When Frederick Wickstrum was born on 10 October 1855, in Malmöhus, Sweden, his father, Mathias Matsson Wickstrom, was 34 and his mother, Karen Catherine Ericksson, was 30. He married Elizabeth Miles on 2 December 1877, in Clay, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Kellogg, Shoshone, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States for about 32 years. He died from 3 March 1952 to 7 March 1952, and was buried in Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1857: Clay, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Clay, Kansas, United States.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per, Nels, Anders, Erik, Lars, Mauritz, Nils, Thor.
Swedish (Wickström): variant of Wikström (see Wikstrom ).
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