Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers, 1995-1998, Ms.1998.007

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John M. Jackson

Abstract

Six issues of "Hickman Family History Newsletter," published by H. William Gabriel, focusing on descendants of the Roger Hickman family of Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, together with photos and brief biographical information on various Hickman family members, and a typescript draft of Gabriel's article, "William P. Hickman in the New River Valley, 1852-1864."

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in two accruals in 1998.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers commenced and was completed in November, 2023.

Biographical / Historical

Roger Hickman, son of William Arthur and Mary Douglas Hickman, was born in Rockville (Montgomery County), Maryland, in 1740. He married Margaret Davis. The Hickmans relocated to Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, and had three children: James, Mary, and William. Roger Hickman died in 1827.