Alexander WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO OF TOMBSTONE: submitted by Crissina Gibson

BIRTH DATE: Could be 1830, 1831 or 1832, depending upon the source.

OH, COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1774-1993:
Name: Alexander Wickham
Gender:Male
Marriage Date: 11 May 1853
Marriage Place: Noble, Ohio, USA
Spouse:Hulda Wickham
Spouse's Gender: Female
Film Number: 000932524

1860 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Marion Twp, Summerfield P.O.: Alexander Wickham, 28, farmer, $800, $200, farmer;
Rachel, 26, domestic, b. OH;
dau. "Rodah" , 7, b. OH;
dau. Charlotte, 5, b. OH;
dau. Sarah E., 3, b. OH;
dau. Rebecca, 1, b. OH.
(On the same census page was Alexander's brother Henry and his father Calvin.)

U.S. CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS, 1861-1865
Name: Alexander Wickham
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Ohio
Regiment Name: 176 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 176th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Company: GK
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M552 roll 117

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
176th Infantry Regiment Ohio
Date of Organization: 1 Sep 1864
Muster Date: 14 Jun 1865
Regiment State: Ohio
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 176th
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 102

Regimental History
OHIO ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY(One Year)

One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Infantry. - Col., Edwin C. Mason; Lieut.-Col., William Nesbitt; Maj., William F. Cummings.

This regiment was organized at Columbus, Sandusky, Wooster, Alliance, Camp Chase and Circleville, from Aug. 10 to Sept. 21, 1864 to serve for one year. As soon as the organization was completed the regiment was ordered to Nashville, Tenn., and assigned to the 2nd brigade, 4th division, 20th army corps. Soon after its arrival it was detailed to perform provost guard duty at Nashville. During the battle of Nashville it was in the works, but with the exception of a few companies under Maj. Cummings the regiment was not engaged. It was mustered out on June 14, 1865 in accordance with orders from the war department.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 2

Battles Fought by 176th OH Infantry:
Except for a few companies, the regiment did not participate in any major battles.

1870 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Marion Twp, P.O. Summerfield: Alexander "Wickham", 38(?), $100 personal property, farming, b. OH;
wife "Rachael" H., 37, house keeping, b. OH;
dau. Charlotte A., 15, helping mother, b. OH, attended school;
dau. Sarah E., 13, assists mother, b. OH, attended school;
dau. Rebecca, 11, helps mother, b. OH, attended school;
dau. Frances, 7, b. OH;
dau. Hannah, 5, b. OH;
son George, 2, b. OH;
India M., 52, housekeeper, b. PA;
dau. Loranna, 1/12, b. OH.
(Note: Apparently the census taker made an error and Rachel's mother Lorana was actually the housekeeper and India was the daughter.)

1880 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Enoch Twp:
Alex "Wickam", 48, farmer;
wife Hulda, 46;
dau. Elizabeth, 23, single;
dau. Dora, 18, single;
dau. Hannah, 15, single;
son George, 13;
dau. "Indiantia", 9;
son William, 7;
dau. Ruth, 4;
dau. Mattie, 2.
All were b. OH and all parents were b. OH.

CIVIL WAR PENSION INDEX: GENERAL INDEX TO PENSION FILES, 1861-1934: Alexander Wickham -
G 176 OH Inf. - invalid pension filed Feb. 27, 1888(?)

1890 VETERANS CENSUS, OH, Noble Co, Marion Twp: Alexander "Wickham", private, Comp. G, 176th Regiment OH Infantry, enlisted Aug. 12, 1864, discharged June 14, 1865, length of service: 10 mo. 2 days; P.O. McDermott; disability: sunstroke. (an Alexander Wickham also served in the 188th OH Infantry)

1900 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Center Twp:
Alex "Wickham", 68, b. Mar 1832, married 47 yrs, pensioner, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH;
wife Hulda, 66, b. Dec. 1833, married 47 yrs, 10 children, 9 living, b. OH, parents b. OH.

1910 OH CENSUS, Noble Co, Center Twp:
"Elich" W. Wickham, 80, wd, b. OH, parents b. OH.
He was living with his son, George W. Wickham.

