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Chapter Seven
Pioneer Williams and their Descendants
WILLIAM PICKENS
A WILLIAM PICKENS, one of the original pioneers of the Pickens families in America, came drom Ireland and settled in bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the name of Willem Pickens and Hausfrau" and Israel Picken eyn Hausfrau," appear on a list of "New comers from Eerlandt", received by certificate at the Presyterian church of Bensalem and neshaminy in 1720. It appears that he lived in this settlement for quite a number of years. The name of a William Pickens appears in the records of Augusta County, Virginia, quite a number of times between 1745 and 1765 and it is possible that he, with his children, removed to the section of Virginia. There were nine families by the name of Pickens in Pennsylvania when the first census of the United States was taken in 1790. some of these families must have been descendants of William Pickens.
B William Pickens
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B WILLIAM PICKENS, son of William and Mary Pickens lapse of time indicates, was probably born about the close of the Revolutionary War. He lived in Sullivan County, Tennessee, from which place he enlisted in the War of 1812. Very little information has been secured about his life, and we have a record of only two of his children:
C John Pickens,
C James Pickens.
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C JOHN PICKENS, son of William Pickens (II), was born August 7th, 1807, in Greene County, Tennessee, but removed to
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Adair County, Mo., in 1855, and located on Spring Creek, Morrow Towhship, sixteen miles northeast of Kirkville, where he lived until his death, September 24th, 1867. He was married twice: first to Nancy Proffit who was born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, August 2nd, 1807 and died November 18th, 1853. His second wife was Margaret Duncan whom he married in 1854.
The children of John and Nancy Profitt Pickens were:
D William Pickens,
D John Pickens,
David Pickens,
D Daniel Pickens,
D Emanuel Pickens,
Roda Ann Pickens,
D Hiter Pickens.
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D WILLIAM PICKENS (III), son of John and Nancy Proffit Pickens died February 12th, 1906. No record of his famiy, if any. - 0 -
D JOHN PICKENS, (II), son of John and Nancy Proffit Pickens was born April 2nd, 1830. He married but we have no record except that he had sons:
E Jacob Pickens,
E Noah Pickens.
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E JACOB PICKENS, son of John Pickens (II), lived at Neosho, Mo., where he was a prominent citizen. He reared a family of which we have no further record.
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E NOAH PICKENS, son of John Pickens (II), married and had a family.
F A daugher, Mrs. Chloe Meador is living at 4319 Lloyd Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
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D DAVID R. PICKENS, son of John and Nancy Proffit Pickens was born August 25th, 1832, in Sullian County, Tennessee and died March 6th, 1913, nearly eighty-one years old. In 1855, he with a number of residents of Sullivan county moved to
Missouri. Traveling with teams, they were thirty-five days on the way. On July 1st, 1864, he enlisted in Company B, 39th Missouri Volunteer Infanty, in which Company he served one year, mostly in Missouri. His Company was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, but reached that place just too late to take part in the last engagement there. He was married three times. First on July 14th, 1853 to Martha Bragg who died April 3rd, 1874. Second in October 1877 to Mrs. Louisa Ballenger, who died October 1878. His third marriage was
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On December 6th, 1878 to Catherine Morelock, who was born July 28th, 1858. The children of David R. and Martah Bragg Pickens were:
E Amanda A. Pickens,
E Lauden b. Pickens,
E Thomas J. Pickens,
E David Monroe Pickens.
The only child of David R. and Louisa Pickens was a daughter:
E Martha Jane Pickens, born August 4th, 1877.
The children of David R. and Catherine Morelock Pickens were:
E Clarke A. Pickens,
E Lula May Pickens,
E Oral Lee Pickens,
E mamie Etta Pickens,
E James M. H. Pickens.
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E CLARKE A. PICKENS son of David R. and Catherine Morelock Pickens was born August 8th, 1881, and died August 18th, 1882, just ten days over one years of age.
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E LULA MAY PICKENS, daughter of David R. and Catherine Morelock Pickens, was born February 11th, 1883 in Misouri. On January 31st, 1904 she was married to John L Melson, and is now living at No. 1636, Vine Street, Lincoln, Nebr. Children:
F Glenn Leland Melson,
F James Ralph Melson,
F John Leroy Melson,
F Carroll Dean Melson.
