Amanda (Aldrich) Wicker (abt. 1841 - 1912)

Born about 23 Oct 1841 in Armada, Macomb County, Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Died 13 Sep 1912 at about age 70 in Washington, Macomb County, Michigan, USA

Biography

Amanda was born in 1841. She was the daughter of Samuel Aldrich and Deborah Banister. She passed away in 1912. ^[1]

Burial in September 1912 at the Davis Cemetery in Ray Center, Macomb County, Michigan.

Daughter of Samuel Aldrich, an early settler of Macomb County, Michigan, and his first wife Deborah Bannister; Amanda married (1) Charles Curtiss 16 Feb. 1859 (2) Samuel Reed 12 Sept. 1867 (3) Joseph M. Wicker 1892.

Census data

The 1850 US census shows Amanda to be 9 years old.^[2]

Marriages

She married Samuel Reed on 12 Sep 1867, at which time she was 26 and her year of birth was estimated to be 1841.^[3]

She married Joseph Wicker on 31 Mar 1892. ^[4]

Death

According to her death certificate, Amanda is buried in Davis Cemetery.

Research Notes

When I entered the exact date of birth based on the FindAGrave entry, the computer warned that Amanda's date of birth was 4 months earlier than that of her sister Alma which is impossible. Alma's death certificate (see image attached to Alma's profile) says she was born 13 Feb 1844 but her gravestone shows her date of birth 13 Feb 1843. Amanda's death certificate shows she was born 23 Oct 1842 (see image of death certificate attached to profile) but the 1850 census ^[2] (see image attached to profile) shows her to be 9 years old; my guess is the census was done earlier in 1850 and her month of birth was October, so my guess is her year of birth is no later than 1841. According to her marriage to Reed, her year of birth was estimated to be 1841. I did change the year of birth to 1841 based on all this information but this can be changed if other evidence of an accurate date of birth is found.Lansing-1003 00:29, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #114561259
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8V-BRT : 12 April 2016), Amanda Aldrich in household of Samuel Aldrich, Ray, Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing family 969, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN2G-WQD : 11 May 2018), Samuel M Reed and Amanda Aldrich Curtiss, 12 Sep 1867, , Macomb, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID , various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 979,571.
4. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCTB-3Z6 : 10 February 2018), Joseph H. Wicker and Amanda Aldrich Reed, 31 Mar 1892; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 2,342,488.