Biographical Sketch of James H. Wickersham, Laclede County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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James H. Wickersham, county clerk, was born in Versailes, Woodford Co.,
Ky., and is the son of Isaac and Nancy (Wiggs) Wickersham, both natives
of Kentucky.  The parents moved to Springfield, Ill., at an early 
period, and here the father engaged in merchandising, which he followed
for seven years.  On leaving, R. F. Herndon succeeded him, and this
gentleman is now one of the largest merchants of Springfield.  Mr. 
Wickersham moved to St. Louis, where he remained for ten years, being
engaged in the stock business and in merchandising.  He was a stone
mason by trade, which occupation he followed in his youth.  Both par-
ents are now deceased.  Of the ten children born to their union four
are now living:  Sasrah, Richard, James and John.  The subject of this
sketch was reared principally in St. Louis, and there received the 
greater part of his education, finishing at Lebanon Academy, whither he
had moved in 1857.  In 1861, in a company commanded by R. J. Wickersham
(a brother), he enlisted and went out as lieutenant.  After the siege 
of Vicksburg he was promoted to the rank of captain, in which position
he remained until the close of the war.  He was engaged in all the
principal battles of the campaign: Springfield, Elk Horn, Corinth, 
Baker's Creek, siege of Vicksburg, Rome (Ga.), Altoona, Peach Tree 
Creek, Atlanta (Ga.), Franklin (Tenn.), and Blakely (Ala.).  He was
captured at Vicksburg and paroled.  After six weeks in camp he was cap-
tured at Blakely, Ala., sent to Ship Island, thence to New Orleans,
thence to Jackson, Miss., and paroled.  After the war he located at
Cotton Plant, Ark., where he was engaged in merchandising until 1870,
when he returned to Lebanon.  In 1872 he went to St. Louis, where he
engaged in the real estate business and where he remained until 1874.
He then returned to Lebanon, and traveled for the Lebanon Woolen Manu-
facturing Company until 1876, when he was employed by Wallace Bros.,
wholesale and retail merchants, as book-keeper, and there remained 
until elected to the office of county clerk in 1886, his term expiring
in 1890.  Mr. Wickersham is a public spirited and enthusiastic citizen.
He is a Democrat in his political views.

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