James A. WICKHAM ³

  General Notes:

MARRIAGE RECORD, TAMA CO, IA, Book A, p. 89: James Wickham and Sarah J. Dougherty were married 25 Dec 1867 by W. H. Graham.

HISTORY OF CEDAR CO, IA - 1878: Linn Twp: J. Wickham, farmer, section 9, P.O. Lisbon.

1870 IA CENSUS, Cedar Co, Linn Twp: James Wickham, 24, farm laborer, b. OH, cannot write; Sarah J., 18, b. IL, and William, 11/12, b. July in IA. They were living with James' parents, Anson and Nancy Wickham.

1880 IA CENSUS, Cedar Co, Linn Twp: James Wickham, 34, farmer, out of work 9 mo in 1880, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH; wife Sarah, 29, cannot read or write, b. IL, parents b. IL; William H., 10, b. IA; Samuel O., 8, b. IA; Hannah E., 6, b. IA; Charles A., 4, b. IA. (Listed on same census page as brother Samuel Wickham and sister Hannah Kamberling.)

1885 IA STATE CENSUS, Cedar Co, Linn Twp: James Wickham, 39, cream hauler, b. OH; Sarah, 33, b. IL, father of foreign birth; William,15, laborer, b. IA; Samuel, 14, b. IA; Lizzie, 12, b. IA; Alex, 9, b. IA; Annie, 4, b. IA.

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Lisbon: James Wickham, 49, b. OH, laborer, no religion, parents native born; Sarah, 43, b. IL, UB religion, parents native born; Annie, 14, b. Cedar Co, IA.; Harry, 6, b. Cedar Co, IA. (Listed next to James' sister Alice Fowler on census.)

1900 IA CENSUS, Cedar Co, Cass Twp: James Wickham, 53, b. Sept 1846, married 33 yrs., hauler of cream, b. OH, parents b. PA; wife Sarah, 47, b. Feb 1853, married 33 yrs, 6 children - 6 living, son Harry H., 11, b. Sept 1888, b. IA, father b,. OH, mother b. IL; uncle James W. Wickham 66 (no birth date listed), divorced, b. OH, parents b. OH.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids, 129 N. 2nd St. N.: James Wickham, Sarah Wickham.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: James Wickham; married; farmer; b. Sept 14, 1846 in OH; died May 1, 1909 at Otter Creek Twp, Linn Co, IA of heat failure and pneumonia; buried May 3, 1909 at Linnwood Cem., Cedar Rapids, IA; father: Anson Wickham who was b. NY; mother: Millslagle who was b. unknown; informant: Sarah Wickham, Marion, IA.

NOV 13, 1940 LETTER FROM RAYMOND WICKHAM, 330-3rd St., Marion IA: "My fathers name was Wm. Hazel. He had three brothers Sam, Harry & E. K. My father's name was James and he had 2 brothers that I know of Sam & Arson. My grandfathers wife's maiden name was Sarah Doherty. If you will write to Mrs. Will Beese, Lisbon, Iowa (She was a Wickham girl, cousin of my fathers) she may be able to give you more information.
My mother's maiden name was Jamima Akle. She came from Pennsylvania. My folks all came from Ohio & Penns, but I do not know a lot about my ancestors.
My bros. are Glen and Gifford and sister Mabel.
My Uncles on Wickham side E. K. , Harry and Sam.
My Great Uncles Sam & Orson.
Mrs. Beese is the oldest Wickham that I know of in my family. She being around 70 years."

James married Sarah J. DOUGHERTY\DORITY, daughter of John DOUGHERTY\DORITY and Mary Elizabeth RIDDLE, on 25 Dec 1867 in Tama Co, IA.^{1 2} (Sarah J. DOUGHERTY\DORITY was born on 5 Feb 1852 in IL,⁴ died on 14 Oct 1935 in IA and was buried in Linwood Cem, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co, IA ⁵.)