ON ISRAEL EDDY, SON of EZEKIEL and MARY
Israel had a toll road in Eddyville, had to pay toll to go thru the toll gate. People did not go around because he owned the only ground that had a shallow enough spot to ford the Yaquina River.
From records in possession of William Perry Eddy in Corvallis, Oregon as of July 1993. See page 366 of Eddy Family in America, 1930. He settled as a pioneer in Oregon in Lincoln Co., where there is at present a town named Eddyville in his honor.
Israel had many trades and talents. He practiced dentistry, also fitted glasses, a few pair of which William Eddy has in Corvallis.
Letter Written from Israel F. Eddy of Eddyville, Oregon to Mr. Israel Eddy, Hoskins, Benton Co., Oregon. Stamped Eddyville, Oregon Dec 5 1906
Eddyville Dec the 4 1906 Dear Grandson I got a letter from you but I have ben waiting to get some news but there is no news that I get. I have just got my barn Enclosed could not get any lumber til they had a carload ordered I cannot sell my cow I offered her for fifteen Dollars she was making 5 lbs of butter a week and I used some of her milk besides but she went down the river and was gone 4 days and nearly dried up and lotty is dry and now I wont try to sell her I will keep them both and let them pick what they can and feed them a little shorts I have not got my fences fixed I am tring to get my house fixed I am putting up a wood Shed over the back door and try to get my things in to it I had to move them when Delmar was here and I am badly crowded there is talk of having a saw mill in here soon vit is going to cut all the timber they want to put it up on my place up on that upper place that you plowed he says if I will let him put it up he will fence all around my place only the road and fence acrost it below the crab apple grove and to the barn along the ditch I hav not dug any Potatoes yet and there is none worth diging I am not so lame yet as I was last winter but I am in hopes I wont be if I am it will be more than I can do to cut my fire wood I would like to com out there and stay a while if I could get my place to the stock would not eat up all me young trees I want to moove all the trees Destin set out beyond the fish pond and get them into the lot by the house and get a good fence round them so as to keep them away I hav got 6 ducks Indian Runners I am going to try to raise ducks in the fish pond I see two carp today but I think they are nearly all caught out and if they try to get my ducks I will get some bullheads and put in the Pond and if they catch them I will get som frogs and try them. Yours Israel F. Eddy Myrtle you must try to lern to sing so you can sing them songs in the alliance songsters I may get to come out and stay a few days bimeby
William Perry Eddy of Corvallis, OR has a marriage certificate:
What God Hath Joined Together, Let Not Man Put Asunder
This Certifies That The Rite of
Holy Matrimony Was Celebrated Between
Wm E. T. Eddy of Multinomah County and Maggie A. Kearney of Multinomah County on the 20th day of November 1887 at Israel F. Eddy's by A. L. Porter Justice of Peace. Witness: Israel F. Eddy Ezekiel Eddy
A letter addressed to Mr. Israel Eddy, Wren, Oreg. April 30 1914 T. M. Kibby, Toledo, OR
Toledo, Ore April 29, 1914
Isreal Eddy, Hoskins, Or
Dear Friend Got yours of the 28th Sorry but I am at work on the Dredge Oregon get $50 and Board preety good eight hours a day the work isn't very hard I like it fine will be here about two weeks then will go to Coose Bay work try to get the job down for two or three years and will have a stake I am well as usual. yours in F. L. & T, Tig
There is a gravestone in the Mt. Union Cem., Benton Co., OR that reads:
W. F. Eddy ___ 19 [29] Mar 1871:Aged 38 Y, 17 D, Row 10, SW, 62-1
Could this be William Dustin? It is common, as evidenced in other books taken from cem. stones, to miss initials from worn stones, etc. D could have been missed for F. As his father went to OR in 1863, likely that William was with them and logical for this to be part of this family? Larry Anderson, taken from cemetery record books in library of Corvallis, OR, 29 Jun 2004.
There is a Francis Clare Eddy as father to Robert Francis Eddy, born June 1, 1944 in Corvallis, OR as given in index to live births. Mother is Erma Magdelinea Grey. page 240. Could this be a line of Francis Elvin? Perhaps Francis Clare a son of Francis Elvin?
