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Wicks, Edward Sheffield was born on 7 Jan 1828
in Elba, Genesee, NY. He died on 12 Aug 1892, suddenly of apoplexy
while walking the streets of St. Ignace, Michigan. His funeral was
conducted by the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Kalamazoo. Edward is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo,
Michigan with Masonic Honors. He was reared and attended school in
Elba, NY and learned the carpenters trade and worked on a farm while a
young man. Shortly after marriage he came to Michigan and bought
several farms in the township of Cooper during the 15-16 years he
resided there. About 1870. Edward came to Kalamazoo and rented a house
on Academy St., for one month and then bought the home at 437 West Cedar
Street, built the house and lived there until his death. For a time Mr.
Wicks conducted a meat shop on Main St., now Michigan Ave., and later,
on south Burdick St., where Gilmore's Men's store is now located, after
which he did occasional jobs carpentering. When he came to Kalamazoo the
place was yet a village and he was one of the pioneers who helped to
make it grow. He was a Mason, served at one time on the Kalamazoo
Village Council and was a Republican in politics. At one time he
attended the Friends Church and later became a member of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church and served as an official of that church. Contributed By Betty Thomas |
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Wicks, John H. & Mary. John born on 18 Dec
1830. He died in Jul 1913 in Martin, Allegan, MI. He moved to MI about
1850. John at age 21, taught at the Elba, NY Village school, which was
held in a two room stone structure. The 1860 census for Cooper
Township, Kalamazoo co., MI lists John Wicks, 29, carpenter/joiner,
$2,00 real estate, $2000 personal property, born NY, and his wife MARY,
21 also born in NY. Contributed By Betty Thomas |
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Wicks, John, with his two youngest brothers,
James and Stephen. James and Stephen stayed in Elba, NY while the other
siblings all moved to Michigan. Contributed By Betty Thomas |
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Wilson, Margaret Helen (Shanley) Dau. of John & Mary (Sparrow) Shanley born Sep. 10, 1894 Kalamazoo. Wife of Glanville Wilson Contributed by - Robin Ellis |
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