Evening star., 1916-08-06


Olivet cemtery. They were buried in
St. Patrick's cemetery. on H street be-
tween I'd and 4th streets northeast, part
of the site now being occupied by the
Little Sisters of the Poor. They were
removed to Mount Olivet cemetery in
1866.
Col. William Hickey of Washington
and Greenvale was married to Cecilia
Plowden of St Marys county. Md, about
the year 1921. They had several chill
dren. The first was Mary Elizabeth.
who died in childhood. The second was
Cecilia Plowden Hickey, who became
the wife of Juan Pizzini of Richmond.
Va. and had one child. Juan. The third
was Rosalia A. Hickey. who married
Col. Henry G. Healey of the 1st New
teers, in the civil war. They had
daughter. Rosalie. and sons. Henry and
Virgil The fourth child of Col. Will
liam Hickey was William J. Hickey,
Marys county, Md. daughter of Dr.
William Edelen. Three of their chill
dren, Cecilia. Henry and Edelen. are
living. The fifth child of Col. Hickey
was Caroline Jenkins Hickey, who mar
ried William E. Dougherty of Harris
burg, Pa. They had a number of chill
dren. One, Caroline, is living in At
lanta, Ga; William Hickey Dougherty
a
Dougherty married a Miss Yvonne de
Camerach of New York.
The sixth child of Col Hickey was
John F. Hickey, now resident of
ried to Miss Mamie C. Jenkins of
Charles county. Md, daughter of Col:
John w. Jenkins. A large number of
children resulted from this marriage.
The first was Cecilia Corrinne, who died
when nine years old. The second was
John Francis Hickey, resident of
Washington. Then there was William
J. Hickey. who is an officer at the Ma
tiona1 Training School for Boys. Then
came Edmund ]. Hickey. who is also
an officer at the Training School for
Boys The next child was Wade
Hampton Hickey. who is a druggist at
Hyattsville. Next was George Plowden
Hickey. who is now register of wills
Emily Cecilia Hickey, who married Ed
ward Warning of Charles county. Next
was ]. Albert Hickey, who is employed
in the solicitors office of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and at present is
at Eagle Pass with Company F. 1st
Maryland Infantry, organized militia
The next child was Marie Antoinette
Hickey, who is living at the family
Then came Edmund Plowden Hickey,
who married Miss Fannie MCDANIEL of
Loudoun county, Va. and who live on
18th street in this city. Their children
are Elizabeth Hickey. Caroline Hickey,
who married a Mr.. Hibberd of Phila-
delphia, and who is now living with
her mother at the family home on 18th
street; Edmund Plowden Hickey, jr.,
who married Miss Perry of Washing
ton; William ]. Hickey, who married
Miss Freeman of Charles county, Md;
Harry Hickey. who is secretary OF the
Georgetown Law School, and Miss
Ethel Hickey. who also lives with her
mother in the 18th street family home
Col. William Hickey of Greenvale was
educated at Mr.. Shines school in Wash
ington and at the old Hallowell Academy
at Alexandria, where Robert f. Lee at
tended school before going to West Point.
It Is family history that young William
rode a pony from the family home on
New Jersey avenue to Alexandria and
back every day, riding to Georgetown.
crossing on the ferry which ran near the
site of the Aqueduct bridge and then
Travelled the old north and south stage
road which leads along the east front of
Arlington. When he came to mans estate
he was given position in the coast sur
vey as a draughtsman, and is said to
have been very efficient. He was trans
ferred from that office to become chief
clerk of the War Department, having six
clerks under him in the old War Depart
ment building. which stood on the north
west side of Washington Circle. He was
thence transferred to the position of exec
utive clerk of the United States Senate,
successfully filing the Offices of reading
clerk, assistant secretary of the Senate
and acting secretary of the Senate. When
John w Forney came in as secretary of
the Senate, Col Hickey again became as
sistant secretary and held that Office
til his death. January g. 1866, at his beau
tiful home, Greenvale.
It was in 1922 that Col. Hickey bought
from Col. William Brent. who was the
first clerk of the Circuit Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the large tract Of land