Andora
(Minard) Hickcox
(1859-1915)
Andora (Minard) Hickcox was born on May 22, 1859 in Scio, Harrison County, OH, the daughter of Daniel and Rebecca (Knouff) Minard. She also went by "Anna Dora" and was said to have been "a loving mother and a friend to every one."
Andora married Charles Jasper Hickcox ( ? - ? ). They had three daughters -- Edith Coombs, Nora Turner and Eunice McKee.
The
family resided for many years at Greenville, Darke County, OH. At one point, in
the early 1990s, Andora's sister Eunice
Morgan and her husband Winfield came to reside in Darke as well. The town's main
thoroughfare, Broadway, is seen here in a rare old photographic postcard
view, circa 1906.
At age 14, Andora became a member of the local Presbyterian church. "After they moved to Greenville," the Cadiz Republican said, "she transferred her membership to the First Christian Church and remained a faithful and devoted member...."
Nothing of the adult lives of the Hickcoxes is known.
Andora died on Aug. 16, 1915, just a week after the passing of her brother Amos B. Minard. She was present with her brother at the time of his death. The Cadiz Republican said that she was:
…taken
sick the next day and was not able to be up at the time of the funeral. All that
could be done by her friends to alleviate her suffering was done, but to no
avail. She gradually went down and
passed away peacefully…. When told by the nurse that she could not get well
she said that all was well, that she was ready and willing to go, and, calling
the family about her bed, bade them a final farewell, and fell asleep to wake no
more.
Charles' fate is unknown.
Daughter Edith Elizabeth Hickcox (1892-1934) married George Franklin Coombs (1889-1941) on July 20, 1910. The ceremony took place in or near Greenville. George was the son of William and Alice J. (Bishop) Coombs. They resided at 206 Warren Street and had four children -- Mrs. Gene Amspaugh, Ellen Coombs, Robert Coombs and Richard Coombs. Edith passed away of a bowel obstruction in Greenville on Dec. 9, 1934, at the age of 42. She was laid to rest in Greenville. George outlived his wife by seven years. At the age of 52, in the fall of 1941, he had open sores on his hands while dressing rabbits. He died shortly thereafter on Nov. 26, 1941, just a few weeks before the nation was plunged into World War II. George is buried at Greenville Cemetery.
Circa 1934, daughter Nora Hickcox was married to (?) Turner and residing in Depue, IL.
Daughter Eunice Viola Hickcox (1898-1942) married Earl McKee ( ? - ? ). They resided in Piqua, OH in 1934 and in Troy, Miami County, OH in 1942. At the age of 43, on July 12, 1942, Eunice passed away of an inflammatory illness, with anemia as a contributing factor. She was laid to rest in Pletcher, OH.
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