John Elisha Hickman

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 1822
• Alternate birth: 1823, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
• Alternate birth: Abt 1823

Notes:

His Civil War draft registration record gives his occupation as "carpenter."

Enlisted in Company C, Michigan 13th Infantry Regiment on 27 Aug 1864. Mustered out on 8 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC. According to the National Park Service database (U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866), this regiment was part of General Sherman's march through Georgia and South Carolina.

John married Magdalin Miller in 1847. Magdalin (daughter of William Miller and Sarah Mills) was born on 19 Apr 1829 in New York; died on 10 Feb 1903 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Julia married Charles Albert Squier on 24 Nov 1892 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. Charles (son of Daniel Squier and Patience Yard Simpson) was born on 5 Jan 1861 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; died on 26 Nov 1934 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She died in Battle Creek.

Dorothy married Waldo Everett Fitzgerald on 9 Jun 1920 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. Waldo (son of Norman Ackley Fitzgerald and Catherine Frazier) was born on 29 Sep 1894 in Michigan; died in Nov 1972 in Olympia, Thurston, Washington; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called in his mother's obituary "Col. Daniel Squier of Los Altos, Calif."

Notes:

From "Miss Bernice Squier Dies" (citation details below):

Even before [the sisters Bernice and Blanche Squier's] graduation from Battle Creek High School in 1918, the twins had begun manufacturing stuffed dolls, with the idea of earning money for their college education.

They attended the University of California one year, then returned to Battle Creek to make toy manufacture a career business. They incorporated under the appropriate "Twinzy" name in 1925 and, in the years that followed, made and sold throughout the nation a line of "safe and washable" toys that included some 30 different items.

In addition to several million stuffed dolls, the firm turned out various animal toys filled with foam rubber stuffing, after the development of that material. Among their best selling items were stuffed Army mule mascot miniatures, which were popular at West Point Military Academy.

In 1937, by a unique arrangement, the sisters were elected twin presidents of the Circulus Club, an organization of business and professional women. They also were members of the International Twins Association and attended conventions of that organization, which boasted at that time a membership of more than 600 sets of twins.

Notes:

From "Miss Bernice Squier Dies" (citation details below):

Even before [the sisters Bernice and Blanche Squier's] graduation from Battle Creek High School in 1918, the twins had begun manufacturing stuffed dolls, with the idea of earning money for their college education.

They attended the University of California one year, then returned to Battle Creek to make toy manufacture a career business. They incorporated under the appropriate "Twinzy" name in 1925 and, in the years that followed, made and sold throughout the nation a line of "safe and washable" toys that included some 30 different items.

In addition to several million stuffed dolls, the firm turned out various animal toys filled with foam rubber stuffing, after the development of that material. Among their best selling items were stuffed Army mule mascot miniatures, which were popular at West Point Military Academy.

In 1937, by a unique arrangement, the sisters were elected twin presidents of the Circulus Club, an organization of business and professional women. They also were members of the International Twins Association and attended conventions of that organization, which boasted at that time a membership of more than 600 sets of twins.

John married Rosalia Martha Allen on 2 Jul 1945 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. Rosalia (daughter of Elbert Freeman "Bert" Allen and Marion Van Wort) was born about 1905; died on 4 Apr 1985 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Barbara Ann Myers on 14 Feb 1947 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. Barbara (daughter of John Q. Myers and Rosalia Martha Allen) was born on 19 Sep 1926 in Williamston, Ingham, Michigan; died on 13 Feb 2006; was buried in Summit Cemetery, Williamston, Ingham, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]