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Anson WICKHAM
(Abt 1809-Bef 1880)
Nancy MILLSLAGLE
(Abt 1808-Aft 1880)
Samuel J. WICKHAM
(1837-1895)
Mary Jane KOHL
(1850-1913)
Mary Sophia WICKHAM
(1868-1955)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William BEESE

Mary Sophia WICKHAM 3

  • Born: 2 Jan 1868, Sutliff, Johnson Co, IA 4
  • Marriage (1): William BEESE on 14 Feb 1887 in Johnson Co, IA 1 2
  • Died: 19 Jan 1955 at age 87
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bullet  General Notes:

IA, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1838-1934:
Name: William A Beese
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Feb 1887
Event Place: Johnson, Iowa
Spouse: Mary Sophia Wickham
Film Number: 1704851
Digital Folder Number: 004266295
Image Number: 00278

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: William A. Beese
Groom's Birth Date: 1858
Groom's Birthplace: Linn Township, Cedar Co.
Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Mary Sophia Wickham
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: Linn Township, Cedar Co., Ia.
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1887
Marriage Place: Cedar Township, Johnson, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Carl Beese
Groom's Mother's Name: Mariah Kemesling
Bride's Father's Name: Samuel Wickham
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Jane "Cole"
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02691-3
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1686051

MARRIAGE RECORD, 1887: marriage was in Cedar Twp, Johnson Co, IA by Pastor of Free Baptist Church.

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Johnson Co:
William "Besse", 37, b. Cedar Co, IA:
Mary "Besse", 27, b. Cedar Co, IA;
Lloyd, 6, b. Johnson Co, IA.
(Note: Since each person is listed seperately on the 1895 census, it is possible that not all of these people were living together.)

1900 PLAT MAP, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp: William A. Beese was listed in section 13, on east side of Cedar River.

1900 IA CENSUS, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp: William Beese, July 1859, 42, married 13 years, b. IA, father b. Germany, mother b. PA; wife Mary S., Jan 1868, 32, married 13 years, 3 children, 1 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL; son Lloyd, Nov 1889, 10, b. IA, parents b. IA; mother-in-law, Mary Wickham, Aug 1851, 48, wd, married 28 yrs, 9 children, 6 living, b. IL, parents b. PA; Dora Wickham, May 1879, 21, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL; Pearl Wickham, Feb. 1889, 11, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL.

1910 IA CENSUS, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp: William A. Beese, 53, b. IA, farmer; wife Mary, 42, b. IA, 3 children - 1 living (first marriage for both - married 23 yrs); son "Loyd", 21, single, b. IA, farm laborer, home farm; mother Marie Beese, 71, wd, 2 children - 2 living, b. PA; boarder Charles Wickham, 40, single, b. IA, clerk grocery store.

1920 IA CENSUS, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp, east side of Cedar River: William A. Beese, 62, owned home, truck farmer, b. IA, father b. Germany; wife Mary S., 51, b. IA; mother Maria, 80, wd., b. PA. A hired man also lived with them. Next to William on the census was his son Lloyd and his family. Also on same census page was Mary's unmarried brother Charles F. Wickham.

1930 IA CENSUS, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp: Mary S. Beese, 62, wd, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA, store keeper, general store.


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Mary married William BEESE, son of Carl BEESE and Maria KEMESLING, on 14 Feb 1887 in Johnson Co, IA.1 2 (William BEESE was born in Jul 1859 in Linn Twp, Cedar Co, IA 5 6 and died before 1930 7.)


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Sources


1 Johnson Co, IA Marriage Records.

2 IA, County Marriages, 1838-1934.

3 "1880 IA Census."

4 Letter from Mrs. William Beese.

5 <i>1900 IA Census</i>.

6 IA, Marriages, 1809-1992.

7 "1930 IA Census."


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