BIRTH: personal knowledge of Maj Carl Whicker
! Carl A. Whicker received his commission in the Air Force through ROTC at
Indiana University. He has spent 15 years (as of 1993) in the Air Force with
tours in Texas, Illinois, two tours in Germany, one in the Pentagon. He is now
(1993) in the Azores on the island of Terceira. (From Whicker Newsletter, Vol.
3, No. 1, Nov. 1993.
2209. Nina LaVonna "Von" Wicker
From information sent to me by Mike Parsons, and gathered by Norman Scott:
"Vonnie was very active in church work and was delegate to many conferences of
the United Brethren Church. In November of 1946, she was one of 7 women in the
world selected to be a delegate when the UB and Evangelical Churches were
united in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. There were 300 men! She and Donald had an
open door policy to their home and aided many people in need, resulting in many
life long friendships. Vonnie and Donald had two children born dead in
addition to the children listed here." The birthday for Nina may be 30 Dec
instead of 20 Dec. rcw
Donald was in the Army during WWI. He was in France and returned on a boat
carrying many wounded and helped to care for them. rcw
Ruth supplied a quantity of the information in Norman Scott's files. She told
her children to be sure and supply additional information to Mr. Scott, but
that never happened. Perhaps we could contact them if we can find them. rcw
Address in 1988: 800 West Buckeye, #43, Deming, New Mexico, 88030. rcw
Forrest was killed by a truck while riding home for lunch from Central
High School in Muncie. He was 17 years old. Forrest had a cousin on his
father's side, Chester Wake, who was killed in a similar accident 17 Sep 1949.
The cousin was 11 years old. rcw
2210. Helga Lorene (Peggy) Wicker
From information from Mike Parsons, which information was gathered by Norman
Scott who is now deceased:
"Mom (Norman's mom) was about nine years old when the her family moved from
Gwynville to the Muncie area, then at some time, back south for awhile before
returning to the Muncie area. The timing is somewhat confused but I know she
had to be back in Muncie in time to elope at sixteen. (Her family did not
approve of the marriage.) Mom told me about a time when Henry was farming some
land in Fayette Co. near Connersville. The farm was being taken over by Alonzo
Gibson from his brother, Jessie. Jessie was loosing the place and the
arrangement was probably to allow him to recover some of his equity. At the
time, Jessie had ten children. The house was two-story with two rooms
upstairs. In the fall of 1917, the Whickers moved in downstairs and the
Gibsons moved upstairs. One night in January of 1918, all the Whicker kids had
to get out of the house because the birth of Mary was taking place. The seven
of them spent the night with the twelve Gibsons. All the Whicker kids slept in
a single bed on a featherbed mattress.
"Mom also told me about a time when Henry was farming property and operating a
greenhouse, belonging to Alonzo Gibson, on the southeast edge of Muncie. All
the kids would work during the week but did not have to work on Sunday. Henry
would work on Sunday and Mom said that she would go help him because there was
an ice-cream wagon that came around in the early afternoon and Henry would buy
hr an ice cream cone. She said that she never told the other kids what she was
doing because she was afraid that if the others did the same thing, Henry would
stop buying cones!
"After Mom and Dad were married and the first three of us kids were all grownup
(that is, when I was about four or five), Mom started working at Ball Brothers.
She worked there a number of times, probably totaling ten years. When she was
not working in a factory, she did a lot of sewing. She was quite good at it
and had women from all around coming to her for dresses and other items.
"After all of us kids had left home, sometime in the sixties, Mom bought and
operated a little neighborhood grocery." rcw
2212. Everett Russell "Bill" Wicker
From information sent to me by Mike Parsons, and gathered by Norman Scott who
is now deceased:
"Russell and Virginia had six children. They were divorced sometime after 1940
and "Bill", as he was known, married at least twice more. A son, Stephen is
indicated in his obituary. He died while on a trip to Beaumont, Texas." rcw
From information sent to me by Mike Parsons and gathered by Norman Scott, who
is now deceased. They had one son, Rhory. rcw
From information sent to me by Mike Parsons and gathered by Norman Scott, who
is now deceased. rcw
This couple had one child. rcw
Information from Norman Scott (in my files under Mike Parsons) states that
Mike was raised by Bill's brother, Bob, in Alton, Illinois. No other
information available. rcw