ON ISRAEL EDDY, SON of EZEKIEL and MARY
Israel had a toll road in Eddyville, had to pay toll to go thru the toll gate. People did not go around because he owned the only ground that had a shallow enough spot to ford the Yaquina River.
From records in possession of William Perry Eddy in Corvallis, Oregon as of July 1993. See page 366 of Eddy Family in America, 1930. He settled as a pioneer in Oregon in Lincoln Co., where there is at present a town named Eddyville in his honor.
Israel had many trades and talents. He practiced dentistry, also fitted glasses, a few pair of which William Eddy has in Corvallis.
Letter Written from Israel F. Eddy of Eddyville, Oregon to Mr. Israel Eddy, Hoskins, Benton Co., Oregon. Stamped Eddyville, Oregon Dec 5 1906
Eddyville Dec the 4 1906 Dear Grandson I got a letter from you but I have ben waiting to get some news but there is no news that I get. I have just got my barn Enclosed could not get any lumber til they had a carload ordered I cannot sell my cow I offered her for fifteen Dollars she was making 5 lbs of butter a week and I used some of her milk besides but she went down the river and was gone 4 days and nearly dried up and lotty is dry and now I wont try to sell her I will keep them both and let them pick what they can and feed them a little shorts I have not got my fences fixed I am tring to get my house fixed I am putting up a wood Shed over the back door and try to get my things in to it I had to move them when Delmar was here and I am badly crowded there is talk of having a saw mill in here soon vit is going to cut all the timber they want to put it up on my place up on that upper place that you plowed he says if I will let him put it up he will fence all around my place only the road and fence acrost it below the crab apple grove and to the barn along the ditch I hav not dug any Potatoes yet and there is none worth diging I am not so lame yet as I was last winter but I am in hopes I wont be if I am it will be more than I can do to cut my fire wood I would like to com out there and stay a while if I could get my place to the stock would not eat up all me young trees I want to moove all the trees Destin set out beyond the fish pond and get them into the lot by the house and get a good fence round them so as to keep them away I hav got 6 ducks Indian Runners I am going to try to raise ducks in the fish pond I see two carp today but I think they are nearly all caught out and if they try to get my ducks I will get some bullheads and put in the Pond and if they catch them I will get som frogs and try them. Yours Israel F. Eddy Myrtle you must try to lern to sing so you can sing them songs in the alliance songsters I may get to come out and stay a few days bimeby
William Perry Eddy of Corvallis, OR has a marriage certificate:
What God Hath Joined Together, Let Not Man Put Asunder
This Certifies That The Rite of
Holy Matrimony Was Celebrated Between
Wm E. T. Eddy of Multinomah County and Maggie A. Kearney of Multinomah County on the 20th day of November 1887 at Israel F. Eddy's by A. L. Porter Justice of Peace. Witness: Israel F. Eddy Ezekiel Eddy
A letter addressed to Mr. Israel Eddy, Wren, Oreg. April 30 1914 T. M. Kibby, Toledo, OR
Toledo, Ore April 29, 1914
Isreal Eddy, Hoskins, Or
Dear Friend Got yours of the 28th Sorry but I am at work on the Dredge Oregon get $50 and Board preety good eight hours a day the work isn't very hard I like it fine will be here about two weeks then will go to Coose Bay work try to get the job down for two or three years and will have a stake I am well as usual. yours in F. L. & T, Tig
Adelia Pickens was living with her fathers half sister, Aunt Eliza
Goodell, found in the Erie Co., N.Y. 1850 Census.From Daniel Eddy, from Rangely, Col. tel 303-675-8781
Box 344 zip 81648From books by the Eddy Family Association, Inc.,Middleboro, Mass.
Eddy Homestead
Middleboro, Mass. 02346Came over on a boat called the Handmaiden, 1630 Left London Aug. 10,
1630. Reached Plymouth Harbor Oct 29, 1630.
From family bible in possession of William Perry Eddy in Corvallis, Oregon as of July 1993. Also family bible says born in Lehilier, Bluewater Co., Minn.
