Dr. William Franklin WickerAge: 76 years1869–1946
- Name
- Dr. William Franklin Wicker
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- William Franklin
- Surname
- Wicker
 Birth | July 21, 1869 21 21 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | July 14, 1870 (Age 11 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Mathew Wimpy Wicker August 14, 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Agnes Ellen Wimpey February 26, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a brother | George Pasevant Wicker March 29, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | Florida Inez Litton — View this family about 1894 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Nelson Niles Wicker February 17, 1895 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Roresta Margaret Holland February 10, 1902 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Nathaniel Walker Holland September 7, 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | Robert A Wicker July 1, 1922 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Wilma Margaurite Wicker March 4, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Maxine Isabell Wicker January 17, 1926 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 2, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | March 4, 1946 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Robert A Wicker Birth: January 25, 1848 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: July 1, 1922 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Roresta Margaret Holland Birth: April 5, 1848 20 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1902 — Orrick, Ray, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 8, 1868 — Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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8 months himself |
Dr. William Franklin Wicker Birth: July 21, 1869 21 21 — Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Mathew Wimpy Wicker Birth: August 14, 1872 24 24 — Vandalia, Fay, Illinois, United States Death: 1963 |
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8 years younger brother |
George Pasevant Wicker Birth: March 29, 1880 32 31 — Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States Death: December 20, 1947 — Madera, California, United States |
| Family with Florida Inez Litton |
| himself |
Dr. William Franklin Wicker Birth: July 21, 1869 21 21 — Fayette, Illinois, United States Death: March 4, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Florida Inez Litton Birth: March 18, 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1954 |
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Marriage: about 1894 — |
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14 months son |
Nelson Niles Wicker Birth: February 17, 1895 25 18 — Kansas, United States Death: December 22, 1949 |
Dr. William Franklin Wicker has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (19)
Parents John Thomas Shelton + Nancy Elizabeth Holland
Parents Warren Heckathorn + Emaline Permelia Holland
Parents Henry Jasper Smith + Emaline Permelia Holland
Parents Lemuel Aldrich Nichols + Maluva Paralee “Lulu” Holland
Parents Andrew Gaius Bascom + Susan Ellen Holland
Parents Frank A Hull + Lilian Bell “Lillie” Holland
Parents George Thomas Holland + Grace Hull
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mattie Beulah Bonner
Parents Franklin H Holland + Mary Belle “Mollie” Bonner
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Robert A Wicker - Household
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Wicker - Household
Oak Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Wicker - Household
Platte, Clay, Missouri
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