Philip Wickersham

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 1 Jan 1801 - Newlin Twp., Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Christening: 
          Death: 14 Jan 1878 - , Columbiana, Ohio, USA
         Burial: in Quaker Ridge Cemetery, , Carroll, Ohio, USA
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: Amos Wickersham
         Mother: Amy Ward

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Martha Orr
       Marriage: 11 Apr 1822 - , Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
       Children:
                1. Mary Ann Wickersham
                2. Harlan Wickersham
                3. William H. Wickersham
                4. Sarah Wickersham
                5. Enoch Wickersham
                6. Elizabeth Wickersham
                7. Thomas Wickersham
                8. Edwin D. Wickersham
                9. Amy Jane Wickersham
                10. Susan Wickersham
                11. Asenath Wickersham
                12. Lydia Alice Wickersham
                13. Rachel Hannah Wickersham

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Notes

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General:

Per U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994
Name: Phillip Wickersham
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1801
Birth Date on Image:04 Seventh 1801
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
Father: Amos Wickersham Parents residence: Newlin Parents father: William Wickersham
Mother: Amy Wickersham
Event Type: Birth
Monthly Meeting: Kennett Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Yearly Meeting:Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Title:Births and Burials, 1706-1806
Meeting State:Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Chester

Per U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940
Name:Phillip Wickersham
Birth Date:4 Jul 1801
State:Pennsylvania
Monthly Meeting:Kennett Monthly Meeting

Per 1860 US Census: 7/31/1860 West Twp., Columbiana, Ohio Post Office: East Rochester
Philip Wickersham, 59 year old male farmer, born in Pennsylvania, real estate value $3,500, personal $1,000
Martha Wickersham, 57 year old female, born in Pennsylvania
Edwin D. Wickersham, 22 year old male, born in Ohio
Amy J. Wickersham, 20 year old female, born in Ohio
Lydia W. Wickersham, 16 year old female, born in Ohio, attends school
Cenith Wickersham, 14 year old female, born in Ohio, attends school
Susan Wickersham, 14 year old female, born in Ohio, attends school
Rachel H. Wickersham, 11 old female, born in Ohio, attends school

Per 1870 US Census: 6/3/1870 West Twp., Columbiana, Ohio Post Office: Green Hill
Philip Wickersham, 69 year old white male farmer, born in Pennsylvania, real estate value 6,000, personal $200
Martha Wickersham, 67 year old white female, born in Pennsylvania
Lydia Wickersham, 26 year old white female, born in Ohio
Susan Wickersham, 24 year old white female, born in Ohio
Rachel Wickersham, 21 year old white female, born in Ohio

Per Findagrave.com Phillip Wickersham
Birth: Jan., 1801 Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jan. 14, 1878 Columbiana County, Ohio, USA

Phillip's b date is given as 4 Jul 1801 in Hinshaw's unpublished abstracts of Kennett Monthly Meeting. The family bible records of Amy Jane Wickersham, his b is given as 1 Jan 1801.

Lynchburg owes its existence to the construction of the Sandy and Beaver Canal. It is a namesake of the city of Lynchburg, Va. Eli Wickersham and Amos Preston were the original landholders, under whose direction the village was laid out. The first plat was made Dec. 4, 1834. An addition was made Dec. 26th of the same year by Amos Preston, William Hall, and Philip Wickersham.

McCord, History of Columbiana County Ohio, some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, p. 273.

Davis, Sheldon, Escalante, "The Wickersham Family in America," Heritage Books, Inc. 2001

Family links:
Spouse:
Martha A. Orr Wickersham (1803 - ____)

Children:
Harlan Wickersham (1824 - 1912)*
William H. Wickersham (1826 - 1919)*
Edwin D. Wickersham (1837 - 1874)*
Asenath Wickersham Bentley (1846 - 1916)*
*Calculated relationship

Burial: Quaker Ridge Cemetery Carroll County, Ohio, USA
Created by: Barbara Chipres
Record added: Dec 23, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 10168381

Research:

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Philip Wickersham
Name:Philip Wickersham
Side:Union
Regiment State/Origin:Ohio
Regiment Name:115 Ohio Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded:115th Regiment, Ohio Infantry
Company:D
Rank In:Sergeant
Rank In Expanded:Sergeant
Rank Out:Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded:Sergeant
Film Number:M552 roll 117

Marriage Notes (Martha Orr)

Per Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Name: Phillip Wickersham
Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1822
Marriage Place:Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse Name:Martha Orr
Organization Name: Townsend Lamborn's Docket (Marriages)

"Be it remembered that Phillip Qickersham & Martha Orr former of Newlin the latter of East Marlborough were joined in marriage before me V. Sother Ewe at my house the 11th day of April 1822
In testimony whereof I make thy Records"