The notes of Mrs. Carl, Ruth, Coffman, 16 Jan 1989, give the date of William Pickens death as 27 Jan 1851. From Mary Pickens, "Monroe says William was born Jan 27th, 1760, and died Jan 27th, 1851. His wife, Edith, was born 1761, died 1796, her father was Daniel Howland and mother Mary Slocum."
History of Erie Co., N.Y. Vol. I, page 587, gives William Pickens, father of Joshua, moved to Collins N.Y. in 1843. Another record states that he moved to Collins, N.Y. in 1815. Another note says that William, father of Joshua, was among the prominent settlers of North Collins, Erie Co., N.Y. in 1809. (Mary Pickens)
Ricketson Family records indicate that William died in 1831. Roba's estate wasn't probated until 1858, but William isn't mentioned in her will, so he is presumed dead before 1844, when she died.
Original research was done by my mother, Ruby Pearl Hiatt (Casey) Anderson who began her work as early as 1958.
Sent by Ruth Coffman. Found in the census index of Winn Co., pg. 325.
Lacna Division. Also found in the 1860 census of Pleasant Grove, Ill. pg. 362, Colfs Co.
Orange Smith, found in Census index of Chittenden, VT 1790, pg 24 family ages in range, 02, 02, 01, 00, 00 This might fit the dates of Orange Smith, I have never found anything on him elsewise, nor other children. This is the only Orange Smith I have been able to discover, esp. this era.
VT is the area of the SMITH family associated with Joseph SMITH, founder of LDS Church. This family goes back to 1600's, look into lines connected to the SMITH line of LDS.Hi Larry and Beverly,
Well, I think I said I intended to review all the reasons why I thought the mother of Daniel and Orange Smith Pickens could be Flora A Smith, a daughter of Wheeler B Smith and Persilla Sterdevant.
it took me quite a while to put this into writing -- I sure hope it’s coherent.
Here is what I did. I began my search with the name “Orange Smith,” but couldn’t seem to get very far with that. So I started to look at the Smiths in Erie County – particularly around Collins and Evans – and in Chautauqua Co. and in Cattaraugus Co, To make a long story longer, there were lots of Smiths!
There was an Augustus Smith, a Barak Smith, a Caleb Smith, an Ebenezer Smith, a Nathaniel Smith -- The first two came from Danby VT. I was lucky enough to purchase a copy of the Danby meeting records, and I searched for the Smith families. Also the rootsweb world connect has trees for Augustus and Barak. Another thing that made it complicated is the intermarriages of some of these Smiths with other families!
Anyway, the Smith line that looks the best is Wheeler Branch Smith, b abt 1777 and wife Priscilla Sturdevant.
One of their daughters is mentioned in a genealogy book:
Caller, James M, and Mrs. M. A. Ober, Genealogy of the Descendants of Lawrence and Cassandra Soutwick of Salem, Mass., Choate & Co., MA, 1881. From google.books.com. Pages 184, 232.
From this book, page 232:
"Job [Southwick]... married, Dec. 7, 1815, Sophia Smith, at Collins, N.Y., daughter of Wheeler B. and Priscilla Smith, of Erie. Co, N.Y., born Oct 1, 1798, at Kent, Litchfield Co., Conn., died March, 1871. They lived at Brant, Erie Co, N.Y. He was a farmer and nursery-man at Collins., N.Y."
So this establishes that Wheeler B Smith and “Percilla” came from Kent, Litchfield CT.
Other possibilities for CT:
I found the book by George C. Woodruff, A Genealogical Register of the inhabitants of the town of Litchfield, Conn. And the Barbour vital records for Kent are online. But I didn’t find anything.
However, I did see a Reuben Smith of Kent, Litchfield Co, CT, born 1741, son of Josiah Smtih and Abigail Stoddard. Simeon had a son Orange, b 1765. But I could not find any other trace of Orange or of his brother, Simeon Jr b 1774. Also three daughters, Huldah, b 1763, Roxinda, b 1768, and Sabra, b 1770. Simeon Sr also had a brother named Wait Smith. Simeon Sr remained in CT. I could not trace the children. This line remains a possibility. The info came from the newenglandancestors.org site.
