Richard Baxter Bickham

1882 - 1970  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Richard Baxter Bickham  [1, 2]
  Birth	Apr 1882	Angelina County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 1970	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggests: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986), had an article about R. B. Bickham, reprinted from a newspaper article. He was a native of Angelina County and became a progressive leader in the Deweyville area about 1920. His wife, Sallie, was a native of Nacogdoches. Their only daughter is Maxine Bickham Davis. Bickham began his experience in the timber and lumber industry in early boyhood...and was one of the foremost profitable sawmill operators in the Newton County area. He favored progress and generously supported better roads, timber conservation, civic and religious improvements and good schools. He believed in giving a cordial welcome to desirable newcomers. He became a merchant in Deweyvill about 1945 along with his timber operations. On page 361 of the same book it was noted that Richard Bickham's business partner, Hager Davis, later became his son-in-law, and that they operated under contract with Kirby Lumber company. A flood in 1953 almost destroyed this mill, which did not completely shut down until 1954. The Bickham's were the first residents of Deweyville to install a telephone. Mr. Bickham also built a movie theatre that he operated for three years, operating on Friday and Saturday evenings. (ibid, p. 397) Name: Richard Baxter Bickham Death Date: 19 Dec 1970 Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas Gender: Male Race: Death Age: 82 years Estimated Birth Date: 1888 Birth Date: Birthplace: Angelina County, Texas Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Hardy Bickham Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mary Mcbride Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Retired Groceryman Place of Residence: Cemetery: King Cemetery, Hartburg, Newton, Texas Burial Place: Burial Date: Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2218970 Digital Film Number: 4169135 Image Number: 2774 Reference Number: 89505 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I35494	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Hardy Alexander Bickham,   b. 3 Apr 1859, Louisiana d. 20 Nov 1913, Texas (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mary Rachel McBride,   b. 1 Apr 1859, Texas d. 15 Jan 1945, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1881
  Family ID	F11098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Apr 1882 - Angelina County, Texas Death - 19 Dec 1970 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Nacogdoches County, Melrose Pr. 3 Enumerated 6 and 7 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 43 Sheets 5B and 6A Stamped 122 90-91 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).