Claude Akin WICKHAM ¹

  General Notes:

DECATUR CO, KS INDEX TO REGISTER OF BIRTHS, NOV. 1885 - JULY 1911: male, b. July 10, 1886 to Jacob "Douglass" Wickham & Anna Louise Sorick.

NEWSPAPERS.COM INDEX TO MARRIAGES, 1800's - current:
Name: Claude Wickham
Gender; Male
Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1909
Spouse: Blanche Vangundy

1910 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Grant Twp:
Claude A. Wickham, 23, 1st marriage, married 8/12 yrs, b. KS, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
wife "Blanch", 22, 1st marriage, married 8/12 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. MO, parents b. MO.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918:
Name: Claude Akin Wickham
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital Status: Married with 2 children
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1886
Birth Place: Kansas
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Morgan County, Colorado, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Gray

1920 KS Census, Decatur Co, Lincoln Twp, Norcatur town:
"Claud" A. Wickham, 33, b. KS, farmer, rental farm, own account;
wife Blanche, 32, b. MO;
dau "Hellen" E., 7, b. KS;
son "Berle, Jr.", 4(?) 11/12, b. KS;
dau Fairy F, 2, b. CO.

1921 STANDARD ATLAS OF DECATUR CO, KS:
landowners:
C. A. Wickham sections 14 & 23 in Grant Twp.
C. A. Wickham, farmer, S. 14, T. Grant, P.O. Norcatur. Born in County in 1886.

1930 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Grant Twp:
Claude A. Wickham, owned home, 43, married age 21, b. KS, farmer;
wife Blanch L., 42, married age 20, b. KS;
dau. Helen E., 18, b. KS;
son Burle V., 15, b. KS;
dau. Farie F., 12, b. CO;
son Dale D., 9, b. KS;
dau. "Dona" C., 3-5/12, b. KS.

1940 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Grant Twp:
Claude Wickham, 53, H-4, b. KS, 1935: same house, farmer, farm;
Blanche, wife, 51, H-1, b. MO, 1935: same house;
Dale, son, 18, H-4, b. KS, 1935: same house, 48 wks out of work;
Donna, dau, 13, attended school, H01, 1935: same house.

WWII DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942;
Name: Claude Akin Wickham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1886
Birth Place: Decatur, Kansas, USA
Residence Place:Grant Township, Kansas, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Occupation: Self Employed
Height: 5' 4"
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 153
Complexion: Light
Next of Kin: Geo. Locy

1946 DECATUR CO, AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK LICENCE DIRECTORY: C. A. Wickham of Norcatur owned a 1940 Ford

1948 ATLAS OF DECATUR CO, KS: landowners: Claude Wickham sections 14, 23 & 26 in Grant Twp.

1950 KS CENSUS, Decatur Co, Grant Twp:
C. A. Wickham, 63, b. KS, farming, farm;
Blanche, wife, 62, b. MO.

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: Claude A Wickham
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1886
Claim Date: 29 Oct 1951
SSN: 515057086
Notes: 27 Oct 1978: Name listed as CLAUDE A WICKHAM

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Claude Aiken Wickham
Birth Date: 10 Jul 1886
Age at Death: 70
Death Date: 28 Jun 1957
Burial Place: Norcatur Cemetery, Norton County, Kansas, USA

Claude married Blanche Lucille VAN GUNDY on 18 Aug 1909.¹ (Blanche Lucille VAN GUNDY was born on 21 Sep 1877 in MO,⁴ died on 27 Jan 1965 in Los Angeles, CA ⁴ and was buried in Norcatur Cem, Norton Co, KS ³.)