I looked at all the census records, and I’ve copied them, at the end of this Email. I also found several other people who were researching Wheeler B Smith, and descend from various children of Wheeler Smith. Noone can find a family for Wheeler, although it’s possible that the line might include a marriage between a “Wheeler” and a “Branch.” Similarly, his wife is said to be Priscilla Sturdevant, and she is said to be the daughter of a Paul Sturdevant and Rhoda Lake, of Kent, Litchfield CT; but the Sturdevant relatives have been difficult to locate as well.
The six children of Wheeler Smith are shown below, along with the slot where I think Flora A. fits.
Descendants of Wheeler Branch Smith
1 Wheeler Branch Smith b: Abt. 1777 d: 1845 in Erie Co, NY
. +Persilla Sterdevant b: 29 Apr 1783 in Litchfield, Kent Co, CT d: 1855 in Collins, Erie Co, NY
.. 2 Sophia(Tentative) Smith b: 01 Oct 1798 in Kent, Litchfield Co, CT d: Mar 1871 in Brant, Erie Co, NY
...... +Job Southwick b: 12 Feb 1796 in Queensbury, Washington Co, NY(Warren Co NY) d: 29 Jun 1882 in Brant, Erie Co, NY
.. 2 Josiah(Tentative) Smith b: 01 Oct 1800 in NY d: 24 Mar 1850 in Brant, Erie Co, NY
...... +Ruhama Sovereign(Sovereen) b: 21 Sep 1810 in Upper Canada d: 07 Jul 1874 in Brant, Erie Co, NY
.. 2 Harlow W(Tentative) Smith b: Abt. 1803 in Villenova, Chautauqua Co, NY d: 05 Jun 1878 in Forestville, Chautauqua Co, NY, age 75—6
...... +Fanny b: Abt. 1806 in NY d: 16 Nov 1878 in Forestville, Chautauqua Co, NY, age 72
.. 2 Clarissa(Tentative) Smith b: Abt. 1804 in NY d: 1849 in Collins, Erie Co, NY (Possibly)
...... +Moses Kimble b: Abt. 1798 in Paupack, Pike, PA d: 21 Sep 1855 in Dayton, Cattaraugus, NY
.. 2 Flora A Smith b: Abt. 1806 in NY d: Bet. 1848 - 1849 in Collins, Erie Co, NY(prob)
...... +William Howland Pickens b: 09 Dec 1796 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA d: Aug 1860 in Brighton Twp, Washington Co, IA, age 63
.. 2 Priscilla(Polly)(Tentative) Smith b: Abt. 1811 in Collins, Erie Co, NY d: 17 Jul 1875 in Collins, Erie Co, NY
...... +Guy Carlton Carpenter b: 13 Dec 1809 in Potsdam, St Lawrence Co, NY d: 22 Sep 1850 in Collins, Erie Co, NY
I copied below the census records for Wheeler, which show how I figured that they had a “missing” daughter, and that Flora A. was the “missing” daughter.
Some things which make me think this is the correct line:
Notice the marriage of the daughter Sophia, b 1798 to Job Southwick – one of the granddaughters sketched out the family tree that I have attached. It’s difficult to get used to (or at least, it was for me!). The left side has the Smiths, the right side has the Southwicks. I ignored the right side. Notice on the left side an entry for “Annie” who married “Dan Perkens“ /Peckins. To me, this says that Flora Ann was called “Annie” and that she married Howland Pickens. The sketch has other mis-spellings for names, so the fact that she didn’t get the name right seems acceptable (also he was called Howland, not William, which is close to “Dan”). Also a few other entries have no children or are incomplete – this tells me that the author didn’t know them very well (in the Pickens case, she wouldn’t know them too well, as they moved to Iowa).
Daniel Pickens named a son Wheeler B.
Flora A and Howland Pickens used the names Priscilla, Clarissa for their children.
Flora A and Howland’s daughter Priscilla named her first child Flora.
