Bertha Lorinda WICKHAM ^{1 3}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Marty Greenlief

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1996:
Groom's Name: John Wesley Smith
Groom's Birth Date: 1867
Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Bertha L. Wickham
Bride's Birth Date: 1873
Bride's Age: 23
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1896
Marriage Place: Iowa, United States
Groom's Father's Name: L. H. Smith
Groom's Mother's Name: Lettia Robertson
Bride's Father's Name: "Wenfeild" Wickham
Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Hartwell
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10048-2
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1034940
Reference Number: p 203

1900 IL CENSUS, Lake Co, Deerfield Twp, Highland Park:
Wesley Smith, Feb 1867, 33, married 4 yrs, b. MO, father b. MO, mother b. TN, electrician;
wife Bertha, Aug. 1874, 25, married 4 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. IA parents b. OH;
son Lyle, Jan. 1897, 3, b. IL, father b. MO, mother b. IA;
son Marcie, Feb. 1899, 1, b. IL, father b. MO, mother b. IA.

1910 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp:
Bertha Smith, 36, wd, b. IA, servant, rents house;
son Lyle, 13, b. IL;
son Marcie, 11, b. IL;
dau. Ethel, 4, b. WA.
Father of children was b. MO. (Bertha's sister Dora and husband Harry Greenlief were listed on same census page)

1920 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp:
Lyle W. Smith, 22, single, head, b. IL, farmer;
mother Bertha L., 45, wd, b. IA;
brother Marcis L, 20, b. IL, carpenter;
sister Ethal A., 13, b. WA.

1925 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co:
Bertha Smith and daughter Ethel were living with Bertha's father, W. S. Wickham.

1930 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp:
Bertha Smith, head, 56, wd, rent $5, b. IA, not employed;
son Lyle Smith, 33, single, b. IL, laborer, street construction.

1940 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Iowa Falls, April 10th:
Bertha Wickham, 67, wd, H-1, b. IA, 1935: Hampton, Franklin Co, IA.

1940 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp, May 9th:
Lyle Smith, 43, single, 8th, b. IL, 1935: same place, road worker, county roads;
Bertha Smith, mother, 67, wd, 7th, b. IA, 1935: same place.

1950 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Steamboat Rock:
Bertha L. Smith, 76, wd, b. IA;
Lyle W. Smith, son, 53, never married, b. IL.

IA, DEATH RECORDS, 1880-1972:
Name: Bertha "Malinda" Smith [Bertha "Malinda" Wickham]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 85
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1873
Death Date: 2 Jan 1959
Death Place: Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA
Burial Date: 5 Jan 1959
Burial Place: Steanbort Rock
Father: Winfield Seart Wickham
Mother: Mary Hartinell
Certificate Number: 59-00829

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Bertha Smith
Maiden Name: Wickham
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 31 Aug 1873
Death Date: 2 Jan 1959
Cemetery: Steamboat Rock Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Winfield Scott Wickham
Mother; Mary E Wickham
Spouse: John Wesley Smith
Child: Lyle W Smith

Bertha married John Wesley SMITH on 22 Jan 1896 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA.^{1 2} (John Wesley SMITH was born on 12 Feb 1867 in Polk Co, MO,^{4 5} died on 17 Aug 1906 in Ballard, King Co, WA ^{4 5 7} and was buried in Steamboat Rock Cem, Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA ^{4 5}.)