RED BIRD CEMETERY

Parker, Hulda Ann. b. Apr. 8, 1855 Town of Ellery.. d. July 16, 1927 at home of son, Earl Dowd of Peck Settlement, Jamestown, NY. Age 72/3/24. d/o Levi S. & Philena "Hannah" (Pickard) Parker. Hulda Ann brought up by her grandparents, Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) Pickard after the death of her mother. A resident on Pickard Street for a number of years. She kept house for her sons after George’s death between 1905-15. She also in Town of Cherry Creek and died in the Falconer area.. Hulda w/o George Dowd. b. abt 1857 d. Jan. 11, 1908. Age 56. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Norton & Amanda (Sager) Dowd.

Parker, Philena "Hannah" (Pickard). b. abt 1834 Town of Ellery. d. soon after 1855. believe bd on father’s lot in Red Bird Cemetery. d/o Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) Pickard. w/o Levi S. Parker. b. 1835. d. Jan. 25, 1813 after Hannah’s death. Age 73. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery, Town of Ellicott. s/o George & Lucretia (Smedley) Parker. Levi md. 2nd after Hannah’s death - Phoebe Bonsteel on Nov. 8, 1860. d/o Philip & Delila Bonsteel

Child of Levi S. & Philena "Hannah" (Pickard) Parker was:

1. Hulda Ann Parker. 1855-1927. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. George Dowd.

PATTERSON

Patterson, George Jr. b. July 19, 1756 Pelham, Mass. d. Dec. 4, 1825. Age 69. Third child of seven born to George & Margaret (Gilmore) Patterson. md. Nov. 2, 1784 at Colrain, Mass. - Martha Bolton. b. Jan. 19, 1763 Colrain, Mass. d. July 2, 1810. bd. Pomfret Pioneer Cemetery, Fredonia, NY. d/o Capt. John & Martha (McGee) Bolton. A veteran of the Revolutionary War. The father and a brother of George also served in patriot forces during the Revolution. George Patterson Jr. served three enlistments, all in Col. Ruggles Woodbridge’s regiment of Mass Milita: (1) beginning Dec. 15, 1776 in Capt. Joseph Hooker’s company (2) beginning May 7, 1777 in Capt. John Thompson’s company (3) beginning Aug. 19, 1777 and ending Nov. 30, 1777 in Capt. Hooker’s company "under Gen. Gates at the Northward, including 9 days (175 miles) travel home," During his third term of active service he shared in the operations that checked Burgoyne’s southward advance and resulted in his capture at Saratoga. Pelham, Mass. was the family’s residence during the war, removing to Colrain, Mass. after its close. After James, their first child was born in 1785 they moved to Washington County, NY, from there to Madison County, NY and finally to the town of Pomfret, Chautauqua County, where they were very early settlers and where Malinda, was born,

Children of George & Martha (Bolton) Patterson included:

1. James Patterson. b. 1785, Colrain. Mass.

2. Malinda Patterson. b. Town of Pomfret, Chautauqua County. md. James Sly of Huron, Ohio.

3. James Patterson.

4. Hugh Bolton Patterson.

5. George Patterson.

6. Levi Patteson.

7. Jonathan Patterson.

8. Jospeh Patterson.

9. Captain Norman Patterson.

10. Captain Alvin Patterson.

11. Sylvester Patterson.

12. Ann Patterson. md. Captain Warren Dingley.

PENOYER

Penoyer, Nancy (Tefft). b. May 4, 1795. d. Sept. 27, 1865. w/o Silas Penoyer.

PERRY

Perry, Elmer W. (called Mike). b. Nov. 30, 1914 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 31, 1871 suicide. Age 56. s/o William M. & Lena M. (Winton) Perry. not married.

Perry, John M. b. 1877. d. 1952.

Perry, William M. b. 1875. d. Apr. 28. 1953. w/ Lena M. Winton.

Perry, Lena M. (Winton). b. Dec. 11, 1887 Crawford County, Pa. d. July 23, 1974 Battersby Convalescent home, Erie, Pa. Age 86. d/o Elmer & Sarah (Sturdevant) Winton. w/o William M. Perry. d. Apr. 28, 1953. PJ: 7/ /197403/12/2003 Sinclairville: Mrs. Lena Winton Perry, 86, formerly of 17 Main St., died Thursday morning in Battersby Convalescent Home in Erie, Pa., where she had been a patient for more than two years. Mrs. Perry was born Dec. 11, 1887 in Crawford County, Pa., the daughter of Elmer and Sarah Sturdevant Winton. She was the widow of William M. Perry, who died April 28, 1953. Mrs. Perry was active with the Red Bird Cemetery Association and had served as secretary of the group for several years. She attended Park United Methodist Church. She is survived by a son, Lyle H. Perry, Sapulpa, Okla.; a daughter, Mrs. Zadie Raner, Bemus Point; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and a brother, Lloyd E. Winton, Jamestown. She was preceded in death by two sons, Milton Perry who died July 9, 1966 and Elmer W. Perry who died Jan. 31, 1971, and by a brother, Floyd E. Winton who died Sept. 14, 1968. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Gaylord C. TenEyck of Park United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the funeral home.

Children of William M. & Lena M. (Winton) included:

1. Elmer W. Perry. called "Mike". 1914-1971. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Milton W. Perry. b. Jan. 15, 1925 Ellery Center, NY. d. July 9, 1966 Jamestown General Hospital, after suffering an attack at his home a short time earlier. Age 41. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. md. Jeanette Wain.

3. Lyle H. Perry. 1974 of Sapulpa, Okla.

4. Zadie Perry. md. Harry A. Raner.

PERSONS

Persons, Cora. b. Feb. 6, 1869 Gerry, NY. d. Nov. 8, 1927. Age 58/9/2. d/o Harrison G. & Ann (Ploss) Persons. She resided in Jamestown the last six years and was a member of First Baptist Church, Princess Rebekah Lodge and Union Grange.

Persons, Dorothy. b. June 4, 1908 Gerry, NY. d. Sept. 19, 1968 Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, NY. In 1968 Dorothy was a patient at Roswell Park Memorial Institute. md. Aug. 11, 1927 - Floyd Ellsworth Winton. b. Mar. 21, 1895 Crawford County, Pa.. d. Sept. 14, 1968. Age 73. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Elmer William & Sarah (Sturdevant) Winton.

