This Tide should be I L D A ----- Original Message ----- From: "N Wickam" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 4:15 PM Subject: [MOMILLER] Re Wickham/Boyd/Grosvenor Obit > Here is another obit for Nelson Wickham. I think it was a newspaper > clipping I got it from. > > > > > Obit: > N. R. WICKAM, CIVIL WAR VETERAN, DIED FRIDAY AFTERNOON > Was Born in Pennsylvania in 1848 and Came to Missouri when Eight Years of > Age. > Nelson R. Wickam, Civil war veteran and prominent farmer of the Big > Tavern, near St. Elizabeth, passed away at his home Friday afternoon at > 1:30; rather suddenly. Although very aged, yet able to be up and around > until suddenly stricken at noon. > Mr. Wickam was born in Pennsylvania, March 25, 1848, being 87 years 10 > months and 19 days old at the time of his death. He came to Missour when > eight years old, with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Wickam, and when > the rebellion broke out he enlisted as a private in Co. G. 16th regiment > Kansas Volunteers. > His father was born in the State of New York July 14, 1808, and his > mother, Nancy Manning Wickam, was born June 3, 1816, in New Jersey. Nelson > was one of a family of 12 children---Sanford, Prudence, Mary, > Agnes, Morgan, Ann, Halsey, Jobe, Josehp and Adeline. All preceded him in > death except the youngest two, J.H. Wickam of Eldon and Mrs. Addie Wyrick > of Ulman. > He was married to Sarah E. Boyd at about the age of 26 years and to this > union 3 children were born, W.E. Wickam and Mrs. John Boyd of Ulman, and > Mrs James Ahart of St. Elizabeth. Mrs. Wickam died Feb. 23, 1883. He later > was married to Marzila B. Grosvenor, Feb. 26, 1885, and to this union were > born 10 children-----Ed of Tuscumbia, John, George and Tide of St. > Elizabeth and Belvia and Claude of Granite City, Ill. Ethel (Mrs Perry > Ramsey) died 7 years ago, Ora V. at the age of 4 years, and Carrie and > Livona died in infancy. He also leaves 44 grandchildren, 36 great > grandchildren; and an aged wife to mourn his sad departure. > He was laid to rest in the family farm