Wikoff, Ebert Sinclair
(1874-1961)




Birth: June 25, 1874
Death: November 8, 1961, Dublin, Wayne County, IN
Parents: Samuel Shipman and Mary Elizabeth (McChesney) Wikoff
Spouse: Mary Belle Hall, married December 26, 1895
Second Spouse: Nora Mabel Myers, married December 10, 1952
Known Children: none, stillborn child in 1910
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Other Occupations While Photographer:
Other Occupations: made Genco Light, owned garage, machinist
Individual Number: 2030


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1908 Elbert Wycoff Studio owner Hagerstown, Wayne County, IN K. of P. building





1908*-1911 Wikoff Studio owner Hagerstown, Wayne County, IN N. Washington St.
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DeathYear: 1961
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OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Wayne
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Parents: Samuel Shipman and Mary Elizabeth (McChesney) Wikoff
Children: none, stillborn child in 1910
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OriginalNotes: COLLECTIONS: IHS has Hagerstown Collection, glass negatives from ca. 1905, which according to Carolyn Lafever were taken by Bert Wycoff or Wikoff.  Internal evidence in the collection supports this.  Included is photo of Wikoff's home SW cor. Washington & Harrison sts. She says that his wife Mary was the librarian in Hagerstown.

Ada Jane Vanderveer Family Tree (maintained by Katherine Anthony) viewed on Ancestry.com by Joan Hostetler on 2 March 2018 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/82128379/person/48551244140/facts?_phsrc=jzL4035&_phstart=successSource
Lists Ebert S Wikoff, b. 25 June 1874, b. Ohio, names of parents, wife Mary Belle Hall (1871-1910- I believe this is incorrect), they had a daughter who died, stillborn, in 1910

Ohio Births and Christenings Index, Ancestry.com: Ebert Saint Clair Wikoff, b. 25 June 1874 in Montgomery County OH, parents Samuel S. Wykoff and Mary Elizabeth McChesony

Indiana Marriages, ancestry.com: Ebert S. Wikoff, b. Carlisle, Ohio, June 25, 1883; current residence Cambridge City, IN, mechanical engineer, lists parents; married once before and divorced on Sept. 20, 1952 m. to Nora Mabel Myers, b. Wayne Co, IN Sept 15, 1884, from Cambridge City, housewife, her 1st marriage, married on December 10, 1952

Indiana Death Certificates: Ebert Sinclair Wikoff, age 87, b. 25 June 1874 in Middletown, Ohio, d. 8 Nov. 1961 in Dublin, Wayne Co, Ohio, parents Samuel K. and Mary Wikoff, spouse Nora Wikoff; Mach. Engineer at Perfect Circle; usual address 303 W. Church St., Cambridge City

National Road Traveler (Cambridge City, IN), 9 Nov. 1961, p. 1 - Ebert S. Wikoff obituary: age 87, died Wed. afternoon following extended illness. A retired mechanical engineer, her was formerly employed by the Farmer Feeder Co. of Cambridge City and by the Perfect Circle Corp. at Hagerstown. Former district supt. Of the State Highway Dept. Member of Cambridge City Christian Church and of the Knights of Pythias of Hagerstown. The only survivor is the widow, Nora Myers Wikoff. Burial in the Brick cemetery, SW of Hagerstown.

[unidentified cemetery book in Nettlecreek Valley Museum]: Mary H. Wikoff, 1871, 1950, West Lawn Cemetery in Hagerstown; Elbert S. Wikoff, d. Nov. 8, 1961, 87 y. m. Nora Myers [doublecheck this source for location of his grave]

1900 Census, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio
Ebert Wycoff, b. June 1874, age 25, b. OH, machinist
Mary Wycoff, wife, b. Jan 1871, age 29, b. IN

1910 Census, Hagerstown, Wayne Co.
Ebert Wikoff, 35, b. OH, foreman machine shop
Mary, 39, b. IN

1918 Richmond IN City Directory, p. 514 Hagerstown - Elbert S. (Mary) Wikoff, garage

Hagerstown Exponent, 28 Oct. 1920, p. 1 - Ad for Genco Light Farm Lighting Plant, sold by Bert Wikoff and Oky Harrison on N. Washington St., Hagerstown

1930 Census, Hagerstown, Wayne Co
Ebert F. Wikoff, head, b. Ohio, age 55, toolmaker, piston ring factory
Mary H. Wikoff, wife, 59, b. IN

1940 Census, Rock Falls, Whieside, Illinois, living with Robert Monney family
Ebert Wikoff, 65, b. OH, livingin Henry Co, IN in 1935, mechanical ?, wire mill
Eva Wikoff, 48 [looks like 40], wife, b. IN
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CATNUM: 2030
NameFirst: Wycoff ~Bert
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Address1: K. of P. building
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City: Hagerstown
State: IN
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Name: Elbert Wycoff
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County: Wayne
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KnownDates: 1908
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Dec. 1908, p. 37 Elbert Wycoff is preparing to open a well equipped studio in the K. of P. building at Hagerstown, IN.
OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner
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PersonID: 1895 CATNUM: 2030 NameFirst: Wycoff ~Bert NameLast: Wikoff LocationID: 8344 Address1: N. Washington St. Address2: City: Hagerstown State: IN StudioID: 5950 ---------------------------------- ID: 5950 StudioName: Wikoff SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 6:06:37 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: Wikoff Alternate Studio Names: home studio StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: 1908 StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 9060 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Wayne Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Ebert KnownDates: 1908, 1911 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1908 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1911 OutputStartStar: * OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: Sinclair NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: IHS Hagerstown Collection of glass plate negatives Hagerstown Exponent, 18 June 1908, p. 3 - Mr. E. S. Wikoff has opened a photographer's studio at his home in the southern part of Hagerstown, and is prepared to do the best work in photography, and will photograph your residence, or make any kind of photographs wanted. Phone number 59. Hagerstown Exponent, 18 June 1908, p. 3 - Bert Wikoff visited the Exponent office recently and made a flash light picture of the interior. He secured an excellent shadow of the original and every member of the force will cherish a copy as a souvenir. Hagerstown Exponent, 27 July 1911, p. 2 - Mentions that photographers Dalby and Wikoff took photograph of former teachers and pupils in front of the Bear Creek School during the reunion. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 9601




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