Persons, Ellis C. b. July 19,1882 Centralia, NY. d. Aug. 13, 1933 South Stockton, NY. s/o Lawrence & Lucella "Ella" (Ploss) Persons. md. Mar. 23, 1910 - Nellie Catherine Holland. b. July 2, 1889 Salladasburgh, Pa. d. Oct. 9, 1972 Genesee Memorial Hospital, Batavia, NY - living with daughter, Mrs. Ernest Hawkins. s/o William & Sarah (Confare) Holland. Nellie md. 2nd Clarence H. Dowd. Obit: Ellis Persons, age 50 years, of South Stockton, died Sunday evening, 9:20 p.m., W.C.A. Hospital from injuries received. He was hurled to the pavement from a truck on July 22. His son, William was killed in an automobile accident June 28, 1931. Mr. Persons was riding on top of a truck en route to Jamestown when a low hanging wire, caught him under the chin and pulled him from the fast moving vehicle to the highway. He sustained a fractured pelvis, lacerations on the chin and the right knee, bruised about the body and internal injuries, at a speed of about 35 miles an hour. Funeral held Thursday 2 p.m. at home in South Stockton. Wife - Mrs. Nellie Holland Persons, two daughters, Mrs. George Bussing of Stockton, Miss Margaret Persons at home, his mother, Mrs., Luella Persons of Portland, three brothers: Elmer of Stockton, James of Gerry, and Alton of Centralia, and a sister, Mrs. Jessie Cobb of Portland and a grandchild.

Persons, Nellie Catherine (Holland). b. July 2, 1889 Salladasburgh, Pa. d. Oct. 9, 1972 Genesee Memorial Hospital, Batavia, NY where she was living with daughter, Mrs. Ernest Hawkins. d/o William & Sarah (Confare) Holland. w/o Ellis Persons. Nellie md. 2nd Feb. 12, 1938 - Clarence H. Dowd Sr. b. Feb. 14, 1882 Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 11, 1964 Jamestown General Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Clarence md. 1st to Hattie Watson. md. 2nd Nellie C. (Holland) Persons.

Children of Ellis & Nellie Catherine (Holland) Persons included:

1. Ethel Margaret Persons. b. Sept. 14, 1915 Gerry, NY. md. 1st Oct. 10, 1932 - George Bussing. md. 2nd - Ernest Hawkins. of Batavia, NY.

2. Margaret Anna Person. b. June 16, 1919 Gerry, NY. md. 1st. Nov. 8, 1935 Richard Smith. md. 2nd - Paul Piersons of Menatoba, Ill.

3. William Lawrence Persons. 1911 -1931. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Persons, Franklin "Frank" Elias. b. Apr. 11, 1833 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 16, 1903 Town of Ellery. s/o Harrison & Susan (Stom) Persons. md. Feb. 17, 1859 at the Jamestown House - Lana Jane Maybee. Enlisted as a Private on September 15, 1861 at the age of 18. Enlisted in Company H, 44th Infantry Regiment New York on September 20, 1861. POW on June 27, 1862 at Gaines Mill, VA. Paroled on August 3, 1862 at City Point, Va. Mustered out Company H, 44th Infantry Regiment New York on October 11, 1864 in Albany, N.Y.

Persons, Lana Jane (Maybee). b. Dec. 18, 1833 Town of Ellery. d. Sept. 13, 1929 Town of Ellery. Age 96/8/24. d/o John & Matilda (Pickard) Maybee. Lana md. 2nd Sept. 19, 1907 - John Caleb Stowell. Obit: Lana Stowell, died at the summer home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Stephen Joslyn, Sunnyside, Ellery, at 3 p.m. Friday, age 95 (Sept. 13, 1929). She is survived by a son, Mrs. John Stowell lived in the Town of Ellery, all her life, and at the time of her death was one of its eldest residents. Funeral services held at Bemus, with Rev. J. C. Hankinson of Sinclairville, officiating. Burial in Red Bird Cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs. B. G. Haskins and Mrs. G. W. Thompson. Bearers were: Milton, Clarence and Roy Higgs and George Strong.

Children of Franklin "Frank" Elias & Lana J. (Maybee) Persons included:

1. Mina (Myra) A. Persons, 1869-1902 bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. George Joshua Pickard.

2. Matilda "Telda" Persons. b. abt 1857 Town of Ellery. d. June 14, 1929. bd. Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, NY. md. Charles J. Higgs (2nd wife). b. abt 1881 England. d. Sept. 5, 1928. s/o Charles & Sarah Higgs of England.

3. Fred E. Persons. 1861-1885. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Fannie Cashen.

4. John Harrison Persons. 1881-1944. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Liefy Stowell.

Persons, Fred E. . b. June 29, 1861 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 24, 1885 Town of Ellery. s/o Franklin "Frank" Elias & Lana J. (Maybee) Persons. md. Sinclairville, NY Aug. 24, 1884 - Fannie Cashen. d/o John & Sarah Cashen.

Persons, Grant. b. 1865. d. 1867. s/o Harrison G. & Ann (Ploss) Persons.

Persons, Harrison Sr. . b. Nov. 12, 1808 Attica, Genesse County, NY. d. Nov. 21, 1903 Town of Ellery. Age 95. s/o Elias & Sally (Churchill) Persons. md. Sept. 8, 1826 - Susan Stom. Mr. Persons was known as, "The Old General", a fine typical specimen of a River Pilot, lived in the Town of Ellery for over 70 years. His first voyage down the Allegany upon a raft was made in 1827. For 50 years he followed this vocation without a single years omission. In one year, he went down the river as many as nine times. After the third year, he was in charge of the rafts as pilot receiving from $100 to $200 each trip. His last voyage made in 1876 at the age of 68 years. He made in all 247 trips down the Allegany and Ohio. Before the period of railroads and stage coaches most river pilots walked back home. On his retirement he walked from Beaver, below Pittsburgh to Chautauqua County 143 times. In 1840 he walked from Wellsville, Ohio to his home in Ellery in three days, averaging 60 miles per day. He was a powerful and resolute man, 6 feet, 6 inches tall.

Persons, Susan (Stom). b. Aug. 3, 1809 Sullivan, Madison County, NY. d. Aug. 25, 1874 Town of Ellery. Age 65/0/22. d/o Lawrence & Charity (Pickard) Stom. w/o Harrison Persons Sr.

Children of Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons included:

1. Sally Ann Persons. b. Dec. 10, 1827 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 14, 1827 Town of Ellery.

2. Levi C. Persons. b. July 23, 1829 Town of Ellery. d. May 29, 1922. Civil War Veteran. bd. Arkwright Summit Cemetery, Chautauqua County, NY. md. Armenia "Mary" Mallory.

3. Mary Margaret Persons. b. May 23, 1831. d. Sept. 11, 1925. b. Oakland Cemetery. md. Feb. 19, 1852 Warren, Pa. - Minor B. Dunham.

4. Franklin Ellis "Frank" Persons. 1833-1903. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Lana Jane Maybee.

5. Harrison G. Persons Jr. 1835-1915. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Ann Ploss.

6. Nora Persons. 1834-

7. William Wallace Persons. b. Oct. 19, 1836 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 17, 1924. at home of his son, George. bd. Highland Cemetery. md. 1st - Sarah E. Bowers. md. 2nd Dec. 24, 1899 - Jennie Whitman.

