Harry Milton WICKHAM ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Ann Hunt

1940 MO CENSUS, Clark Co, Kahoka:
Milton H. Wickham, 27, 8th (or 5th?), b. MO, 1935: same place, automobile mechanic, garage;
Fern O., wife, 32, 7th, b. IA, 1935: Hillsdale, Laramie, WY, saleslady & bookkepper, storage co.

WWII DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN, 1940-1947:
Name: Harry Milton Wickham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 26
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914
Birth Place: Luray, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, USA
Employer: Clyde Carter
Weight: 168
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Olive Fern Wickham

1950 IA CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk:
Harry M. Wickham, 36, b. MO, auto mechanic, garage;
Fern O., wife, 45, b. IA.

FATHER'S ORBIT: living in Lingle, Goshen Co, WY in 1971

He also lived Douglas, Converse Co, WY.

SSDI:
Name: Harry M. Wickham
SSN: 486-16-0913
Last Residence: 82240 Torrington, Goshen, Wyoming, USA
Born: 18 Feb 1914
Died: 8 Sep 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Harry Milton Wickham [Harry M Wickham]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914
Birth Place: Luray, Missouri [Kahoka, Missouri]
Death Date: 8 Sep 1992
Father: Alva H Wickham
Mother: Lucille Cull
SSN: 486160913
Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as HARRY MILTON WICKHAM; 16 Sep 1992: Name listed as HARRY M WICKHAM

U.S., DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BIRLS DEATH FILE, 1850-2010:
Name: Harry Wickham
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914
Death Date: 8 Sep 1992
SSN: 486160913
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 18 Feb 1943
Release Date 1: 13 Jan 1946

OBITARY - Casper Star-Tribune, 10 Sep 1992, p14c3-4:
Harry M. Wickham - Torrington -
Graveside services for Harry M. Wicham, 78, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Valley View Cemetery by Rev. Robert Smith.
Mr. Wickham died Sept. 8, 1992, at Niobrara County Nursing Home in Lusk. He was born Feb. 18, 1914, the son of Harry and Lucy (Cull) Wickham in Luray, Mo., where he grew up and received his education. He then moved to Cheyenne and worked in a Ford garage. Mr. Wickham moved to Torrington and worked on many ranches in the area as well as in several garages as a mechanic, retiring in 1979.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Fern Olive French, and his parents.
The Colyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Harry M Wickham
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914
Death Date: 8 Sep 1992
Cemetery: Valley View Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Torrington, Goshen County (Goshen), Wyoming, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Inscription: Tec 5 US Army WWII

INFO FROM ANN HUNT, from phone call to Torrington-Collyer Funeral Home, Torrington, WY: found birth, death dates and fact that Harry and Fern divorced; US Army: entered Feb. 1, 1945 and discharged 1-13-1946. After he discharged, he moved to Cheyenne, WY, worked in a Ford garage and later moved to Torrington, WY where he worked as a ranch hand and mechanic. Retired in 1979. No record of a divorce has been found.

Harry married Fern Olive FRENCH. (Fern Olive FRENCH was born on 19 Dec 1903 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co, IA,³ died on 7 Apr 1983 in Torrington, Goshen Co, WY ^{3 4} and was buried on 11 Apr 1983 in Valley View Cem, Torrington, Goshen Co, WY ⁴.)