Thomas Balis WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Buelah DeVore Stock

MARRIAGE RECORD: Thos. B. Wickham, 24, and Hattie Parris, 14, were married Dec. 25, 1880 at the M.E. Church.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom: Thomas B Wickham
Groom's Birth Date: 1859
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Hattie Parris
Bride's Birth Date: 1866
Bride's Age: 14
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1880
Marriage Place: Xenia, Hardin, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Abisha Wickham
Groom's Mother's Name: Margaret Bayliss
Bride's Father's Name: Daniel Parris
Bride's Mother's Name: Harriett Parris
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10048-0
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1034940
Reference Number: p 7

1885 IA STATE CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp: Thomas B. Wickham, married, 25, b. IA, farmer; wife Hattie, 18, b. IL; son Thomas, 3, b. IA, son "Irwin", 1, b. IA. This family was living with Abisha Wickham and Lester Wickham.

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp: Thomas B. Wickham, 35; Hattie R., 28: Thomas D., 13: Ervin O., 11: Emma L., 8; Millard G., 3; Abisha, 74. Abisha was b. OH, Hattie was b. IL and all others were b. Butler Co, IA. Religion: None Also living with this family was Myrtle A. Mead, 10, b. Buena Vista Co, IA and Daniel W. Parris, 74, widowed, b. NY.

COUNTY LAND OWNERSHIP MAPS, Pittsford Twp, Butler Co, 1895:
T. B. Wickham owned 120 acres of land and possibly an addtional 160. Listed next to him was A. Wickham with 80 acres of land.

1900 IA CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp: Thomas B. Wickham, Aug 1859, 40, married 19 yrs., b. IA, parents b. OH, farmer; wife Hattie, May 1866, 34, married 19 yrs, 5 children, 5 living, b. IL, parents b. NY; son Thomas D., Oct 1881, 18, single, at school; son Irwin O., Feb 1883, 17, single, at school; dau. Emma L., Sep 2886, 13, at school; son Millard G., Nov 1891, 8, at school; son Lawrence C., May 1892, 2; father-in-law Daniel W. Parris, Aug 1820, 79, wd, b. NY, parents b. NY, peddler (notions). All children were b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IL.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp, Dumont P.O.: T. B. Wickham; Hattie R.; T. D.; Ervin O.; Emma L.; Millard G.; Lawrence C.; Viola M. (Listed next to them on the census was D. W. Parris.)

1910 IA CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp: Thomas B. Wickham, 50, 1st marriage, married 29 yrs, b. IA, parents b. OH, farmer, owned farm; wife Hattie R., 43, 1st marriage, married 29 yrs, number of children born to mother was not listed, b. IL, parents b. NY; son Millard G., 18, farm laborer, home farm; son Lawrence C., 11; dau. Viola, 8; dau. Iva E., 2. All children were b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IL.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp, Dumont P.O. : Thomas B. Wickham, 55, married, farmer, 8th grade education, b. IA, parents b. OH, U. B. Church; Hattie R. Wickham, 48, married, 7th grade education, in IA 47 yrs, b. IL, parents b. NY, U. B. Church; Millard Wickham, 23, single, farmer, 10th grade education; Lawrence C. Wickham, 16, single, at school, 8th grade education; Viola M. Wickham, 13, 7th grade education; Iva E. Wickham, 6. All children were b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IL.

IA DEATHS & BURIALS, 1850-1990:
Name: Thomas B. Wickham
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 22 Jun 1915
Burial Place: Dumont, Iowa
Death Date: 19 Jun 1915
Age: 55
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1859
Birthplace: Iowa
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: "Alasha" Wickham
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Margaret "Bailes"
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B86671-4
System Origin: Iowa-EASy Source
Film Number: 1535455

DUMONT CEMETERY RECORDS, Butler Co, IA: Wickham Family Stone Section A Row 4, Lot 162: Millard, son 1891 - 1968; Hattie R., mother - May 11, 1866 - Jan 24, 1922; Thomas B., father - Aug 30, 1859 - Jun 19, 1915; Frederick, son - d. May 21, 1914

U.S. INDEXED COUNTY LAND OWNERSHIP MAPS:
Name: Thos B Wickham Estate
State: Iowa
County: Butler
Township: Pittsford
Year: 1917
Acres: 570

Thomas married Harriet "Hattie" Roberta PARRIS on 25 Dec 1880 in Xenia, Hardin Co, IA.¹ (Harriet "Hattie" Roberta PARRIS was born on 11 May 1866 in IL,³ died on 24 Jan 1922 in Butler Co, IA ³ and was buried in Dumont Cem, Dumont, Butler Co, IA ³.)