Viola May WICKHAM ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Buelah DeVore Stock

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: John E. Reents
Groom's Birth Date: 1893
Groom's Birthplace: Allison, Ia.
Groom's Age: 28
Bride's Name: Viola M. Wickham
Bride's Birth Date: 1901
Bride's Birthplace: Dumont, Ia.
Bride's Age: 20
Marriage Date: 27 May 1921
Marriage Place: Dumont, Butler, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Al Reents
Groom's Mother's Name: Bettie Cramer
Bride's Father's Name: Thomas Wickham
Bride's Mother's Name: Hattie Parris
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02677-8
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1535385
Reference Number: cn 5938

1925 IA CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp:
John Reents, 31, 6th grade education, b. IA, father: Al Reents who was b. Germany, mother: Betty Kramer who was b. IL and married Allison, IA, served in Army from IA, engaged in agriculture, no church affiliation;
wife Viola, 23, 8th grade education, b. IA, father: Thos. Wickham who was b. IA, mother: Hattie Parris who was b. IL and married IA, engaged in agriculture, no church affiliation;
son Lyle, 3; son Harold, 1;
uncle in law: Elijah Parris, 76, b. NY, unclassified laborer;
cousin-in-law Earl Parris, 33, b. IA, engaged in agriculture.
The father of the Reents children was John Reents who was b. IA and the mother Viola Wickham who was b. IA and married in Durant, IA.
(Listed next to them on the census was Al Reents.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp:
John E. Reents, 37, 1st marriage age 28, b. IA, father b. Germany, mother b. IL, farming, gen. farm;
wife Viola, 28, 1st marriage age 18, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IL;
son Lyle G., 8;
son Harold E., 6;
son Thomas A., 2;
dau. Evelyn, 5/12.
All children were b. IA, parents b. IA.
(Listed on census near Edward & Iva Abben and Leslie & Esther Noelting.)

1940 IA CENSUS, Butler Co, Pittsford Twp:
John E. Reents, head, 47, 8th, b. IA, 1935: same house, farmer, farm;
Viola M., wife, 37, 8th, b. IA, 1935: same house;
Lyle G., son, 19, single, 8th, b. IA, 1935: same house, tiling, drainage on farm;
Harold, E., son, 16, single, attended school, H-1, b. IA, 1935: same house;
Thomas A., son, 13, attended school, 5th, b. IA, 1935: same house;
Evelyn, dau, 10, attended school, 4th, b. IA, 1935: same house;
Millard G. Wickham, brother-in-law, 8th, b. IA, 1935: same house, laborer, nursery.

BUTLER CO, IA CEMETERY RECORDS, Dumont Cemetery: John Reents 1892 - 1943; Viola Reents 1901 - 1962. Both buried Section C, row 7.

Viola married John Edward REENTS on 27 May 1921 in Dumont, Butler Co, IA.¹ (John Edward REENTS was born on 7 Nov 1892 in Allison, Butler Co, IA,^{1 4} died on 24 Aug 1942 in probably Butler Co, IA and was buried in Dumont Cem, Dumont, Butler Co, IA ³.)