Well, I'm an Ikard raised in Madison County, Alabama.....soo, perhaps there is a connection here. My great-grandfather was William (Will) Henry Ikard (lived in Madison).....married first to Delilah Vann (New Hope), who died young....had two sons...Carlton Ikard..and Oliver Ray Ikard, my grandfather. Will then married Ivy Dale Alexander and had one daughter, Maureen Ikard. If this sounds like your line of Ikards, let me know.