The Family of John Tickel Sr.
John Tickel Sr was first listed in the North Carolina tax records in the year
1779. He was again listed in 1780 with 230 acres of land, 2 horses, and 14 head
of cattle. He died in Orange County, North Carolina between April and August
of 1822 and was survived by his wife Mary and the following children:
A. John Tickel Jr
B. Catherine Tickel who married Henry E. Drollinger
C. Margaret Tickel who married Phillip Miller
D. Mary Magdalena Tickel who married David Huffines
E. Barbary Tickel who married William Taid
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Second Generation
John Tickel Jr. died in Orange County, North Carolina in October of 1848. He married Elizabeth Cockelress, the daughter of Michael and Margaret Cockelress, in Guilford County, North Carolina on April 2, 1799. They were the parents of the following children:
A-1. Daniel Tickel
A-2. John
Tickle III
A-3. Michael
L. Tickel
A-4. Hiram
Tickel (is believed to be a son)
A-5. Solomon
Tickel
A-6. Lewis
Tickel
A-7. Mary Tickel
A-8. Henry
Tickle
Mary Magdalena Tickel married David Huffines, the son of Johann Jacob Hoffheitz. They made their home in eastern Guilford County, North Carolina and they were the parents of:
D-1. Elizabeth Huffines who married
Jacob Hart
D-2. Rosannah Huffines who married Henry Low
D-3. Rachel Huffines who married Jacob Lineberry
D-4. Mary "Polly" Huffines who married Jacob Lineberry
D-5. Jacob Huffines who married Delila Apple
D-6. Sarah Huffines who married Solomon Low
D-7. David Huffines Jr. who married Permelia Ann
D-8. Solomon Huffines who married Sally Chrismon
D-9. John B. Huffines who married Margaret Huffines
D-10. Malinda Huffines who married David Zimmerman
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Third Generation
A-1. Daniel Tickel was born in North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Lineberry in Guilford County, North Carolina. Their bond was posted on November 22, 1819. They lived in Virginia and were the parents of:
1. Sally
Tickel who married John C. Low
2.
Hezekiah C. Tickle who married Matilda Farmer
3. Peter Conrad Tickle who married Mary Ann Journell
4.
Daniel Lineberry Tickle who married Mary Melissa
Bogle
5. Harvey Bennett Tickle who married Nancy M. Smith
6. Mary Adeline Tickle who married David N. Kitts
A-2. John Tickle III was born in North Carolina. He first married Rebecca and they were the parents of:
1.
William Green Tickle who married (1) Mary Stephens (2) Laura Underwood
2. Nancy Tickle
3. Josiah Tickle who married Elmira Ellen Journell
4. John Tickle who married Adolphia Oliver
5. Margaret Tickle who married Elbert S. Hearn
6. Mary Tickle who married Floyd W. Meadows
7. Lewis Tickle who was killed during the Civil War
John's second marriage was to Jane Willis. They made their home in Virginia where they raised their family.
A-3. Michael L. Tickel was born in Orange County, North Carolina. He made his home in Alamance County, North Carolina. The children from his first marriage were:
1. Absalom B. Tickel, who was killed at
Gettysburg
2.
Rankin Sanford Tickel,
who died during the Civil War
Michael's second marriage was to Hannah Hughes and they were the parents of:
1. Lewis Craven Tickle who married
Susan Jane
2. Eliza Tickle
3. John Brooks Tickle
4.Jefferson M. Tickle who married Jennie Sheppard
5. Riley Green Tickle who married Martha Lavinia Simpson
6. James M. Tickle who died at age 15
7. Sarah Elizabeth Tickle who married Lewis Gerringer
A-4.
Hiram Tickel was born in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth
Parks. The bond for their marriage was posted on February 25, 1833 in Orange
County, North Carolina. They were the parents of:
1. Maben Tickel who married Mahala Helms
2. Andrew Jackson Tickel who married Lucretia Helms
3. Minnie Tickel
4. Harvey Tickel who married Mary Kirten Mason
5.
Pinkney Scot Tickel who
married (1) Martha Ulrich (2) Mary Anderson
6. John Tickel who married Luella Hodson
7.
Julius Tickel
who married Barbara Kessler
8. Hiram Tickel Jr.
9. Alexander Tickel who married Mary Hitchens
10.
William Lewis
Tickel who married Sarepta Atkins
A-5.
SolomonTickle was born in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth
Brown and they made their home in Surry County, North Carolina. They were the
parents of:
1. Jane Tickle who married Albert
Harvey Jarrell
2. Lindsey Tickle who married Martha N. Dunbar
3. Brooks Tickle who died during the Civil War
4. James Tickle who married (1) Minerva Jane Herold (2) Bethania
Marshall
5. John Tickle who married Ada Brown
6. Mary "Polly" Tickle who married William A. Dunbar
7. Manda Tickle who married Andrew Daniely
8. Ellen Tickle who married Frank Fallenstine
A-6. Lewis Tickel was born in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Sarah "Sallie" Hughes. They made their home in Alamance County, North Carolina and were the parents of:
1. Carolina Tickel
2. Julius Y. Tickel who died at age 15
3. Mary Tickel
4. Sarah Tickel
5. H.E. Tickel
6. John Lewis Tickel who married Leah Gerringer
7. Michael W. Tickel who married Barbara E. Baulding
8. Harriet Tickel
9. Josephine Tickel who married George Swift
A-8. Henry Tickle was born in Orange County, North Carolina. He married Frances "Fanny" Collins. They made their home in Surry County, North Carolina and were the parents of:
1. Malinda Tickle who
married Jonathon Davis
2. Mary Tickle
3. Sally Tickle
4. Eliza Tickle who married Martin Harris
5. William R. Tickle who married Lucinda Tide Hudson
6. Minerva Tickle
7. Houston Tickle who married Carrie Harris
8. Rachel Tickle
9. Martha Tickle who married John Hardy
10. Mildred Tickle
11. Celia Tickle who married James E. Reece