Larry Anderson - Families and Individuals
Notes
Reece PICKENS
UPDATE: 1996-10-29
DIRECT LINE OF: Kitty Eastwood.
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TIME LINE:
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1806 - born in McMinn Co., TN?
1828 - buyer at the estate of his father, McMinn Co., TN.
1829-32 on Tax records, McMinn Co, TN
1832 - witnessed will of Archibald CAMERON, McMinn Co., TN
1840 - living in Talladega Co., AL
1844/49 - moved to Cherokee Co., TX.
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-- From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean ------------------------------
27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"..John Pickens' will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his wife
Nancy an administrator with Rees [sic] and Robert Pickens. Buyers at the
estate sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic],
Rebecca, and Andrew Pickens. Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1
Dec 1828: Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha
Pickens. They chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians. Settlement
by Nancy of his estate occurred 12 Sep 1838. Receipts from heirs Reece,
Robert, Andrew, Nancy, and William K. Pickens. [Wills and Estate Records of
McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
The following Pickens were on McMinn Co. tax lists for the years 1829-32
and 1836:
PICKENS:
Andrew 1829-32
Canady 1836 District 17
Charles A. 1836 District 15
Nancy 1836 District 5 & 15
Reece 1829-32
Robert 1836 District 15
These Pickens/Pickins were in McMinn Co. between 1820-1870 [Wills and Estate
Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]:
C.A. Pickens--commissioner in 1860
Reece Pickens--witnessed the will of Archibald Cameron 24 Feb 1832 Andrew and
William C. Pickins [sic] witnessed the will of John Queener 2 Nov 1832
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Elizabeth A. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
DIRECT LINE OF: Kitty Eastwood.
John Miers PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Pernacy PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Andrew Jackson PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Louisa Cardine PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Sarah Josephine PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Andrew PICKENS
UPDATE: 1997-01-09
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TIME LINE:
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1808 - born in McMinn Co., TN?
1828 - buyer at the estate of his father, McMinn Co., TN.
1829-32 - on Tax records, McMinn Co, TN
1832, 2 Nov - is this the Andrew that witnessed will of John QUEENER, McMinn
Co., TN on this date?
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From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean
27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"..John Pickens' will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his wife
Nancy an administrator with Rees [sic] and Robert Pickens. Buyers at the
estate sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic],
Rebecca, and Andrew Pickens. Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1
Dec 1828: Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha
Pickens. They chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians. Settlement
by Nancy of his estate occurred 12 Sep 1838. Receipts from heirs Reece,
Robert, Andrew, Nancy, and William K. Pickens. [Wills and Estate Records of
McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
The following Pickens were on McMinn Co. tax lists for the years 1829-32
and 1836:
PICKENS:
Andrew 1829-32
Canady 1836 District 17
Charles A. 1836 District 15
Nancy 1836 District 5 & 15
Reece 1829-32
Robert 1836 District 15
These PICKENS/PICKINS were in McMinn Co. between 1820-1870 [Wills and Estate
Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]:
C.A. PICKENS --commissioner in 1860
Reece PICKENS --witnessed the will of Archibald CAMERON 24 Feb 1832 Andrew and
William C. PICKINS [sic] witnessed the will of John QUEENER 2 Nov 1832
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1850 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-141a)
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 42, Rebecca 33, James B. 15, Lydia 13, Robert 11,
Nancy E. 8, William 6, Martha Ann 1, SC SC, Mo-821-119.
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Rebecca
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-141a)
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 42, Rebecca 33, James B. 15, Lydia 13, Robert 11,
Nancy E. 8, William 6, Martha Ann 1, SC SC, Mo-821-119.
