerals of Hickman relatives
• Cemetery marker words from various cemeteries in Orange County, Indiana.
• U. S. Census Records
• First person accounts of Charles Ambrose Hickman, Jr. (who was husband of the Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman who is listed above)
• First person accounts of Harold Ellsworth Hickman (son of Charles Ambrose Hickman, Jr. and the Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman who is listed above.)
• Interview with Rupert Clark Hickman (son of William Hickman 1886-1954) and first cousin of the husband of the Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman who is listed above.
• Interview with Genevieve Belle (Hickman) Koontz (daughter of William Hickman 1886-1954) and first cousin of the husband of the Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman who is listed above.
• Research of Maribeth Brinson (who is a granddaughter of the Mary Elizabeth (Fears) Hickman who is listed above)
• Identified ancestral photographs

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