Harold was the eldest of four children born to:
John Frederick Bickel, b. Sep. 8, 1859 in Caledonia, Racine County, WI. and d. Nov. 28, 1941 in Centralia, Lewis County, WA. &
Cora Brown Marcher, b. Aug. 5, 1864 in IL. and d. Apr. 28, 1930 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA.
John and Cora's children were:
1) Harold Leroy Bickel, b. Apr. 11, 1887 in Racine, Racine County, WI. and d. Oct. 25, 1953 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA.
2) Rosina Elizabeth 'Bessie' Bickel, b. Apr. 2, 1889 in Racine, WI. and d. Mar. 15, 1978 in Laguna Beach, Orange Co., Ca. She marr. George Ripley.
3) John Marcher 'Jack' Bickel, b. Feb. 21, 1892 in Racine, WI. and d. Nov. 1973 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He graduated from Racine High School (WI.) in 1909.
4) Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel, (better known as stage and screen actor, Fredric March), b. Aug. 31, 1897 in Racine, Racine, WI. and d. Apr. 14, 1975 of kidney failure at 10:30 AM at Mt. Sinai hospital (renamed Cedars Sinai hospital) in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. with his wife, Florence, by his side.
In 1920, he began work as an extra in films and in 1924, changed his last name to March, a shortened form of his mother's maiden name, Marcher.
In 1924, Fredric married Ellis Baker, an actress. They divorced in 1926.
On May 30, 1927, he married Florence Eldridge MacKechnie and they had two adopted children. They remained married until his death in 1975. He is buried in the March Estate Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT.
In the June 4, 1900 U.S. census, 13 yr. old Harold L. Bickel, b. Apr. 1887 in Wisconsin was living in Racine Ward 2, Racine, Wisconsin with his
72 yr. old maternal grandfather, Thos. Marcher, a traveling salesman, b. Aug. 1827 in Pa.
69 yr. old grandmother, Samantha, b. Nov., 1831 in NY
40 yr. old father, John F. Bickel, working in manufacturing and wholesaling, b. Sept. 1859 in Wisc.
35 yr. old mother, Cora B. Bickel, b. Aug., 1864 in Ill.
19 yr. old sister, Rosina E., b. Apr. 1889 in Wisc.
8 yr. old brother, John W., b. Feb. 1892 in Wisc.
2 yr. old son, Frederick M., b. Aug. 1897 in Wisc.
Thomas and Samanatha had been marr. 44 yrs. Samantha had had 5 children, 4 of whom were still alive by the time of this census.
John and Cora had been marr. 14 yrs. Cora had had 4 children, all of whom were still alive. John's parents were both b. in Germany.
Thomas' father was b. in England and his mother was b. in Va. Both of Samantha's parents were b. in NY.
On July 14, 1928, Harold Leroy Bickel married Sallie Love Banks in Los Angeles, Ca.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 40 yr. old Harold Bickel, b. in Wisconsin, was living in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana with
29 yr. old wife, Sallie, b. in Tenn.
Sallie's parents were both b. in Tenn.
Harold's parents were both b. in Wisconsin.
Harold was 38 when they married and Sallie was 27.
Harold and Sallie had two children, a boy, John Harold Bickel, b. Sep. 24, 1931 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN. & a girl, Jean Bickel.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 53 yr. old Harold L. Bickal (Bickel), an insurance agent, b. in WI., was living at 1635 College Ave. in Racine, Racine, WI. with his
80 yr. old widowed father, John F. Bickal (head of household), a secretary in the building and loan industry, b. in WI.
39 yr. old wife, Sally Bickal, b. in TN.
8 yr. old son, John Bickal, b. in IN.
2 yr. old daughter, Jean Bickal, b. in NE.
53 yr. old maid, Dora Blank, b. in WI.
38 yr. old lodger, Dorothy Martinson, a public school teacher, b. in WI.
44 yr. old lodger Marjorie M Orth/Arth, a social worker in a family welfare office, b. in NE.
Everyone in the family was living in the same house except for Jean, who hadn't been born yet.
Harold and Sally were college graduate graduates. The highest grade his father, John, had completed was 7th.
Harold's son, John, had gone as far as 2nd grade.
Harold worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 16 weeks in 1939. . He was a wage or salary worker in private work.
His income was listed as 0, but he had income from other sources.
