William R. WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

1900 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Center Twp: W. M. Wickham, Mar 1872, 28, single, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA, farmer; brother A. O., July 1874, 24, married 1 yr, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA; sister-in-law, Grace, July 1883, 16, married 1 yr, 0 children, 0 living; b. IA, father b. MI, mother b. IA.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: W. R. Wickham
Groom's Birth Date: 1871
Groom's Age: 32
Bride's Name: Erma Nims
Bride's Birth Date: 1884
Bride's Age: 19
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1903
Marriage Place: West Union, Fayette, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: John Wickham
Groom's Mother's Name: Emma Williams
Bride's Father's Name: William H. Nims
Bride's Mother's Name: Hattie D Finch
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09641-5
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1018353
Reference Number: p 33

1905 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Auburn Twp, P.O. Hawkeye: Will R. Wickham, Erma, Paul, John Wickham.

1910 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Center Twp: William Wickham, 38, 1st marriage, married 6 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Erma, 24. 1st marriage, married 6 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. IA, parents b. IA; son Paul, 5, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Ella, 10/12, b. IA, parents b. IA; brother John W. Wickham, 29, single, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA, farm laborer, working out; father John Wickham, 66, wd, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH, own income; cousin Elva Wickham, 18, single, b. IA, parents b. IA, servant for private family. (Elva was the dau. of William H. Wickham & Hattie Miller.)

The Hawkeye Beacon, (IA), 1915: "W. R. Wickham has sold his 23 acre farm, known by many as the E. Cosselman farm at $135.00 the acre to Ed Eitel. This acquisition gives the Eitels 558 acres of choice farm lands." (Note: It is assumed that this is the correct W. R. Wickham.)

1920 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Banks Twp: William R. Wickham, 47, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. PA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Erma C., 34, b. IA, parents b. IA; son Paul R., 15; dau. Ella R., 10; son Lester R., 5; dau. "Doretha" I., 1-4/12. All children were b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Windsor Twp: W. R. Wickham, 52, b. IA, father: John Wickham who was b. OH, mother: Emma Williams who was b. PA and married IA, engaged in agriculture: wife Erma, 39, b. IA, father: Henry Nims who was b. IA, mother: Hattie Finch who was b. IA, engaged in personal service; son Paul, 20, single; dau. Ella, 15; son Lester, 10; dau. "Dortha", 6; father John Wickham, 80, wd, b. OH, no further record. All children were b. IA, father: W. R. Wickham, mother: Erma Nims. All were S. D. Adventist.

DEATH RECORD: age 54; married - wife lived Hawkeye, IA; farmer - employed for self; died from injury from bull - chest and sternum crushed.

FAYETTE CO, IA CEMETERY RECORDS, Oak Lawn Cem: William R. Wickham, b. Mar 19, 1872, d. Sept 10, 1926 - Lot 44

WILL: Book 16, p. 69, #3008

William married Erma Celestia "Toots" NIMS on 17 Sep 1903 in Fayette Co, IA.¹ (Erma Celestia "Toots" NIMS was born on 9 Aug 1885 in Auburn Twp, Fayette Co, IA,⁴ died on 17 Jun 1961 in IA ⁴ and was buried in Oak Lawn Cem., Eden Twp, Fayette Co., IA ³.)