8. Charity Maria Persons. b. Oct. 14, 1839 Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 15, 1908. md. Feb. 6, 1869 - Charles C. Churchill

9. Helen Lucinda Persons. 1841-1912. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. John P. Myers.

10. Lester Charles Persons. 1843-1909. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

11. Sally Ann Persons. 1846-1874. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

12. Harriet C. "Hattie" Persons. 1847-1851. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

13. Lawrence A. Persons. 1849-1916. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Luella "Ella" Ploss.

14. Jerome Persons. b. Aug. 9, 1851 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 18, 1905 Gowanda Hospital, Gowanda, NY. md. in Ellery, NY - Delia Smith. Jerome admitted to Chautauqua Alms House & Asylum June 2, 1900, widower, fair education, farmer, can work about one hour a day, due to sickness, has epileptic fits, recovery very doubtful, sent to Gowanda Hospital, Dec. 1, 1900.

15. Jasper Persons. b. Feb. 23, 1854 Town of Ellery. . d. Apr. 9, 1923 Maple Springs, NY.. bd. Apr. 10, 1923 Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Nov. 12, 1885 - Lizzie Reed.

Persons, Harriet "Hattie" C. b. Jan. 16, 1847 Town of Ellery. d. Oct. 26, 1851. d/o Harrison & Susan (Stom) Persons Sr.

Persons, Harrison G. b. Feb. 14, 1835 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 30, 1915 Gerry, NY. s/o Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons. md. Mar. 7, 1861 - Ann Ploss.

Persons, Ann (Ploss). b. July 12, 1835. d. June 17, 1920 Gerry, NY. d/o William & Katherine Ploss. w/o Harrison G. Persons.

Children of Harrison G. & Ann (Ploss) Persons included:

1. Cora Persons. 1869-1927. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Leonora Persons. 1876-1966. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Lucious H. Rhinehart.

3. Grant Persons 1865-1867. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Persons, Harriet "Hattie" C. b. Jan. 16, 1847. d. Oct. 26, 1851. d/o Harrison & Susan (Stom) Persons Sr.

Persons, Helen Lucinda. b. Nov. 11, 1841 Town of Ellery. d. May 5, 1912. d/o Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons. md. Feb. 6, 1865 Jamestown Baptist Church - John P. Myers. b. 1832. d. 1903. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Persons, James E. b. Nov. 10, 1880 Towerville, NY. d. May 27, 1943 Towerville, NY. s/o Lawrence A. & Luella "Ella" (Ploss) Persons. md. Feb. 1, 1905 - Mabel R. Norton. Orbit: 5/28/1943: James Persons, Towerville, 63 years, died at his home Thursday May 27, 1943), at 4:30 a.m. after a long illness. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Mabel Persons, daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Winton of this place; a son, Morris Persons, serving in Army at Camp Peary, Va.; two brothers, Elmer of Portland and Elton of Centralia; a sister, Jessie Cobb of Brocton; and three grandchildren. Funeral was held at the home.

Persons, Mabel R. (Norton). b. Apr. 17, 1886 Graham County, Kansas. d. July 26, 1970 Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk, NY. Age 84. d/o Horatio & Rose (Shattuck) Norton. w/o James E. Persons. Mabel. md. 2nd - Charles H. Nickerson. She was a member of the South Stockton Church of God and the Missionary Society of the Church. Also a 40 year member and past noble grand of the former Millbrook Rebekah Lodge; a member of Auxiliary of David Vern Luce Post No. 778, American Legion; and a member of Red Bird Cemetery Society.

Children of James E. & Mabel R. (Norton) Persons included:

1. Dorothy M. Persons. 1908-1968. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Floyd E. Winton.

2. Morria Allen Persons. 1909-1991. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Birdena W. Adams.

3. Elmer Persons.

Persons, John Harrison. b. Oct. 10, 1881 Sherman, NY. d. Nov. 19, 1944 Dewittville, NY. s/o Franklin "Frank" Elias & Lana Jane (Maybee) Persons. md 1st Jan. 31, 1903 - Mary E. Emerson. md. 2nd May 4, 1906 Bemus Point, NY - Liefy M. Stowell.

Persons, Liefy M. (Stowell). b. Sept. 19, 1880. d. July 6, 1958. d/o John C. & Lucy (Ellis) Stowell. w/o John Harrison Persons. Liefy md. 1st ________Hale.

Children of John Harrison. & Liefy M. (Stowell) Persons included:

1. Frank E. Persons. b. Apr. 2, 1907 Town of Ellery.. d. Feb. 25, 1939.

2. Lucy L. Persons. b. Aug. 4, 1908. md. 1st - Maurice Baker. md. 2nd Alex Sipe.

3. Irene Lucille Persons. b. Aug. 14, 1910 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 23, 1998. Age 88. bd. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. May 10, 1926 - Orville Henry Seekings.

4. Edna Persons. md. __________Brown. 1987 of Jamestown, NY.

5. Pansy Rosaline Persons. 1912-1999. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Earl S. Seekings.

6. Mary E. Persons. b. Jan. 22, 1915. d. Oct. 8, 1926.

7. Edna Anna Persons. b. Jan. 27, 1916. md. Jan. 6, 1934 - Louis Beardsley.

8. Virginia H. Persons. b. Feb. 5, 1918. d. Sept 8, 1926.

9. Shearl A. Persons. b. Jan. 7. 1924 Town of Ellery. d. Oct. 20, 1987 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Charlotte Center Cemetery. md. Jan. 10, 1948 - Joyce E. Bates.

10. step-son - Everett Hale. b. abt 1900 Sherman, NY. md. Anna Olmstead. 1946 Oceanside, Calif.

11. step-daughter - Audrey Hale. b. abt 1904. d. abt 1929.

Persons, Lawrence A. b. July 11, 1849 Town of Ellery. d. July 23, 1916 Town of Ellery.. s/o Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons. md. Nov. 20, 1873 - Luella "Ella" Ploss.

Persons, Luella "Ella". (Ploss). b. Oct. 22, 1856. d. Feb. 25, 1935 at her home, Portland, NY, of a stroke. d/o William & Katherine (Becker) Ploss. w/o Lawrence A. Persons. Obit: 2/27/1935: Portland: Mrs. Luella Persons died at her home Monday, 78 years. Suffered from a stroke five weeks ago from which she failed to recover. Survived by three sons: Elmer of Portland; James of Towerville; Elton of Centralia; one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Cobb of Portland; ten grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Another son, Ellis, died August 1933, result of injuries sustained when a low hanging wire hurled him from a truck. Mrs. Persons was a formerly widely known resident of Towerville coming to Portland to reside twenty years ago. Funeral held at home of son, Elmer, Thursday 1:30 p.m.. Burial at Red Bird.

