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William James and Mary Jane McDade Barnett Hickman
William James and Mary Jane McDade Barnett Hickman
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'''Thomas Hickman''', known as '''Tom Hickman''' (November 4, 1872 – February 28, 1950), was from 1925 to 1937 the [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]], the sister city of [[Shreveport]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Hickman was the fifth mayor of Bossier City since its incorporation in 1907.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fuller&GSfn=hoffman&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=104026836&df=all&|title=Hoffman Lee Fuller|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 21, 1983|page=7-A|accessdate=January 3, 2015}}</ref>Hickman succeeded G. B. Smith, who had served a single term from 1921 to 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206222741/http://bossiercity.org/Bossier-City-History/|title=Bossier City History|author=Louise Stinson|accessdate=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
'''Thomas Hickman''', known as '''Tom Hickman''' (November 4, 1872 – February 28, 1950), was from 1925 to 1937 the [[mayor]] of [[Bossier City]], the sister city of [[Shreveport]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Hickman was the fifth mayor of Bossier City since its incorporation in 1907.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fuller&GSfn=hoffman&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=104026836&df=all&|title=Hoffman Lee Fuller|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=June 21, 1983|page=7-A|accessdate=January 3, 2015}}</ref> Hickman succeeded G. B. Smith, who had served a single term from 1921 to 1925.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206222741/http://bossiercity.org/Bossier-City-History/|title=Bossier City History|author=Louise Stinson|accessdate=February 6, 2015}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
Hickman was born in [[rural]] Fillmore, Louisiana in eastern Bossier Parish to William James Hickman (1830-1900) and the widow, Mary Jane McDade Barnett (died 1902). He and his brother, W. B. Hickman (born 1860), worked with their father in the operation of the Red Chute Plantation in the census designated place] of Red Chute, also in Bossier Parish. In 1892, at least one hundred acres of their crops were flooded. After the parents' deaths, W. B. Hickman ran the family farm, and Thomas Hickman was employed by the Foster Plantation before he moved by 1910 into Bossier City.<ref name=rootsweb>{{cite web|url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LABOSSIE/2000-11/0974659832|title=Hickman Family of Bossier Parish|publisher=archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com|author=Clifton D. Cardin|date=November 19, 2000|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref>
Hickman was born in [[rural]] Fillmore, Louisiana in eastern Bossier Parish to William James Hickman (1830-1900) and the widow, Mary Jane McDade Barnett (died 1902). He and his brother, W. B. Hickman (born 1860), worked with their father in the operation of the Red Chute Plantation in the census designated place of Red Chute, also in Bossier Parish. In 1892, at least one hundred acres of their crops were flooded. After the parents' deaths, W. B. Hickman ran the family farm, and Thomas Hickman was employed by the Foster Plantation before he moved by 1910 into Bossier City.<ref name=rootsweb>{{cite web|url=http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LABOSSIE/2000-11/0974659832|title=Hickman Family of Bossier Parish|publisher=archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com|author=Clifton D. Cardin|date=November 19, 2000|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref>
In 1902, Thomas Hickman married the former Della Hickson (born c. 1880), the daughter of the Reverend J. M. Hickson and his wife, Dora (born c. 1858). Thomas and Della had one daughter, Jessie, who later married Charles Kyzar (both born 1907).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/tom-hickman-la-13967040|title=Tom Hickman in the 1940 Census|publisher=archives.com|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> The Kyzars had two children, the Hickmans' grandchildren. Once in Bossier City, Hickman engaged in [[real estate]] and the mercantile business. From 1913 to 1917, he was the postmaster in the Allendale neighborhood in Shreveport. He was active in the Masonic lodge and the [[Methodist]] Church.<ref name=bio/>
In 1902, Thomas Hickman married the former Della Hickson (born c. 1880), the daughter of the Reverend J. M. Hickson and his wife, Dora (born c. 1858). Thomas and Della had one daughter, Jessie, who later married Charles Kyzar (both born 1907).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.com/1940-census/tom-hickman-la-13967040|title=Tom Hickman in the 1940 Census|publisher=archives.com|accessdate=January 5, 2015}}</ref> The Kyzars had two children, the Hickmans' grandchildren. Once in Bossier City, Hickman engaged in [[real estate]] and the mercantile business. From 1913 to 1917, he was the postmaster in the Allendale neighborhood in Shreveport. He was active in the Masonic lodge and the [[Methodist]] Church.<ref name=bio/>