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
James B. PICKENS Capt
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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Lydia PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 Census, TN {printed version]:
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 41; Rebecca 33; James B 15; Lydia 13; Robert 11;
Nancy E 8; William 6; Martha Ann 1. SC SC, Mo-821-119
Robert PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 Census, TN {printed version]:
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 41; Rebecca 33; James B 15; Lydia 13; Robert 11;
Nancy E 8; William 6; Martha Ann 1. SC SC, Mo-821-119
Nancy E. PICKENS
UPDATE: 1994-05-05
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 Census, TN {printed version]:
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 41; Rebecca 33; James B 15; Lydia 13; Robert 11;
Nancy E 8; William 6; Martha Ann 1. SC SC, Mo-821-119
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
William B. PICKENS Rev
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Martha Ann PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 Census, TN {printed version]:
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 41; Rebecca 33; James B 15; Lydia 13; Robert 11;
Nancy E 8; William 6; Martha Ann 1. SC SC, Mo-821-119
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
N. A. PICKENS
UPDATE: 1998-02-17
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1850 Census, TN {printed version]:
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 41; Rebecca 33; James B 15; Lydia 13; Robert 11;
Nancy E 8; William 6; Martha Ann 1. SC SC, Mo-821-119
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Andrew PICKENS
UPDATE: 1997-01-09
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TIME LINE:
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1808 - born in McMinn Co., TN?
1828 - buyer at the estate of his father, McMinn Co., TN.
1829-32 - on Tax records, McMinn Co, TN
1832, 2 Nov - is this the Andrew that witnessed will of John QUEENER, McMinn
Co., TN on this date?
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From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean
27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"..John Pickens' will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his wife
Nancy an administrator with Rees [sic] and Robert Pickens. Buyers at the
estate sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic],
Rebecca, and Andrew Pickens. Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1
Dec 1828: Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha
Pickens. They chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians. Settlement
by Nancy of his estate occurred 12 Sep 1838. Receipts from heirs Reece,
Robert, Andrew, Nancy, and William K. Pickens. [Wills and Estate Records of
McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
The following Pickens were on McMinn Co. tax lists for the years 1829-32
and 1836:
PICKENS:
Andrew 1829-32
Canady 1836 District 17
Charles A. 1836 District 15
Nancy 1836 District 5 & 15
Reece 1829-32
Robert 1836 District 15
These PICKENS/PICKINS were in McMinn Co. between 1820-1870 [Wills and Estate
Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]:
C.A. PICKENS --commissioner in 1860
Reece PICKENS --witnessed the will of Archibald CAMERON 24 Feb 1832 Andrew and
William C. PICKINS [sic] witnessed the will of John QUEENER 2 Nov 1832
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1850 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-141a)
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 42, Rebecca 33, James B. 15, Lydia 13, Robert 11,
Nancy E. 8, William 6, Martha Ann 1, SC SC, Mo-821-119.
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Jane Ann RAGONY
UPDATE: 1997-01-09
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1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Andrew PICKENS
UPDATE: 1997-01-09
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TIME LINE:
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1808 - born in McMinn Co., TN?
1828 - buyer at the estate of his father, McMinn Co., TN.
1829-32 - on Tax records, McMinn Co, TN
1832, 2 Nov - is this the Andrew that witnessed will of John QUEENER, McMinn
Co., TN on this date?
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From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean
27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"..John Pickens' will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his wife
Nancy an administrator with Rees [sic] and Robert Pickens. Buyers at the
estate sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic],
Rebecca, and Andrew Pickens. Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1
Dec 1828: Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha
Pickens. They chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians. Settlement
by Nancy of his estate occurred 12 Sep 1838. Receipts from heirs Reece,
Robert, Andrew, Nancy, and William K. Pickens. [Wills and Estate Records of
McMinn County, TN 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
The following Pickens were on McMinn Co. tax lists for the years 1829-32
and 1836:
PICKENS:
Andrew 1829-32
Canady 1836 District 17
Charles A. 1836 District 15
Nancy 1836 District 5 & 15
Reece 1829-32
Robert 1836 District 15
These PICKENS/PICKINS were in McMinn Co. between 1820-1870 [Wills and Estate
Records of McMinn County, Tennessee 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]:
C.A. PICKENS --commissioner in 1860
Reece PICKENS --witnessed the will of Archibald CAMERON 24 Feb 1832 Andrew and
William C. PICKINS [sic] witnessed the will of John QUEENER 2 Nov 1832
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1850 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-141a)
p. 121. PICKENS, Andrew 42, Rebecca 33, James B. 15, Lydia 13, Robert 11,
Nancy E. 8, William 6, Martha Ann 1, SC SC, Mo-821-119.
