Norman Kinney WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

1900 OK TERRITORY CENSUS, Payne Co, Henry Twp: Norman K. Wickham, Apr 1875, 25, married 5 yrs, b. NE, parents b. MO, farmer; wife Eva, Jan 1878, married 5 yrs, 2 children, 2 living; b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IL; son Lloyd, Mar 1896, b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. IA; son Lyle, Apr 1897, 3, b. OK, father b. NE, mother b. IA.

1910 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Salem Twp: Norman K. "Wickem", 35, married 15 yrs, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MO, farmer laborer, gen. farm; wife Eva A., 32, married 15 yrs, 8 children, 8 living, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IN; son Lloyd, 14, b. NE; son Lyle K., 13, b. NE; dau. Eva M., 9, b. NE; son Albert M, 8, b. OK; son James N., 6, b. OK; son John H., 4, b. NE; son Carl H., 2, b. NE; son Clarence, 8/12, b. NE. The father of all children was b. NE and the mother b. IA.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: Norman Kenny(?) Wickham of Salem, Richardson Co, NE; 45; b. Ap. 4, 1875; farmer, self-employed, Salem, Richardson, NE; nearest relative: Eva Wickham of Salem, NE; tall, stout, blue eyes, light hair.

1920 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Salem Twp: N. K. Wickham, 44, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. MO, farmer, gen. farm; wife "Evea", 41, b. IA, father b. IL, mother b. PA; son Lloyd E., 23, single, b. NE, farmer, gen. farm; son "Lile" K., 22, single, b. OK, farmer, gen. farm; dau. "Evea" M., 19, single, b. OK, grounds(?); son Albert, 17, single, b. OK, farmer, gen. farm; son James, 15, b. NE; son John H., 14, b. NE; son Carl, 12, b. NE; son Clarence, 10, b. NE; dau. Emma, 8, b. NE; dau. Edith, 6, b. NE; dau. Norma, 4, b. NE; dau Tiny, 11/12, b. NE. The father of all children was b. NE and the mother b. IA.

1930 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Salem Village: Norman K. Wickham, 54, 1st marriage age 20, b. NE, father b. IA, mother b. OH, stock buyer, live; wife Eva, 52, 1st marriage age 16, b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. IN, retail merchant, meat-groceries; dau. Edith, 17, single, clerk sales, meat-groceries; dau. Norma, 15; dau. Eva A., 10. All children were b. NE, father b. NE, mother b. IA.

LETTER TO ARTHUR WICKHAM FROM LLOYD WICKHAM, 1939: "Norman K. farmed on a large scale and later moved to Salem, OR and ran a store. His family was one of the well known pioneer families."

Norman married Eva Ada HESSER on 6 Jan 1895 in Richardson Co, NE.¹ (Eva Ada HESSER was born on 23 Jan 1878 in Adelphi, Polk Co, IA ¹ and died after 1930 in Probably Richardson Co, NE ⁵.)