DEATH CERTIFICATE: Alexander Wickham, widowed, farmer, was b. Mar. 13, 1830 in OH, parents: Calvin Wickham who was b. unknown & Eliza Shirley who was b. unknown, d. June 7, 1916 in Noble Co, Center Twp,, OH, 86 yrs, 2 mo. 25, died of general debility and old age. Burial June 9, 1916 in East Union Cemetery. Informant was G. W. Wickham, Sarahsville, OH.

EAST UNION CEM. RECORDS: Alexander Wickham b. Mar 13, 1831. No death date written on stone. Same stone as Rachel Wickham. (Note: Death certificate states he was b. 1830.)

OH DEATHS, 1908-1944: "Alexand" Wickham d. June 7, 1916 in Noble Co.

1887 - Alexander signed his "x" on his daughter India's marriage application.

1941 LETTER FROM MRS. RUTH WICKHAM MILLER of Sarahsville, OH: "Calvin and Elizabeth Wickham was my grandparents, my father Alex Wickham was the oldest child he was borned in 1832". "My father - Alexander - wickham he maried Hulda Rachel wickham I have been told they was third cousins but i don't no. as i am the youngest of 10 children I don't no so much about our family alex as he always was called had 5 children anna, Sarah, Beckie Eldora and Rodd she died in girl-hood and my father volunteared and served in the civil war till the close then there was 5 more hannah George Inda William and myself Ruth. I Was born 1876. and was maried in 1896 the 16 of october to George Miller and we had 2 girls Blanche the oldest maried Monroe Fogle and had 4 children 3 Boys 1 girl - Roger Mildred Donald and George she has been dead 13 years and Ethel our youngest was borned in 1902. and she has 4 children 1 boy and 3 girls Ruth Lona(?) arthur Jr. and Vera she Maried a man by the name of arthur Murry she was maried in feb. 1918." (transcribed as written)

1941 LETTER FROM JAMES WILLIAM WICKHAM of Sarahsville, OH (son of Alex): "Alex Wickham was the son of Calvin Wickham. Calvin Wickham was the son of John Wickham. Calvin married Elizabeth Shirley." - - " Alex married Rachel H. Wickham, the daughter of Slathile and Rina Wickham. They had 3 children, James, Silas and Racheal. James married Mary King, they had 2 children, Alex and William. James was killed in the Civil War. Silas went away and we lost all trace of him. The last we heard of him, he was in Scioto County. Ohio. Rachel married Alex Wickham, the son of John Wickham, and they had 10 children 8 boys and 2 girls.
Alex born March 13, 1832
Racheal September 10, 1833
Roda September 2, 1952
Ann April 5, 1855
Sarah March 19, 1957
Rebecca Jane April 25, 1859
Francis E. October 23, 1862
Hannah February 16, 1865
George W. November 14, 1867
India Mae May 18, 1870
William May 23, 1873
Ruth September 10, 1876
Roda died in girlhood.
Ann married Artinis Simons. They had six children. Lily, Jennie, Mark, Lou, Nannie and Myrtle.
Sarah married John Phillips. They had five children. Emma, Theadore, Archie,Alex and Grace.
Rebecca married George Robbison. They had thirteen children. Minnie, Frank, Oscar, Racheal, John, Pluma, Chlo, Edna, Harley, George, Madge, Fae and Thelma.
Francis married Isiac Gibson. They had two children. Matilda and Nellie. Both are dead.
Hannah married Joseph Khune. They had ten children. John, Maggie, William, Cora, Nora, Clarence, Leonard, Audrey, Kermit and Anna. All are living.
George married Allie Jeffers. They had three children. Taylor, William and Lula.
India married David Phillips. They had four children. Isie, Mable, Clarence and Alex.
William married Mary Berry. They had three children. Clarence, Alex and Clifford.
Ruth married George Miller. They had two children. Blanch and Ethel." (transcribed as written)

Alexander married Hulda Rachel WICKHAM, daughter of Salathiel A. WICKHAM and Lorana WICKHAM, on 18 May 1853 in Noble Co, OH.¹ (Hulda Rachel WICKHAM was born on 10 Dec 1833 in OH,^{3 4} died on 8 Mar 1902 in Center Twp, Noble Co, OH ^{5 6} and was buried in East Union Cem, Stock Twp, Noble Co, OH ^{4 7}.)