Joel C. Wickersham (1850 - 1935)

Born 15 Jun 1850 in Pike County, or Highland County, Ohio

Died Jul 1935 at age 85 in Midland, Ohio

Biography

Joel C. Wickersham is listed as "soldier"
Samuel Wickersham’s youngest son, Joel C., a partner with his father in the woolen factory, was born in Pike County, Ohio, June 15, 1850. He served an apprenticeship in the woolen factory when young, and he has since been in charge of such industries superintending. In 1874, he came with his father to Westboro, and became a member of the firm. For two years he has been associated with J. M. Boyd & Son, of Hillsboro, in buying and shipping wheat.... Beers & Company, History of Clinton County, Ohio, p 1040

...Soon after they took over the woolen factory, this advertisement appeared:

RAINSBORO Wickersham's Water-Powered Woolen Mills

A full line of Goods for Exchange!

Agencies: A. Miller and Son, Hillsboro; James Belleson, Sinking Spring; G.M Rittenhouse, Bainbridge

Wool left with the above parties for manufacturing will be taken and returned from the mills free of charge.

Satisfaction GUARANTEED!

J. C. Wickersham Rainsboro, Ohio

In the beginning the woolen factory made only rolls which the people carried home and spun into yarn for their own use. spinning and weaving machinery was installed, driven by an overshot water wheel. The early spinning and carding mill set up by the Baldwins was used only for the flax which was grown in the area.^[1]

Joel C. Wickersham ... is engaged in the general mercantile business in Clinton County and prominent in political circles.^[2]

OBITUARY: J. C. Wickersham, 85, a resident of Midland City for 40 years, died Wednesday at 8 A.M. at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Drake, near Westboro. Suffering from a complication of diseases for several months, Mr. Wickersham had been seriously ill for nearly three weeks. Born in Highland County June 15, 1850, Mr. Wickersham went to Midland City where he engaged in the coal and feed business. He was a member of the Midland City M.E. Church, and for 28 years was superintendent of the Sunday School there.

Besides Mrs. Drake, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Wickersham, a daughter, Mrs. Halcy Hague, of Dearborn, Mich.; two sons, W. W. Wickersham of Blanchester, president of the county Board of Education and Newton Wickersham, of Cincinnati; one brother, Isaac Wickersham of Omaha, Neb.; and one sister Mrs. Emma Grove, of Greenfield. Newspaper Unknown, Midland, Ohio, 7-18-1935 

Sources

1. ↑ Ayers, The Hills of Highland, p. 776 (reference at FindAGrave)
2. ↑ Klise State Centennial History of Highland County, Ohio, p. 520 (reference at FindAGrave)

• FindAGrave
• Davis, Sheldon, Escalante, "The Wickersham Family in America," Heritage Books, Inc. 2001 (referenced at FindAGrave)