Nathan Albert WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

NEBRASKA HISTORY & RECORD OF PIONEER DAYS: Nathan Albert Wickham was a pioneer of Richardson Co, NE in 1864.

NE, MARRIAGES, 1855-1995:
Groom's Name: Nathan A. Wickham
Bride's Name: Emelie Jane Fouracker
Marriage Date: 28 Feb 1867
Marriage Place: Richardson, Nebraska
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00325-6
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 1705172
Reference Number: cn184

1870 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Elmore P.O.: Nathan Wickham, 26, farmer, $300, b. OH; Emily J., 25, keeping house, b. OH; Sarah M., 3, at home, b. NE; James N., 6/12, b. Feb., b. NE. (Listed next to Nathan R. Wickham and Francis Wickham on census.)

1880 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Liberty precinct: N. A. Wickham, 35, farmer, b. OH, father b. NY, mother b. OH; wife Emily J., 34, keeping house, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. PA; dau. Sarah, 12; son James, 10; son "Naimon", 5. All children were b. NE and parents b. OH. (Listed nearby on census were Nathan Wickham and Frank Wickham.)

1885 NE STATE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Salem: N. A. Wickham, 40, b. OH; E. J., 40, b. OH; Sarah M., 17, b. NE; J. N., 15, b. NE; N. R., 10, b. NE. (Listed near James Wickham, N. R. Wickham & Frank Wickham on census.)

1900 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Liberty Twp: N. A. Wickham, Jun 1844, 55, married 33 yrs, b. OH, parents b. OH, farmer; wife E. J., May 1845(?), 55, married 33 yrs, 3 children, 3 living, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. PA; servant Della Foraker, Oct 1874, 25, single, b. NE, father b. OH, mother b. TN, servant; boarder J. Less Poland, July 1873, 26, single, b. IL, parents b. IL, farmer. (Listed on same census page were Elmer & Sarah James.)

1920 NE CENSUS, Richardson Co, Salem village: N. A. Wickham, 75, b. OH, parents b. U.S., no occupation; wife Emily J., 74, b. OH, parents b. U.S.

1938 LETTER TO ARTHUR WICKHAM FROM MR. & MRS. LLOYD WICKHAM: "Grandfather (Nathan Albert) was born in 1840 in IA" "Grandfather had the complete history and it was misplaced. He traced family back to the Mayflower. The way it was told, there were 3 brothers came over in the Mayflower and the first winter 2 of the brothers died. After they came over they changed their name from Wickerhamshire to Wickham."

INFO FROM FRANK LESLIE: Nathan Albert "Al" Wickham was a school teacher when he was young and eventually became a farmer. He loved his garden and orchard and was an expert rifle shot till the day he died. His speech was of old English type.

Nathan married Emily Jane FOREACRE/FOURAKER on 28 Feb 1867 in Richardson Co, NE.¹ (Emily Jane FOREACRE/FOURAKER was born on 25 May 1845 in Guernsey Co, OH ³ and died on 24 Jul 1922 in Salem, Richardson Co, NE ³.)