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Amanda L. Millikin Wightman

Birth: 21 Jan 1838
Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
Death: 14 Jun 1912 (aged 74)
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Downsville Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 9386099 View Source

6th dau. of 11 kids of Samuel & Rebecca (WILLIAMS) MILLIKIN. Public school teacher before marriage Feb. 1, 1860 to David Edward WIGHTMAN of Weston, IA. Mother of Mary Elizabeth Wightman (VESEY), Charles Edward Wightman, Rebecca Wightman (Shepherd, Gatrost), Ada Wightman 7/4/1869-7/16/1873 and Ida G. Wightman. Resided in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Amanda and David took care of 6 Grandkids after death of son Charles's wife in 1902. The Family Trees differ with name changes (spelling) between Wightman and Wrightman with the same lst names.- When Amanda's sister Jerusha, remarried after the death of John B. Kelley her lst husband and started another family, the Kelley children were sent to live with relatives. The youngest, Emma Kelley b. 3 Jan. 1870 near Grant City, Worth Co., MO, was sent to live with David E. & Amanda Wightman. The 1880 Norwalk, Pottawattamie, IA census has Emma listed as Amanda's "adopted daughter."

6th dau. of 11 kids of Samuel & Rebecca (WILLIAMS) MILLIKIN. Public school teacher before marriage Feb. 1, 1860 to David Edward WIGHTMAN of Weston, IA. Mother of Mary Elizabeth Wightman (VESEY), Charles Edward Wightman, Rebecca Wightman (Shepherd, Gatrost), Ada Wightman 7/4/1869-7/16/1873 and Ida G. Wightman. Resided in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Amanda and David took care of 6 Grandkids after death of son Charles's wife in 1902. The Family Trees differ with name changes (spelling) between Wightman and Wrightman with the same lst names.- When Amanda's sister Jerusha, remarried after the death of John B. Kelley her lst husband and started another family, the Kelley children were sent to live with relatives. The youngest, Emma Kelley b. 3 Jan. 1870 near Grant City, Worth Co., MO, was sent to live with David E. & Amanda Wightman. The 1880 Norwalk, Pottawattamie, IA census has Emma listed as Amanda's "adopted daughter."

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David Edward Wightman Jr

1833–1914

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Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining
Added: Aug 30, 2004
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9386099/amanda_l-wightman: accessed ), memorial page for Amanda L. Millikin Wightman (21 Jan 1838–14 Jun 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9386099, citing Downsville Cemetery, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Kaaren Crail Vining (contributor 11705756).

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