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William Smith PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
!SPOUSE-CHILD: Elenore Crespo to Terry McLean, Mar 1998; ; ; ; ; SOURCE: letter
written Mar 1943 by Robert W. Pickens, Easley SC, to ??? [prob. Miss Massey,
Tyler, TX; copy of letter in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; FILE: Enc
#P-328.
CHILD: Robert W.
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. J. Oliver PICKENS s/o W. S. & P. E. PICKENS
b. Dec 19, 1865 d. Apr 13, 1913
Wm. S. PICKENS
b. 6 Feb 1823 d. May 20, 1907
Prudence Emeline PICKENS, 2nd wife of William S. PICKENS
b. Feb 7, 1823 d. Jan 14, 1893
Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"Patty Pickens, deceased (wife of Robert Pickens of Bradley Co.), was named
as a daughter in the will of William Smith 27 Oct 1829. Her children were ...
W.S. .... ". [Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by
Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
Posted on Genforum by: Jason Smith, Jan 4, 1999
Dr. James OLIVER of Anderson Co.,SC
"...need any info on the family of Dr. James OLIVER of Anderson County, SC
(b.cir.1785 d.1837) married (I think) Martha LEE and had at least 3 children,
one of whom was Prudence Emeline OLIVER (b.1828 d.1893) who married Col. William
Smith PICKENS..."
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 To: Terry McLean
From: Greg Noel Subject: Re: SMITH/PICKENS
Dear Terry ... William Smith Pickens b.6 Feb.1823,d.20 May 1907. His parents
were Martha Smith m. Col. Robert Pickens. Her father was William Smith and her
grandfather was Jeb Smith. I was hoping to find a connection to my Smith
ancestors, but Martha Smith's family does not appear to be related to mine. I
do have several ancestors who are buried in the Pickens Graveyard at the Pickens
Chapel about 7 miles south of Easley, SC. The tombstones of my
gggrandfather (John Allston Smith) and gggrandmother (Rhoda Smith)
apparently are no longer readable. I plan on making a trip there this
August. Friends have visited there for me. Interestingly, my
ggggrandfather's (Joshua Smith) tombstone is inscribed as "1st Lt. GA
Troops, Rev. War". He has a military type tombstone, but the DAR has no
record of him. I personally searched the Nat'l Archives in DC two weeks
ago, and found several general listings for Joshua Smith, but none specific
to any of the GA or SC units. Any suggestions?
Perhaps of more interst to you is that I have a gguncle who served under a
Capt. William? Pickens during the Civil War. I have the SC unit
information, correct name for the officer, and which gguncle at home. If
you are interested, I can get the information for you.
Thanks again for trying to help out with my search.
Greg
Prudence Emeline OLIVER
UPDATE: 1998-
!SPOUSE-BIRTH-DEATH-CHILD: Elwin Pickens to Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; ; ; ; ;
SOURCE: Anderson Co., SC Cemetery Index, p. 162; copy in possession of Terry
McLean; FILE: Enc #P-307.
CHILD: J. Oliver named.
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
!SPOUSE-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author, Memphis
TN, 1963; p. 100; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. J. Oliver PICKENS s/o W. S. & P. E. PICKENS
b. Dec 19, 1865 d. Apr 13, 1913
Wm. S. PICKENS
b. 6 Feb 1823 d. May 20, 1907
Prudence Emeline PICKENS, 2nd wife of William S. PICKENS
b. Feb 7, 1823 d. Jan 14, 1893
Alexander OLIVER [no dates]
SC PVT MILITIA REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Margaret Caroline PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
James Oliver PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-14
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. J. Oliver PICKENS s/o W. S. & P. E. PICKENS
b. Dec 19, 1865 d. Apr 13, 1913
[buried next to his parents - tmc]
William Smith PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
!SPOUSE-CHILD: Elenore Crespo to Terry McLean, Mar 1998; ; ; ; ; SOURCE: letter
written Mar 1943 by Robert W. Pickens, Easley SC, to ??? [prob. Miss Massey,
Tyler, TX; copy of letter in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA; FILE: Enc
#P-328.
CHILD: Robert W.
