John William WICKHAM ²

  General Notes:

PHOTO: submitted by Suzanne Krogh

1941 LETTER OF MRS. C. A. WICKHAM: states John William Wickham was b. near Chambersburg, MO,

MISSOURI MARRIAGES, 1851-1900: John W. Wickham m. Nellie M. Smith Mar 26, 1892, Clark Co, MO.

1900 MO CENSUS, Clark Co, Lincoln Twp., Kahoka: John Wickham, 30, married 8 yrs, b. Aug 1, 1869 in MO, father b. OH, mother b. IL, vinegar maker; wife Nellie, 30, married 8 yrs, 2 children, 2 living, b. Mar 22, 1879 in MO, father b. MA, mother b. OH; dau. Daisy, 6, b. Mar 20, 1894 in MO, parents b. MO; son Claude, 8/12(?), b. Oct 6, 1899 in MO, parents b. MO.

1910 MO CENSUS, Clark Co: John W. Wickham, 40; wife Nellie N., 40; dau., Daisy B., 16; son "Claud" R., 10; son Alfred C., 6.

1918 DAVENPORT CITY DIRECTORY: Wickham, John W., employed Arsenal, resides 1011 W. 14th.

1920 IA CENSUS, Scott Co, Davenport city, 404 West 12th St: John W. Wickham, 50, carpenter, house, MO, father b. OH, mother b. IL; wife Nellie, 49, b. MO, father b. LA, mother b. OH; ; son Claude R., 20, student of chiropractor, b. MO; son Alfred C., 16, window trimmer, dry goods co., b. MO; dau.-in-law Martha L., 25, b. MO.

OBIT: John W. Wickham died at home, Davenport, IA, Apr. 2, 1920, aged 50 yrs, 8 mo. and 1 d. The remains were brought to his old home, Kahoka, where the funeral services were held at the M. E. Church on April 4. Due to a blizzard, his remains were placed in a receiving vault and he was buried Sunday, April 11.
John W. Wickham, first son of Jacob A. and Sarah Wickham was born near Luray, MO on Aug. 1, 1869, but resided in Kahoka, MO the greater part of his life. He was one of the original, local employees of the Keokuk Canning Company in their vinegar works. He was also employed for a number of years with the Kahoka Condensed Milk Company. He was a carpenter by trade. Two years before his death, he moved to Davenport, IA, ran a boarding house and engaged in government work at the Rock Island Arsenal, at the close of the war.
John W. Wickham was united in marriage with Nellie M. Smith, daughter of James P. Smith in Kahoka on March 26, 1892. To this union was b. Mrs. Daisy Stevens of Mt. Union, IA, Waldo, who d. Mar. 1898, and Claude and Alfred Wickham of Davenport. Surviving are his widow, 3 children, his aged father Jacob A. Wickham and the following brothers/sisters: Mrs. Flora Whitehead of Keokuk, IA; Mrs. H. O. Butler of Kahoka; Thomas Wickham of Kahoka; and Charles Wickham of Kahoka.

John married Nellie Mae SMITH, daughter of James Peverly SMITH and Sarah BECKNER, on 26 Mar 1892 in Kahoka, Clark Co, MO.¹ (Nellie Mae SMITH was born on 22 Mar 1870 in Luray, Clark Co, MO,³ died on 19 Mar 1935 in Laporte, IN ⁴ and was buried on 23 Mar 1935 in Kahoka Cem, Kahoka, Clark Co, MO ⁴.)