Alma Elizabeth Wikoff

Female19 September 1874–25 May 1950

Brief Life History of Alma Elizabeth

When Alma Elizabeth Wikoff was born on 19 September 1874, in Falmouth, Rush, Indiana, United States, her father, Arthur Williamson Wickoff, was 44 and her mother, Elizabeth McConnell, was 41. She married John Henry Clifton on 5 November 1894. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Washington Township, Rush, Indiana, United States for about 60 years. She died on 25 May 1950, at the age of 75, and was buried in Fairview, Union Township, Rush, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Clifton
1872–1966
Alma Elizabeth Wikoff
1874–1950
Marriage: 5 November 1894
Ozelle May Clifton
1895–1973
Frona Amanda Clifton
1903–2003
Arthur Byron Clifton
1905–2002

Sources (14)

  • Alma E Wikoff in household of Arthur Wikoff, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Alma Wykoff, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • Alma Elizabeth Wikoff Clifton, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 November 1894
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 1

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 22

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    Variant of Wyckoff , a surname of East Frisian origin.

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

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