John R. Hicks, farmer, P.O. Dent's Run, Elk county, was born in Gibson township, Cameron Co., Penn., July 20, 1862, and is a son of Levi and Olive J. (Whalen) Hicks. His paternal grandparents were John C. and Mary E. (Conway) Hicks, and his great-grandfather was Levi Hicks, who settled in Gibson township in 1804. John R. was reared in Gibson township, and occupies a part of the homestead. He married, December 25, 1886, Mary, daughter of Miles and Lydia E. (Miller) Dent, by whom he has two children: Ethel M. and Bessie. Mr. Hicks is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican.

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