Virginia Gertrude (Francis) Wickersham (1905 - 1981)

Born 30 Jun 1905 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 9 Feb 1981 at age 75 in Sugarcreek, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Virginia was born in Pennsylvania in 1905. She passed away in 1981.^[1] She was the daughter of Lawrence and Anne Francis.^[2]

In 1910 and 1920, Virginia was a resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania.^[3][4] By 1930, she was a resident of Washington, D. C.^[5]

Research Notes

Virginia Gertrude Francis, later Virginia F. Wickersham, may be Frances F. Wickersham. Both are listed as separate wives of Morgan Wickersham on sites like FamilySearch.org. Frances is listed as the wife of Morgan in the 1930 census^[6] and as his widow in his obituary,^[7] but Viriginia is listed as the mother of their child born in 1934.^[8] The use of Frances/Francis in both names is also noteworthy. If Virginia is Frances, then Virginia and Morgan married sometime during 1930 after April (when the Washington D. C. census was taken - the Maryland census is not dated).

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156901921/virginia-f-wickersham : accessed 03 June 2022), memorial page for Virginia F Wickersham (1905–1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156901921, citing Hemphill Cemetery, Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Vickie Young (contributor 48906130) .
2. ↑ "Miss Virginia Francis..." Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 20 Jan. 1928. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1928-01-20/ed-1/seq-18/
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ7-33C : accessed 3 June 2022), Virginia Francis in household of Lawrence W Francis, Duquesne Ward 3, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 23A, family 340, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1293; FHL microfilm 1,375,306.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX9H-5VB : 3 February 2021), Virginia Frances in entry for Lawrence Frances, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM2Q-SCY : accessed 3 June 2022), Virginia G Francis in household of Lawrence W Francis, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 321, sheet 11B, line 97, family 237, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 301; FHL microfilm 2,340,036.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34P-V4P : accessed 3 June 2022), Frances F Wickersham in household of Morgan W Wickersham, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 44A, line 25, family 1061, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 877; FHL microfilm 2,340,612.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53J-YTW5 : 18 July 2020), Mrs Frances Wickersham in entry for Mr Morgan W Wickersham, 1941.
8. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9M-YHNZ : 31 December 2021), Virginia Francis in entry for Harry Collins and Nancy Wickersham, 17 Apr 1953; citing Wayne, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578332.