City: Nashville
HICKMAN, John Pryor, lawyer; born Nashville, Tenn., September 21, 1846; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Edmund Weakley and Penelope J. (Brunson) HICKMAN; paternal grandparents John P. and Narcissa (Weakley) HICKMAN, maternal grandparents Col. Robert and Jane (Locke) WEAKLEY; educated in common schools; married Kate LITTON, October 15, 1874; was Deputy Register of Davidson County from 1874-1880; served as warden Tennessee State Prison for two years; elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the State, 1876-1878-1880; Secretary Tennessee Division Confederate Soldiers since 1876; Adjutant Tennessee Division U. S. V. since 1891; Secretary Confederate Soldiers’ Home since 1889; Secretary Board of Pension Examiners since 1891; entered C. S. A. army at age of 15, in 1862, in Company C, Seventh Battalion Tennessee Cavalry; captured at battle of Farmington, October 8, 1863; released from Fort Delaware as prisoner of war, May 28, 1865; in battles of Murfreesboro, Chickamauga and took part in numerous skirmishes; member Episcopalian Church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