Wheeler left Litchfield Co sometime after 1798 (when his daughter Sophia was born) and 1800. He went north to Hamilton, Chenango Co (now Madison Co), NY. The history of Hamilton states it was settled by a group from Kent, Litchfield Co, CT (which fits in). Wheeler was in Hamilton for the 1800 census, and by 1810 had settled in Willink (now North Collins), Niagara Co (now Erie Co), NY, which was known then as the Holland Purchase. He was in the area for 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840. Wheeler died in 1845, and Persilla died in 1855.
Wheeler Smith had a neighbor in Hamilton, Chenango (now Madison) Co – John Blanchard, whose wife was named Clarissa Ackley. John Blanchard came to the Willink, Niagara Co area also, and they were again neighbors…. I think Wheeler and Persilla’s daughter Clarissa could be named after Clarissa Blanchard, they were probably very good friends. And Wm Howland and Flora’s Clarissa was probably named after Flora’s sister Clarissa.
Mysteries and Other stuff in progress
Wheeler’s seems to have had a brother Charles (see 1800 census, below). Charles left a Will, and I’ve sent for a copy of the Will just to see what it says. The father of Charles and Wheeler might have been Ephraim Smith (see 1800 census).
An Orange Smith shows up in 1850, and I sure can’t figure out how he fits into the picture. I’ve highlighted the 1850 census for the son Harlow Smith, below. This one has me stumped. Where has Orange been all these years?
William Howland Pickens is accounted for in NY after his marriage for 1830 -- But he has disappeared for 1840. Possibly he was in PA, but I can’t identify him there either! He shows up again for 1850. The diary of Daniel Pickens refers to “Philo” and a Philo Pickens died of consumption in Brighton in 1860. He is a mystery. I am wondering if he is another son. He was 24 when he died in 1860, so he was born in 1836. He should show up on the 1840 census for Wm Howland Pickens, if we could identify it.
Roba Lawton Pickens, the step-mother of William Howland Pickens, is listed for “letters of Testamentary” in the Erie Co Courthouse – so I sent away for them, just to see what they contain. She died in Erie Co 1850-1856.
I’ve looked for a researcher to go to the Erie Co Courthouse to check for Deeds and probates – but so far I haven’t been able to find one.
Whew! I think that’s all! Please, let me have some feedback, I’d like to hear what you think. I’m not 100% positive this is the right family, but it does have some characteristics that seem mesh. In my mind, the name Orange Smith is the major stumbling block.
I‘ve also convinced myself that the wife of Wm Howland Pickens was Flora Ann Smith, and not Mary Jane. I think because of the biographies of Orange Pickens and Daniel Pickens. And also the middle initial “A” could stand for “Ann,” which would fit the Southwick family tree drawing.
Hope this all makes a little bit of sense!
Kathy
Here are the census records ---- Except where noted, everyone seems present and accounted for.
Wheeler, Summary of his six Children
Sophia b 1798 Married abt 1816 1st child 1817 1820, shown w/Job Southwick in Concord
Josiah b 1800 Married abt 1829 1st child 1829
Harlow b 1803 Married by 1830 1st child ?? 1830, not on 1830 census. In 1850 an Orange and Persilla living with them.
Clarissa b 1800-1804(say 1804) Married by 1820 (age 16?) 1st child 1820-1825(possibly); Job b 1833
Flora A b 1804-1810(say 1806) Married abt 1825(age 19) 1st child 1826
Priscilla b 1811 Married abt 1829 1st child abt 1830
1800 Census: <10, 10-16, 16-26, 26-45, >=45 (M&F)
In 1800 NY Chenango Co, Hamilton:
John Blancher Jr 00100 00100 Tot 2
John Blancher 00001 01101 Tot 4
Charles Smith 00100 00100 Tot 2 1M & 1F 16-26 (b. 1774-1784)
Ephram Smith 00001 00101 Tot 3 1M >45 (b bef 1755); 1F 16-26 (b 1774-1784); 1F >45 See 1810, below; dau b. 1784
Whealer Smith 10100 00100 Tot 3
1M < 10 b 1790-1800 Son Josiah born Oct 1800 NY. Unless this is really for Sophia, if census taken before Josiah was born.