Children of Lawrence A. & Luella "Ella". (Ploss) Persons included:

1. Maila "Hattie" Persons. 1875-1876. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Ellis Persons. 1882-1933. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Nellie Holland.

3. Elton Earl Persons. b. Jan. 25, 1887 Gerry, NY. d. Jan. 18, 1981 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Age 93. bd. Greenwood Cemetery, Stockton. md. 1st Jan. 27, 1909 - Maude Evangeline Coe. md. 2nd Montrose (Goldwaite) Holland.

4. Elmer Persons. b. Oct. 4, 1878 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 8, 1946 Portland, NY. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, NY. md. Feb. 14, 1917 - Myrtle Keet.

5. Jessie Persons. b. Jan. 25, 1896 Towerville, NY. d. Mar. 21, 1959. bd. Willowbrook Cemetery, Dunkirk, NY. md. Oct. 8, 1919 - Clyde LeRoy Cobb.

6. James E. Persons. 1880-1943. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Mabel R. Norton..

7. Adam Persons. d. Jan 25, 1887.

Persons, Leonora. b. Mar. 29, 1876 Gerry, NY. d. Feb. 21, 1966 Jamestown, NY. d/o Harrison G. & Ann (Ploss) Persons. md. Mar. 12, 1902 - Lucious H. Rhinehart. b. Dec. 21, 1873 Stockton, NY. d. Mar. 29, 1958 Jamestown, NY. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Obit: Mrs. Lenora Rhinehart, 89, of 52 McKinley Ave., Jamestown, died unexpectedly, Monday morning (Feb. 21, 1966) at her home. She was the widow of Lucious H. Rhinehart. Mrs. Rhinehart was a former employee of the Ideal Pearless and W.C.A. Hospital. She resided in Jamestown 43 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Butts Sunday School of the Church, Golden Age Society, Fireside Hobby Club and was a Golden member of Union Grange.

Persons, Lester Charles. b. May 15, 1843 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 17, 1909 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. s/o Harrison & Susan (Stom) Persons Sr. Obit: Lester C. Persons, of Pickard Street, Ellery, was kicked by a horse, Thanksgiving Day, while visiting at his brother Lawrence’s home for the day, at Towerville. One leg was broken near the hip. The fracture did not mend properly and last week, he was removed to W.C.A. Hospital, Jamestown. An operation was performed but in his weakened condition it was to no avail. Survived by five brothers: Levi, South Dayton; Harrison and Lawrence, Gerry; Wallace, Arkwright; Jasper, Bemus Point; two sisters: Mrs. Dunham, Warren; and Mrs. Helen Myers, Ellery. He had resided all his life, except while in the Civil War. in the Town of Ellery. He served three years in the service, mustered in as PVT in Co. F. 154th NY V., Inf., Sept. 25, 1862 and was discharged for disability Feb. 4, 1863. Body will be at the Lawrence Persons. Burial at Red Bird Cemetery. Funeral will be held at Pickard Street Church Sunday afternoon, 1 p.m. Enlisted as a Private on August 28, 1862 at age of 19. enlisted in Company E, 112th Infantry Regiment New York on August 28, 1862. Transfered on September 12, 1862 from Company E to Company H. Enlisted in company F, 154th Infantry Regiment New York on September 25, 1862. Received a disability discharge Company F, 154th Infantry Regiment New York on February 4, 1863.

Persons, Maila "Hattie". b. Feb. 2, 1875 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 21, 1876. d/o Lawrence A. & Luella "Ella" Persons.

Persons, Mira (Myra) A. b. Jan. 15, 1869 Town of Ellery. d. Oct. 30, 1902 Town of Ellery. Age 39/3/23. d/o Franklin "Frank" Elias & Lana Jane. (Maybee) Persons. md. July 3, 1886 Town of Ellery - George Joshua Pickard. b. Dec. (some records state Nov.) 11, 1864 Sheffield, Warren Co., Pa. d. Mar. 5. 1904 Pickard Street, Town of Ellery of double pneumonia. bd. Red Bird Cemetery Lot 6-7 W. s/o Joshua & Sally Ann (Waite) Pickard.

Persons, Morris Allen. b. Sept. 18, 1909 Gerry, NY. d. May 3, 1991 St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. Age 81. s/o James & Mabel (Norton) Persons. Arrangements made by the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville, NY. md. Dec. 7, 1932 - Birdena W. Adams. Morris a veteran of World War II.

Persons, Birdena W. (Adams). b. July 7, 1913. d. Sept. 24, 1992 in her home 4884 Ormewood Court, Jacksonville, Fla. Age 79. d/o Marcey E. & Mabel Mae (Luce) Adams. w/o Morris A. Persons. PJ: 9/28/1992: Mrs. Persons was a graduate of Dunkirk High School and Fredonia Normal School. She graduated from nursing training in Bay City, Mich., in 1958. She and her husband operated Morey’s Inn and the Witch Kitch Inn, Sinclairville. After leaving the area, she was employed for many years as a private duty nurse in the Jacksonville area until her retirement in 1982. She was a member of the Prince of Peace R. C. Church, Jacksonville, past president of the LPN Nursing Association, Jacksonville and a past member of St. John the Evangelist R. C. Church, Sinclairville and the Sylvia Chapter 476, Order of Eastern Star. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Leo and Aleck Adams; and two sisters, Mary Mescall Allenson and Dorothy Edwards.

Persons, Nellie Catherine (Holland). b. 1889. d. Oct. 9, 1972. w/o James E. Persons. Nellie md. 2nd Clarence Dowd.

Persons, Pansy Rosaline. b. Sept. 5, 1912 Ellery Center, NY. d. July 8, 1999 Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility, Jamestown, NY. Age 86. d/o John Harrison & Liefy (Stowell) Persons. md. Dec. 12, 1928 - Earl S. Seekings. b. July 31, 1910 Dewittville, NY. d. Oct. 28, 1990 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Age 80. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Samuel & Elizabeth (Ottaway) Seekings. PJ; 7/10/1999: Pansy R. Seekings, 86, formerly of 503 E. Fifth St., Jamestown, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday (July 8, 1999) in the Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility. She was the widow of Earl S. Seekings, who died Oct. 28, 1990. A lifelong area resident, she was born Sept. 5, 1912, in Ellery Center, the daughter of John and Liefy Stowell Persons. Surviving are a son, Henry Seekings of Jamestown; a daughter, Arlene Colburn of Hidden Valley Campgrounds, Kiantone; 17 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lucy Sipe of Cortland, NY. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons: Gordon and Maitland Seekings; a daughter, Ruth Sipe; three brothers, Everett, Frank and Shearl Persons; and three sisters, Mary Persons, Irene Seekings and Edna Brown. The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Falconer Funeral Home. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery. PJ: 7/12/1999: The Rev. Timothy D. Phelps of the Falconer United Methodist Church officiated at the funeral of Pansy R. Seekings. Burial was in Red Bird Cemetery. Bearers were Randy Colburn, Robert Colburn, Steven Seekings, John Sipe, Danny Seekings, and David Seekings. Attending from away were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of Wattsburg, Pa.; and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hampton of Woonsocket, R. I.

