Hickman, George W. 1847-1905

HICKMAN

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 11/19/2004 at 14:25:17

George W. Hickman, Jr., one of Newton’s worthy citizens, died at 12 o’clock Friday night at his residence in this city.

His illness, beginning eight or nine weeks ago with pneumonia, caused his friends gravest fears, but subsequently his condition was such that great hopes were entertained for his recovery until a week ago when suffering a relapse, and weakened as he was by constant pneumonia and suffering with bowel and stomach troubles, his condition again became serious from which there was no change for the better, and the end came quietly and gently as falls the evening.

Mr. Hickman was born at Campbell, Kentucky, June 2, 1847. He was brought up by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. North, his mother having died when he was six years old.

When but seventeen years of age he enlisted in the cause of his country and served one year in company C, 23rd regiment, Kentucky volunteer mounted infantry. During this year he was taken prisoner and confined for three months in Libby Prison, where with many others he suffered great privations and where it is thought his health was permanently injured.

In September 1867, he united with the Methodist Church at Asbury Chapel, near Newport, Kentucky. Two years after this he came to Jasper County, Iowa, and sometime afterwards transferred his membership to the First Methodist Church of this city.

In 1876 Mr. Hickman was united in marriage to Miss Jane Hickman, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Hickman, three miles west of Newton. To them was born one son, Clifford Melville, who is now the comfort of his bereft mother.

To us another true, upright, businessman, a kind friend and brother and a loving husband and father has answered the last roll call.

The funeral was held at the Methodist Church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. J. W. Hackley officiating. The interment was in the Newton Cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, Monday, April 3, 1905, Page 1, Column 3