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William Quinby Wickersham

Birth	:	27 Mar 1836 Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	17 Dec 1904 Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7352982, -92.8632965
Description	:	WILLIAM Q. WICKERSHAM, farmer, Sections 18 and 13, Township 28, Range 12, P.O. Ball River was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1836, and shortly afterward his parents moved to Stark County, the same state. In 1859, he removed to Kansas, locating upon a farm in Anderson County, and in September 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, at Paola, and was mustered in as a private. The regiment was detailed to escort duty in Kansas and the Indian country, and he, with his company participated in all its active service, including the Camden campaign and... Read More	WILLIAM Q. WICKERSHAM, farmer, Sections 18 and 13, Township 28, Range 12, P.O. Ball River was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1836, and shortly afterward his parents moved to Stark County, the same state. In 1859, he removed to Kansas, locating upon a farm in Anderson County, and in September 1862, he enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Kansas Infantry, at Paola, and was mustered in as a private. The regiment was detailed to escort duty in Kansas and the Indian country, and he, with his company participated in all its active service, including the Camden campaign and the engagement at Prairie De Anne and Jenkins' Ferry. He was mustered out as Sergeant in Lawrenceville in July, 1865. Soon after this Mr. W. took a trip to Ohio, and spent the winter of 1867-68 with a surveying party on the plains, and in the spring of 1868 he settled upon his present farm in this county. He has eighty acres of Section 18, Township 28, Range 12w upon which he resides, and sixty acres of which are under cultivation. His orchard contains upwards of 300 fruit trees, on Sections 7 and 12; he owns 160 acres improved, fifty acres being under cultivation, and a residence and orchard. This latter farm he purchased in 1877, and is not rented. In addition to these two farms, he has fifty acres on Section 13, and Mr. W. owns eighty acres in Elk County. Mr. W's. tax receipts for 1882, was $112. His corn yield is 45 to 60, wheat 20 to 30, and oats 40 bushels per acre. Flax he finds does not pay. His stock at present consists of 11 horses, 60 head of cattle and as many hogs. There are forty acres of excellent timber on his land; as the Fall River runs through his farm, it is well watered. May 27, 1874 he married Miss Kate Gilbreath, a native of Ohio, by whom he has four children, all living. Mr. W. was the first Treasurer of Salt Springs Township. he was also elected Justice of the Peace in 1869, and has been Clerk of School District No. 31 for many years. He is a charter member of Fall River Post No 112, G.A.R., and was its first Adjutant, and is one of the leading agriculturists of this section. Cutler, History of the State of Kansas, Vol II, p. 1208 OBITUARY: William Quinby Wickersham was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, march 27, 1837, and died December 17, 1904, hence his age at the time of his death was 68 years, 8 months and 20 days. About two weeks before his death he was taken seriously ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Avery Heins, and was never after well enough to be brought home and died there. Mr. Wickersham came to Kansas in 1856 and the years between that date and the breaking out of the Civil War, he spent on the plains. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. G. of the 12th Kansas and served till the close of the war. He came to Greenwood about 1867 and settled on the farm just north of Fall River where he spent the rest of his life. ...after which the remains were interred at Charleston cemetery. He leaves a wife and six children, four daughters, Mrs. Avery Heins, Mrs. George Forbes and Ida and Katie, two sons, Harry and Wilbur to mourn an irreparable loss. Eureka Herald, Greenwood County, Kansas, 12-29-1904 Davis, Sheldon, Escalante, "The Wickersham Family in America," Heritage Books, Inc. 2001

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William Quinby Wickersham's memorial is located at: Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, USA.
When did William Quinby Wickersham death?
William Quinby Wickersham death on 17 Dec 1904 in Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 40.7352982
Longitude: -92.8632965

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Katherine Rebecca Gilbreath Wickersham

(1849 - 1940)

Siblings

Lewis Morgan Wickersham

(1818 - 1875)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

Ida Lucinda Wickersham Palmer

(1881 - 1966)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oakland Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7352982, -92.8632965

2. Hebrew Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7485000, -92.8678000

3. Dale Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7700005, -92.8574982

4. Thomasson Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7100000, -92.9010000

5. Forbush Cemetery
Forbush, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7719619, -92.8779034

6. Sharon Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7361660, -92.8102240

7. Brannon Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7170000, -92.8000000

8. Baker Cemetery
Brazil, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7470000, -92.9310000

9. Porter Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6744537, -92.8780746

10. Haines Cemetery
Rathbun, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7980995, -92.8569031

11. Appanoose County Farm Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7333450, -92.9502010

12. Sharon Chapel Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6958000, -92.7920000

13. Livengood Cemetery
Centerville, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7030983, -92.9449997

14. Mount Ararat Cemetery
Udell, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7400017, -92.7686005

15. Bryant Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7980995, -92.8078003

16. Hism Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6600000, -92.8520000

17. Motto Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6744003, -92.9353027

18. Salem Cemetery
Udell, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7902985, -92.7822037

19. Felkner Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7386017, -92.9730988

20. Riggs Cemetery
Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7611100, -92.7583300

21. Elgin Cemetery
Mystic, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7947006, -92.9452972

22. Highland Cemetery
Mystic, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7817001, -92.9589005

23. Exline Cemetery
Exline, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6490000, -92.8380000

24. Numa Cemetery
Numa, Appanoose County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6931000, -92.9757996