Persons, Sally Ann. b. Apr. 28, 1846 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 31, 1874 Town of Ellery. Unbalanced in the head. Age 29/9/3. d/o Harrison & Susan (Stom) Persons Sr. Sally Ann bd. near the fence by the pine tree near Eugene E. & Emma J. & Sidney Taylor graves.

Persons, Virginia. b. 1918. d. 1930.

Persons. William Lawrence. b. Aug. 18, 1911. d. July 27,1931 Gerry, NY killed in an auto accident. s/o Ellis & Nellie Catherine (Holland) Persons. William was an amateur pugilist who frequently boxed in Jamestown. He was fatally injured at South Stockton about 1 o’clock on the morning of June 27, 1931, death occurring several hours later. He and his uncle, Thomas Holland, of Sinclairville, came to a sharp curve at South Stockton and failed to negotiate the turn, their car striking a small barn, wrecking the machine and demolishing a portion of the barn.

PETERSON

Peterson, Alice E. b. 1881. d. 1914. bd. on Sager Lot.

PICKARD

Pickard, Abraham J. b. Apr. 21, 1810 Sullivan, Madison County, NY. d. Apr. 25, 1896 Town of Ellery. Age 86. s/o John & Maria Margaret (Garlock) Pickard. md. June 26, 1831 - Sally Ann Waite. Jamestown Paper: 4/ /1896: Memorial, Abraham Pickard died at his home in Ellery, April 25, 1896. He was born in Sullivan, Madison County, NY on April 21, 1810, and came to Ellery in 1816, settled in 1823 on the place on which he died; Married to Sally Ann Pickard (who passed on before him to that land just four weeks ago.) June 26, 1831 he was converted and joined the Methodist Church. In 1842 was class leader for 50 years. He was a faithful follower of his Savior and died happy with the hope of glory. He leaves three sons, John F., Benjamin A. Pickard of Ellery and Andrew J. Pickard of Bemus Point; also five grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn his departure. He was a kind and affectionate father and a loving husband and was loved by everyone who knew him. His home and his purse were always open for his Master whom he served and he abounded in the word of the Lord. The funeral was held from the church on the 27th, the Rev. C. C. Hunt of Sinclairville officiating. Elder Hotchkiss offered prayer at the house and Rev. R. A. Parsons of Bemus Point, made a few remarks about the close of the sermon. The music was most excellent and appropriate and was given by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pickard and Miss Fern Pickard of Jamestown. Others present from Jamestown were A. C. Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. Kiley, Mrs. D. E. Rappole, John Brown and wife, daughter Eunice, Mrs. Fred Mansfield, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Young, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Haskins, Dr. Scofield, William Brownell, George Dingley, Alfred Harvey and Mr. Lacy and Mrs. Dunham. The interment was in Red Bird Cemetery. (He was also a Justice of the Peace and Highway Commissioner in the Town of Ellery.)

Pickard, Sally Ann (Waite). b. 1815. d. Mar. 28, 1896 at home on Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. Age 83. w/o Abraham J. Pickard. Obit: Sally Ann Pickard, wife of Abraham Pickard, died at home on Pickard Street in the Town of Ellery, Sunday, aged 83 years, leaves a husband, aged 86 years, three sons, Jack Pickard of Bemus Point, John and Benjamin of Ellery. She has lived with her husband who is left, in the house where she died, ever since they were married, 65 years ago. She was a woman of high character and strong personality and retained her mental vigor until the time of her death. The funeral was held Tuesday from the late home and was largely attended. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Pickard, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pickard of this city.

Children of Abraham & Sally Ann (Waite) Pickard included:

1. Andrew Jackson Pickard. b. Jan. 19, 1840 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 7, 1910 Bemus Point. Age 70. His funeral held from Chautauqua Lake House (Pickard Hotel). bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Julia E. Griffith.

2. John F. Pickard. 1832-1908. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st - Valona Eliza Ames. md. 2nd - Emaline Klock.

3. Benjamin Abraham Pickard. 1838-1916. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st - Hilda A. Ames. md. 2nd. Lillian Belle Rappole.

Pickard, Adam I. b. Oct. 3, 1786 German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY. bap. Feb. 18, 1791 Herkimer County, NY. d. Oct. 12, 1836 Sinclairville, NY from a fall when working on a house in Sinclairville. b. Lot 33W. Age 43. s/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. w/ Polly "Mary" (Richmond)

Pickard, Polly "Mary" (Richmond). b. Nov. 9, 1799 Madison County, NY. d. Feb. 6, 1873. Age 78/2/7. w/o Adam I. Pickard. She md. 2nd. Esq James Pickard.

Children of Adam I. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard included:

1. Catherine Pickard. abt 1816-1849. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Elijah Smedley.

2. Henry Pickard. 1818-xxxx. md. 1st - Harriet Rooker - bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 2nd. - Phoebe Ann Bowers - bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Henry obviously after Phoebe died, left the next month in March, to go to Kansas, with daughter, Harriet and family. Son Franklin also was there. In 1880 Osage County, Kansas Census, Henry 63 years old and a widower.

3. James "Stub" Pickard. b. abt. 1822 Town of Ellery. d. June 9, 1864 White Horse, Landing, Va. in Civil War. Age 43. md. Feb. 3, 1848 - Eliza Ann Smith

4. Joshua Pickard. 1824-1914. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Sarah "Sally" Ann Waite.

5. Margaret M. Pickard. b. abt. 1832 Town of Ellery. d. 1909 Ridgeway, Pa. bd. Pine Grove Cemetery, Ridgeway, Pa. md. Daniel D. Davison.

Pickard, Adam S. b. Apr. 2, 1849 Town of Ellery. d. Mar. 8, 1873. Age 23/11/6. s/o Henry & Phoebe Ann (Bowers) Pickard.

