Roy George Wickizer

Brief Life History of Roy George

When Roy George Wickizer was born on 13 August 1886, in Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois, United States, his father, James McCelland Wickizer, was 25 and his mother, Annetta Meadows, was 23. He married Beatrice Ann Peer on 24 December 1907. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cedar Creek Township, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died on 3 September 1956, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Roy George Wickizer
1886–1956
Beatrice Ann Peer
1886–1923
Marriage: 24 December 1907
Idelia Anna Wickizer
1909–1997
Margaret Lyle Wickizer
1912–1992
Boyd Roy Wickizer
1914–2003
Harold George Wickizer
1916–1995
Raymond McClellan Wickizer
1916–1931

Sources (19)

  • Roy G Wickizer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Roy G. Wickizer, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
  • Roy G Wickizer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

Americanized form of German Weckesser . Compare Wickiser .

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

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