William Henry Bickley (1877 - 1957)

Born 31 Dec 1877 in Stark County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Isis (Cordill) Bickley — married 3 Nov 1895 in Jackson County, Indiana

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Bell) Bickley — married 1 Apr 1923 in Bartholomew County, Indiana

Descendants

Died 1957 at about age 79 in Indiana

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Biography

William was born in 1877. William Bickley ... He passed away in 1957. ^[1]

William, Icy and their children were residing in Salt Creek Twp, Jackson Co, as recorded in the 1900 Federal Census, #62 on the farm schedule.

In October 1903 William Bickley purchased and moved his family into Mrs. Margaret Waggoner’s 80 acre farm in the hills northwest of town on Houston and Freetown Road in Salt Creek Township, section 26 on the plat map.

The 1910 federal census lists 8-year old Clyde Bickley residing at home on a farm in Salt Creek Twp, East Division, Jackson Co, with his parents William and Isis and their five children Laura, Alta, Clyde, George and Delmar. The farm is owned with mortgage, #76 on the farm schedule.

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• 1900 Federal Census: Salt Creek Twp, Jackson Co, Indiana, Family 102, Lines 85-88: Wm. Bickley, head, white, male, birth: Dec 1877, age 22, married 5 years, born in Ohio, father & mother born in Pennsylvania, occupation: farmer, can read/write/speak English, farm rented, # 62 on farm schedule; Icy Bickley, wife, white, female, birth: Dec 1876, age 23, married 5 years, mother of 2 children, 2 children living, born in Indiana, father & mother born in Indiana, can read/write/speak English; Ivy Bickley, daughter, white, female, birth: Aug 1895, age 4, single, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana; Alta Bickley, daughter, white, female, birth: Sept 1898, age 1, single, born in Indiana, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana

• 1910 Federal Census: Salt Creek Twp, E. Division, Jackson Co, Indiana, Family 111, Lines 81-87: William H Bickley,head, male, white, age 32, M1-14 yr, b. Ohio, f&m b. Pa, can read/write/speak English, occupation: farmer on general farm on own account, farm owned with mortgage, #76 on farm schedule; Isis Bickley, wife, female, white, age 33, M1-14 yr, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, b. Indiana, f&m b. Indiana, can read/write/speak English, occupation: none; Lura I Bickley, daughter, female, white, age 13, single, b. Indiana, f b. Ohio, m b. Indiana, can read/write/speak English, attended school; Alta M Bickley, daughter, female, white, age 11, , single, b. Indiana, f b. Ohio, m b. Indiana, can read/write/speak English, attended school; Clyde E Bickley, son, male, white, age 8 single, , single, b. Indiana, f b. Ohio, m b. Indiana, attended school; George K Bickley, son, male, white, age 3, single, b. Indiana, f b. Ohio, m b. Indiana; Delmar R Bickley, son, male, white, age 7/12, single, b. Indiana, f.b. Ohio, m.b. Indiana, occupation: none

• 1920 Federal Census: Pershing Twp, Freetown (unincorporated), Jackson Co, In, Houston and Freetown Road, Family 231, Lines 31-35: William Bickley, head, home owned with mortgage, male, white, age 42, widowed, can read/write/speak English, b. Ohio, f&m b. Pa, occupation: farmer on general farm on own account, #168 on farm schedule; Clyde Bickley, son, male, white, age 18, single, can read/write/speak English, b. Indiana, f. b. Ohio, m. b. Indiana, occupation: none; George Bickley, son, male, white, age 12, single, can read/write/speak English, b. Indiana, f. b. Ohio, m. b. Indiana, occupation: none; Delmar Bickley, son, male, white, age 110, single, can read/write/speak English, b. Indiana, f. b. Ohio, m. b. Indiana, occupation: none; Iva Pruitt, daughter, female, white, age 23, married, can read/write/speak English, b. Indiana, f. b. Ohio, m. b. Indiana, occupation: none [1a]

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1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Phyllis Bickley, Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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