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Jacob Addison WICKHAM
(1841-1925)
Sarah Jane THOMPSON
(1848-1899)
Thomas BASH
Mary Jane WICKHAM
(1867-1895)
Lola Fern BASH
(1894-1973)

 

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Parents:
1. Thomas BASH & Mary Jane WICKHAM
2. Jacob Addison WICKHAM & Sarah Jane THOMPSON

Spouses/Children:
1. John Christian "Tippy" KLEPFER

Lola Fern BASH 3

  • Born: 7 Dec 1894, MO 4
  • Marriage (1): John Christian "Tippy" KLEPFER on 3 May 1915 in Kahoka, Clark Co, MO 1 2
  • Died: Jul 1973, Keokuk, Lee Co, IA 4
  • Buried: Catholic Cem, Keokuk, Lee Co, IA 5
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bullet  General Notes:

INFO FROM DAISY WICKHAM STEVENS: Lola was the daughter of Mary Jane Wickham Bash who died on the day Lola was born. Lola was then adopted and raised by her grandparents, Jacob and Sarah Wickham. She lived in Keokuk as an adult and raised her step-daughter, Etta Klepfer.

MO, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1805-2002:
Name: Lola Fern Bash
Marriage Date: 3 May 1915
Marriage Place: Kahoka, Clark, Missouri, USA
Spouse: John Klepfer

1920 IA CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk city:
John C. Klepfer, owned home, 34, b. IL, father b. Baden Germany, mother b. IL, foreman, rubber tire plant;
wife Lola F., 25, b. MO, father b. US, mother b. MO;
dau. Etta M., 10, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. MO.
(Listed on same census page as Flora B. Whitehead and her daughters.)

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk city:
John Klepfer, husband, 38, married, 8th grade, b. IL, Father: Joe Klepfer, b. Germany, mother: Kate Smith, b. IL, married IA, laborer, Methodist;
Lola Klepfer, wife, 30, married, 8th grade, b. MO, father: Thomas Bash, b. OH, mother: Mary Wickham, b. MO, married MO, domestic/personal service, Methodist;
Etta Klepfer, daughter, 15, single, 10th grade, b. IA, father: Joseph Klepfer, b. IA, 38, mother: Lola Bash, b. MO, 30, m. MO, Methodist;
Lucile Whitehead, cousin, 23, single, 8th grade, b. MO, father: Edgar Whitehead, b. MO, mother Flora Wickham, b. MO, m. MO, Methodist.

1930 IA CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk city:
John C. Klepfer, 44, 22 at first marriage, b. IL, father b. Germany, mother b. IL, merchant tire industry;
wife Lola, 35, 20 at first marriage, b. MO, parents b. MO;
dau. Etta, 20, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. IA, bookkeeper, bank.

1940 IA CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk city:
John C. Klepfer, 55, 7th, b. IL, 1935: same house, lesses oil station, gasoline filling station;
Lola F., wife, 45, 7th, b. MO, 1935: same house.

1950 IA CENSUS, Lee Co, Keokuk city:
John C. Klepfer, 64, b. IL, manager, filling station;
Lola F., wife, 55, b. MO.

KEOKUK (IA) CATHOLIC CEMETERY:
Lola Klepfer 1895 -

SSDI: Lola Klepfer, b. Dec 7, 1894 - d. Jul 1973; last residence: Keokuk, Lee Co, IA.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Lola F. Klepfer
Maiden Name: Bash
Birth Date: 7 Dec 1895
Death Date: 30 Jun 1973
Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
Spouse: John C. Klepfer

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Lola married John Christian "Tippy" KLEPFER on 3 May 1915 in Kahoka, Clark Co, MO.1 2 (John Christian "Tippy" KLEPFER was born on 24 May 1885 in Warsaw, Hancock Co, IL,4 6 died on 31 Jul 1962 in Keokuk, Lee Co, IA 1 and was buried in Oakland Cem, Catholic Block, Keokuk, Lee Co, IA 5.)

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Sources


1 Info from Daisy Wickham Stevens.

2 MO Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

3 Obituary of Jacob A. Wickham.

4 Social Security Death Index.

5 Keokuk Catholic Cemetery Records.

6 IA, Marriage Records, 1880-1940.


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