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William Jackson Hicks

1827–1911 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for William Jackson Hicks so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Biographical history of North Carolina from colonial times to the present

Ashe, Samuel A. · 1905 · C.L. Van Noppen

Samuel A. Ashe's eight volume set of North Carolina biographies, published by C.L. Van Noppen from 1905 and running from the colonial period forward. The sketches take in governors, judges and public men, among them William Tryon, Frederick Nash, Richard Henderson and Matt W. Ransom. Genealogists use the set as a name source for families across the state, Orange County included.

Why this is here: Catalog heading in the NC Cardinal record: Hicks, William Jackson, 1827-1911.

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Background context: NCpedia: William Jackson Hicks NCpedia Dictionary of North Carolina Biography entry
Read contemporary evidence: DigitalNC newspapers: 1 Orange County pages naming William Jackson Hicks DigitalNC Searchable pages from historic Orange County newspapers
Search beyond the index: NC LIVE: prepared search for William Jackson Hicks NC LIVE An advanced search of the state’s shared databases already scoped to Orange County’s places and this subject; edit it freely, and sign in through your North Carolina library to read
Ask locally: Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection (OCPL) The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
Ask locally: Local History Help Hours and request form OCPL Local History Liaison The library’s Local History Liaison helps in person most Mondays, 12 to 3, at the Main Library, or by the online request form

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