Marriage and Family
Bickerton married Dorothy Breminger in 1845; the couple had one son, James, and six daughters: Eliza Ann, Clara Virginia, Angeline Ann, Josephine, and Florence. After the death of Dorothy, Bickerton married his second wife, Charlotte Hibbs, on July 8, 1863. Charlotte bore him one child, William Alma.
Bickerton died at St. John, Stafford County, Kansas at the age of 90 as a member and leader of the church he organized in 1862. He is buried in the Fairview Cemetery in St. John.
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