A History of Kentucky Baptists From 1769 to 1885, Including More Than 
800 Biographical Sketches, J. H. Spencer, Manuscript Revised and 
Corrected by Mrs. Burilla B. Spencer, In Two Volumes.  Printed For the 
Author.  1886.  Republished By Church History Research & Archives 1976 
Lafayette, Tennessee. Vol. 2, page 28.

JOHN H. FICKLIN was born in Spottsylvania county, Va., February 17, 
1771.  He came early, probably with his parents, to Kentucky, and 
settled in Scott county, near the present village of Stamping Ground.  
In 1791, William Hickman commenced preaching in Mr. Ficklin's barn, and 
a church was soon raised up, then called McConnel's Run, but now known 
as Stamping Ground.  Among the early converts in this settlement, was 
John H. Ficklin.  Soon after his union with this church, he moved his 
membership to North Fork.  Here he was licensed to preach, about 1805.  
He was ordained to the full work of the ministry, in July, 1807, by 
William Hickman and William Buckley, both of whom, like himself, had 
declared themselves on the side of the Emancipationists.  Mr. Ficklin 
was called to the care of North Fork church, where he ministered several 
years.  Not far from 1815, he moved his membership to Hartwood, where he 
remained till 1825.  About this time he became, it is believed, 
connected with Choctaw Academy, in some capacity.  This Academy, located 
at Blue Spring, in Scott county, was a school for educating young 
Indians, brought from the West for that purpose.
        Mr. Ficklin had a limited education, but he possessed a strong 
intellect and was regarded a good preacher.  His emancipation principles 
rendered him somewhat unpopular, but his piety was undoubted.  No 
account of his later days has been obtained, but is is probably he spent 
them in Illinois, as it is known that one of his sons is a respectable 
lawyer, in that State.  

Buckley Ficklin Hickman
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IL Spottsylvania-VA

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