The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-02-02
Mrs. Mary Ann Hickman.
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Mrs. Mary Ann Hickman, born
Baillio, relict of w. p. Hickman, a
native of Rapides parish. born OctO-
Der IA, 1914, married March 10, 1888,
died Sunday, January q, 1901, at 4
n. m, at her old home, Paramount,
Grant parish.
The deceased was the daughter OF
! Auguste BailliO and FelOnise Lays
sard. both natives of Rapides parish
She had four sisters. Mrs. FelOnise
william. Mrs. Agalice Robertson. Mrs.
Zulma Jarreau. Mrs. Armaline Ring
gold. On her fathers side she was
related to the Baltic, Compton and
Prescott families. On her mothers
side she was related to the Layssard,
Brown, LacOur and LedOux families
OF Rapides parish, and to the Dusuau,
DeGruy. D'Aquin, FORESTER and De-
clOuet families of South Louisiana.
Her ancestors came with the early
French settlers of the State and took
q prominent part In all the events
prior to the cessiOn of the State to
the United States. Her grand uncle,
DR.. BalOn Layssarh. was commander
of this district under the French and
Spanish rule, and also had charge of
the Indians.
Her husband. w. p. Hickman, was
the eldest Of the Hickman family.
Tom Hickman, p. T. Hickman and
Mrs. DIR. Bush. all related to the
Hickmans Of Kentucky and Missouri.
He died in the fOrties. The deceased
had six children. four sons and two
daughters. Of which two sons and
one daughter are still living: Jno.
w. Hickman, of Bayou Kapides, Geo.
W. Hickman and Mrs. las. NJ. Rhorer.
of Fairmount. Grant parish.
The descendants of her deceased
children are: P. p. Hickman. of
Grimes Bluff, Red river, son of P. p.
Hickman: Heman Smith. DIR. Webster
Smith. Jerry, Ranny, Misses Jennie
and Hattie Smith, of Grant parish;
Il. X. Smith, Jr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Thompson. Of Rapides parish; Sister
Marion. sister Of Charity. OF Donald
sOnville; all children of her daughter,
Mrs.. L. X. Smith. Her other son
died while quite young.
Among the descendants of Mrs.
Hickman. who are living. there are
three children. thirty grandchildren
making a total of seyenty-five de-
Mrs. Hickman was living with her
son-in-law, Mr.. JAS. NJ. Rhorer, and
had been sick some eight months.
Attended to by Mrs. RhOrer, her
daughters and by her son. Geo. w.
alleviate the snfIpringN N the veTler-
and having true piety. she was often
q. In, r<,I ~, l.x~ Afo., n
quietly passed away to that bourne,
dren had pceceded her.
NOhuman tongue can enough praise
her nobility of character. her charity,
her hospitality and her generosity.
She was kind to everyone; her hand
was always extended to those who
suffered and her home was ever open
to the mOtherless and homeless. Thus
has passed away one Of those noble
figures, which God has placed in this
world to be an example OF all that Is
true and noble and to be recalled by
him to that realm In the heavens
above. there to receive their reward.
May her descendants strive to fol-
low the path, which she has lighted
with her faith and virtues, and ever
looking to her for an example, they
will never fear the hour when God
shall call them to him. for they will
find her among the angels reckoning
them to her.
Mrs. Hickman was buried by the
side of her husband and son Tom, in
her graveyard On Deloache's Bluff, on
Sunday afternoon. Jan. 9th.