John Frederick Bickel, b. Sep. 8, 1859 in Caledonia, Racine County, WI. and d. Nov. 28, 1941 in Centralia, Lewis County, WA. &
Cora Brown Marcher, b. Aug. 5, 1864 in IL. and d. Apr. 28, 1930 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA.
John and Cora's children were:
1) Harold Leroy Bickel, b. Apr. 11, 1887 in Racine, Racine County, WI. and d. Oct. 25, 1953 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA.
2) Rosina Elizabeth 'Bessie' Bickel, b. Apr. 2, 1889 in Racine, WI. and d. Mar. 15, 1978 in Laguna Beach, Orange Co., Ca. She marr. George Ripley.
3) John Marcher 'Jack' Bickel, b. Feb. 21, 1892 in Racine, WI. and d. Nov. 1973 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He graduated from Racine High School (WI.) in 1909.
4) Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel, (better known as stage and screen actor, Fredric March), b. Aug. 31, 1897 in Racine, Racine, WI. and d. Apr. 14, 1975 of kidney failure at 10:30 AM at Mt. Sinai hospital (renamed Cedars Sinai hospital) in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. with his wife, Florence, by his side.
In 1920, he began work as an extra in films and in 1924, changed his last name to March, a shortened form of his mother's maiden name, Marcher.
In 1924, Fredric married Ellis Baker, an actress. They divorced in 1926.
On May 30, 1927, he married Florence Eldridge MacKechnie and they had two adopted children. They remained married until his death in 1975. He is buried in the March Estate Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT.
In the June 4, 1900 U.S. census, 13 yr. old Harold L. Bickel, b. Apr. 1887 in Wisconsin was living in Racine Ward 2, Racine, Wisconsin with his
72 yr. old maternal grandfather, Thos. Marcher, a traveling salesman, b. Aug. 1827 in Pa.
69 yr. old grandmother, Samantha, b. Nov., 1831 in NY
40 yr. old father, John F. Bickel, working in manufacturing and wholesaling, b. Sept. 1859 in Wisc.
35 yr. old mother, Cora B. Bickel, b. Aug., 1864 in Ill.
19 yr. old sister, Rosina E., b. Apr. 1889 in Wisc.
8 yr. old brother, John W., b. Feb. 1892 in Wisc.
2 yr. old son, Frederick M., b. Aug. 1897 in Wisc.
Thomas and Samanatha had been marr. 44 yrs. Samantha had had 5 children, 4 of whom were still alive by the time of this census.
John and Cora had been marr. 14 yrs. Cora had had 4 children, all of whom were still alive. John's parents were both b. in Germany.
Thomas' father was b. in England and his mother was b. in Va. Both of Samantha's parents were b. in NY.
On July 14, 1928, Harold Leroy Bickel married Sallie Love Banks in Los Angeles, Ca.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 40 yr. old Harold Bickel, b. in Wisconsin, was living in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana with
29 yr. old wife, Sallie, b. in Tenn.
Sallie's parents were both b. in Tenn.
Harold's parents were both b. in Wisconsin.
Harold was 38 when they married and Sallie was 27.
Harold and Sallie had two children, a boy, John Harold Bickel, b. Sep. 24, 1931 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN. & a girl, Jean Bickel.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 53 yr. old Harold L. Bickal (Bickel), an insurance agent, b. in WI., was living at 1635 College Ave. in Racine, Racine, WI. with his
80 yr. old widowed father, John F. Bickal (head of household), a secretary in the building and loan industry, b. in WI.
39 yr. old wife, Sally Bickal, b. in TN.
8 yr. old son, John Bickal, b. in IN.
2 yr. old daughter, Jean Bickal, b. in NE.
53 yr. old maid, Dora Blank, b. in WI.
38 yr. old lodger, Dorothy Martinson, a public school teacher, b. in WI.
44 yr. old lodger Marjorie M Orth/Arth, a social worker in a family welfare office, b. in NE.
Everyone in the family was living in the same house except for Jean, who hadn't been born yet.
Harold and Sally were college graduate graduates. The highest grade his father, John, had completed was 7th.
Harold's son, John, had gone as far as 2nd grade.
Harold worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 16 weeks in 1939. . He was a wage or salary worker in private work.
His income was listed as 0, but he had income from other sources.