1M 16-26, b 1774-1784 Wheeler
1F 16-26, b 1774-1784 Wife Priscilla
Neighbors: Henry Lee, William Bouton (?), Zipha Moon, George Crane, James Williams, Zenus(?) Moss(?), Daniel Nichols
Ephraim Smith could be the father of Wheeler Smith, and Charles could be a brother.
1810 NY Census, Niagara Co, WIllink, W ? Smith: 020-10 21?0-1?0
2M 10-16 b 1794-1800 Josiah, b 1800 and Harlow b abt 1803
1M 26-45 b 1765-1784 Wheeler B, b abt 1777
2F<10 b 1800-1810 Clarissa b abt 1804 and Flora? b 1804-1810(say 1806)
?1 F 10-16 b 1794-1800 ?Difficult to read? Sophia, b 1798, would be age 12 in 1810
1F 26-45 1765 - 1784 Persilla
[Polly not born until 1811]
Neighbors: P? Surdevant: 100-10 201-00
J Palmer, Eddy?(not legible), J? Eddy, Nearby: D Eddy, A Smith,
1820 NY Census, Niagara Co, Concord Twp:
WHEELER B SMITH 000-210 020-10
2M 16-26 b 1794-1804 Harlow W, b 1803? AND Josiah, b 1800, married 1829
1M 26-45 b 1775-1794: Wheeler b 1777
2F 10-16 b 1804-1810 Polly b 1811 and Flora A. b 1804-1810(say 1806)
1F 26-45 b 1775-1794: Priscilla b 1783
Neighbor: Moses Kimble: 000-100 001-00 (Both 16-26, b 1794-1804 ??) So Clarissa married by 1820 (age 16?)
Sophia married to Job Southwick Dec 1815, they living in Concord by Wm Pickens
Flora married Wm H Pickens abt 1825
Priscilla(Polly) married 1829 to Guy C Carpenter
Harlow married Fannie 1829-1830
1830 Census: By 1830, all Wheeler Branch children had left the home; Harlow was farming next to them. So was Wm H Pickens and Flora A.
From the 1830 NY Census, Villenova, Chautauqua Co:
Wheeler B Smith: 000-000-010 000-000-010
1M 50-60 Born 1770-1780
1F 50-60 Born 1770-1780
Neighbors: William H Perkins, Harlow W Smith (living next to Wheeler). Also Aretus Smith, John Smith
Harlow W Smith: 000-010 000-010
1M 20-30, 1 F 20-30 Born 1800-1810
Josiah and Ruhama Sovereign were in Ontario, Canada. The Sovereigns probably were Loyalists. They lived at London, Ontario. It’s interesting to speculate
as to how Josiah met Ruhanah? Did he travel to Ontario?
Moses Kimball (and Clarissa) were in Evans, Erie Co.
Job Southwick and Sophia were in Brant, Erie Co
Guy Carpenter and Priscilla were in ?? (can’t be identified)
Wm H Pickens and Flora were by Harlow in Villenova, Chautauqua Co.
1840 Census: From the 1840 NY Census, Villenova, Chautauqua Co:
W B Smith [does not appear to be indexed]: 000-000-001 000-000-000-1
1M 60-70 Born 1770-1780 Wheeler, Born abt 1777
1M 60-70 Born 1770-1780 Persilla, Born abt 1783
Next to them: H W Smith [Harlow]: 000-001 010-001
1M 30-40 Born 1800-1810 Harlow, born abt 1804
1F 5-10 Born 1830-1835 ?? Or could this be an error, and should be John H Smith? This is only appearance of a child for Harlow.
1F 30-40 Born 1800-1810 Fanny
Neighbors: Giles True. Missing Pickens; several Dye families present.
Josiah Smith and Ruhama Sovereign were in Brandt, Erie Co, NY
Harlow Smith and Fannie were in Villenova, next to Wheeler
Moses Kimball and Clarissa were back in Collins, Erie Co.
Job Southwick and Sophia were in Brant, Erie Co
Guy Carpenter and Priscilla were in ?? (can’t be located)
Wm H Pickens and Flora can’t be located – possibly in PA somewhere.
