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Note: Email from Fern Trebilcock 12/31/2010. Yes, Mark. This I can explain, from info through my Aunt Oda;
"David (Hickox) was orphaned at an early age and was raised by Daniel (b.1807) and Mary Reed (b.1808-9), but was never legally adopted. He was born May 1838 in Ohio, son of David Hickox and Anne Salisbury--at least there is reason to believe that these are his natural parents. It is not known why the Reeds took him in--were they relatives or just someone who knew the parents before they died? David Reed died Jan. 1910 at Pentwater, MI."
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Orphaned at early age, raised by Daniel & Mary Reed but never legally adopted. He deserted his wife and five daughters sometime between 1868 and 1870
In the 1860 census, Daniel and Mary reside only a few households from Daniel Ort in the Seneca Township, Michigan, LENAWEE census, Roll 551 Book 1, Page 729. David is not in the household in this census.
Daniel Reed, 42, Farmer, Mass
Mary, 41, wife, NY
Daniel Hilcox, 12, OH
Jane A. Bill, 3, IN
Enlisted as a private, Co. H, 1 MI Light Artillery.
Disability Discharge
Application lists David C. Reed, alias, David C. Hickox. Application #536648
David Hickox, 22, Laborer, OH
Lucy, 21, MI
Lenora, 8/12, OH
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Note from Rebecca Ray Carver on the second marriage of David Hickox. "Through browsing. I had enough information on his second wife to locate their marriage record. They did not get married until 1872 and married across the state line in Cass County Michigan. So, they were not married at the time of this census, but were living as man and wife. The children listed are hers by a former marriage to a man named John Tyler Mott. By several accounts David thought of the girls as his own children. He is listed as Charles Reed in the marriage record, as well. He and Lucy did not divorce--at least there is no record at the Lenawee Courthouse that they did. So, hence the reason for the assumed name. This is probably when he first used the Reed name."
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Hiclkox, David C. Enlisted in Battery II, Aug. 12, 1862, at Morenci, for 3 years. Mustered Aug. 12, 186:2. Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate"of disability at' ~ew Madfid, Mo., May 19~ 1863. Higgs, John" Detroit. Enlisted in Battery H, Nov. 'J.,
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