by Thomas B. McDavitt As related in a previous issue of CRO$$TIES, Bruce and Carrie made their home in Blackrock, N. M., until 1920, when […]
Wedding Bells and the Land of Enchantment
by Thomas B. McDavitt The Lawrence Journal World, September 9, 1909, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas A wedding which will be of general interest to many […]
Young Bruce Haworth Pilcher
by Thomas B. McDavitt In Olathe, Kansas, on a hot August day in 1882, a boy child was born to James Ruthven Ferdinand and Louise […]
May Williamson Mannon – Precious Photos
May Williamson Mannon, my great-grandmother, is a mystery to me and perhaps always will be. At this point, I can find very little on her […]
Samuel Richard — What Were You Thinking??
We don’t know why Samuel Richard Hickson stayed behind in England, while his mother and brother’s family sailed to Canada in May 1850. We had […]
Arrival in Upper Canada
We have no information on the arrival date of the ship carrying Sarah Hickson, her 3 children, her parents, and her mother-in-law. We know from […]
Voyage to Canada: Frances Hickson Writes a Letter Home
Background. This letter involves the family of our great-grandfather, William Samuel Hickson. It recounts the transatlantic voyage taken by members of his family from London […]
Samuel Hickson’s Children: In Search of A New Life
Early Victorian times in England were a time of unrelenting change and unrest. Industrialization gave rise to a host of political and socioeconomic problems. While […]
The Hicksons in Victorian England
My grandmother, Nana (Marion Rosalind Hickson), descended from a couple named William Thomas Hickson and Sarah Mabin Hickson, her grandparents. William and Sarah were part […]