1860 CENSUS INDEX: (Enc #P-142a)
p. 246. PICKENS, Andrew 52, J. A. 37 (f), N. E. 18 (f), W. B. 16 (m), M. A.
13, (f), N. A. 8 (f), Mo-240-309.
Mrs. MYERS
UPDATE: 1997-01-09
Abraham Belton NEAL
BURIAL: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
UPDATE: 1994-09-18
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ;
author, Memphis TN, 1963; p. 98; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A). FILE: Enc #P-151: CD 229
TN MARRIAGES, McMINN TN MARRIAGES FROM 1820 TO 1850
N400 NEAL, Abraham B.
P252 PICKINS, Rebecca 11/02/1829
Rebecca PICKENS
BURIAL: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
UPDATE: 1996-10-29
!PARENTS-BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE
SOUTH; ; author, Memphis TN, 1963; p. 98; copy in possession of Terry McLean,
Anaheim CA.
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From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean -
27 Oct 1996 [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
"... William McAmis LOVE ... first married first Sarah Jane PICKENS (9 Jan
1843 - 16 Jan 1879) in Coghill, McMinn County, TN, on 30 Jul 1867. She was the
daughter of Charles A. and Malinda (SMITH) PICKENS.."
"..John Pickens' will -- McMinn Co, TN -- dated 3-4 Dec 1827, named his wife
Nancy an administrator with Rees [sic] and Robert Pickens. Buyers at the estate
sale of John Pickens on 3 Mar 1828: Nancy, Robert, Reese [sic], Rebecca, and
Andrew Pickens. Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1 Dec 1828:
Andrew, Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha Pickens. They
chose Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians. Settlement by Nancy of his
estate occurred 12 Sep 1838. Receipts from heirs Reece, Robert, Andrew, Nancy,
and William K. Pickens. [Wills and Estate Records of McMinn County, TN 1820-1870
by Reba Bayless Boyer, 1966]
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A). FILE: Enc #P-151: CD 229
TN MARRIAGES, McMINN TN MARRIAGES FROM 1820 TO 1850
N400 NEAL, Abraham B.
P252 PICKINS, Rebecca 11/02/1829
John M. NEAL
UPDATE: 2000-02-09
!DEATH-BURIAL: Stephen Neal Dennis to Terry McLean; ; email dated 9 Feb 2000; ;
states John died while away at school, and the burial place has never been
located.
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author,
Memphis TN, 1963; p. 98; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
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From: "Stephen Neal Dennis"
To: "Terry McLean"
Subject: John M. Neal (died 1851) - Pickens List
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000
This John M. Neal died during his freshman year at Hiwassee College in
Tennesee. A cousin has his last letter home, and a latter to his parents
after his death written by faculty at Hiwassee College. His gravesite has
never been located, and it is presumed he was buried in Tennessee, perhaps
in a cemetery used by cousins in the vicinity. The marker may have been
only wooden, and would have disintegrated. No one else in his generation
was ever sent away to school, and his nephew (my great-grandfather) was
equally reluctant to trust an only son to any school.
Stephen Neal Dennis
William Kennedy NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Charles Asbury NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Robert Pickens NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Abraham H. NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Joseph B. NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Benjamin F. NEAL
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Henry B. DAVIS
UPDATE: 1999-02-23
!BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: McDowell, EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY, Vol A,
reprinted from GOODSPEED'S HISTORY OF TENNESSEE; ; McDowell Publications,
11129 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Utica KY 42376, 1978; p. A64; copy in possession of
Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
CHILDREN: five girls, one boy. The son, John P., is named in this record.