Pickard, Adam Vernette. b. Mar. 11, 1856 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. d. Apr. 17, 1898 Jamestown, NY. Age 41. bd. Lot 13-14 S and 33 W. s/o Joshua & Sally Ann (Waite) Pickard. (Adam (7); Joshua (6); Adam (5); John (4), Jacobus (3); Nicholas (2), Bartholomer (1) Pickard). md. 1st - Estella Pickard (cousin). md. 2nd. Dec. 27, 1890 Jamestown, NY - Mrs. Minnie L. Pickard Dowd (cousin) d/o Francis Marion & Lydia (Jeffords) Pickard. Minnie was md. 1st to Timothy Dowd. PJ: 4/18/1898: Adam V. Pickard committed suicide by shooting himself Sunday Evening at the residence of Mr. Klock on 13th Street, Jamestown. Mr. Pickard had not been living agreeably with his wife for some time and recently left his home and was boarding with the Klock family. Sunday evening he went to his room after 7 p.m. and shortly after, Mr. Klock heard the report of a revolver and hastening to the room found the unfortunate man lying helpless across a trunk. Mr. Klock inquired as to what the trouble was and Mr. Pickard said he had shot himself. Dr. Scofield was summoned but the man was dead on his arrival, the bullet penetrating his right side and found a fatal lodgment in the lungs. His body was removed to the undertaker, E. G. Partridge’s Parlor. Adam V. Pickard was 41 years and had been a resident of Jamestown for a number of years. Leaves a father Joshua of Ellery and two brothers, Edward Pickard of Cold Springs, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. and George of Ellery and also a wife Minnie of Jamestown. PJ: 4/20/1898: Investigation held and a surgeon said death was accidental (Newspaper thought family trying to cover up death.) The funeral of Adam V. Pickard held from father, Joshua’s residence in Ellery, Wednesday afternoon April 20. Rev. Mr. Hunt assisted by Rev. Hotchkiss officiated. There was a large attendance. Music furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Alden and Miss Bernice A. Pickard and Millard Smedley. Bearers were: Edward W. and George G. Pickard, Franklin Swagger?? and Oscar Stafford.

Pickard, Estella (Pickard). b. Jan. 14, 1854 some records state b. Aug. 14, 1857 Town of Ellery. d. Mar. 5, 1890 Town of Ellery. Age 32. d/o John F. & Emaline (Klock) Pickard. 1st w/o Adam Vernette Pickard. PJ: 3/ /1890: We grieved to note the death of Mrs. Estella Pickard which occurred at her home in Towerville, Wednesday, March 5th at the age of 32. Mrs. Pickard was a former resident of this place, and was highly respected. Although her health had been poor for some time, it was not supposed the end was so near. She leaves a husband, parents, brother and sister, and many other relatives to mourn her loss. The funeral was conducted by J. E. Almy, Rev. Ginader, of Busti, officiating, assisted by Rev. W. I. Childs of Sinclairville.

Pickard, Arthur Earl. b. July 11, 1918 South Stockton, NY. d. June 3, 1987 Hamot Hospital, Erie, Pa. Age 68. md. Violet Hall. They divorced. s/o Earle H. & Nellie B. (Crandall) Pickard. PJ: 6/ / 1987: South Stockton: Arthur E. Pickard, 68, of South Stockton, R.D. 2, Sinclairville, died Wednesday (June 3, 1987) in Hamot Hospital, Erie, Pa. He was born July 11, 1918, in South Stockton, a son of Earle H. and Nellie B. Crandall Pickard. Pickard served with the U. S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the American Legion. A member of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, he had been employed for 10 years by Rane Tool Co. and later as a representative of Electrolux Co. for 33 years, and most recently by Office of the Aging, retiring in 1986. Surviving are a daughter, Brenda Morris of Jamestown; two sons, Larry and Donn Pickard, both of Fredericksburg, Va.; three grandchildren: Douglas Morris and Sally Morris, both of Jamestown, and Jill Pickard of Alden, N. Y.; and three sisters: Margaret Lehman of Mayville, Helen Carr of Bemus Point, and Fern Abram of Brocton. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Catherine Pickard, in 1923. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery. The family suggests memorials may be made to Bemus Point United Methodist Church or Red Bird Cemetery Association.

Children of Arthur Earl & Violet (Hall) Pickard included:

1. Brenda Pickard. b. Nov. 3, 1943. md. 1st - James Skinner of Cassadaga, NY. md. 2nd Bill Morris. 1987 of Jamestown, NY.

2. Larry Arthur Pickard. b. Feb. 14, 1845. md. Lane Gay Johnson on Dec. 18, 1971. 1987 of Fredericksburg, Va.

3. Donn Alan Pickard. b. July 21, 1950. md. Rhonda K. Giddy on Jan. 3, 1972. 1987 of Fredericksburg, Va.

Pickard, Benjamin Abraham. b. Feb. 1, 1838 Town of Ellery. d. Sept. 9, 1916 on farm on Pickard Street. Age 80/7/7. s/o Abraham & Sally A. (Waite) Pickard. md. 1st April, 1855 - Hilda A. Ames. md. 2nd Lillian "Belle" Rappole. b. May 27, 1860 Town of Ellery. d. July 22, 1927 Bradford, McKean County, Pa. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y. d/o Benjamin Franklin & Romania (Helm) Rappole. B. A. Pickard died suddenly while eating dinner last evening at his home on Pickard Hill, Ellery, at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 7 days. Mr. Pickard has resided at his late home all his life. Beside a wife, Belle, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dora Rappole, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Lena Haskins, Bemus Point; Mrs. Bernice Falconer, South Dayton; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the family home, Monday at 1 p.m. The burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery. Funeral: Rev. Oliver Gornall of the Bemus Point M. E. Church officiated. Vocal numbers were by Mrs. Lester Skillman and Mrs. Delbert Johnson. Mr. Pickard was born February 1, 1836, the son of Abraham and Sally Pickard, pioneers of the county, and had spent his entire life, with the exception of two years on the farm where he died, which was purchased of the Holland Land Company by his father. In young manhood, Mr. Pickard united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and remained a member throughout his lifetime. Mr. Pickard served the people of his township as Supervisor for two terms, and as Justice of the Peace for twenty years. he was keenly interested in politics and was a staunch Republican. Mr. Pickard is survived by his second wife, Belle L. Pickard, the wife of his youth having died many years ago. Three daughters, Mrs. Dora Rappole of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Lena Haskin of Bemus Point and Mrs. Bernice Faulkner of Ellery; ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral was largely attended by relatives, friends and neighbors and there were many beautiful floral offerings including one from the Centralia Grange of which Mr. Pickard was a prominent member. Among those present from out of town were Melvin Pickard, Albert Wetherby and Emmett Wetherby of Spartans, Pa/. George Mills of Panama, N.Y. and E. C. Ferguson of Conewango, N. Y. and a large number of relatives from Jamestown and vicinity.

Pickard Hilda A. (Ames). b. Feb. 4, 1838 Ohio. d. Dec. 31, 1875. d/o Alvin J. & Sally S. (Thompson) Ames. 1st w/o Benjamin A. Pickard.

Children of Benjamin Abraham. & Hilda A. (Ames) Pickard included:

1. Jennie L. Pickard. 1867-1903. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Rev. Andrew J. Smith.

2. Dora Pickard. b. 1857. d. Apr. 1927 at home in Los Angeles, Calif. bd. Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif. md. DeForest E. Rappole.