=============== 1850 Census ===============================
From the NY 1850 Census, Chautauqua Co, Villenova, HH 1281:
H Smith, 47, M, Farmer, 550, NY <===Harlow Smith
Fanny, 43, NY
Percitta?, 71, F, CT Percilla [b 1779] <======Wife of Orange, also named Priscilla??? Or widow of Wheeler
Orange, 63, M, CT [b 1787] <====== ORANGE SMITH
Neighbors L Peerce, J Burgess, 66, CT; wife Charlotte, 65, CT; Sarah Stanley, 24, F, NY; H Hill, 30, NY; wife Hannah, 30, NY.
B True, 52, F, CT; Giles J, M, 19, NY
From the 1850 NY Census, Erie Co, Collins, HH 558 580:
Guy? C Carpenter, 44, M, Farmer, NY b 1806
Polly, 39, F, NY b 1811
Edwin, 17, Farmer, NY, Attend School
Ruanna, 16, F, NY, Attend School
Milo, 14, M, NY
Guy C, 2'd, 11, M, NY <==========In Peresia, Cattaraugus in 1860
Polly, 8, F, NY; Anna, 8; Sarah, 6; Harlow, 3; Ella, 1, all NY
Prissilla Smith, 67, CT <===================Priscilla, b 1783 widow of Wheeler
1850, HH 519: NY, Erie Co, Collins Twp <==============William Howland Pickens
Peckins, Howland, 50, M, Farmer, MA
Clarissa, 16, F, NY b 1834
Adelia, 12, F, NY, Attend School b 1838 [not 1828]
Prissilla, 8, F, PA, Attend School b 1842
William, 2, M, NY b 1848
His son Daniel farmed near Evans.
From the NY 1850 Census, Erie Co, Evans Town, HH 206 208
Pickins [sic], Daniel, 23, M, Farming NY b 1827
Lucy J, 19, VT
Mary J, 5/12, NY
Neighbors: Eddy, Carpenter and Bower
HH 205 207:
Eddy, Israel, 26, M, Farming, 1250, VT [Ezekial Eddy, 50, wife Lucy, 45, VT, live in next HH) b 1826
Eliza J. W., 23, F, NY <<<<<<<<======She died in Wash Co, and Adelia Pickens married him.
Wm D E, 2, M, NY
Francis E, 6/23, NY
Adelia Peckins, 12, NY was also in HH 445 466, John Goodell, 38, NY; wife Eliza, 38,MA. Eliza was the half-sister of WmHowland Pickens, as she was a daughter of their father's second wife, Robey Lawton.
Orange was working on another farm in 1850.
From the 1850 NY Census, Collins, Erie Co, New York, Page 319, HH 561 683:
Vosburgh, John, 49, M, Farmer, 3000, MA
Ruth, 34, NY
Ch: Laura, Sennett (F), George S and Caroline, all b NY
Peckins, Orange, 19, M, Farmer, NY, Attend School
From obituary of O.S. Pickens
O.S. Pickens
O.S. Pickens an old and respected pioneer of this county, died Saturday
evening at his residence in southwest Washingtion of Heart and kidney trouble
after a lingering illness.
Mr. Pickens was born in Chautaugua County, N.Y., November 22, 1831 and was the son of William H. and Flora A. Pickens. His mother died when he was a small boy, and his father in the fall of 1859, at he age of 61. In 1852, Mr. Pickens came to Washington county, Iowa, and settled on 80 acres of land in Franklin township, but soon returned to New York. In 1856 he again came to Washington County and settled in Brighton, engaged in farming until the
breaking out of the war. In October '61 he enlisted in the 2nd Iowa Infantry and served until June '61 when he was discharged for disabilities acquired while in service. He was in the battles of Ft. Donnaldson, Shiloh and Corinth.
After the battle of Corinth he was sent ot a hospital in Keokuk where he remained until his discharge. Returning to Brighton, he there remained until the spring of 1863 when he rented a farm in Dutch Creek, and there lived for
two years. He then moved to Seventy Six township where he resided until 1868, when he bought a farm in Marion Township. On this farm he lived until 1892 when he moved to this city.
