hickman family – Noel B. Poirier

Fallen Heroes: Corporal William Hickman

A view of Fredericksburg after the Battle of Fredericksburg, December 1862. (Source: loc.gov)

I discovered when researching the Hickman House in Bolivar that one of the family members had served, and sacrificed, during the Civil War. Needless to say, I wanted to learn more about this fallen hero’s story. The Hickman family arrived in Ohio in 1844 when Daniel Hickman (1804-1886) and his family settled on land inContinue reading “Fallen Heroes: Corporal William Hickman”

One House’s Story: The Hickman Family

The Hickman House north of Bolivar, Ohio, 2014. (Source: bing.com)

As one travels along Interstate 77 north of Bolivar one can see, especially in the winter, an abandoned house sitting amongst overgrown trees and bushes along Sherman Church Road. This windowless and empty shell was once a family’s home, and that home has a story to tell. A note about addresses: House numbers and streetContinue reading “One House’s Story: The Hickman Family”