Harold was the eldest of four children born to:
John Frederick Bickel, b. Sep. 8, 1859 in Caledonia, Racine County, WI. and d. Nov. 28, 1941 in Centralia, Lewis County, WA. &
Cora Brown Marcher, b. Aug. 5, 1864 in IL. and d. Apr. 28, 1930 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA.
John and Cora's children were:
1) Harold Leroy Bickel, b. Apr. 11, 1887 in Racine, Racine County, WI. and d. Oct. 25, 1953 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA.
2) Rosina Elizabeth 'Bessie' Bickel, b. Apr. 2, 1889 in Racine, WI. and d. Mar. 15, 1978 in Laguna Beach, Orange Co., Ca. She marr. George Ripley.
3) John Marcher 'Jack' Bickel, b. Feb. 21, 1892 in Racine, WI. and d. Nov. 1973 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He graduated from Racine High School (WI.) in 1909.
4) Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel, (better known as stage and screen actor, Fredric March), b. Aug. 31, 1897 in Racine, Racine, WI. and d. Apr. 14, 1975 of kidney failure at 10:30 AM at Mt. Sinai hospital (renamed Cedars Sinai hospital) in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. with his wife, Florence, by his side.
In 1920, he began work as an extra in films and in 1924, changed his last name to March, a shortened form of his mother's maiden name, Marcher.
In 1924, Fredric married Ellis Baker, an actress. They divorced in 1926.
On May 30, 1927, he married Florence Eldridge MacKechnie and they had two adopted children. They remained married until his death in 1975. He is buried in the March Estate Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT.
In the June 4, 1900 U.S. census, 13 yr. old Harold L. Bickel, b. Apr. 1887 in Wisconsin was living in Racine Ward 2, Racine, Wisconsin with his
72 yr. old maternal grandfather, Thos. Marcher, a traveling salesman, b. Aug. 1827 in Pa.
69 yr. old grandmother, Samantha, b. Nov., 1831 in NY
40 yr. old father, John F. Bickel, working in manufacturing and wholesaling, b. Sept. 1859 in Wisc.
35 yr. old mother, Cora B. Bickel, b. Aug., 1864 in Ill.
19 yr. old sister, Rosina E., b. Apr. 1889 in Wisc.
8 yr. old brother, John W., b. Feb. 1892 in Wisc.
2 yr. old son, Frederick M., b. Aug. 1897 in Wisc.
Thomas and Samanatha had been marr. 44 yrs. Samantha had had 5 children, 4 of whom were still alive by the time of this census.
John and Cora had been marr. 14 yrs. Cora had had 4 children, all of whom were still alive. John's parents were both b. in Germany.
Thomas' father was b. in England and his mother was b. in Va. Both of Samantha's parents were b. in NY.
On July 14, 1928, Harold Leroy Bickel married Sallie Love Banks in Los Angeles, Ca.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 40 yr. old Harold Bickel, b. in Wisconsin, was living in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana with
29 yr. old wife, Sallie, b. in Tenn.
Sallie's parents were both b. in Tenn.
Harold's parents were both b. in Wisconsin.
Harold was 38 when they married and Sallie was 27.
Harold and Sallie had two children, a boy, John Harold Bickel, b. Sep. 24, 1931 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN. & a girl, Jean Bickel.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 53 yr. old Harold L. Bickal (Bickel), an insurance agent, b. in WI., was living at 1635 College Ave. in Racine, Racine, WI. with his
80 yr. old widowed father, John F. Bickal (head of household), a secretary in the building and loan industry, b. in WI.
39 yr. old wife, Sally Bickal, b. in TN.
8 yr. old son, John Bickal, b. in IN.
2 yr. old daughter, Jean Bickal, b. in NE.
53 yr. old maid, Dora Blank, b. in WI.
38 yr. old lodger, Dorothy Martinson, a public school teacher, b. in WI.
44 yr. old lodger Marjorie M Orth/Arth, a social worker in a family welfare office, b. in NE.
Everyone in the family was living in the same house except for Jean, who hadn't been born yet.
Harold and Sally were college graduate graduates. The highest grade his father, John, had completed was 7th.
Harold's son, John, had gone as far as 2nd grade.
Harold worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 16 weeks in 1939. . He was a wage or salary worker in private work.
His income was listed as 0, but he had income from other sources.
