Arthur Everett WICKHAM ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Aaron & Kara Pingel

BIRTHDATE: Family Bible states he was born 1871 but obit states he was born 1872.

1900 IL CENSUS, Lake Co, Deerfield Co, Highland Park city:
Arthur Wickham, Sep 1870, 29, married 5 yrs, b. IA, parents b. IA, electrician;
wife Minnie, June 1870, 29, married 5 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. IL, parents b. Germany;
son Marvin, May 1896, 4;
son Winfield, July 1897, 2;
son George, July 1898, 1.
All children were b. IL, father b. IA, mother b. IL.

About 1903, Arthur and his family moved to TX from IL.

1910 TX CENSUS, Matagorda Co, Palacios town:
Arthur Wickham, 39, 1st marriage, married 15 yrs, b. IA, parents b. ME, plumber, own shop;
wife Minnie, 44, 1st marriage, 4 children, 4 living, b. IL, father b. Germany, mother b. IL;
son Marvin, 14, b. IL, father b. IL, mother b. IL;
son Winfield L, 12, b. IL, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
son George H., 11, b. IL, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
son Karl A., 9, b. TX, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
a boarder.

CONTRACT: between The Evangelical Lutheran Children's Friend Society of Kansas and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wickham, Palacios, TX:
Date May 14 1919
Expiration Oct 6, 1928
Leonard Earl Sexton was born Oct. 6, 1910
The contract states that the Wickhams will care for Leonard Earl Sexton, male age eight until his 18th birthday. They are to give him a good Christian upbringing and they agree to give him the sum of $100 on his 18th birthday (to send him off into the world).
(submitted by Peggy Mueller Fisher)

1920 TX CENSUS, Matagorda Co, Palacios, town:
Arthur E. Wickham, owned home, 50, b. IA, superintendent, Shell Company;
wife Minnie, 50, b. IL;
son Winfield L., 22, b. IL, no occupation;
son George H., 21, b. IL, laborer, dredge;
son Carl R., 17, b. TX;
ward Leonard Sexton, 8, b. KS, parents b. KS.

1930 TX CENSUS, Matagorda Co, Palacios town:
Arthur E. Wickham, owned home $3800, 59, wd, plumber;
son Karl A., 28, married 27, b. TX, plumber;
dau.-in-law Lydia, 20, married 19, b. TX.

TX DEATH INDEX, 1903-2000: Arthur Everett Wickham d. Oct. 17, 1930 in Galveston Co.

DEATH CERTIFICATE:
Arthur Everett Wickham was born Sept 18, 1872 at Eldora, IA, son of Winfield Scott Wickham, who was b. IL, and Mary Hartwell, who was b. IA. He died Sept 18, 1872 at Palacios, Galveston Co, TX of lobar pneumonia. He was a widower, a Merchant Marine and was 58 yrs, 29 days at his death. He was buried Oct 18, 1930 at Palacios, TX. Informant: K Wickham
(Note: Different birth locations and burial dates listed in Obit and Death Certificate.)

OBITUARY, Palacios Beacon, Oct. 22, 1930: A. E. Wickham
Mr. Arthur Everett Wickham departed this life on Friday, Oct. 17, 1930, in Galveston, Texas. Mr. Wickham had entered the John Sealy hospital in Galveston and was operated on for an ailment of long standing. Mr. Wickham had recovered from his operation; however, while preparing to return home he suddenly passed away.
He is survived by three sons, the Rev. L. W. Wickham of St. Louis, Mo., Mr. G. H. Wickham of Skiatook, Okla., Mr. K. A. Wickham of Palacios; two brothers, Mr. E. C. Wickham of Steamboat Rock, Ia., Mr. B. H. Wickham of Iowa Falls, Ia.; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Smith of Steamboat Rock, Ia., Mrs. Dora Greenleaf of Eldora, Ia., five grandchildren, Elaine Marie, Muriel Lucille, Lanita, Patricia Ann and Ruby Jean.
Mr. Wickham was born Sept. 28, 1872 at Steamboat Rock, Ia. He lived to be fifty-eight years and twenty-nine days. On Nov. 7, 1894 he was married to Miss Minnie Fischer, who preceded him in death by a year. To this union four sons were born, the oldest of whom, Marvin, preceded him in death by twelve years.
In 1908 Mr. Wickham with his family, moved to Palacios, making his home here the greater part of the time since then.
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3:00 p. m. from the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. O. Winterstein, pastor of the Lutheran Church, officiating. The body was laid to rest on the family lot in the Palacios Cemetery.
(Note: A. E. Wickham's tombstone states he was b. Sept 18, 1872 so it's likely that the Sept 28, 1872 date in the obit is a typo.)


TOMBSTONE:
Dad
Arthur E. Wickham
Sept 18,1872
Oct 17, 1930

Arthur married Wilhelmine "Minnie" Louise Caroline FISCHER on 7 Nov 1894 in Highland Park, Lake Co, IL.¹ (Wilhelmine "Minnie" Louise Caroline FISCHER was born on 17 Jun 1866 in IL,^{4 5} died on 13 Jan 1929 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO ^{4 5} and was buried in Palacios Cem, Palacios, Matagorda Co, TX ⁵.)