3. Leah "Lena" D. Pickard. b. Aug. 8, 1873. d. Jan. 15, 1954. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, NY. md. Benjamin Gifford Haskin.

Child of Benjamin A. & Lillian "Belle" (Rappole) Pickard was:

1. Bernice Amelia Pickard. 1889-1988. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis Faulkner.

Pickard, Bernice Amelia. b. Sept. 23, 1889 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 15, 1988 Lawson Care Center, Jamestown, NY. Age 98. d/o Benjamin A. & Lillian Belle (Rappole) Pickard. md. 1st. Mar. 28, 1908 - Benjamin "Bennie" Lewis Faulkner. b. Nov. 24, 1887 Sinclairville, NY. d. Sept. 5, 1968 Jamestown, NY. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Delos A. & Mary J. (Tefft) Faulkner. Bernice md. 2nd. Merle Wilson. Bernice md. 3rd - George A. Stedman. b. 1892. d. 1960. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Bernice had been a waitress in several area restaurants.

Pickard, Betsey. b. abt 1824 Town of Ellery. d. May 4, 1849 Town of Ellery. d/o Slyvanua & Betsey (Becker) Pickard. w/o Alphonzo Norton. b. abt 1818. d. July 20, 1842 or Sept. 26, 1874 Town of Ellery. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Zaccheus & Sylvia (Thompson) Norton.

Pickard, Catherine. b. abt 1816 Town of Ellery. d. June 19, 1849 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. Age 33/5/23. d/o Adam I. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard. md. abt 1834 - Elijah Smedley. b. Nov. 9, 1808 Otsego County, NY. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Catherine. b. abt 1829. d. after 1850 and before 1855 census. d/o James Esq & Catherine (Pickard) Pickard. Probably bd. in Red Bird Cemetery. A small stone is found between James and Catherine Pickard’s grave in the first row of Red Bird Cemetery with "C. P." on it. No date.

Pickard, Charity. (named Gertrud, a Dutch name). b. Aug. 2, 1789 (DAR states born 1786) (b. Oct. 3, 1785 from Pickard records) German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY. baptized Oct. 22 Reformed Dutch Church. d. July 15, 1845 (DAR states died Nov. 21, 1867). (d. Nov. 21, 1867 from Pickard records). d/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. md. abt 1804 - Lawrence Stom. b. Apr. 30, 1781. baptized May 3 Lutheran Church, Stone Arabia, Town of Palatine, Mont. County, NY.d. July 23, 1860 Town of Ellery. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Lawrence & Elisabeth (Stam) Stom. His father was killed by Indians Jan, 1783.

Pickard, Charity H. b. abt 1832 Town of Ellery. d. Oct. 5, 1872 Busti, NY at her father’s house. d/o Peter & Mary (Fenton Miller) Pickard. w/o Othinal Hall. probably s/o Samuel & Silbie ( ) Hall. b. abt 1827 Ontario County, NY. He md. 2nd Rhoda________.

Pickard, Donn A. b. July 21, 2950 Jamestown, N.Y. d. Monday, Dec. 20, 2004 as a result of a fire in his home. Age 54. s/o Arthur H. & Violet (Hall) Pickard. PJ Obit Tues. 12/21/2004 - Donn A. Pickard, 54, of South Stockton, died Monday (Dec. 20, 2004) as a result of a fire in his home. He was born July 21, 1950 in Jamestown the son of Violet Hall Pickard and the late Arthur E. Pickard. A Chautauqua County resident most of his life, he was a 1968 graduate of Cassadaga Valley Central School and a 1970 graduate of Jamestown Community College with an associate's degree in science. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was employed as sales person with Combined Life Insurance and later as a lift operator for the Red Wing Company in Fredonia. He enjoyed outdoor activities, especially hunting, fishing and camping.
He is survived by his mother, of Jamestown; a sister, Brenda Morris of Jamestown; a brother, Larry Pickard of Dewittville; and a daughter, Jill Renee Pickard of Eden.
He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur E. Pickard, who died June 2, 1987.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville. The Rev. Timothy Hoyer, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will officiate. PJ: Tues. 7/19/2005. Stockton: A graveside service for Donn A. Pickard will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Red Bird Cemetery, Ellery. The Rev. Timothy Hoyer, pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, will officiate. Arrangements are by the Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville.

Pickard, Earle H. b. Dec. 24, 1885 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 22, 1957 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Age 71. s/o Eugene F. & Emma (Wheeler) Pickard. w/ Nellie C. Crandall. Jamestown Post: 4/23/1957: Earle H. Pickard, 71, a life long resident of the South Stockton, Ellery area, died at WCA Hospital Monday. Mr. Pickard served 35 years, as a member of the Chautauqua County Republican Committee, and was an exempt fireman. He had been an active member of Sinclairville Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years. He was a member of South Stockton Church of God, the Centralia Grange, and Woodmen of the World. Mr. Pickard had been employed by the Borden Plant at Sinclairville, twenty years. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Crandall Pickard, three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Lehman of Mayville, Mrs. Fern Abram of Brocton and Mrs. Helen Carr of Bemus Point, a son Arthur Pickard of Jamestown, nine grandchildren, two half-brothers, Merle and Gerald Harrington, both of Jamestown, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sampsell and Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville, with Mary Hale, pastor officiating. Bearers were: Harry Tilyou, Carlyle Tilyou, Eugene Tilyou, Clarence Green, Howard Cobb and Paul Harvey.

Pickard, Nellie C. (Crandall). b. Mar. 1, 1886 Town of Ellery. d. May 3, 1978 Fenton Park Nursing Home, Jamestown, NY. Age 92. d/o Lee P. & Mary (Austin) Crandall. w/o Earle H. Pickard. Obit: Mrs. Nellie Crandall Pickard, 92, of R.D. 2, Sinclairville, died Wednesday morning (May 3, 1978) in the Fenton Park Nursing Home, Jamestown, where she had been a patient since February of this year. She was born March 1, 1886 in the Town of Ellery, the daughter of Lee and Mary Austin Crandall. She was the widow of Earl H. Pickard, who died April 22, 1957. Mrs. Pickard was a graduate of the Mayville Training Class of 1905, and had taught school in South Stockton and other area district schools. She was a 35 year town committeewoman for the Town of Stockton. She attended the South Stockton Church of God and was a member of the Missionary Society of the church and a long time member of Centralia Grange. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Margaret M. Lehman of Mayville, Mrs. Helen Carr of Bemus Point and Mrs. Fern Abram of Brocton; a son Arthur E. Pickard of South Stockton, 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter Jean Catherine Pickard in 1923; and two sisters, Mrs. Florence Sylvester in 1960, and Mrs. Mertie Shutt in 1962. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Jordan Funeral Home, Sinclairville, with Paul E. Robinson, pastor of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Earle H. & Nellie C. (Crandall) Pickard included:

1. Margaret M. Pickard. b. Aug. 22, 1912 Mayville, NY. md. Apr. 7, 1943 Sinclairville, NY - Charles A. Lehman. 1987 of Mayville, NY.

