Anna Eudora (Dora) WICKHAM ^{4 5}

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Marty Greenlief

Marty Greenlief provided much of the information on the family of Dora & Harry Greenlief and their descendants.

TEACHER'S CONTRACT: Dora Wickham, a teacher of Grundy County, Iowa, agrees to teach the Public Schools in Dist. #9, German Township for term of 10 weeks, commencing on 15 April 1902 for the sum of $30 per school month.
Apr. 14, 1902
Dora Wickham, Teacher
Geo. Bluker(?), President
(Copy of contract submitted by Marty Greenlief.)

INDEPENDENT DISTRICT TEACHER'S CONTRACT: Dora Wickham a teacher of Hardin County, agrees to teach at the school house of District #2 of Hardin County, commencing 8 Sep. 1902 and will be paid $30 a month.
Dora Wickham, Teacher
Sheridan Babcock, President (of Board of Directors, District #2)
(Copy of contract submitted by Marty Greenlief.)

STATE OF IOWA TEACHER'S CONTRACT: Dora Wickham, a legally qualified teacher of Hardin County who would be paid $35 per school month, for a term of 8 weeks, commencing on 5th day of Sep. 1904. Also agreed that said teacher do her own janitor work building fires and sweeping. Also agreed that said teacher make up all holidays.
Dora Wickham, Teacher
W. G. Scott, President (of Board of Directors of the Independent District of Pleasant Grove, Clay Twp, Hardin Co.)
(Copy of contract submitted by Marty Greenlief.)

HONORABLE DISCHARGE: - Headquarters Chas. Payne Relief Corps, No. 48, Department of Iowa Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the G.A.R. This certifies that Dora Greenlief is a member in good standing of this corps, and having paid all dues and returned her badge, is hereby granted this DISCHARGE CARD.
She was initiated into the Women's Relief Corps by Chas. Payne Corps, No. 48, at Iowa Falls on the 23 day of July 1904. Dated Iowa Falls this 25 day of May 1907. Kate Hartman, President; Clara Carpenter, Secretary. (Certificate submitted by Marty Greenlief.)

1910 IA CENSUS, Hardin Co, Clay Twp: Harry Greenlief, 27, 1st marriage, married 4 yrs, b. IA, parents b. IL, farmer, own account, rents farm; wife Dora, 25, 1st marriage, married 4 yrs, 1 child - 1 living, b. IA, parents b. OH; son "Ervin", 3, b. IA, parents b. IA. (Listed on same census page was Dora's sister, Bertha Smith.)

1920 IA CENSUS, Webster Co, Ft. Dodge city: Harry J. Greenlief, 35, b. IA, parents b. IL, real estate agent; wife Dora E., 35, b. IA father b. IA, mother b. OH; son Irwin W., 13, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA CENSUS, Webster Co, Wahkonsa: Harry J. Greenlief, 40, 9th grade education, b. IA, father: Joseph Greenlief who was b. IL, 74; mother: Arville Hanley who was b. IL and married IL, manufacturing/mechanical work, Methodist; Dora, 40, 12th grade education, b. IA, father: Winfield S. Wickham who was b. IA, 73, mother: Mary Hartwell who was b. OH and married Steamboat Rock, Methodist; son Irwin W., 18, 11th grade education, b. IA, father: Harry J. Greenlief who was b. IA, mother: Dora Wickham who was b. IA and married Seattle, WA.

1930 IA CENSUS, Webster Co, Ft. Dodge city: Harry J. Greenlief, 47, married age 21, b. IA, parents b. IL, coal dealer, retail coal; wife Dora, 47, married age 21, b. IA, parents b. OH; roomer Melissa(?) Thompson, 25, b. IA, parents b. IA, book keeper, telephone.

LETTER FROM ELEANOR AINSWORTH GREENLIEF BAIRD TO MARTY GREENLIEF, 2-19-1986: "Dora and Harry Greenlief had only one child: Irwin Wickham Greenlief (originally named Irwin Llewellyn Greenlief - the story is that the name Llewellyn was from a romantic novel Dora had been reading - Irwin didn't like the name so changed it to Wickham). Dora had a brother, Ernest Wickham, who had two sons and a daughter; Clarence, (now the retired mayor of Waverly, Ia.; add 811-5th St. NW, Waverly, Ia., 50677, who can probably give you more info. on the Wickham). Ernest Wickham's other son and daughter are now deceased. Dora wanted to adopt the daughter, Alice, but Harry wouldn't agree, so when your Aunt June came along, she took the place, in Dora's heart, of the daughter she didn't have, as well as the granddaughter."

STEAMBOAT ROCK CEMETERY RECORDS, Clay Twp, Hardin Co, IA:
Harry J. Greenlief 1884-1954
ss Dora A. Greenlief 1884-1944

Anna married Harry Joseph GREENLIEF on 8 Oct 1905 in Seattle, King Co, WA.^{1 2 3 4} (Harry Joseph GREENLIEF was born on 20 Aug 1884 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA,^{1 8} died on 28 Mar 1954 in Ft. Dodge, Webster Co, IA ³ and was buried in Steamboat Rock Cem, Steamboat Rock, Hardin Co, IA.)