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Lewis Pickens

Male 1815 - 1882  (67 years)


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  • Name Lewis Pickens 
    Born 1815  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Aug 1882  Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I13380  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2006 

    Father Thompson Pickens,   b. 7 Jul 1782,   d. 14 Feb 1865, Scott County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Hannah Parsons,   b. 1784,   d. 1820  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1804  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Gallia Co marriages
      Thomas Pickens to Hannah Parsons, 23 Oct 1804, by Fulton Elliot, Vol 1 page 3

      1812 Gallia Co, OH, Chattels
      Thompson Pickens
      2 horses 2 cattle Letart twp
      Also listed are John and Robert in Letart Twp, with 1 horse and 1 cow each

      He does not appear on the land tax lists in Gallia Co. In the 1818 Chattles are listed David, John, Robert, Thomas, William, James and Saml Pickens. The last 2 in Sutton Twp, the rest in Lebanon Twp. Meigs Co was formed in 1919.

      1820 Meigs Co Sutton Twp
      648 Pickens Thompson
      2m >10 Lewis 5 & infant Madison ??
      1m 10-16 Charles 12
      1m 26-45 T would be 38
      3f >10
      2f 10-16
      1f 26-45 H would be 36

      1830 Meigs Co Chester Twp
      Tompson Pickens
      1m 5-10 Madison 10
      1m 10-15 Lewis 15 -
      1m 40-50
      1f 5-10
      2f 10-15
      2f 15-20
      1f 30-40 Mary Blake
      Charles 20-30 is living alone in Lebanon Twp

      1840 Meigs Co Chester Twp
      1m 50-60
      1f 50-60
      Charles is in Lebanon Twp, the others aren't in the index

      Clark Blake:
      They lived on the Maumee River (Meigs Co.,OH?) In about 1845, Thompson

      moved to Scott Co., IA.

      Meigs Co, OH Marriages - some may be their daughters
      David Sloper to Nancy Pickens 12 Feb 1832 [There is a David Sloper age 40 in Cedar Co, Iowa in 1850, no family]

      Joseph B Cooper to Mary Pickens 20 Nov 1832 (certified true copy 2/15/1832) [Iowa 1850]

      Eli Salser to Catherine Pickens 6/27/1833
      George Bailey to Peggy Pickens 7/25/1833
      Lewis Wolf to Christiana 1/13/1835
      Peter Roush to Isabel Pickens 5/28/1836
      Moance B Taylor to Mary Pickens -- Feb 1840

      1850 Springfield, Cedar, Iowa # 668
      Jos Cooper 40 Va
      Mary Cooper 39 Ohio
      Wm 18 Ohio
      Saml 14 Ohio
      David 11 Ohio
      Geo 9 Iowa
      James 5 Iowa
      Ellen 2 Iowa
      Viola 6/12 Iowa
    Family ID F2116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte Agar,   b. 1828,   d. 20 Mar 1886  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1846  Clinton, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 1850 Dist 4, Scott, Iowa # 517-552
      Thornton Pickens 68 New Jersey
      Mary Pickens 54 Pa
      # 553
      Lewis Pickens 35 OH
      Charlotte 24 NY

      1860 Hickory Grove, Scott, Iowa # 386
      Lewis Pickens 42 Ohio
      Charlotte 32 NY
      ?chiah/?chsah 6 f Iowa [indexed as Achsah, first letter is very smeared]
      Spencer Smith 21 Illinois farm hand
      Charles 19 Illinois

      1870 Hickory Grove, Scott, Iowa #34-34
      Pickens, Louis 52 Oh
      Charlotte 42 NY
      Alger, Alonzo 17 Iowa at home
      Lavenda 16 Iowa
      James 22 Iowa farm laborer Iowa
      Theodor 22 farmer

      1880 Hickory Grove, Scott, Iowa # 47-48
      Pickens, Louis 62 OH PA PA

      Clark Blake says they had 3 children
    Children 
     1. Achsah Pickens,   b. Abt 1854, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S92] Parsons Book.

    2. [S193] Clark Blake.

    3. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.