Goldie A. WICKHAM ³

  General Notes:

LINN CO, IA MARRIAGE RECORD, 1911: Claude Wright, 22 next birthday, 1st marriage, was born Woodbury Co, IA, resided Central City and was a farmer. His parents were T. R. Wright and Jessie May Fleming. Goldie Wickham, 20 next birthday, 1st marriage, born Guthrie, OK, resided Center Point; parents were Wm F. Wickham and Mary R. Brooks. They were married in Marion, Linn Co, IA on Oct 18, 1911 by L. M. Starr, minister; witnesses were Dottie Kramer & Merle Wright.

1920 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Maine Twp: "Claud" S. Wright, 29, b. IA, father b. England, mother b. IA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Goldie A., 27, b. IA, parents b. IA; son Orville L., 5, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Lillian M., 1-8/12, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Spring Grove Twp: Claude S. Wright, 34, 8th grade education, b. IA, father: Thomas R. Wright who was b. England, mother: Jessie M. Fleming who was b. IA and married IA, engaged in agriculture, Christian; wife Goldie A., 32, 8th grade education, b. OK, father: William F. Wickham who was b. IA; mother Mary R. Brooks who was b. IA and married OK; son "Orval" L., 10, b. IA; dau. Lilian M., 6, b. IA. The parents of both children were Claude S. Wright and Goldie A. Wickham who married IA.

1930 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Spring Grove Twp: Claude S. Wright, 39, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, father b. England, mother b. IA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Goldie, 37, 1st marriage age 19, b. OK, parents b. IA; son Orville, 15; dau. Lula, 4-10/12. Both children were b. IA, father b. IA, mother b. OK.

OBIT: (from FIND A GRAVE)
Goldie Anne Wright, a resident of Central City, passed away Monday, January 12, 1976 in a nursing home at Ames, Iowa. She was born the daughter of William and Mary Brooks Wickham on June 12, 1892 in Oklahoma. On October 18, 1911 at Marion, Iowa she was married to Claude Sylvester Wright. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Christian Church. Surviving are her husband, a son Orville Wright of Eastman, Wisconsin; a daughter, Mrs. James (Lelia) Wright of Anamosa; eleven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Edith Ledger of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Lillian and Bessie Wright. Services were held at 1:30 Thursday January 15, 1976 at the Murdoch Chapel in Central City. Conducted by Rev. Barton G. Murray. Organist Mrs. Phyllis Rittmer. Bearers: Leo Willmott, William Stock, Walter Baty and Daymon Morrison. Interment: Troy Mills Cemetery.

SSDI: Goldie Wright; b. 12 Jun 1892; d. Jan 1976; issued IA; last residence: Anamosa, Jones Co, IA.

FIND A GRAVE:
Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Linn Co, IA -
Goldie A. Wright
1892 - 1976
Mother

INFO FROM GERALD WICKHAM: Goldie had cousins Charles of Mt. Vernon (note: this would be Charles M. Wickham was married Mabel Neal). They had 3 children. Goldie also had cousins Merle, Roy & Doris. Roy had 2 dau. Marie & Helen. Marie married James Monroe McArthur 2 Dec 1934 in Cedar Rapids and had children: Marvin, Joan Maab, Jeanette Shoels.
Goldie married Claude S. Wright on 18 Oct 1911 and had children: Orville LeRoy Wright, Lillian Mae Wright, Bessie Wright, Leila Dorothy Wright b. 25 May 1925.

Goldie married Claude Sylvester WRIGHT on 18 Oct 1911 in Marion, Linn Co, IA.^{1 2} (Claude Sylvester WRIGHT was born on 9 Oct 1890 in Correctionville, Woodbury Co, IA,⁵ died on 1 May 1980 in Anamosa, Jones Co, IA ^{2 4} and was buried on 3 May 1980 in Troy Mills Cem, Troy Mills, Linn Co, IA ⁶.)