Myrtle Glenn WICKHAM ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

FAYETTE CO, IA BIRTH REGISTER: Wickham, female (not named) b. Aug 5, 1882 at Windsor Twp.; father: Isaac Wickham, 29, b. IA, farmer; mother: Sophia Wickham (nee Hammond), 24, b. IA, resides Windsor Twp.; 1st child.

IA MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: J. Ross Stevens
Groom's Birth Date: 1879
Groom's Birthplace: Falton Co. Pa.
Groom's Age: 28
Bride's Name: Myrtle Glenn Wickham
Bride's Birth Date: 1882
Bride's Birthplace: West Union, Iowa
Bride's Age: 25
Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1907
Marriage Place: New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: L.M. Stevens
Groom's Mother's Name: Angie Mc Carty
Bride's Father's Name: Isaac Wickham
Bride's Mother's Name: Sophionia Hammond
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02558-9
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1027439
Reference Number: 402


1910 IA CENSUS, Howard Co, Afton Twp, Elma town: James R. Stevens, 31, 1st marriage, married 2 yrs, b. MD, parents b. MD, farm laborer, working out; wife Myrtle, 27, 1st marriage, married 2 yrs, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Viola, 1, b. IA, father b. MD, mother b. IA.

1920 IA CENSUS, Chickasaw Co, Washington Twp, Alta Vista town: Ross Stevens, 40, b. PA, parents b. PA, laborer; wife Myrtle, 35, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Viola, 11; son Vernon, 8. Both children were b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA. (Listed on the same census page was Frank * Elsie Hammond.)

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Chickasaw Co, Dresden Twp: James Stevens, 46, 5th grade education, b. PA, father: Mark Stevens who was b. PA, mother: Anga McCarty who was b. PA and married PA, engaged in agriculture, no religion; wife Myrtle, 40, 10th grade education, b. IA, father Isaac Wickham who was b. IA, mother: "Sfrona" Hammond, b. IA and married IA engaged in personal service, no religion; dau. Viola, 16, b. IA; son Vernon, 13, b. IA. The parents of both children were James Stevens and Myrtle Wickham.

1930 IA CENSUS, Chickasaw Co, New Hampton city: Ross Stevens, 50, 1st marriage age 27, b. PA, parents b. UA, laborer, paving gang; wife Myrtle, 42, 1st marriage age 19, b. West Union, IA, parents b. IA; son Vernon, 18, b. Elma, IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA, laborer, paving gang.

Myrtle married James Ross STEVENS on 18 Sep 1907 in New Hampton, Chickasaw Co, IA.¹ (James Ross STEVENS was born on 17 Jul 1878 in Falton Co, PA ^{1 4} and died in Jul 1970 in New Hampton, Chickasaw Co, IA ⁵.)