Anna Jane BIGGER ³

  General Notes:

SURNAME: Could be Bigger, Bicker, Bichen or Bigard

1870 IL CENSUS, Rock Island Co, Rock Island city: Francis "Smelen", 38, painter, b. PA; Annie J., 31, b. PA; Frank, 9, b. IL; "Hariet", 8, b. IL; William, 6, b. IL; Alice, 3, b. IL; Annie, 1, b. IL.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: William Williams
Bride's Name: Anna Jane Smelon
Marriage Date: 06 Mar 1880
Marriage Place: Linn Co., Iowa
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02539-8
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 984047
Reference Number: p 305

1880 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids: William Williams, 48, b. NC, parents b. NC, repairing umbrellas; wife Anna, b. PA, parents b. PA; stepson Frank "Smealon", 21, b. IL, parents b., PA, painter; stepdau. Anna Smealon, 12, b. IL, parents b. PA; stepdau. Maggie, 7, b. IL, parents b. PA.

Cedar Rapids Gazette, July 22, 1905: Timothy Wickham posted a thank you regarding the kindness others had shown, especially the Woman's Relief Corps and the G.A.R., after the death of his wife, Mrs. Anna Jane Wickham. Hattie Hanover, dau; Lous Hanover, dau.; W. M. Smeleon, son.

FIND A GRAVE - Murdock-Linwood Cem, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA:
Anna J.
Wife of T. Wickham
Died July 16, 1905
Aged 65 yrs.
Maggie Mann
Died July 2, 1905
Aged 24 yrs.

Anna married Francis SMEALON about 1858.¹ (Francis SMEALON was born about 1832 in PA ¹.)

Anna next married William WILLIAMS on 6 Mar 1880 in Linn Co, IA.² (William WILLIAMS was born about 1832 in NC ⁵.)

Anna next married Timothy WICKHAM, son of John WICKHAM Jr. and Eunice CUNNINGHAM, on 9 Dec 1883 in Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA.^{2 3} (Timothy WICKHAM was born on 4 Aug 1828 in Olive Twp, Morgan Co, OH,⁶ died on 4 Mar 1911 in Linn Twp, Marshall Co, IA and was buried in Linwood Cem, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA ⁴.)