Della Mae Reddick

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Della Reddick is not in my direct ancestor. She is related by marriage: 2nd Wife of James Garfield Wilson 2nd Wife of Lawrence Wimer (Son of Isaac C. Wimer)

Della Reddick was born 1886,in West Virginia, the daughter of Richard & Malinda Reddick. (Per Jan Finke, parents were Henry M. Reddick & Elvery unknown; 1900 census shows Richard & Alvita). She was the only sister to 5 brothers: Harold, Cecil, Henry, Earl & Charles Reddick. By 1900 her family had moved to Slippery Rock Twp., Butler Co. PA. Ten years later she was working as a waitress at the Slippery Rock Normal School, the forerunner to Slippery Rock College. Della married three times. She had two daughters with John Wicks, residing in Slippery Rock Twp. She married second the widower James G. Wilson, who had seven children. Jim & Della had three more children, and moved to Nickleville, Venango Co. PA. Jim died in 1931 at age 44, and was buried at WEst Liberty with his first wife. Della's third husband was Lawrence J. Wimer, who had an adopted daughter, Velma. They resided in Indiana Co. PA. Della was thus the mother of 5 children, the step-mother of 8 more, for a total of 13 children under her care. Della died in 1968 at age 82 years. She and Lawrence J. Wimer are buried in Indiana Co., in the Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana City.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	17 Jan 1886	West Virginia
1st Marriage	9 June 1914		To John H. Wicks
2nd Marriage	1924	butler Co. PA	To James Garfield Wilson
3rd Marriage	~1935		To Lawrence J. Wimer
Death	12 Mar 1968	Indiana, Indiana Co. PA
Burial		Indiana, Indiana Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

                           Generation 3                Generation 4
 
                                          +-- Richard Reddick 
                                          |   (????-????)   
                      +-- Della Reddick --+
                      |   (1887-1968)     |
                      |                   +-- Malinda unknown 
                      |                       (????-????) 
                      +-- 1) John Wicks
                      |      (????-????) 
                      |
                      +-- 2)  James Garfield Wilson
                      |      (1887-1931)
                      |
                      +-- 3)  Lawrence J. Wimer
                              (1886-????)
Sources: 

Children

( children with John Wicks)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mae Wicks	F	~ 1913		Mike Elchison
Betty Wicks	F	~ 1923

(children with James Garfield Wilson)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
James Edward Wilson	M	31 Oct 1925		Bernice Fulmer
Mary Jane Wilson	F	10 Apr 1929		Arthur Roy Fleming
Mabel Aileen Wilson	F	7 July 1930		Roy E.Fleming

(Step-children, children of James Garfield Wilson & 1st wife Lorena Bernice Mayer

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Sarah Pearl Wilson	F	1909		Clifford Bickel
Alvin Merle Wilson	M	1910		Elda M. Bickel
Brice Clayton Wilson	M	1912		unknown McCreary	died <1980
Bernice Evelyn Wilson	F	13 July 1915		Charles Wimer
Kenneth James Wilson	M	3 Feb 1918		Mary unknown	died <1980
Dorothy Frances Wilson	F	14 Feb 1920		Paul Frederick Heckethorn
Homer Dean Wilson	M	15 Apr 1922		Helen (Morris/Harris?)

(Step-daughter, adopted daughter of Lawrence J. Wimer & 1st wife Katherine Vogel)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Velma Wimer (adopted)	F	~Feb, 1929		Clifford Flemming

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
WV	b. 1886/90 till at least 1894
Slippery Rock, Butler Co, PA	by 1896 until after 1920
West Liberty,Brady Twp., Butler Co., PA	by 1930 -?	with James Garfield Wilson
Indiana,Indiana Co. PA	? - 1968