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. J. Oliver PICKENS s/o W. S. & P. E. PICKENS
b. Dec 19, 1865 d. Apr 13, 1913
Wm. S. PICKENS
b. 6 Feb 1823 d. May 20, 1907
Prudence Emeline PICKENS, 2nd wife of William S. PICKENS
b. Feb 7, 1823 d. Jan 14, 1893
Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"Patty Pickens, deceased (wife of Robert Pickens of Bradley Co.), was named
as a daughter in the will of William Smith 27 Oct 1829. Her children were ...
W.S. .... ". [Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by
Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
Posted on Genforum by: Jason Smith, Jan 4, 1999
Dr. James OLIVER of Anderson Co.,SC
"...need any info on the family of Dr. James OLIVER of Anderson County, SC
(b.cir.1785 d.1837) married (I think) Martha LEE and had at least 3 children,
one of whom was Prudence Emeline OLIVER (b.1828 d.1893) who married Col. William
Smith PICKENS..."
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1998 To: Terry McLean
From: Greg Noel Subject: Re: SMITH/PICKENS
Dear Terry ... William Smith Pickens b.6 Feb.1823,d.20 May 1907. His parents
were Martha Smith m. Col. Robert Pickens. Her father was William Smith and her
grandfather was Jeb Smith. I was hoping to find a connection to my Smith
ancestors, but Martha Smith's family does not appear to be related to mine. I
do have several ancestors who are buried in the Pickens Graveyard at the Pickens
Chapel about 7 miles south of Easley, SC. The tombstones of my
gggrandfather (John Allston Smith) and gggrandmother (Rhoda Smith)
apparently are no longer readable. I plan on making a trip there this
August. Friends have visited there for me. Interestingly, my
ggggrandfather's (Joshua Smith) tombstone is inscribed as "1st Lt. GA
Troops, Rev. War". He has a military type tombstone, but the DAR has no
record of him. I personally searched the Nat'l Archives in DC two weeks
ago, and found several general listings for Joshua Smith, but none specific
to any of the GA or SC units. Any suggestions?
Perhaps of more interst to you is that I have a gguncle who served under a
Capt. William? Pickens during the Civil War. I have the SC unit
information, correct name for the officer, and which gguncle at home. If
you are interested, I can get the information for you.
Thanks again for trying to help out with my search.
Greg
Julia Ann WELBORN
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 163. Julia WELBORN, 1st wife of Col. W. S. PICKENS
b. Oct 29, 1825 d. Jun 17, 1857
Charles Wesley PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-18
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 163. Charles Wesley PICKENS, son of W. S. & J. W. PICKENS
b. Apr 3, 1857 d. Jun 4, 1857
Moses WELBORN
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
DIRECT LINE OF: Elenore Crespo;
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Robert W. Pickens, Easley SC, April 1943 letter:
James [WELBORN], born 1763 [md] Elizabeth YONGER. We only have account of
two of their children...
Moses born 1786, died 1834. Married 1808, his wife, Sarah HALBERT....
Sarah HALBERT
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
DIRECT LINE OF: Elenore Crespo;
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Robert W. Pickens, Easley SC, Dec 1941 letter:
" ... Sarah WELBORN was so cheeful and full of lively jokes. Surely we can
depend on what she said about her grandfather, William HALBERT's war records,
rather than some lawyer in London or genealogist in Virginia. She was 20 years
old when her grandfather died and 47 when her grandmother died, a long time to
hear them talk. I was 24 before she died. You see, William HALBERTs life and
war service is almost first hand..."
Robert W. Pickens, Easley SC, April 1943 letter:
Moses [WELBORN]... Married 1808, his wife, Sarah HALBERT, born 1789, 1871.
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Sarah HALBERT [was the daughter of] Joel HALBERT, b. 1766, died 1849. His
wife [was] Mary LINDSEY, born 1768, died 1848.
Joel's father William was a soldier in the Rev. War at the surrender of
Yorktown. William's father, Joel, came from Wales to Virginia and married
Elizabeth JONES who claimed to be a descendant of Pocahantas, the Indian girl
who saved Capt. John SMITH's life...
Joel WELBORN
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
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Halbert WELBORN
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
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Robert Pickens 1943 letter:
'Halbert... was accidentally shot just a few days before he was to be
married to the sister of the man who killed him...'