John Frederick Bickel, b. Sep. 8, 1859 in Caledonia, Racine County, WI. and d. Nov. 28, 1941 in Centralia, Lewis County, WA. &
Cora Brown Marcher, b. Aug. 5, 1864 in IL. and d. Apr. 28, 1930 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, CA.
John and Cora's children were:
1) Harold Leroy Bickel, b. Apr. 11, 1887 in Racine, Racine County, WI. and d. Oct. 25, 1953 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA.
2) Rosina Elizabeth 'Bessie' Bickel, b. Apr. 2, 1889 in Racine, WI. and d. Mar. 15, 1978 in Laguna Beach, Orange Co., Ca. She marr. George Ripley.
3) John Marcher 'Jack' Bickel, b. Feb. 21, 1892 in Racine, WI. and d. Nov. 1973 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He graduated from Racine High School (WI.) in 1909.
4) Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel, (better known as stage and screen actor, Fredric March), b. Aug. 31, 1897 in Racine, Racine, WI. and d. Apr. 14, 1975 of kidney failure at 10:30 AM at Mt. Sinai hospital (renamed Cedars Sinai hospital) in the Beverly Grove neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. with his wife, Florence, by his side.
In 1920, he began work as an extra in films and in 1924, changed his last name to March, a shortened form of his mother's maiden name, Marcher.
In 1924, Fredric married Ellis Baker, an actress. They divorced in 1926.
On May 30, 1927, he married Florence Eldridge MacKechnie and they had two adopted children. They remained married until his death in 1975. He is buried in the March Estate Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield County, CT.
In the June 4, 1900 U.S. census, 13 yr. old Harold L. Bickel, b. Apr. 1887 in Wisconsin was living in Racine Ward 2, Racine, Wisconsin with his
72 yr. old maternal grandfather, Thos. Marcher, a traveling salesman, b. Aug. 1827 in Pa.
69 yr. old grandmother, Samantha, b. Nov., 1831 in NY
40 yr. old father, John F. Bickel, working in manufacturing and wholesaling, b. Sept. 1859 in Wisc.
35 yr. old mother, Cora B. Bickel, b. Aug., 1864 in Ill.
19 yr. old sister, Rosina E., b. Apr. 1889 in Wisc.
8 yr. old brother, John W., b. Feb. 1892 in Wisc.
2 yr. old son, Frederick M., b. Aug. 1897 in Wisc.
Thomas and Samanatha had been marr. 44 yrs. Samantha had had 5 children, 4 of whom were still alive by the time of this census.
John and Cora had been marr. 14 yrs. Cora had had 4 children, all of whom were still alive. John's parents were both b. in Germany.
Thomas' father was b. in England and his mother was b. in Va. Both of Samantha's parents were b. in NY.
On July 14, 1928, Harold Leroy Bickel married Sallie Love Banks in Los Angeles, Ca.
In the 1930 U.S. census, 40 yr. old Harold Bickel, b. in Wisconsin, was living in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, Indiana with
29 yr. old wife, Sallie, b. in Tenn.
Sallie's parents were both b. in Tenn.
Harold's parents were both b. in Wisconsin.
Harold was 38 when they married and Sallie was 27.
Harold and Sallie had two children, a boy, John Harold Bickel, b. Sep. 24, 1931 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN. & a girl, Jean Bickel.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 53 yr. old Harold L. Bickal (Bickel), an insurance agent, b. in WI., was living at 1635 College Ave. in Racine, Racine, WI. with his
80 yr. old widowed father, John F. Bickal (head of household), a secretary in the building and loan industry, b. in WI.
39 yr. old wife, Sally Bickal, b. in TN.
8 yr. old son, John Bickal, b. in IN.
2 yr. old daughter, Jean Bickal, b. in NE.
53 yr. old maid, Dora Blank, b. in WI.
38 yr. old lodger, Dorothy Martinson, a public school teacher, b. in WI.
44 yr. old lodger Marjorie M Orth/Arth, a social worker in a family welfare office, b. in NE.
Everyone in the family was living in the same house except for Jean, who hadn't been born yet.
Harold and Sally were college graduate graduates. The highest grade his father, John, had completed was 7th.
Harold's son, John, had gone as far as 2nd grade.
Harold worked 48 hours in the week prior to the census and 16 weeks in 1939. . He was a wage or salary worker in private work.
His income was listed as 0, but he had income from other sources.
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Harold is buried next to Sallie Love Banks Bickel Marston.
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