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, District 62, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co., PA, page 15. Census dated 15 June 1900. Lines 23-29: Richard Redick(sic), 35, head, married 11 years, b. PA, parents b. PA, farmer, owns farm; Alvita, 31, wife, m. 11 years, 6 children born, 5 living, b. WV, parents b. WV; Della, 10, dau., b. WV; Ethyl P., 8, dau., b. WV; Lanie, 6 dau., b. WV; Henry J., 4, son, b. PA; John R., 1, son, b. PA. Parents Richard & Alvita can read & write.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, District 102, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 26 Apr 1910. Lines 4-26 list the principal, faculty and staff of Slippery Rock Normal School. On line 12 is Della M. Reddick, 20, help, b. WV, father b. PA, mother b. WV, waitress, Normal School.
3	1920 United States Federal Census,District 59, Slippery Rock Twp, Butler Co, Pa, page 12. Census dated 7 Jan 1920. Lines 81-84: John H. Wicks, 24, head, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. OH, bus driver, livery, rents home; Della M., 29, wife, b. WV, father b. PA, mother b. WV; Mae E., 7, dau., b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. WV, attended school; Howard Cornell, 4 years, 11 months, roomer, b. Canada, father b. Canada, mother b. PA.
4	1930 United States Federal Census, West Liberty Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 67, Page 1, lines 9-20 lists James G. Wilson, 43, married to Della R. Wilson, 43. They were both 21 at the time of their first marriage. They live with son Merl A. Wilson, 19; son Brice C. Wilson, 17; daughter Vernice E. Wilson, 14; son Kenneth J. Wilson, 12; daughter Dorothy H. Wilson, 8; son Homel W. Wilson, 7; son James E. Wilson, 3; daughter Mary J. Wilson, 1 year 11 months; daughter Mabel E. Wilson, 8 months; and stepdaughter Betty Wicks, 7. Vernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, and Homel attended school within the last year. Everyone can read and write except for Homel, James E., Mary, Mabel E., and Betty. James G. Wilson and his parents were born in PA. Della was born in WV, though her parents were both born in PA. All of the children were born in PA. James G. Wilson is a farmer on land that he owns. Merl and Brice work as farm laborers. James E., Mary J., Mabel, and Betty are listed as unable to speak English.
5	1930 United States Federal Census, District 70, Worth Twp, Butler Co., PA, page 15. Census dated 23 Apr 1930. Lines 9-11: Lawrence J. Wimer, head, 44, first married at age 36, rents home, $5 rent, tool dresser, oil field, owns radio, born PA, parents b. PA.; Kathryn M., wife, 30, married at 22, born PA, parents b. Germany; Velma Anna, adopted dau., 1 year 2 months, b. PA, parents b. PA. Lines 12-16: Charles Wimer, 54, head, married at 23, farmer, general farming, owns farm; Carrie Anne, wife, 52, married at 21; C. Dewitt, 21, son, construction laborer, bridgework; J. Dean, 21, son, repairman, state road; Thelma Glenn, 24, dau., teacher, public schools. All and parents b. PA. All can read and write. See source notes below.
6	Obituary of Della Mae Reddick, Butler Eagle edition of 13 Mar. 1968; microfilm R-341, pg. 10. Image supplied to us June 2008 by Jan Finke. Mrs. Della Mae Wimer, 82, of Indiana PA, formerly Butler Co., died yesterday (ie. 12 Mar 1968). Born 17 Jan 1886 in West Virginia, daughter of Richard & Malinda Reddick. Survived by husband Lawrence Wimer; son James E. Wilson; 4 daughters: Mrs. Mike (Mae) Elchison, Mrs. Arthur Roy (Mary Jane) Fleming, Mrs. Roy E. (Mabel) Fleming, & Mrs. Clifford (Velma) Fleming; several step-children; 5 brothers: Harold, Cecil, Henry, Earl & Charles Reddick. Burial in Indiana PA.
7	Obituary of James G. Wilson, Butler Eagle edition of 24 Dec 1931, from microfilm reel 48 pg 3; image contributed by Jan Finke. James G. Wilson aged 44 died at his home near Nickleville Saturday, Dec. 19. Funeral at home, Rev. Engle of West Liberty officiating; burial at West Liberty cemetery. Born in Butler Co.; farmer. Married Lorena Mayer 8 July 1908; after her death in 1924 he married Della Reddich. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Della Reddich Wilson; 10 children Mrs Clifford Bickel of Keister, Merle, Rice, Bernice, Kenneth, Dorothy, Homer, James, Mary Jane & Mabel Wilson, all at home; and Bert Wilson of Nickleville.
8	Manuscript of John T. Wilson researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan.
9	Russell W. Wilson, nephew of James G. Wilson; interviewed Sept 2006 by his niece Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A
10	Correspondence of Jan Finke, granddaughter of James G. Wilson, June 1008- ongoing. Supplied numerous obituary copies for the Wilson and related families, including Della Reddick. Della Reddick's husbands were: 1st) John H. Wicks, b. 1896, married June 9, 1914. 2nd) James G. Wilson, married 1924/25. 3rd) Lawrence Wimer, married ~ 1935 till Della's death in 1968. "Della was a good stepmother and grandmother". Della Reddick & Lawrence Wimer are buried in the Good Shepherd section, Greenwood Cemetery, Indiana City, Indiana Co., PA. He died 12/23/1984 at age 98.
11	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winiford Wilson.

Source notes

• Della Reddick's early dates from various sources are not consistent. The 1900, 1910 & 1920 census indicate she was born in 1890. Her obituary gives her birthdate as 17 Jan 1886. Researcher Jan Finke lists her marriage date to John Wick as 9 June 1914; however, the 1930 census indicates she was age 21 at that marriage, so (born in 1893?).
• In the 1930 census, Worth Twp.,Butler Co., the two Wimer families living next to each other are distantly related (2nd cousins once removed). Lawrence J. Wimer is son of Isaac C. Wimer, grandson of Samuel Wimer, Jr., gr-grandson of Samuel Wimer, & gr-gr-grandson of Christophel Wimer

Charles Wimer is a son of Peter Wimer and Eleanor Fisher; grandson of Jonathan Wimer and Ann Hockenberry; gr-grandson of Christophel Wimer. Carrie Anne is Carrie A. Rohrer. Charles Wimer b. 25 Mar 1876, d. 12 Mar 1963. Carrie Anne b. 28 Sep 1876, d. 4 Sep 1939 (per The Wimer Family, Paul W. Myers).