Orison Burton WICKHAM ³

  General Notes:

PHOTO: gravestone of Orison "Wickam", from "Cemeteries in Franklin Co, KS" web-site

BIBLE OF BIMAEL ROBINS WICKHAM:
(After listing birth dates of Bimael Robins and Mary Balis:)
Orson Wickham their son was born March the 6th 1817.
Orson Wickham Departed this life on the 11th day of October 1884 aged sixty seven years seven months and five days.

ALTERNATIVE BIRTH DATE: 12 Mar 1817.

TUSCARAWAS CO, OH MARRIAGES, 1808-1844, Vol. 1: Orison Wickham and Lydia Ginther were married on 12 Nov 1843 by Joseph Matheny (Matherny) J. P.

1850 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, IA, p. 141:
"Arson" Wickham, 33, farmer, b. NY;
wife Lydia A., 23, b. OH;
son "Bemer" (or Berner?) R., 5, b. OH;
son John, 4, b. IA;
dau. Rosannah, 1, b. IA;
Thomas Wilson age 25, b. OH.

1852 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Auburn Twp, p. 1:
Orrison Wickham
3 males
3 females
1 voter
1 militia

1854 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Windsor Twp:
Orison Wickham
3 males
2 females
1 voter
1 militia

1856 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Windsor Twp:
Orison "Wickam", 40, farmer, militia, b. NY;
Lydia "Anna", 28, b. OH;
"Bemale"(?) Robin, 12;
John, 9;
Rosannah, 7;
Sarah, 5;
Hiram, 2.
Orison had been in the state 10 yrs.

1860 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Windsor Twp, Windsor P.O., p. 169:
Orison "Wickem", 44, farmer, $1,000 real estate, $600 personal property, b. NY;
Lydia A., 34, b. OH;
"Vernell" R., 16, farm lab, b. OH;
John, 14, b. IA;
"Rosana", 11, b. IA;
Sarah, 8, b. IA;
Hiram, 6, b. IA;
Henry, 4, b. IA.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOLDIER:
Name: Orison Wickham
Residence: Windsor, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 22 Sep 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 September 1862 at the age of 44.
Enlisted in Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 22 Sep 1862.
Mustered Out Company C, 6th Cavalry Regiment Iowa on 17 Oct 1865 at Sioux City, IA.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 6th Cavalry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 31 Jan 1863
Muster Date: 17 Oct 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Cavalry
Regiment Number: 6th
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 1
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 21
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 74
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers

Regimental History
Sixth Cavalry IOWA
(3 YEARS)

Sixth Cavalry. Cols.,David S. Wilson, Samuel M. Pollock; Lieut Cols., Samuel M. Pollock, Edward P. Ten Broeck; Majs., Edward P. Ten Broeck, Thomas H. Shephard, Albert E. House, John Galligan, De Witt C. Cram. This regiment was recruited in different parts of the state, in a wide belt of country extending from the northeastern to the southwestern parts of it.

The regimental rendezvous was near the city of Davenport, where eight of the companies were mustered into the U. S. service on Jan. 31, 1863. Three of the companies were mustered a very few days afterward and the twelfth company on March 5. The regiment at this time had a few more than 1,100 names on its rolls, but they were constantly being increased by additional enlistments, so that when it left the rendezvous for active service not long afterwards it was nearly up to the maximum standard of a cavalry regiment.

The regimen served during its term of enlistment in the war against the Indians, and its record in the field brought no discredit to the fair fame of Iowa soldiers. It had hard marches, far away from the comforts or advantages of civilization; fought barbarous foes, usually in overwhelming numbers, and was always victorious.

The regiment was nearly always more or less divided, garrisoning different posts, scouting and marching in different directions, making a succinct history of its arduous services almost impossible. During its term of service its losses were as follows: deaths from battle, 25; deaths from disease, 66; wounded, 19; discharged, 87

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4

Battles Fought:
Fought on 3 Sep 1863 at White Stone Hill, DT.
Fought on 5 Sep 1863 at White Stone Hill, DT.
Fought on 6 Dec 1863 at Sioux City, IA.
Fought on 1 Mar 1864 at Fort Randall, DT.
Fought on 8 Aug 1864 at Bad Lands, DT.
Fought on 28 Aug 1864 at Fort Rice, DT.
Fought on 8 Sep 1864 at Heart River, DT.
Fought on 21 Sep 1864 at Fort Rice, DT.
Fought on 27 Sep 1864 at Fort Rice, DT.
Fought on 14 Apr 1865.

