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William J. Waldie married Louisa Snively in Illinois on September 29, 1867. Louisa was born at Bloomington, Illinois, on February 8, 1852. They moved to a farm near State Center, Iowa, in 1874. William died in 1884. Louisa and her family moved to Zearing in 1895.
William and Louisa were the parents of seven children. They were Mary, John, William Jr., Irvin, George, Earl, and Clara. Louisa died on December 22, 1932.
Whitaker :
The Whitaker family is one of Lincoln township's landmark families. The family farm located northwest of Zearing, has been the home of the Whitaker family since 1892.
Charles L. Whitaker was born on June 4, 1869, in LaSalle county, Illinois. Lena Brennemann was born on August 18, 1872, in LaSalle county, Illinois. Charles and Lena were married on September 22, 1892. They arrived in our community on September 24, 1892.
Charles and Lena were the parents of two sons. Harold died in 1913. Verner is living on the family farm in 1955.
Charles died on November 30, 1930. Lena died on February 10, 1954.
WICKS :
Many people will remember Lonnie Wicks exercising his horse on the roads around Zearing. There was turmoil when the spirited horse and Lonnie disagreed.
Although Alonsa J. Wicks was a prominent resident of our community, I have been unable to obtain any information about his early life. Alonsa married Lillian Etta Norton at Meriden, Illinois, on January 13, 1878. They moved to our community several years after the marriage.
Lillian Etta Norton was born at Earlville, Illinois, on September 28, 1859. She was the daughter of Hiram O. and Nancy Davis Norton. Etta's parents moved to our community in 1881.
Alonsa and Etta were the parents of two daughters. They were Edith Maude and Mary Ethel. In later years, a grandson, Ora Bump, lived at the Wicks home.
Etta died on February 1, 1931. She is buried in the Zearing Cemetery. Alonsa died in California. That is all the information we have.
WILLIAMS :
The name Williams was an important one in the late 1800's in our community. The name appears. in the story of the founding of Zearing, Iowa. The name appears in the first town government of Zearing.