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
!SPOUSE-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE SOUTH; ; author,
Memphis TN, 1963; p. 98; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim CA.
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McDowell, EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY, Vol A:
p. A64. "John P. DAVIS.... [was] the son of Henry B. and Nancy (PICKENS)
DAVIS. [Henry] was of Scotch descent... [He] was born in Roane Co., Tenn,
April 26, 1817, and died in Bradley County [TN] near Cleveland, April 13, 1882.
.. [Henry and Nancy] married in McMinn County [TN] November 28, 1838. After
their marriage they came to Bradley County, where they lived two or three
years, then moved back to McMinn County, and resided there up to the year
1851, at which time they went to Cleveland [TN] and pemanently settled.
[Henry] organized the stock company that built Cleveland Flouring Mill, and
for a number of years superintended the interests of the mill. He organized
the stock company that established the first bank in Cleveland after the
[Civil] War. Mr. DAVIS was a stockholder and a director of the bank until his
death. He was also connected with the E.V. & G. R.R as a director for several
years, and was a stockholder for a number of years. In his political views he
was in sympathy with the Republican party. He was a member of the Methodist
Church. [Nancy] was a member of the same church. [they had] six
children...[five girls and one boy]..."
Nancy PICKENS
UPDATE: 1999-02-23
!BIRTH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: McDowell, EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY, Vol A, reprinted from
GOODSPEED'S HISTORY OF TENNESSEE; ; McDowell Publications, 11129 Pleasant Ridge
Rd, Utica KY 42376, 1978; p. A64; copy in possession of Terry McLean, Anaheim
CA.
CHILDREN: five girls, one boy. The son, John P., is named in this record.
UPDATE: 1994-09-18
!PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: E. M. Sharp, PICKENS FAMILIES OF THE
SOUTH; ; author, Memphis TN, 1963; p. 98; copy in possession of Terry McLean,
Anaheim CA.
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TIME LINE:
1779 - born in SC
1836 - on tax list, District 5 & 15, McMinn Co., TN. Could one or both of
these entries be mother Nancy?
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McDowell, EAST TENNESSEE HISTORY, Vol A:
p. A64. "John P. DAVIS.... [was] the son of Henry B. and Nancy (PICKENS)
DAVIS. [Henry] was of Scotch descent, and it is not known of what extraction
[Nancy] was, but her ancestors probably came from England... [Nancy] was a
native of South Carolina, was born in Pendleton District, September 14, 1817,
and is still living, a resident of Clevleland. [They] married in McMinn County
[TN] November 28, 1838... [Nancy] was a member of the [Methodist] church. [Henry
and Nancy had] six children...[five girls and one boy]..."
From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
majie@sava.gulfnet.com
"... Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1 Dec 1828: Andrew,
Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha Pickens. They chose
Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians...."
[Note: Nancy's aunt Mary is md. to a Rev. George BOWMAN - is this the one? -
tmc]
Mary DAVIS
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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Fannie DAVIS
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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Warren TREW
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
!MARRIAGE: Sistler, EARLY EAST TENNESSEE MARRIAGES, Vol II - BRIDES; ;
Nashville Tn, 1987; p. 290; copy found at Los Angeles CA FHC; FILE: Enc #P-017.
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Martha PICKENS
UPDATE: 1994-09-18
From Mary Morris (Love) Alley to Terry McLean [FILE: Enc #P-207]:
majie@sava.gulfnet.com
"... Orphans of John Pickens over the age of 14 on 1 Dec 1828: Andrew,
Rebecka [sic], William K., Charles A., Nancy, and Martha Pickens. They chose
Nancy Pickens and George Bowman as guardians...."