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William Pickens
A WILLIAM PICKENS, one of three brothers to come to America, was born in Scotland September 15th, 1762 and died at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, april 24th, 1841. When he and his three brothers first arrived in America they settled in Maryland, but later William Pickens moved to Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio, and bought the home farm in Scotch Ridge and little Short Creek from Robert and Elizabeth Woods, containing two hundred twenty acres, in the year 1808, which farm has ever since been in the Pickens famiy. In 1822 he built a house, fine in its day, which is stillstanding on the home farm. He built and operated the first saw mill on Deep Run, and another on Short Creek. He was a cabinet maker and millwright by trade. He and his family were members of the Presbyterian church.
It is believed by some that one of the brothers of this William Pickens moved south and that today there is a host of the name
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in the Carolinas and Georgia who are suppoosed to have descended from that brother. The other brother, it is claimed went down the Ohio River.
William Pickens, about whom this sketch is written, first married Agnes Alexander who was born in Scotland in 1769, and came to America in 1771 with her parents, James and Margaret Alexander. His second wife was Margaret Dement who was born August 3rd, 1779 and died about 1854.
The children of William and Agnes Alexander Pickens were:
B Margaret Pickens,
B Thomas Pickens,
B James Pickens,
B Elenor Pickens,
B William Pickens,
B Jannett Pickens,
B Nancy A. Pickens,
B John Clark Pickens,
B Alexander Pickens.
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Note: William appears to have always been a favorite name in the Pickens families, both in the old countries and in america. This is the third one by this name. We have William Pickens and his wife Margaret, who settled in Pennsylvania about 1722, William Pickens and his wife, Mary, who settled in Tennessee late in the eighteenth century and the one about whom this sketch is written.
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A Complete history of the descendants of John Clark Pickens has been published, but we have not record of what become of the other children of William and Agnes Alexander Pickens, except that Margaret Pickens married Jacob McManis, and that nancy A. Pickens married James Spence.
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B JOHN CLARK PICKENS, son of William and Agnes Alexander Pickens was born on what is kown as the Spencer farm, near Scotch Ridge, Belmont County, Ohio, August 15th, 1806 and died May 21st, 1887 on a farm located hear his birth place. On February 9th, 1831 he married Martha McConahey, who was born in Warrenton, Ohio, april 12th, 1807, and died March 23rd, 1881. Her Parents came from Ireland.
The children of John Clark and Martha McConehey Pickens were:
C William Pickens,
C Hugh McConahey Pickens,
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C Margaret Ellen Pickens,
C James Calvin Pickens,
C Thomas McCune Pickens,
C Agnes Louisa Pickens,
C Martha Jane Pickens,
C Samuel Alexander Clark Pickens.
WILLIAM PICKENS, son of John Clark and Margha Maconahey Pickens was born March 7th, 1832, and died February 5th, 1884. He married Jane Caldwell, a daughter of Dr. Caldwell. She was born in 1838 and died at home of her daughter, Bessie Caldwell Wells in Cambridge, October 12th, 1916.
The children of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens were:
D John Caldwell Pickens,
D Hugh Clark Pickens,
D Robert Henry Pickens,
D Maude Loraine Pickens,
D Calvin Herbert Pickens,
D Paul Erdith Pickens,
D Aura Alda Pickens,
D Bessie Caldwell Pickens,
D Blanch Pickens,
D Walter Pickens,
D Sadie Pickens.
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D JOHN CALDWELL PICKENS, son of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens was born August 31st, 1859, on is father's farm which is now owned by Hugh C. Pickens. After attending college at new Athens, Ohio he taught school one year, and then went to Washington and Jefferson College in Pensylvania, where he graduated. Having decided to be a minister he attended and graduated from the Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa., and was ordained by the Presbytery to preach in the Presbyterian Church. On Mary 15th, 1888 he was untied in marriage to Ida Newcome, who was born July 22nd, 1864. She graduated from the Ladies' Seminary, Washington, Pa. He recieved a call from the churches. Wampum and Moravia, Pa., and they went to housekeeping in Moravia where they remained several years. He went from there to Sebring, Ohio, later to Poland, Ohio, and from there they moved to Youngstown, Ohio where they still reside.
To John Caldwell and Ida Newcome Pickens were born five children as follows:
E Ida Zoe Pickens
E John Dwight Pickens,
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E Frank McArthur Pickens,
E Bernice Boise PIckens,
E Paul Lyle Pickens.
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E IDA ZOE PICKENS, daughter of John Caldwell and Ida N. Pickens was born Feb. 26th, 1839 and died July 20th, 1914.
