Sherman M. WICKHAM ¹

  General Notes:

HARDIN CO, IA MARRIAGE RECORD, Book 1, p. 88: Sherman Wickham, 19, farmer, and Rosetta Rainsbarger, 21, were married Aug 29, 1887 at Steamboat Rock.

1900 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp: Sherman Wickham, July 1868, 31, married 14 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VT, teamster, milk; wife "Bosetta", unknown age/birth date, married 14 yrs, 4 children, 4 living, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. IN; son Ralph L., July 1888, 11; son Earl C., Dec. 1892, 7; dau. "Ruty" C. Apr. 1894, 6; son Dewey Feb. 1898, 2; mother Ermina Feb. 1829, wd, 7 children, 7 living, b. VT, mother b. MA, father b. VT. All children were b. IA, parents b. IA.

1905 IA STATE CENSUS, Marshall Co, Linn Twp: S. M. Wickham, Marshalltown RD #3; Mrs. R. E.; Ralph L; Carl, C.; Ruby C.; Dewey L.; "Gladus" V.; Ermina.

1910 IA CENSUS, Marshall Co, Marshalltown city: Sherman "Wickam", 40, 1st marriage, married 20 yrs, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. NY, carpenter, house; wife Rosie, 42, 1st marriage, married 20 yrs, 6 children, 4 living, b. IA, parents b. PA; son Earl, 17, single, laborer odd jobs; dau. Ruby, 15; son Dewey, 12; dau. "Gladice", 7; boarder Arthur Miller, 29, single, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. IA. All children were b. IA and parents b. IA.

1920 IA CENSUS, Polk Co, Des Moines: Sherman Wickham, owned home, 50, married, b. IA, father b. OH, mother b. VT, pipe layer for plumping company; step-son Bruce, 15, b. IA, father b. England, mother b. KS; step-son George, 16, b. IA, father b. England, mother b. KS, feeder for printing press. (no wife listed)

IL , DEATHS & STILLBIRTHS, 1916-1947:
Name: Sherman Wickham
Death Date: 07 Oct 1922
Death Place: East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: 1870
Birthplace: England
Father: Wickham
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Occupation: plumber
Residence: Des Moines, Ia.
Spouse: Florence
Burial Date: 11 Oct 1922
Burial Place: Steam Boat Rock, Ia. Cemetery:
Digital Folder Number: 4008046
Image Number: 2015
Film Number: 1556734
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 34929

STEAMBOAT ROCK (IA) CEMETERY RECORDS:
Sherman Wickham
1867-1922

Sherman married Rosetta RAINSBARGER, daughter of William RAINSBARGER and Elizabeth EAREGOOD, on 29 Aug 1887 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA. (Rosetta RAINSBARGER was born in 1865 in IA,³ died in 1949 in IA ³ and was buried in Steamboat Rock Cem, Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA ⁵.)

Sherman next married Florence (---). (Florence (---) was born in KS ⁶.)