Pickard, Henry

PICKARD, WOODY, BELL, CHANDLER, GREEN, JONES, BRAY, GROVES, GATLIN, CLARRIDGE, BROWN

Posted By: Debbie Nash (email)
Date: 7/17/2003 at 18:23:58

From the Portrait and Biographical Album, Pub. 1890, P. 205.

PICKARD
HENRY PICKARD, one of the prominent young farmers of Jefferson County, was born and reared in Penn Township. . . . .Section 9. . . . . We have no record of the origin of the family, but his paternal grandparents, Henry and Eleanor (Woody) Pickard, were natives of North Carolina, in which state their marriage was celebrated. They became residents of Iowa in 1844, locating in Lee County where their last days were spent.

WILLIAM PICKARD, their son, and father of our subject, was born in Bartholomew County, Ind., in 1817. . . . . came to Iowa in 1839 and made a location on Sec. 2, Penn Twp., Jefferson County, which continued to be his home until his life on earth was ended. . . . .On the 1st of June, 1842, he wedded Mary J. Bell, who was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, Feb 3 1818, and is the daughter of Alexander and Rebecca (Chandler) Bell, who removed with their family to Iowa in 1839. For some years they were residents of Penn Twp., but were living in Grundy Co., Mo., at the time of their deaths. Mr. Bell served under Jackson during the War of 1812. He was a farmer by occupation and was a member of the Society of Friends. . . . .

The death of Mr. Pickard occurred on the 16th of Sept. 1886, cause by being thrown from a horse. However, he lived to see his children all married and settled around him in comfortable homes. His wife, a most estimable lady, still survives and is living with her son Henry. . . . .The family of this worthy couple numbers the following children: Eleanor, wife of I. J. Green, of Freeport, Ohio; Rebecca, wife of Eli Jones, of Pleasant Plain; Ruth, wife of Sanford Bray, of Black Hawk Twp.; Alexander married Miss F. R. Groves and is engaged in farming in Penn Twp.; Henry, whose name heads this sketch, is the next younger; Martha is the wife of William Jones; Aaron wedded Sina E. Gatlin and is a farmer of Penn Twp.; James B., who married Ada May Clarridge, lives on the old homestead.

HENRY PICKARD was born on the Pickard homestead, Aug 1 1853. . . . .On the 20th of Dec. 1877 he left the parental roof and was united in marriage with Miss Hattie E. Brown, a native of Jefferson County. . . . .His home has been blessed by two bright boys – Hugh, born Oct 19 1879; and Leonard W., born July 28 1888. . . . . .