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Title:
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Truman Hicks
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Collection Name:
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
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WPA Bio 1510
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Item Description:
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Hicks, Truman - Biographical information for Truman Barney Hicks; "Funeral of T. B. Hicks", Cheyenne Leader, May 2, 1908 [also Wyoming Tribune, Apr. 27, 1908, page 1]
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Date:
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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born: Sep. 25,1844, in Caldwell (Warren Co., N. Y.) - educated in Rutland (Vt.) - in young manhood, connected with eastern banks
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moved to Chicago where he connected with the Third National Bank - assistant cashier in last of 5 yrs.
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sold First National Bank to T. A. Cosgriff - left Cheyenne (o/a 1903) - bought ranch near Los Angeles (Calif. o/a 1903 - 1908/death)
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Mason and Knight Templar
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Hicks, Mrs. Augusta M. Beers (1st wife, born: Jan 19, 1846, at Danby, N. Y. - married: 1868, in Galesburge, Ill. - died: Oct. 26, 1884 (age: 38) - buried: Lakeview Cemetery at Cheyenne, Wyo.)
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children:
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Hicks, Mrs. Clarance Wells Swan (wife, born: Apr. 21, 1841, at White Pigeon, Mich. - married: ? - died: Sep. 21, 1899 (age: 58) - buried: Riverside Cemetery at Three Rivers, Mich.)
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children: Charles Andrew
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[Hicks, Mrs. [name?] (3rd wife, born: ? - married: 1886 - died: ? - buried: ?)
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children?
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died: Apr. 26 [pr 27], 1908 (age: 63), at Los Angeles (Los Angeles Co., Calif.)
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funeral: May 1, 1908, rites performed at the Masonic Temple in Cheyenne
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burial: Lakeview Cemetery (Plot: Lot 363, Sec. B - Memorial ID: 29176092) at Cheyenne
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came to Cheyenne (Wyo. Terr., now Laramie Co. - 1878)
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assistant cashier, First National Bank in Cheyenne - A. R. Converse, was president
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Mr. Converse's death advanced subject to president of First National Bank (1885 - 1903)
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Cheyenne School Board member (12 yrs.)
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Mason (1866),, Knights Templar and a member of the Consistory (1896), later its inspector general
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after schooling, entered father's store at Caldwell - after apprentiship, worked as bookkeeper and cashier for Second National Bankfor 2nd National Bank at Galesburg, then to Kewanee (Ill.) for job with National Bank there
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Rights:
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Type:
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Text
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