Jess TREW
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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Reece TREW
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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Emma TREW
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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Barshie TREW
UPDATE: 1998-01-11
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John M. NEAL Dr
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
!PARENTS-BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: Mrs. Roy Brown, query in 'Anasearchin' Vol 17,
p. 44; ; ; ; Enc #P-120 (has dob as 4 Jan 1785). DEATH: date only.
PARENTS: possibly Benjamin and Elizabeth (MEEKE) NEAL? Not proven - tmc.
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From: "Stephen Neal Dennis"
To: "Terry McLean"
Subject: Re: Mary Frances Graham - Pickens List
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000
"...My family line runs as follows:
Dr. John M. Neal
Abraham Belton Neal
Captain Reece Bowen Neal
Reece Morton Neal
Reece Shahan Neal (uncle)
Reece Shahan Neal was born at Green Bush, GA July 15, 1912 and died in
Calhoun, GA December 10, 1998. His parents were Reece Morton Neal and Exa
Montana Shahan Neal. He is buried in LaFayette Cemetery.
Reece Morton Neal was born September 15, 1882 and died February 14, 1947.
He is buried in LaFayette Cemetery. Exa Shahan Neal was born August 6, 1881 and
died April 15, 1976. She is also buried in LaFayette Cemetery. They had two
children, of whom Reece Shahan Neal was one and my mother was the other. My
mother is still living, and should not be listed.
Captain Reece Bowen Neal was born June 12, 1831 and died May 15, 1904. He is
buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Walker County, GA. His wife Mary Frances
Morton Graham was born February 24, 1840 and died July 25, 1905.
She is also buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Abraham Belton Neal was born April 22, 1809 and died January 13, 1853. His
wife Rebecca Pickens Neal was born May 18, 1808 and died October 21, 1875.
They are both buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Ruby Brown wrote the biography for Dr. John M. Neal that is
published in the book Walker County, Georgia Heritage, 1833-1983. She lists
Benjamin Neal and Elizabeth ---- as the probable parents of Dr. Neal, with no
stated proof. The probable children of Benhamin Neal listed omit a Joel Neal
who is mentioned in a letter written from Texas by one of Captain Reece Bowen
Neal's brothers. The lack of documentation on this point is highly suspicious
as Mrs. Brown had a great deal of other documentation to mention.
I think she made a guess or simply connected Dr. John M. Neal to a Neal family
she found in the appropriate South Carolina location at a suitable time. There
should be a probate record to make this connection firm and reliable, and she
does not cite one.
Dr. John M. Neal married Rebecca Belton on January 10, 1808, and she died July
23, 1873. She is buried in a Shattuck family plot at Sardis, TX. Dr. John M.
Neal died June 2, 1839.
Dr. John M. Neal may have arrived in McMinn County, TN about 1827, and is
thought to have moved to Walker County, GA sometime after 1831, though this date
cannot be determined. He was apparently living in Alabama by 1834, as he is
listed as postmaster at Hickory Level in Taladega County between 1834 and 1838.
Mrs. Neal was still living in Alabama in 1840, but seems to have moved to
Tennessee in late 1841, but was back in Walker County, GA in 1843 and was in
Texas in 1860, where she died. This frequent movement suggests to me that she
needed care and attention and was incapable of living alone, and was therefore
shuttled among her children or other near relatives until she found a stable
living situation in Texas.
Stephen Neal Dennis"
From: "Stephen Neal Dennis"
To: "Terry McLean"
Subject: Re: John M. Neal - Pickens List Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000
"Mrs. Roy Brown is a cousin of mine who spent a great deal of energy on
genealogical pursuits in the 1970s [but her resources were limited, and some of
the early information may have errors]...
The documentary information about Dr. John M. Neal is very limited, aside from
US Census records. There is one partially-burned scrap of paper in his
handwriting, kept among records for his estate. My mother currently owns these
estate papers....
