Louisa Viola Holtsclaw

Louisa married Andrew Sherman Hicks on 4 May 1900 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina. Andrew (son of Gordon Andrew Hicks and Adelaide Oakes) was born on 28 Mar 1874 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Nov 1955; was buried in Urbana Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Earl was born in North Carolina to a well educated mother who was related to Ben Franklin ( one of the founders of the United States of America) and a circuit preacher. He found life with his father unbearable and so by the age of 12 years old Earl had left home and began his working life. Some of the jobs that Earl had included being a pilot, truck driver/ owner, and a tool and die maker. His greatest goal in life was to own a farm and be a farmer. A dream he would never achieve.

Though Earl had left home at a young age he was well educated attending night school when money and time allowed.

Earl was in Florida, staying with his eldest son, when he experienced a massive CVA. Though old his body was strong and he lingered in the hospital for several days before succumbing to the brain damage. He and his beloved wife Mary would die just 14 days shy of one year apart.