Francis Marion Hicks, b: 1855

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{William F. Hicks}^{b.1829 Kentucky d.1899 Galena, Jo Davies Co. IL}

		^{Francis Marion Hicks}^{b.1855 Richland Co. WI d.1930 Akeley, Hubbard Co. MN}	^{Nancy Jane Smith}^{b.1833 Kentucky d.1870 Boscobel, Grant Co. WI}

	^{Thomas Hicks}^{b.1899 St. Croix Falls, Polk Co. WI d.1966 Remer, Cass County, MN}

		^{Isabelle Rose Lee}^{b.1859 Watterstown Twp. Grant Co. d.1943 Remer, Cass County, MN}

^{Violet Elvira Hicks}^{b.1926 Akeley, Hubbard County, MN d.}

	^{Edith Emily Beach}^{b.1902 Burleene Twp, Todd Co. MN d.1968 Remer, Cass Co. MN}