Iowa Family Group Sheet of George WHICKER *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm *********************************************** =============================================================== SUBMITTED BY: Nina McGee e-mail: nmcgee@nemr.net =============================================================== HUSBAND: George Whicker date and place of birth: March 9, 1866; Iowa date and place of marriage: other marriages: military service: date and place of death: March 16, 1925 of Throat Cancer. father: Benjamin James Whicker mother: Lydia Boyer ........................................................................ WIFE: Sarah Kinkade (Kincaid) date and place of birth: July 7, 1870; Iowa other marriages: date and place of marriage: date and place of death: March 25, 1925 father:John Kinkade mother: Eidolia ........................................................................ CHILD 1: Bertha Viola Whicker date and place of birth: Feb 17, 1885 married: Charles Edward Laws date and place of marriage: other marriages: date and place of death: ........................................................................ CHILD 2: Ottie O. Whicker date and place of birth: March 17, 1894; Iowa married: Carrie Vivian Clark date and place of marriage: January 25, 1920; Carrie's parents home, Darbyville, Iowa other marriages: date and place of death: January 5, 1980, Ottumwa Hospital, Iowa ........................................................................ CHILD 3: Arminta I. Whicker date and place of birth: 1896; Iowa married: date and place of marriage: other marriages: date and place of death: ........................................................................ CHILD 4: Vesta E Whicker date and place of birth: 1898; Iowa married: date and place of marriage: other marriages: date and place of death: ........................................................................ CHILD 5: Willard Otis (Odie) Whicker date and place of birth: 1902 married: wife living date and place of marriage: other marriages: date and place of death: ........................................................................ CHILD 6: Johnny O. Whicker date and place of birth: June 8, 1904 married: wife living date and place of marriage: other marriages: date and place of death: October 6, 1996 ........................................................................ SOURCES:Cenus, cemeteries, family. ........................................................................ NOTES: Ottie and Carrie could not have children, so they fostered nine children. Raised the last two from the ages of four months and 17 months. I was that four month old child, they took us when they were 45 and 47 yrs old. Their lives are a remarkable story of unselfish and unconditional given love.