Rev. J. M. Pickett 1847-1927

PICKETT, WILSON, BUSHONG

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 5/16/2004 at 03:09:36

J. M. PICKETT

Rev. J. M. Pickett was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, May 28, 1847.

He was united in marriage with Sarah A. Wilson of Lebanon, Iowa, on August 23, 1877.

During the year 1851 he left Lebanon and crossed the plains to California, while west he was a passenger on the steamship Yankee Blade which was wrecked 24 hours out from California.

He returned to Iowa in 1855; entered the U. S. Army as a soldier in 1863. In 1869-70 he learned the stone cutter's trade at Athem, Ohio. In 1872 he was licensed an exhorter in the M. E. church by order of the Quarterly conference of Lebanon Circut [sic], Keokuk District, Iowa Conference, when Rev. John F. Power was presiding Elder. In 1874 at a distrct meeting held in Dunkirk, Ohio, he was examined and passed the examination and received license as a local preacher. Later in 1874 he returned to Iowa, was again examined and his license as a local preacher was renewed at a District Conference held in Milton, with Rev. John Hayes as Presiding Elder of the Keokuk District. In the spring of 1885 he joined the Methodist Protestant church and the Iowa Conference of that church. He was ordained an Elder in 1886 and was appointed to different charges of the conference to preach the word of truth and for seventeen years was an ordained pastor. He closed his life with the message "It i! s all well."

He is most kindly remembered by those who knew him best as a good man, very sincere in his faith and devotion.

There remains to mourn his departure his wife, Sarah Pickett, one sister, Mrs. Bushong of Wayland, Iowa; with a nephew and other distant relatives of the family.

After months of declining health he peacefully closed up his life on earth August 29, 1927, and was at the time of his death just 80 years and 3 months old.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. C. Caughlan at the late residence, August 31, 1927. Burial in the Milton cemetery.

(Photocopy of this obit found on page 191 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Jan 2001. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

I am NOT related and am posting this obit for those who may find this person in their family history.

[originally posted Feb. 3, 2001 and reposted 10 May 2001]