Lawrence Cecil Wickham (1898 - 1970)

Born 28 May 1898 in Pittsford, Butler, Iowa

Ancestors

Died 4 Jan 1970 at age 71 in Shell Lake, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

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Biography

Lawrence was the son of Thomas B. Wickham and Hattie Rubertha Parris^[1]

The family was found in the 1900 US Federal Census in Dumont, Butler, Iowa.^[2]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Thomas B Wickham Head Male 41 Iowa
• Hattie R Wickham Wife Female 34 Illinois
• Thomas D Wickham Son Male 19 Iowa
• Irvin O Wickham Son Male 17 Iowa
• Emma L Wickham Daughter Female 14 Iowa
• Millard G Wickham Son Male 9 Iowa
• Lawrence C Wickham Son Male 2 Iowa
• Daniel W Parris Father-in-law Male 80 New York

He was drafted into WWI out of Wisconsin, USA.^[3]

He married his brother's ex wife Elfa Mae Click. He was her second husband.

Children:

1. Phyllis, b.1925 -2008 in Wisconsin; married a Klinger.

The family was found in the 1920 US Federal Census in Washburn, Wisconsin.^[4]The household was enumerated as follows:

• L C Wickham Head Male 21 Iowa
• Alfa Wickham Wife Female 26 Iowa
• Forrest Wickham SSon Male 12 Iowa (also LC's nephew)

The family was found in the 1930 US Federal Census in Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin. The document states their age at first marriage as Lawrence (19) and Elfa (26)^[5]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Lawrence Wickham Head Male 32 Iowa
• Elfa Wickham Wife Female 40 Iowa
• Phyliss Wickham Daughter Female 5 Wisconsin

The family was found in the 1940 US Federal Census in Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin.^[6]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Lawrence Wickham Head Male 41 Iowa
• Elfa M Wickham Wife Female 50 Iowa
• Phyllis E Wickham Daughter Female 15 Wisconsin
• Sophia M Johnson Lodger Female 16 Wisconsin

Lawrence passed away in 1970 in Wisconsin.^[7]One will need to procure a source with an image as this one does not have it.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XV6V-1HR : 20 May 2016), Thomas B. Wickham in entry for Lawrence C. Wickham, 28 May 1898; citing Pittsford Township, Butler, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,396.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92Q-YTV : accessed 16 April 2021), Lawrence C Wickham in household of Thomas B Wickham, Pittsford Township Bristow town (part) & Dumont town, Butler, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 2B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,420.
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K874-6WK : 23 February 2021), Laurence Cecil Wickham, 1917-1918.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF2Z-TFF : 4 February 2021), Alfa Wickham in entry for L C Wickham, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X93W-FKC : accessed 16 April 2021), Lawrence Wickham, Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4B, line 85, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2616; FHL microfilm 2,342,350.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7KQ-DLJ : 10 January 2021), Lawrence Wickham, Beaver Brook, Washburn, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-4, sheet 1B, line 66, family 18, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4532.
7. ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V83D-WTW : 12 December 2014), Lawerance C Wickham, 04 Jan 1970; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number ??, , , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.