Gilbert WICKHAM\MCELREE ^{2 3}

  General Notes:

IA, COUNTY BIRTHS, 1880-1935:
Name: Gilbert Wickham
Event: Birth
Event Date: 24 May 1901
Event Place: Windsor Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Father: Almon Wickham
Mother: Grace I Chapman
Film Number: 1018347
Digital Folder Number: 4708019
Image Number: 00364

PARENTS: Gilbert McElree was referred to in Almon Wickham's obit as a son by a former marriage. And why was he named McElree? William McElree's wife's maiden name was Myrtle Chapman and according to the 1925 IA State Census, her parents were Isaac Chapman & Jane Baily, same parents as Grace Chapman. Did the McElree's adopt him after Almon and Grace divorced?

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette, Auburn Twp, Douglas P.O.: Frank Knapp; Grace Knapp; Gilbert McElree.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette, Auburn Twp, West Union P.O.: William McElree, 41, married, laborer, b. IA, parents b. PA; "Mertle", 38, b. IA, father b. Canada, mother b. NY; "Gebbert", 17, single, b. IA, parents b. IA; Hazel, 6, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1920 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Auburn Twp: William McElree, 47, b. IA, parents b. PA, laborer, day; wife Myrtle, 43, b. IA, father b. Canada (English), mother b. NY; son Gilbert, 18, b. IA, parents b. IA; dau. Hazel, 11, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Auburn Twp: Gilbert McElree, 23, 6th grade education, b. IA, father: Will McElree who was b. IA, mother: Myrtle Chapman who was b. IA and married IA; wife May, 19, 7th grade education, b. IA, father: Alfred Williams who was b. IA, mother: Sarah Ishman who was b. IA and married IA; dau. Ethel, 4; son Clarence, 1. Both children were b. IA, father: Gilbert McElree, mother: May Williams, who married IA. (Listed next to Frank & Grace Knapp on census.)

1930 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Windsor Twp: Gilbert McElree, hired hand, 29, married, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, parents b. IA, laborer, farm. He was living with Henry J. & Louise Wichmann. (Listed nearby on census were George McElree, 71, and his wife Annie, 61. Listed on the previous census page was Erma Wickham.)

SSDI: Gilbert McElree; b. 24 May 1901; d. Mat 1966; issued IA; last residence: IA.

Gilbert married May WILLIAMS about 1920 in IA.¹ (May WILLIAMS was born about 1906 in IA ¹.)