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James Alfred Krick |
James Alfred Krick as born in 1868 in or near either Decatur, Adams County, IN, or in Monroeville, Allen County, IN, the son of Emanuel and Sarah Elizabeth "Betsy" (Minerd) Krick. The family moved from Decatur to Monroeville during that time, but it is not known precisely enough to establish his birthplace.
James sometimes went by his middle name -- "Alfred" or "Alpha."
He may have been a twin with his sister Eva Jane Plumley, as the federal census taken in 1870 shows them both with the age of "2."
James married Nellie B. Plumley (1872- ? ) in about 1890. They had five children -- Goldie R. Krick, Mildred Noll, Harold E. "Harry" Krick, Francis Alvin Krick and an one who died in infancy. They were members of the Simpson Methodist Church.
Early in the marriage, they made their home in Indiana, but in the mid 1890s moved across the state line into Ohio.
An article in the Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette (Dec. 5, 1895) suggests that after James' parents died, he and others sued their sister Ann Foster in a suit of partition. The court ruled that the old home place be sold, with proceeds to be distributed among the heirs. David Martin, of Monroe township, was appointed commissioner of the process.
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Bird's-eye view of downtown Fort Wayne |
By 1920, the Kricks made their home along the Lincoln Highway, or what is known today as U.S. Route 30, near Van Wert. Son Francis and his wife Duella and young daughter Viola lived next door. During the 1920s, they retired from farming, and relocated into the city of Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN.
The federal census of 1930 shows James (age 61) and Nellie (58) in their household on Hamilton Drive in Fort Wayne. Married daughter and son in law Mildred and Kenneth Noll lived under their roof. James was employed as a stock man in an electric factory, while Kenneth Noll was a chauffeur for a local business.
Circa 1947-1954, James and Nellie made their home on 1820 Pemberton Drive in Fort Wayne.
James died at the age of 86 on April 24, 1954, in Parkview Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for nine days. Following the funeral, led by Rev. Robert J. Yunker, he was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Convoy, Van Wert County, OH. At his death, reported the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, he was survived by eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Son Francis Alvin Krick (1893-1975) was born in Indiana. He married Duella Krauter ( ? - ? ) on Jan. 25, 1917. They resided in Dixon for many years, where they made a living as farmers. They had three children -- Nina Dealey, Viola Krick and Perth Ada Krick. Sadly, daughter Perth died at the age of just under two months in 1917, of marasmus (progressive emaciation), while daughter Viola died at two years, 10 months of acute meningitis, in 1921, having accidentally been burned. The angels were laid to rest in the IOOF Cemetery in Monroeville. The Kricks belonged to the Convoy United Methodist Church. Francis died at the age of 81, at Van Wert County Hospital, on Feb. 5, 1985, "after an extended illness," said the Van Wert Times Bulletin. He was laid to rest in the IOOF Cemetery in Monroeville, following a funeral led by Rev. Gary Exman.
Daughter Goldie R. Krick (1899- ? ) is lost to history.
Daughter Mildred Krick (1911- ? ) married Kenneth Noll ( ? - ? ) and lived in Fort Wayne in 1954.
Son Harold E. "Harry" Krick (1904- ? ) made his home in the 1950s in Dixon, Van Wert County, OH.
Research of the federal censuses should reveal more about the their lives.
Copyright © 2009 Mark A. Miner