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1560-1900:
Orison Wickham, b. 1817 in NY, and Cynthia Elizabeth McGhee, b. 1845 in NC, were married 1867 in KS.

1870 MO CENSUS, Webster Co, Ozark Twp, Marshfield:
Orson Wickham, 55, farmer, $150 real estate, $250 personal property, b. NY; Elizabeth, 25, b. GA, cannot read or write;
Hiram, 17, laborer, b. IA;
Henry, 13, works on farm, b. IA, cannot write;
Orson, 1, b. NE;
James, 6/12, b. Dec., MO.

1880 KS CENSUS, Franklin Co, Greenwood Twp:
Orison "Wickum", 65, farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY;
wife Elizabeth, 33, b. NC, parents b. NC;
son Orison, 11, works on farm, b. NE;
son James, 10, works on farm, b. MO;
dau. Jane, 6, b. AR;
dau. Viola, 4, b. AR;
son William, 2, b. KS.
The father of all children was b. NY and the mother b. NC.

MILITARY PENSION, Orison Wickham, Co. G, 6th IA Cav.:
Orison Wickham filed for invalid pension May 8, 1878.
His wife Elizabeth filed for widow's pension Oct. 2, 1884, from KS.
Elias A. Forney, Gdn. filed for a pension for minor child Aug 5, 1889(?), from KS.

FRANKLIN CO, KS CEMETERY RECORDS, Greenwood Cem, Pomona, Franklin Co: Orison "Wickam" died Oct 12, 1883 aged 67 yr 7 mo.

HISTORY OF FAYETTE CO, IA - 1878:
p. 441: "War Record of Fayette Co - 6th IA Cavalry, Comp. C.": Orison Wickham & R. Wickham enlisted Sep 22, 1862
p. 539 "History of Windsor Twp": This township was set apart by Thomas Woodle, County Judge, February 6, 1854. The first action of the Trustees recorded is as follows:' Resolved and agreed to by them, that the hands in the east part of the township should work to the center of the township west: the hands in the west part of the township should work to the center of the township east. s/ Orison Wickham, Supervisor for the west part of the township. Jerome Millard, Supervisor for the east part of the township.

1910 HISTORY OF FAYETTE CO, IA:
Civil War Soldiers Index
Orison Wickham p. 254
R. Wickham p. 255
John S. Wickham, p. 256

FROM WEB-SITE: MY FAMILY IN THE CIVIL WAR:
Orrison Wickham; unit unknown; Born 1826 Tuscarawas Co OH; married Lydia Ann Ginther November 12 1843 Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co; died 1903 Kansas.

1989 LETTER TO GERALD WICKHAM FROM JANICE MILLER, Cedar Rapids, IA: Orison Wickham's "first wife Lydia must of died approx. 1861. He remarried Cynthia Elizabeth McGee Nov or Dec 4, 1867 at Hiawatha, Kansas. They had children:
Orrison B., b. Dec 16, 1868
James, b. Nov 26, 1879 or Dec 26, 1879
Martha Jane, b. Nov 13, 1874 or Sep 13, 1874
Viola, Sep 24, 1876
William Lee, Nov 19, 1878
Margaret, Oct 11, 1881
for which she applied for application for pension after he died Oct 12, 1883. She died March 4, 1888 and a D. L. McGee appointed guardian for minor children. Reason for second birth date for James & Martha Jane. I do belive the first dates are correct as they were the same for 2 applications for the pension."

Orison married Lydia Ann GINTHER on 12 Nov 1843 in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co, OH.¹ (Lydia Ann GINTHER was born on 22 Aug 1826 in Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co, OH ⁵ and died in 1862 in West Union, Fayette Co, IA ⁵.)

Orison next married Cynthia Elizabeth McGHEE on 3 Nov 1867 in Hiawatha, Brown Co, KS.² (Cynthia Elizabeth McGHEE was born in 1845 in NC ² and died on 4 Mar 1888 in probably KS ⁶.)