G. M. PRIDMORE
UPDATE: 1998-01-27
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. Julia A. PICKENS, wife of G. M. PRIDMORE
b. apr 4, 1851 d. 4 Aug 1891
Julia Adeline PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-27
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. Julia A. PICKENS, wife of G. M. PRIDMORE
b. apr 4, 1851 d. 4 Aug 1891
John Hallum BOWEN
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Zealy Ann PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Thomas Mason Monroe PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Emma MEDLOCK
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Wesley Burdine PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Alda FINGER
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
Robert Mason PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-01-10
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Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean, 27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"Patty Pickens, deceased (wife of Robert Pickens of Bradley Co.), was named
as a daughter in the will of William Smith 27 Oct 1829. Her children were ...
Robert M. ... "
[Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba
Bayless Boyer, 1966]
ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. Robert Mason PICKENS
b. May 27, 1825 d. Mar 14, 1899
CO G 22nd SC REG, CSA
Martha Ann BURDINE
UPDATE: 1998-01-14
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 162. Martha Ann BURDINE, wife of Robert Mason PICKENS
b. Jan 20, 1825 d. Nov 13, 1891
James Robert PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-18
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 163. James Robert PICKENS
b. Dec 18, 1852 d. Mar 12, 1862
Theodore Franklin PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-18
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 163. Theodore Franklin PICKENS
b. Aug 24, 1856 d. Mar 13, 1862
William Asbury PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-01-18
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ANDERSON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA Cemetery Index:
p. 163. William Asbury PICKENS
b. Jun 24, 1860 d. Mar 8, 1862
John Sidney PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-05-20
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TIME LINE:
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1867 - to Union Parish, LA from Bessemer AL.
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JOHN SIDNEY PICKENS - HIS ANCESTORS AND HIS DESCENDANTS, Annabel Jackson:
p. 287. "... 1870 US Census of Union Parish LA, Ward 3.
John PICKENS, age 51, white, male, farmer. Value of real estate $620.00.
Place of birth (shown as North Carolina but all other records indicate he was
born in South Carolina).
Eliza, age 30, (which also must be an error because, having been born in
1827, she would have been 43), female, keeping house, place of birth Alabama.
Julia, age 22, female, born in Alabama.
Mary, age 18, female, born in Alabama.
William, age 15, male, born in Alabama.
Samuel, age 14, male, born in Alabama.
Rachel, age 11, female, born in Alabama.
Eliza, age 4, born in Louisiana.
Matilda and Madora were not listed as evidently they had married.
Missouri Ella was not born until in 1871"
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p. 288. "Pickens History of Coming to Louisiana by Aetna Elkins Rockette...
John Sidney PICKENS who married Eliza Ann SMITH, moved from Shelby County,
Alabama, near Bessemer, to Louisiana soon after the Civil War. The move was
made in covered wagons along with other families.
Enroute, they camped on the battlefields of Vicksburg Mississippi. Their
daughter, Rachel Margaret, was a small child of about five years of age at
this time. Her children remember that she recalled one thing which stood out
in her mind about the trip from Alabama. When the were camped at Vicksburg,
the children in the group, glad to be able to run and play after a long
wearisome trip, gathered up brass buttons they found on the ground. They were
at once reprimanded and cautioned not to pick them up as they might have come
from the uniforms of soldiers who died from diseases.
The John Sidney PICKENS family settled in Union Parish Louisiana. He bought
a tract of 200 acres of land from a Dr. LOE who had homesteaded on it as
government land. Here, he reared his family. At his death, the property was
bought by Jasper Newton ELKINS who had married Rachel Margaret PICKENS. With
the exception of about three years of their early married life, they lived on
this farm their entire married life.
At the death of Jasper Newton ELKINS, his son, John Harmon ELKINS, purchased
the place where he reared his family and has lived there for more than forty
years..."
PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH, by E. M. Sharp (1963):
p. 45. "John Sidney PICKENS, believed to be son of William PICKENS, b.
December 1, 1818 in SC - died in Union Parish, Louisiana.
m. Eliza Ann SMITH, who was born April 27, 1827. [footnote states John S.
PICKENS married to Eliza SMITH, August 6, 1844 in Shelby Co., Alabama].
He was in Confederate Army in Ala. in Talledega County, moved to Union
Parish, Louisiana, from Bessemer, Ala. in 1867. He is said to have had four
brothers, one of whom was Israel..."
Ann Eliza SMITH
UPDATE: 1998-05-20
Luke W. CROMPTON
UPDATE: 1998-05-20
Matilda Jane PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-05-20
Jimmie CROMPTON
UPDATE: 1998-05-20
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