John T. - Thomas J. - J. Thomas

?? Is everything on this page really about just one man, John Thomas Bickel? If so, he was known during his lifetime under all three of these variations of his name. -- dg 2009 Apr 6

1828 Apr 2: Born in Shellow Co., Ohio.
                     (4, obituary)
1829 : Born in Ohio. (1, 1870 census)
1829 Apr: Born in Ohio. (3, 1900 census)

The 1828 date of birth comes from transposing the 1882 date in the obituary to 1828. The 1900 census says Thomas J. Bickel, father of Francis, was born April, 1829.

John Thomas Bickel marries Mary Troyer (1)

  1852 Feb __: Francis (3)
  1856 Jul 10: John

1870 Aug 18: US Census: John T. and Mary are living with their two sons Francis and John in Box Twp., Cedar Co., Missouri. (1)

1898 Dec 25: Mary Troyer Bickel dies at the home of Caleb Winey leaving a husband and two sons. (1)

?? Mary is buried in a unmarked grave at the Catlin Community Cemetery and listed on the Catlin burial records as just M. Bickel. -- dg 2009 Apr 5

1900 Jun: US Census: Thomas J. Bickel is living with his son Francis and family in Tilden Twp., Osborne Co., Kansas. (3)

1902 Jun 10: J. Thomas Bickel enters Old People's Home in Marshallville, Ohio. (4)

1909 Apr 4: J. Thomas Bickel dies in Marshallville; buried Crown Hill Cemetery. He is survived by two sons, two brothers, and one sister. (4)

?? Are these sons Francis and John? -- dg 2009 Apr 6