Jacob Wickerham bought land on the North Side of the Meramec River, in King of France lands in America in 1796. This land was part the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. and became part of the State of Missouri, on August 10, 1821. [1]
Jacob Wikerham's Estate was probated in 1823, and several of his children are named. A large collection of documents are available to view on the Missouri Secretary of State website, here: https://s1.sos.mo.gov/records/archives/archivesdb/judicialrecords/Detail.aspx?id=138334
Birth: 1752 Washington, Pennsylvania
Death: ABT 25 APR 1823 St. Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA
Missouri Property Deed V-214, dated December 24, 1834, disposing of a portion of the estate of Jacob Wikerham
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