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E JOHN DWIGHT PICKENS, son of John C. and Ida N. Pickens, was born May 16th, 1891 and died July 3rd, same yeat.
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E FRANK McARTHUR PICKENS, sonof John C. and Ida N. Pickens,was born September 10th, 1892. He entered the World War as a volunteer and died in France, January 16th, 1918 where his body rests.
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E BERNICE LOISE PICKENS, daughter of John C. and Ida N. Pickens,ws born September 10th, 1897 and was united in marriage to John Nansom February 14th, 1923. He was born March 24th, 1897. Daughter:
F Jean Love Nansom.
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E PAUL LYLE PICKENS, son of John C. and Ida N. Pickens was born August 16th, 1899, and after preparing himself entered the Presbyterian minister.
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D ROBERT HENRY PICKENS, son of William and Jane Caldwell Pikens was born on the farm now owned by H. C. Pickens and on September 28th, 1887 married Mary E. Taylor. After about two years his wife died childrenn. On April 12th, 1893 he married Mary Edwards and they now live at Emsworth, Pa. His is associtatd with the "Boggs and Buhl Co." Department Store, Pittsburgh, Pa. Children of Robert Henry and Mary Edwards Pickens:
E Lemoyne E. Pickens,
E Willard H. Pickens
E Erma Luella Pickens,
E J. Lee Pickens.
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E LEMOYNE E. PICKENS, son of Robert Henry and Mary Edwards Pickens was born August 11th, 1894, and on February 14th, 1925 married Sarah Mae Shannon.
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D CALVIN HERBERT PICKENS, son of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens was born March 11, 1871 in Ohio on a farm now owned by his brother. He graduated from the Pharmacy of the
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Scio College in 1895. He then worked in Wheeling, W. Va., and Pittsburgh, Pa. He went into the drug business in Emsworth, Pa., and in 1919 he bought a farm at Seagertown, Pa., where he now lives. He was married March 13th, 1901 t Gertrude Wilson. She was born March 8th, 1873, near Wampum, Pa. Chldren:
E Francie Gertrude Pickens,
D Calvin Herbert Pickens, Jr.
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D AURA ALDA PICKENS, daughter of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens was born December 3rd, 1876 and died January 11th, 1898, in the twenty-second year of her age. She was married to William Edwards, October 11th, 1894. No children.
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D BESSIE CALDWELL PICKENS, daughter of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens was born March 12th, 1881. She was married to Dr.Henry Lycurgus Wells, November 3rd, 1908, and they now live at Cambridge, Ohio. Dr. Wells was born December 3rd, 1878, at Cambridge. He founded the Wells Hospital and is actively engaged in the work of his profession. children:
E Paul Levi Wells,
E Arthur Henry Wells.
D MAUDE LORAINE PICKENS daughter of William and Jane Caldwell Pickens was born on her father's farm October 15th, 1868 where she lived until the time of her marriage, November 22nd, 1888 to charles Elsworth Dungen. He was born at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. They now reside at New Castle, Pa., and he is connected with the grocery delivery business.
Children:
E Bessie Margaret Dungen,
E Jessie Clareta Dungen,
E Ralph Leroy Dungen,
E Helen Gertrude Dungen,
E Clarence Herbert Dungen,
E Harry Phillips Dungen,
E Charles Wilber Dungen,
E Elizabeth Roberta Dungen.
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E BESSIE MARGARET DUNGEN daugher of C.E. and Maude L. Pickens Dungen was born September 23rd, 1889 and was married to Edward Frank Rhodes, November 22nd, 1914.
Son:
F Joseph Charles Rhodes.
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E JESSIE CLARETA DUNGEN, daughter of C.E. and Maude L. Pickes Dungen ws born August 10th, 1891, and on March 15th, 1910 married Joseph Dickson. Children:
F Leona Mae Dickson.
F Thomas Harry Dickson,
F William Dungen Dickson,
F Elizabeth Hosephine Dickson.
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E ELIZABETH ROBERTA DUNGEN, daughter of C.E. and Maude L Pickens was born October 3rd, 1893 and was married to William Mauermann June 27th, 1917. Daughter:
F Verlee Maude Mauerman.
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E RALPH LEROY DUNGEN, sonof C.E. and Maude L. Pickens Dungen was born January 4th, 1896 and was married to Emma Goss March 26th, 1898. - 0 -
E HELEN GERTRUDE DUNGEN, daughter of C.E. and Maude Pckens Dungen was born July 1st, 1901 and was married to Herman Elmer Alexander, November 2, 1920. Daughter:
F Betty Jane Alexander,
F June Helen Alexander.
