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Asahel Marvin "Acel" WICKHAM
(Cal 1810-1880)
Catherine Rebecca MILLSLAGLE
(1812-1864)
Jacob Douglas WICKHAM
(1845-1917)
Anna Louise SORICK
(1851-1925)
Edgar Carl WICKHAM
(1875-1961)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Leah Bertha VAN GUNDY

Edgar Carl WICKHAM 2

  • Born: 15 Feb 1875, IA 3
  • Marriage (1): Leah Bertha VAN GUNDY on 24 Dec 1900 in Lyle, Decatur Co, KS 1
  • Died: 24 Mar 1961, Denver, Denver Co, CO 4 5
  • Buried: Denver Co, CO
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bullet  General Notes:

DECATUR CO, KS MARRIAGE RECORDS: Edgar C. Wickham m. Sarah Van Gundy on Dec. 24, 1900.

1910 MO CENSUS, Buchanan Co, Washington Twp, St. Joseph city:
Edgar C. Wickham, 35, 1st marriage, married 9 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL, book keeper at music store;
wife Leah B., 32, 1st marriage, married 9 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b. MO, parents b. OH;
dau. Merle, 8, b. KS, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
mother-in-law Sarah E. Vangundy, 65, wd, b. OH, father b. US, mother b. PA.

WW I DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: Edgar Carl Wickham
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1875
Occupation: Self-employed farmer
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: #2
Residence Place: Norcatur, Decatur County, Kansas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Short
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Spouse: Leah Bertha Wickham

1920 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Grant Twp:
Edgar C. Wickham, 44, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL. farmer, rented farm;
wife Leah B., 42, b. MO, parents b. OH;
dau. Merle E., 18, b. KS, father b. IA, mother b. MO;
dau. Mabel, 8, b. MO, father b. IA, mother b. MO;
mother-in-law Sarah E. Vangundy, 76, b. OH, parents b. OH.

1921 STANDARD ATLAS OF DECATUR CO, KS: landowners: E. C. Wickham section 3, 15 & 22 in Olive Twp.

1930 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Olive Twp:
Edgar C. Wickham, 54, married age 25, b. IA, farmer;
wife Leah B., 52, married age 23, b. MO;
dau. Muriel, 20, b. KS;
dau. Mabel E., 18, b. MO.

HALF-CENTURY CLUB - 1939 - people who lived in Decatur 50 yrs or more: E. C. Wickham, b. 1875, resides Oberlin.

1940 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Olive Twp:
E. C. Wickham, 65, C2, b. IA, 1935: same house, farmer, farming;
Leah, wife, 62, b. MO, 1035: same house.

1950 CO CENSUS, Denver Co, Denver:
Edgar C. Wickham, 75, b. IA, helper, school cafeteria;
Leah B., wife, 72, b. MO;
Merle, dau, 48, never married, b. KS.

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Edgar married Leah Bertha VAN GUNDY on 24 Dec 1900 in Lyle, Decatur Co, KS.1 (Leah Bertha VAN GUNDY was born on 17 Sep 1877 in MO 6 and died on 15 Sep 1972 in Arvada, Jefferson Co, CO 6.)

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Sources


1 Decatur Co. KS Marriage Record Index.

2 1880 KS Census.

3 WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

4 Letter from Elizabeth Wickham Skinner.

5 Ancestry.com One World Tree.

6 Social Security Death Index.


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