Mr. Pickens was married Oct. 21, 1851 to Myrtilla Matteson, of New York. To them eight children were born, four of whom are stll living: Elias L., a farmer of this county; Francis E., now engaged in farming in South Dakota; Eva May, the wife of John Davidson of this county; and Mrs. Mary Alice Easter residing near Llavre.
Mr. Pickens held fellowship with the Christian church and was well known and respected throughout the county for his good, upright character.
The funeral services were held this morning at 11 o'clock, at his residence. Rev. Clifford Stewart of the Christian church, conducted the services and the internment was made in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. A large concourse of friends attended the services and followed the remains to their last resting place.
Orange S. Pickens enlisted 16 Jan 1862, discharged 16 June 1862, due to
disability. Co. H-2, Infantry.
10 Aug 1850 Census Collins, Erie Co., N.Y.
Orange Pickens age 19 Farmer b. N.Y. attended school 1849-50. Residing with
family #561, page 637 of census. John Bosburgh and Family.
1860 Census Brighton Twnship Washington Co., Ia. #130-128Pickings, O.S. age 29 M. Farmer b. N.Y.
Myrtillia 29 F. N.Y.
Elias L. 6 M. N.Y.
Francis 4 M. N.Y.
Do not known relationship but this family lived next door to Orange, and
between Orange Pickens and Ezekial Eddy during the 1860 census.131-129 Francis Presler 30 M farmer N.Y.
Louisa 30 F N.Y.
Lucius 6 M
Loanda 6 F
Orange 4 M
Merch Presler 74 F Domestic R.I.
Mother of Francis. Note also says Smith Pickens.From Washington Co. Cem. records of Washington & Marion Twnsp. 1987 by Iowa Historical Society.
D/o Joel Matteson and Mary Sherman. See Pleasant Hill Cem., Washington
Co., Cemetery Records, 1987. See also Deaths of Washington Co., IA, #13, page 168: Pickens, Myrtilla born 23 Feb 1831, widowed. Father Joel Madison, mother Mary Sherman. Husband O. S. Pickens. Reported by Mrs. John W. Davidson, Washington, IA.
Died 24 July 1914, Senile Dementia, age -- buried Pleasant Hill Cemetery, July 26, 1914. Dr. C. W. McLaughlin.
See Cem. Records of Washington Co., Ia. 1987. Died age 27 yrs. 11 mo. 4
days.
Sent by Mary Pickens.
His father was living in Dutch Creek, but moved sometime in 1865 to
Seventy-six Twp. where he lived until 1868.
See Pleasant Hill Cem. records, 1987. Died 20 Feb. 1875, age 7 yrs. 2 mo.
12 da.
From Mary Pickens, May 1989. 1875 Census of Persia, N.Y.
Daniel A. Dye age 43
Polly L. 34 born Penn.
Flora 17 N.Y.
Charles A. 13 N.Y.
Carrie B. 10 N.Y.This means they were both alive in 1875 and that Polly Dye named her first dau. after her mother.
Polly Pickens met and married Daniel Dye in Collins, N.Y. at the home of
Robey Pickens Sissons, her daughter. She said that Polly Dye was widowed
shortly after her 3rd child.
The notes of Mrs. Carl, Ruth, Coffman, 16 Jan 1989, give the date of William Pickens death as 27 Jan 1851. From Mary Pickens, "Monroe says William was born Jan 27th, 1760, and died Jan 27th, 1851. His wife, Edith, was born 1761, died 1796, her father was Daniel Howland and mother Mary Slocum."
History of Erie Co., N.Y. Vol. I, page 587, gives William Pickens, father of Joshua, moved to Collins N.Y. in 1843. Another record states that he moved to Collins, N.Y. in 1815. Another note says that William, father of Joshua, was among the prominent settlers of North Collins, Erie Co., N.Y. in 1809. (Mary Pickens)
Ricketson Family records indicate that William died in 1831. Roba's estate wasn't probated until 1858, but William isn't mentioned in her will, so he is presumed dead before 1844, when she died.