Hi Debby, et al:
I just returned from a business trip that allowed me to wander around Miami
and Cass county. I visited GreenLawn - lovely place - I'm surprised that
it needs restoring! But I was "up front" not towards the back. My gr gr
grandfather, Henry T. Wikel and some of the family are there -
The Linn's were not home when I walked through the cemetery, and their cats
seemed uninterested in my plight! :^)
Perhaps since you all are focusing on GreenLawn this time, you might be
able to resurrect some info our family has been looking for:
THREE MYSTERIES:
1) WHO ARE HENRY'S PARENTS? (HE WAS BORN VA C. 1828)
2) WHO WAS HIS FIRST WIFE?
3) WERE ANY OF THE WIKELS IN CASS AND MIAMI COUNTY HIS BROTHERS OR RELATIVES?
BOTH HIS WIVES WERE NAMED JANE!!
WE BELIEVE HIS FIRST WIFE'S MAIDEN NAME WAS NEWELL
(KNOLL?).
SHE APPEARS WITH HIM IN BETHLEHEM TWP, CASS COUNTY 1850 AT AGE I6. WYKEL
IS THE SPELLING OF HENRY'S NAME THERE.
1860 HENRY AND JANE #1 ARE IN ALLEN TWP, MIAMI CO. SPELLING WICKEL.
JANE # 1 DISAPPEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF MARY MATILDA IN 1862.
NO RECORD OF DIVORCE, NO RECORD OF DEATH, NO BURIAL NOTATION FOUND YET.
1865 HENRY MARRIES JANE #2 (MAIDEN NAME OLIVER) IN CASS COUNTY.
1870 HENRY AND JANE #2 ARE IN JEFFERSON TWP, MIAMI CO. SPELLING WIKEL.
I got these notations from a cemetery index, then followed up with
on-site viewing.
Row 17
Wikel, Jane 1837 - 1902
Wikel, Henry T. 1828 - 1905 matching markers
WHICH MORTUARY? WHO HAS THEIR RECORDS NOW?
West, Cordelia 1831 - 1910 [to the right of Henry, with same color
marker, smaller different style, any relation?]
Row 2
Wikel, Saranda E. 1867-1949
Wikel, Joseph T. 1866- 1956 same marker.
[Different type stone than Henry, but Henry had a son Joseph born 1866]
IS THERE ANY BURIAL DOCUMENTS ON JOSEPH T. ? RELATIVES WHO PAID, DEATH
CERTIFICATE?
Sec 3, Row 33
Wikel, William M. 1875 1932 [age 57]
Wikel, Martha M. 1875 1909 [age 34] same marker.
[Same color marker as Henry; Henry had a son William born 1875]
13 Mar 1941 PDT [Peru Daily Transcript?]
Wikel, William. M. "Red" b. June 1875 of Indiana born parents.
Wife Martha Bender; Son Harry b. 20 Oct 1900.
SAME QUESTION - ANY INFO ON THE RELATIVES? WHO PAID, WHICH MORTUARY? ANY
DEATH CERTIFICATE ON WILLIAM M. ?
Sec 1 Row 24
Wikle, Jos. Co A 26, IND INF, military marker no dates [Unable to locate]
I COULD NOT LOCATE THIS - THIS MAY BE A CANDIDATE FOR YOU TO "RESTORE." I
THINK THE GRASS OVERGREW THE LOCATION.
THANKS FOR ANY TIME OR HELP YOU MIGHT GIVE TO OUR QUESTIONS. DARLEEN
(WIKEL, CADY) YOURZEK IN CALIFORNIA.