My great great grandfather's name was James Hecox. He was born in New York about 1829. He migrated to Ohio where he purchased land at the age of 17 from a Daniel Splitler. He married Hannah Chamberlain in 3/4/1851 in Lima, Ohio. I believe her parents were Noah and Juliana Chamberlain. Apparently, Noah died and Juliana remarried a William Brooks in Ohio. He was considerly older than Juliana and I think they were separated. The 1850 census in Ohio shows James Hecox as part of the Benjamin Hall's family. James Hecox and Hannah moved to Iowa in about 1856. James died in Marion, Iowa in 1900 and Hannah died in 1896 in Central City, Iowa. James bought a farm in Paris, Iowa which is Linn County and Jackson township. They had twins in Lima, Ohio before they moved: Julia and Ransom. They then had Lucinda, Sanford, and Sarah who died of typhoid in 1871. Their remaining children were William, Henry, and Lemuel. Lemuel was murdered in Colorado. Does any of this family sound familiar? In the census, Hecox is spelled Heacox, Hecock, Hickock, ect. Could be under any spelling. Would love to trade information! I am trying to find who James's parents were, who Jame's sisters and brothers were if any. Where did he come from. I have hear that he was an orphan in New York. He had to have a reason for coming to Ohio. He also owned land very young.
Thanks,
Paula Swope