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W I L L I A M P I C K E N S
B WILLIAM PICKENS settled in Mecklenburg District, North Carolina, and received a grant of land consisting of one hundred and one acres in 1767, the deed for which was recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina. We do not find the name of a William Pickens among the children of either John Pickens, Andrew Pickens or Robert Pickens, and the names of the parents of this William Pickens have not been located. Information concerning him is very meager, making it very difficult to find out just where he came from. The census records of 1790 show that at the time he had in his family besides himself, two boys under sixteen years of age and three females.
This William Pickens made his will on the 12th day of May 1804, and on the 2nd day of May 1810 added a codicil. He does not mention a wife and it is reasonable to suppose that she was dead
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at the time. His son, Alexander Pickens, and son-in-law, John Morrison were appointed Executors of the Will. He died about 1818.
We have record of the children of William Pickens as follows:
C Samuel Pickens,
C William Pickens,
C Alexander Pickens,
C Margaret Pickens,
C Mary (Polly) Pickens.
(Three others whose names are not known).
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Will of William Pickens, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, proved 1804:
In the name of God: Amen. I, William Pickens, of the Stae of North Carolina, and County of Mecklenburg, possessing considerable health and of sound mind and memory, (blessed be God for his mercies,) but insensible from my advanced stage of life that I am on the confines of the Eternal World, Do publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form as follows,viz: Imprimis, I commit my body to the dust to be buried in a decent manner at the direction of my Execurors, and my soul to God who gave it, trusting and relying on His mercies, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. And as touching worldly instances that God in his goodness has bestowed upon me, I dispose it as follows, viz: Impriis, I devise to my son, Alexander Pickens, on hundred acres of land lying on the North part of my plantation, joining Henry Pharr and William Morrison, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. Item, I do devise that the remainder of my land, namely 140 acres be and reamin in nthe possession and to the entire care of my daughters now single so long as any two of them shall continue single and choose to live there, and at the expiration of the above period, said parcel of land to be exposed to public sale. Item, I devise that my three daughters now single, be apportioned equal to those adready married. Item, I devise that all my property not included in the above, be put up to public sale and that out of the monies then raised, together with the above parcel of land devised to be sold, all the just demands against my estate be discharged and the remainder to be equally divided amongst all my children. I do hereby substitute and appoint my son Alexander Pickens and my son-in-law JOhn Morrison the executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof and every particular I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 12th day of May A.D., 1804, in the presence of:
(William Pickens) (Seal)
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Ick Wilson,
James Wilson
Codicil--2nd day of February 1810.
I William Pickens, do ad the following clause by way of codicil, viz: I devise to my son Samuel, Thirty-nine acres of land in fee simple, lately laid off on the S.E. end of my plantation. In witness whereof I have set my hand an seal,
(William Pickens) (Seal)
Ick Wilson,
Cynthia Erwin,
Copy.
Copy for the above was furnished by Miss Eugenia W. Lore, of Concord, N.C.
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C ALEXANDER PICKENS, son of William Pickens, moved from Cabarrus County, North Carolina, to Tennessee. He married and had five sons and three daughter,viz:
D William McKinnie Pickens,
D Archie Pickens,
D John Pickens,
D Alexander Pickens,
D Cyrus Pickens,
D Martha Pickens,
D Margaret Pickens,
D Nancy Pickens
The old family Bible in which the records of this family were kept was burned, and unfortunately the family records were destroyed.
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His children were:
E Margaret Pickens,
E Leah Pickens,
E Ellis Pickens,
E Mary Pickens,
E William Skidmore Pickens,
E John Alexander Pickens,
E Viola Pickens,
E Ida Pickens,
E Estelle Pickens.
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E MARGARET PICKENS, daughter of William McKinnie Pickens is reported dead. No record furnished as to whether she married or not. - 0 -
E LEAH PICKENS, daughter of William McKinnie Pickens, is reported dead. No further information furnished.
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E ELLIS PICKENS, son of William McKinnie Pickens, died in November, 1923, at the age of seventy-eight years. He married and raised a family, his home being at Pontotoc, Mississippi. He kept books for his son-in-law up to the time of his death.
