John William WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Suzanne Krogh

1941 LETTER FROM MRS. C. A. WICKHAM: states John William Wickham was b. near Chambersburg, MO,

MISSOURI MARRIAGES, 1851-1900: John W. Wickham m. Nellie M. Smith Mar 26, 1892, Clark Co, MO.

1900 MO CENSUS, Clark Co, Lincoln Twp., Kahoka:
John Wickham, 30, married 8 yrs, b. Aug 1, 1869 in MO, father b. OH, mother b. IL, vinegar maker;
Nellie, 30, wife, married 8 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. Mar 22, 1879 in MO, father b. MA, mother b. OH;
Daisy, dau, 6, b. Mar 20, 1894 in MO, parents b. MO;
Claude, son, 8/12(?), b. Oct 6, 1899 in MO, parents b. MO.

1910 MO CENSUS, Clark Co:
John W. Wickham, 40, 1st marriage, married 18 yrs, b. MO, father b. OH, mother b. IL, manager, vinegar factory;
Nellie N., wife, 40, 1st marriage, married 18 yrs, 4 children, 3 living, b. MO, father b. MA, mother b. OH;
Daisy B., dau, 16, b. MO, parents b. MO, attended school;
"Claud" R., son, 10, b. MO, parents b. MO, attended school;
Alfred C., son, 6, b. MO, parents b. MO.

1918 DAVENPORT CITY DIRECTORY:
Wickham, John W., employed Arsenal, resides 1011 W. 14th.

1920 IA CENSUS, Scott Co, Davenport city, 404 West 12th St:
John W. Wickham, 50, b. MO, father b. OH, mother b. IL, carpenter, house;
Nellie, wife, 49, b. MO, father b. LA, mother b. OH;
Claude R., son, 20, single, attended school, b. MO, parents b. MO, student of chiropractory;
Alfred C., son, 16, b. MO, parents b. MO, window trimmer, dry goods co.;
Martha L., dau-in-law, 25, married, b. MO, parents b. MO.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: John W. Wickham
Birth Date: 1869
Death Date: 1920
Cemetery: Kahoka Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kahoka, Clark County (Clark), Missouri, United States of America
Has Bio?: N

OBIT: John W. Wickham died at home, Davenport, IA, Apr. 2, 1920, aged 50 yrs, 8 mo. and 1 d. The remains were brought to his old home, Kahoka, where the funeral services were held at the M. E. Church on April 4. Due to a blizzard, his remains were placed in a receiving vault and he was buried Sunday, April 11.
John W. Wickham, first son of Jacob A. and Sarah Wickham was born near Luray, MO on Aug. 1, 1869, but resided in Kahoka, MO the greater part of his life. He was one of the original, local employees of the Keokuk Canning Company in their vinegar works. He was also employed for a number of years with the Kahoka Condensed Milk Company. He was a carpenter by trade. Two years before his death, he moved to Davenport, IA, ran a boarding house and engaged in government work at the Rock Island Arsenal, at the close of the war.
John W. Wickham was united in marriage with Nellie M. Smith, daughter of James P. Smith in Kahoka on March 26, 1892. To this union was b. Mrs. Daisy Stevens of Mt. Union, IA, Waldo, who d. Mar. 1898, and Claude and Alfred Wickham of Davenport. Surviving are his widow, 3 children, his aged father Jacob A. Wickham and the following brothers/sisters: Mrs. Flora Whitehead of Keokuk, IA; Mrs. H. O. Butler of Kahoka; Thomas Wickham of Kahoka; and Charles Wickham of Kahoka.

John married Nellie Mae SMITH on 26 Mar 1892 in Kahoka, Clark Co, MO.¹ (Nellie Mae SMITH was born on 22 Mar 1870 in Luray, Clark Co, MO,⁴ died on 19 Mar 1935 in LaPorte, LaPorte Co, IN ⁴ and was buried on 23 Mar 1935 in Kahoka Cem, Kahoka, Clark Co, MO ^{3 5}.)