Shirley Lucille WOMELDORF
(1907-1975)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Loran Raymond WICKHAM

2. Wilford SHELDON
3. Living

Shirley Lucille WOMELDORF 1

  • Born: 27 Jul 1907, Chickasha, Grady Co, OK 3
  • Marriage (1): Loran Raymond WICKHAM on 29 Aug 1921 in Marion, Linn Co, IA 1
  • Marriage (2): Wilford SHELDON about 1925 2
  • Died: 11 May 1975, Tucson, Pima Co, AZ 3
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bullet  General Notes:

1910 OK CENSUS, Grady Co, Chickasaw city: "Sherle" Womeldorf, 3, b. OK, father b. IA, mother b. NE. She was living with her parents, William & Bertha Womeldorf, and siblings.

1920 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city: Shirley Womeldorf, 13, b. OK, father b. IA, mother b. NE. She was living with her widowed mother, Bertha Womeldorf, and siblings.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city: Samuel Womeldorf, 30, 8th grade education, b. IA, parents unknown, served in Navy, unclassified laborer; wife Shirley Womeldorf, 18, 9th grade education, b. OK, father: William Wickham who was b. NE, age 50; mother: Bertha Smith who was b. NE and married NE; dau. Shirley, 1, b. IA, father: Samuel Womeldorf who was b. IA, mother: Shirley Wickham who was b. OK and married IA.

1930 WY CENSUS, Natrona Co, Casper city: Wilford Sheldon, 35, 1st marriage age 30, b. SD, parents b. US, laborer, oil refinery; wife Shirley L., 23, 1st marriage age 15, b. OK, father b. NE, mother b. SD; dau. Shirley L., 7, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. OK; son Dean P., 3, b. WY, father b. SD, mother b. OK.

INFO FROM CAROLE KOMAREK: Shirley and Al Christiansen had the 'Old Custom House' Ranch on the AZ & Mexico border. It was a working ranch. Shirley did round-up and cooked meals for the 'hands' in Dutch ovens over an open fire. The ranch house had a few bullet holes left from it's days on the border as a custom house. The border crossing now is Augun Prieta, Douglas, AZ.

SSDI: Shirley Christiansen; b. Jul 27, 1907; d. Jul 1975; issued KY; last residence: Tucson, Pima Co, AZ.

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Shirley married Loran Raymond WICKHAM, son of Orison/Orrison Jesse WICKHAM and Hetty Theresa Florence BROWN, on 29 Aug 1921 in Marion, Linn Co, IA.1 (Loran Raymond WICKHAM was born on 2 Apr 1892 in Cedar Twp, Johnson Co, IA,4 died on 8 Apr 1954 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co, MN 5 and was buried on 12 Apr 1954 in Ft. Snelling National Cem, South Minneapolis, MN 5.)

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Shirley next married Wilford SHELDON about 1925.2 (Wilford SHELDON was born on 21 Jan 1896 in Lennox, Lincoln Co, SD 6 and died on 7 Aug 1972 in Coos Bay, Coos Co, OR 7.)

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Shirley next married Living

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Sources


1 Linn Co, IA, Marriage Records.

2 1930 WY Census.

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4 Johnson Co, IA Birth Records, 2923.

5 Veterans Benefits & Service.

6 WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

7 OR Death Index, 1903-98.


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