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E WILLIAM SKIDMORE PICKENS, son of William McKinnie Pickens ived at Toccopola, Mississippi, where he died May 7th, 1923, at the age of seventy-two years. He engaged in business with his son, J. D. Pickens and worked in the store, which was a general merchandise business up to the time of his death. Besides the son mentioned above he had sever other children, among them being a son Horace Dever Pickens sho married Kate Pickens LaBoon, daughter of George W. and Virginia Pickens LaBoon of Greenville, S.C. (See LaBoon family).
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F J. D. Pickens, son of William Skidmore Pickens is a successful merchant of Tocopola, Mississippi.
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F HORACE DEVER PICKENS, son of William McKinnie Pickens is a popular teacher in Mississippi. He holds several college and university degrees. He married Kate Pickens Laboon of Greenville, S.C. - 0 -
F JOHN ALEXANDER PICKENS, son of William McKinnie Pickens is living in Mississippi, and is a prosperous farmer. - 0 -
D ARCHIE PICKENS, son of Alexander Pickens was a popular minister of the Presbyterian Church in middle Tennessee.
D JOHN PICKENS, son of Alexander Pickens, lived in middle Tennessee, and was a popular and successful minister of the Presbyterian Church in that State.
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D ALEXANDER PICKENS, son of Alexander Pickens, moved from middle Tennessee to peridge, Arkansas. He has two sons who still live at that place. Their names are:
E Cyrus Pickens
E Robert Pickens.
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D CYRUS PICKENS, son of Alexander Pickens, moved from middle Tennessee to Mississippi. No further record.
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D MARTHA PICKENS, daughter of Alexander Pickens married a Mr. Martin and moved to Mississippi. One of her sons is a Presbyterian minister.
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C MARGARET PICKENS, daughter of William Pickens of Cabarrus County, North Carolina was born about 1773.
After growing to womanhood she married John Morrison who was a successful planter of Cabarrus County, N.C. John Morrison was born about 1878.
The children of John and Margaret Pickens Morrison were:
D William Morrison,
D Jane Morrison,
D Mary Morrison,
D Elizabeth Morrison,
D Eliam Morrison,
D Martha Morrison,
D Lucinda Morrison,
D John Morrison,
D James Morrison.
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D WILLIAM MORRISON, son of John and Margaret Pickens Morrison was born about 1796. No further record.
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D JANE MORRISON, daughter of John and Margaret Pickens Morrison was born about 1797 and deid December 27th, 1870. She married twice. First to John Hine; second to David White. No further record. - 0 -
D MARRY MORRISON, daughter of John and Margaret Pickens Morrison was born March 12, 1800. She married McCamy White and had six children as follows:
E Robert White
E Amanda White,
E Lou White,
E Mae White,
E Margaret White,
E Martha White.
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E AMANDA WHITE, daughter of McCamy and Mary Morrison White married J.B. Stewart, and their children were:
F Ila Stewart,
F Annie Stewart.
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F ILA STEWART, daughter ofJ.B. and Amanda White Stewart married H. D. Abernethy.
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F ANNIE STEWART, daughter of J. B. and Amanda White Stewart married H. B. Chase.
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D ELIZABETH MORRISON, daughter of John and Margaret Pickens Morrison, was born May 6th, 1902. She was devoted to her family and raised her ten children to be useful citizens.
On January 16th, 1823, just before she was twenty-one years of age she married Franklin White, a planter who made his business a success.
The children of Franklin and Elizabeth Morrison White were:
E Robert McKamie White,
E John Morrison White,
E William Cyrus White,
E James Amzi White,
E Marcus Leonidas White,
E Sarah Elizabeth White,
E Alexander Wilson White.
E Margaret Elmira White,
E Cene M. White,
E Mary Jane Lucinda White.
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E ROBERT McKAMIE WHITE, son of Franklin and Elizabeth Morrison white was born November 8th, 1823, and died April 28th, 101. As a merchant he made a success. In addition to his business a a merchant and planter, he served Mecklenburg County as sheriff from 1860 to 1872. He was married three times. First to Caroline Hine, who died in 1848; second to Margaret Dunn who was born March 13th, 1826, and died October 15th, 1854, third marriage to Elizabeth Harris who died December 29th, 1905.
The children of Robert McKamie and Caroline Hine White were:
F Caroline Elizabeth White,
F (Infant Son).
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The children of Robert McKamie and Margaret Dunn white were:
F Ann Eugenia White,
F Sarah Jane White.
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The children of Robert McKemie and Elizabeth Harris white were:
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