Dr. John M. Neal resided for a period of several years in Walker County, GA,
where his son Abraham Belton Neal and that son's descendants settled
permanently. These Neals helped to found the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in
West Armuchee Valley, and many of them are buried there.
The Neals were punctilious about grave markers at Pleasant Hill. Abraham
Belton Neal and his wife Rebecca Pickens Neal lie side by side under a graveshed
at Pleasant Hill, perhaps the only surviving graveshed in the entire county
today. It is periodically repaired by Neal descendants.
Because Walker County deed records were burned in a courthouse fire in 1883,
it is thought that the "homesite" of Dr. John M. Neal may have been down a dirt
road leading west from the Pleasant Hill cemetery. But even this fact
apparently cannot be documented.
The distance from White Plains to Pleasant Hill, and the fact that Dr. John M.
Neal's widow apparently continued to own his Alabama property, would both
suggest burial in Alabama, not in Georgia.
I concluded many years ago that Dr. John M. Neal was essentially a land
speculator. Born and married in South Carolina, he was in McMinn County,
Tennessee by about 1820, and apparently left there in the early 1830s to move to
Walker County, but was in Alabama only a few years later. I think he liked raw
land from which Indians has just been pushed westward. Had he lived longer, I
suspect he would have ended up even further west.
Stephen Neal Dennis
From: "Stephen Neal Dennis"
To: "Terry McLean"
Subject: John M. Neal - Pickens List Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000
I am aware of no information suggesting that Dr. John M. Neal, a highly
elusive character, was buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Walker County,
Georgia. There are Alabama records for expenses in connection with his funeral,
and it would have been highly unusual for a body to have been transported the
necessary distance for burial in Georgia. Dr. Neal's widow continued to live in
Alabama.
Unfortunately, the Benton County, AL, courthouse records burned during the
Civil War. I was able to find several random issues of a local newspaper that
have been microfilmed, including one in which Dr. Neal offered his plantation
and cotton gin and grist mill for sale. When I went to the supposed location of
this property, I found a modern orchid grower.
I cannot tell from your entry who purports to be your source for the names of
Dr. Neal's parents. Many people have searched for this information, always
without firm conclusions.
Stephen Neal Dennis
Rebecca BELTON
BURIAL: Shattuck family plot.
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL: Kitty Eastwood to Terry McLean; ; ; ; ; FILE: Enc
#P-024.
BURIAL: Pleasant Hill Cem, unmarked grave, West Armuchee Valley, [State?].
Magena M. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Mary B. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Charity T. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Rebecca C. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Nancy B. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Katherine C. NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Sarah Jane NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
Was in Rusk, Cherokee Co., TX 4 Dec. 1871.
John Teague NEAL
UPDATE: 1994-05-14
John was appointed Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Jamaica by Abraham LINCOLN.
Daniel David DEERMAN
UPDATE: 1994-09-18
DIRECT LINE OF: Kitty Eastwood;
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 3 AL
MARRIAGES, CALHOUN COUNTY AL (1815-1868)
D655 DEARMAN, Daniel D.
P252 PICKENS, Rebecca J. Oct 02, 1844
Rebecca Jane PICKENS
UPDATE: 1994-0918
DIRECT LINE OF: Kitty Eastwood;
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 3 AL
MARRIAGES, CALHOUN COUNTY AL (1815-1868)
D655 DEARMAN, Daniel D.
P252 PICKENS, Rebecca J. Oct 02, 1844
George Washington DAVIS
UPDATE: 1998-03-17
Rebecca Jane PICKENS
UPDATE: 1994-0918
DIRECT LINE OF: Kitty Eastwood;
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Prodigy post dated 9/13/94 from Roy Duckett (VDJJ79A), Enc #P-151: CD 3 AL
MARRIAGES, CALHOUN COUNTY AL (1815-1868)
D655 DEARMAN, Daniel D.
P252 PICKENS, Rebecca J. Oct 02, 1844
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