James Oscar Wickerham, M.D.
James Oscar Wickerham, M. D., was born near Locust Grove, Ohio, October 12, 1864. His father was Peter Wickerham and his mother was Martha F. Tener. His grandfather and great-grandfather Wickerham were each named Peter. His great-grandfather, Peter Wickerham, came down the Ohio River in a flatboat in 1800. He settled near the site of the town of Peebles. In 1824, he devised to his son, Peter, the two hundred and seventy-five acres now owned by Jacob and Robert Wickerham. His grandfather, Joshua Tener, came to Locust Grove in 1816 with his father. Jacob Tener. His great-grandfather, Peter Wickerham, emigrated from Germany, and was among the first settlers of Adams County. Jacob Tener, his maternal great-grandfather, emigrated from Baltimore.
Our subject grew up on his father's farm and had the benefit of the District schools until he was nineteen years of age. He spent one year at Lebanon and attended the County Normals. At Lebanon, he took the teacher's course together with special branches. From 1889 to 1894, he taught school. In 1894, he began the study of medicine with Dr. O. W. Robe, of Youngsville. He entered Starling Medical College in 1894 and graduated in 1897. He located at Youngsville, succeeding his preceptor and has practiced his profession there ever since.
In politics, he has always been a Democrat. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Seaman. He was married in 1895 to Miss W. E. Jeffries, a daughter of Thornton F. Jeffries, of West Virginia.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900