Plummer E Wickersham

Brief Life History of Plummer E

When Plummer E Wickersham was born on 28 February 1862, in Ohio, United States, his father, William H Wickersham, was 35 and his mother, Irene Snook, was 35. He married Ida May Kibler on 10 January 1884, in Columbiana, Columbiana, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Stark, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Paris, Stark, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 13 May 1949, in Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Hanoverton, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Plummer E Wickersham
1862–1949
Ida May Kibler
1864–1908
Marriage: 10 January 1884
Lesley Omar Wickersham
1885–1915
Jesse Atwell Wickersham
1886–1962
Wickersham
1888–1888
Zelma Wickersham
1889–1977
Clifford Clay Wickersham
1891–1982
Harry V Wickersham
1894–1977
Arnold Ross Wickersham
1897–1934
Helen Wickersham
1906–1983

Sources (34)

  • Plumer Wickershaw, "United States Census, 1920"
  • P.E. Wickersham, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Plummer Wickersham, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (Sussex): habitational name from a lost place called Wyckeresham in Framfield (Sussex). The etymology of the placename probably derives from an unknown personal name + Old English hamm ‘water meadow’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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