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Sir William Johnson WICKHAM
(Aft 1776-Aft 1834)
possibly Sarah (---)
(-1840)
Andrew MILLSLAGLE
(Abt 1784-Bef 1870)
Unknown
(Bet 1885/1894-Bet 1820/1839)
Asahel Marvin "Acel" WICKHAM
(Cal 1810-1880)
Catherine Rebecca MILLSLAGLE
(1812-1864)
Rachel WICKHAM
(1839-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Andrew Jack HADDEN
2. William Layfayette BURRES

Rachel WICKHAM 3

  • Born: 11 Apr 1839, Monroe Co, OH 2
  • Marriage (1): Andrew Jack HADDEN on 15 Sep 1862 in Hardin Co, IA 1
  • Marriage (2): William Layfayette BURRES on 1 Oct 1879 in Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA 2
  • Died: 21 Jun 1912, Hampton, Franklin Co, IA at age 73 2
  • Buried: Hampton Cem, Hampton, Franklin Co, IA 4
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bullet  General Notes:

HARDIN CO, IA MARRIAGE BOOK 1, p. 59: A. J. Hadden & Rachel Wickham married Oct 6, 1862 (or Sep 15, 1862?)

CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION: Rachel Hadden filed an application for widow's pension on Oct. 17, 1866. The application stated that Andrew J. Hadden served in the 32nd IA Infantry, Company F.

1870 IL CENSUS, Mercer Co, Keithsburg town: Rachel Hadden, 31, $200 $400 b. OH mantus? - make - milliner; Catherine Wickham, 16, b. IA, assisting Rachel in her business.

1880 IA CENSUS, Franklin Co, Hampton town: Wm. L. "Berres", 34, b. IN, harness maker; wife Rachel, 42, b. OH, milliner; Nancy McPherson, boarder, wd, 42, b. OH, dressmaker; Arthur McPherson, 12, b. IA; 2 servants (one a dressmaker and the other a domestic servant).

1900 IA CENSUS, Franklin Co, Washington Twp, Hampton town: William "Burris" (Burres?), Dec 1846, 53, married 21 yrs, b. IN, father b. MO, mother b. OH, carpenter; wife Rachel, Apr 1839, 61, married 21 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH; dau. Edna B., Oct 1880, 19, single, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. OH; niece Rachel, Sep 1887, 12, b. IN, parents b. IN, at school.

1910 IA CENSUS, Franklin Co, Washington Twp, Hampton town: William L. "Burress", 63, 1st married, married 31 yrs, b. IN, father b. MD, mother b. OH, own income; wife Rachel, 71, 1st marriage, married 31 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH; dau. Edna B., 28, single, b. IA, father b. IN, mother b. OH, no occupation.

OBIT: Mrs. W. L. Burres died Friday morning, June 21, 1912 at the family home after a protracted illness. Rachel Wickham was born in Monroe Co., OH. April 11, 1839. The family came to Johnson Co., IA. in 1853 and a few years later removed to Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co., where she grew to womanhood.
In September 1862, she married A. J. Hadden of the same place. Her husband soon after enlisted as a soldier in the Civil War and in which service he died in 1865. The widow moved to Keithsberg, Illinois and engaged in the millinery business.
October 1, 1879, she was married to W. L. Burres at Burlington, Ia. They came to Hampton the same year.
To this union was born one daughter, Edna, who with a niece, Rachel Burres, who has been a member of the family since five years old, survive the deceased. Besides these are left to mourn, William O. Wickham, of Eagle City, Ia., J. D. Wickham of Lyle Kansas (Jacob Douglas), Winfield S. Wickham, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, Mrs.
Catherine Hartman of Iowa Falls, Iowa, sisters and brothers of the deceased, all of whom were present at the funeral except J. D. Wickham of Kansas.


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Rachel married Andrew Jack HADDEN on 15 Sep 1862 in Hardin Co, IA.1 (Andrew Jack HADDEN was born about 1837 and died in 1865.)


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Rachel next married William Layfayette BURRES on 1 Oct 1879 in Burlington, Des Moines Co, IA.2 (William Layfayette BURRES was born on 30 Dec 1846 in Winchester, IN,5 died in 1922 4 and was buried in Hampton Cem, Hampton, Franklin Co, IA 4.)


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Sources


1 Hardin Co, IA Marriages.

2 Obituary of Rachel Wickham Burres.

3 1850 IA Census.

4 Grave Records of Franklin Co, IA.

5 Elsie M. Cameron, <i>MacPherson Family - Some of the Descendants of Adam McPherson</i>.


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