2. Arthur Earl Pickard. 1918-1987. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

3. Helen Elizabeth Pickard. b. Aug. 16, 1916 Town of Stockton. d. Dec. 1, 1994. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Donald Fay Carr.

4. Jean Catherine Pickard. 1921-1923. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

5. Fern Florence Pickard. b. Dec. 18, 1924. md. Oct. 20, 1845 - John "Jack" Edgar Abram. 1987 of Brocton.

Pickard, Eliza P. b. 1824. d. Apr. 6, 1859. Age 20/4/4. d/o Sylvanua & Betsy (Becker) Pickard.

Pickard, Eliza Ann (Smith). b. Apr. 19, 1829 Warren, Pa. d. June 9, 1883 Gerry, NY. md. 1st Feb. 3, 1848 Warren, Warren County, Pa. by Judge Merrill - James "Stub" Pickard. b. abt 1822 Town of Ellery. d. June 9, 1864 White Horse, Landing, Va. (Civil War). Age 43. s/o Adam V. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard. Eliza md. 2nd June 9, ____ James H. Wicks. In 1870 Eliza working at Pickard Hotel in Bemus Point, NY.

Children of Eliza Ann (Smith) Pickard & James "Stub" Pickard included:

1. William E. Pickard. b. abt 1848 Town of Ellery. d. June 5, 1854. drowned at Mead Twp., Warren County, Pa. Age 6/8/9. bd. Barnes Cemetery, Barnes, Pa.

2. Catherine M. Pickard. b. abt 1850 Town of Ellery. d. before 1855.

3. Laura "Lana" Pickard. b. abt 1857 Town of Ellery. d. before 1865.

Pickard, Ernest Melville. b. abt 1845. Town of Ellery. d. between 1850 and 1860. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery. No stone. s/o Major Henry & Maria (Vanderwark) Pickard.

Pickard, Eugene F. b. Apr. 29, 1859 Town of Ellery. d. July 7, 1890 at his father’s house. Age 31. s/o John F. & Emaline (Klock) Pickard. md. July 5, 1883 - Emma Wheeler of Ellery. b. July 8, 1867. d. Jan. 19, 1929 Jamestown, NY. d/o William (Henry) & Mary Jeanette (Stom) Wheeler. Jamestown paper: 7/ /1890: The death of Eugene Pickard occurred Monday, July 7th, at the home of his father, John Pickard. The funeral was held at the church July 9th. Rev. G. J. Ginader officiated, assisted by W. Childs. Mr. Taylor of Sinclairville took charge of the funeral. Eugene’s cousins acted as bearers. Mr. Pickard was highly esteemed in this community, was a member of the Methodist Church, and leaves a large circle of friends, a father, mother and sister, wife and child to mourn his loss. Although it was hard to lose him, they were comforted with the thought that he was ready and willing to go. He was thirty one years old.

Pickard, Emma (Wheeler). b. July 8, 1867. d. Jan. 19, 1929 Jamestown, NY. d/o William (Henry) & Mary Jeanette (Stom) Wheeler. w/o Eugene F. Pickard. md. 2nd - William D. Harrington. Obit: Mrs. Emma Wheeler Pickard Harrington, wife of William Harrington, 206 McKinley Ave., Jamestown. died Jamestown General Hospital, Jan. 19, 1929, age 60 years. In addition to husband, survived by three sons, Merle and Gerald Harrington, Jamestown, Earl Pickard of South Stockton. Two brothers, Allen W. Jamestown and Case Wheeler, Cleveland, Ohio. 10 grandchildren. She was born Ellery July 8, 1867. Funeral held at son, Earl Pickard. Rev. Lewis George of Sinclairville, Baptist officiated. Bearers were: William Sylvester, H. E. Van Etten, Claire Grant, Ralph Carpenter, Stephen Joslyn and George Shutt. Burial Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Eugene F. & Emma (Wheeler) Pickard included:

1. Golda Pickard. 1884-1889. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Earl H. Pickard. 1885-1957. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Nellie C. Crandall.

Pickard, Frank. no inscription on stone.

Pickard, Frank H. b. abt. 1860 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. d. Oct. 27, 1890. s/o Joshua & Sarah "Sally" Ann (Waite) Pickard. Frank was a woodworker by trade. Killed by a flywheel. His will (No. 9, pg. 586) drawn up Mar. 27, 1890, left entire estate to brother George J. Pickard, also asking for a suitable stone at the cemetery. Some records indicate that Frank H. was a cripple.

Pickard, George Joshua. b. Dec. (some records state Nov.) 11, 1864 Sheffield, Warren Co., Pa. d. Mar. 5. 1904 Pickard Street, Town of Ellery of double pneumonia. bd. Lot 6-7 W. s/o Joshua & Sally Ann (Waite) Pickard. md. July 3, 1886 Town of Ellery - Mira A. Persons. In 1890 George J. Pickard was an agent for Huber Manufacturing Company, Marion, Ohio. He spent time setting up and starting a new traction engine and separator in Jamestown, NY.

Pickard, Mira A. (Persons). b. Jan. 15, 1869. d. Oct. 30, 1902. Age 39/3/23. d/o Franklin "Frank" E. & Lana J. (Maybee) Persons. w/o George Joshua Pickard.

Children of George Joshua & Mira A. (Persons) Pickard included:

1. Sarah A. Pickard. b. 1888. d. 1974.

2. Elda M. Pickard. b. Apr. 6, 1892 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 13, 1984. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Floyd Pickard (cousin) s/o Wesley C. & Jennie A. (Hale) Pickard.

3. Clifton George Pickard. b. Oct. 16, 1894 Town of Ellery. d. May 16, 1983 Fenton Park Nursing Home, Jamestown, NY. Age 88. b. Lake View Cemetery. md. Nov. 3, 1915 - Mildred A. Peterson.

4. Pansey May Pickard. b. Dec. 8, 1898 Town of Ellery. d. Mar. 15, 1977 Harkins Nursing Home, Secane, Pa. md. Dec. 14, 1927 - William E. Helms.

Pickard, Golda. b. Mar. 18, 1884 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 9, 1889. Age 5 yr. 20 mo. d/o Eugene F. & Emma J. (Wheeler) Pickard. Obit: Goldie, only daughter of Eugene and Emma Pickard, died last week of the fever. The funeral occurred Thursday at the residence of the child’s grandparents. Rev. Mr. Ginader officiating. Little Golda was a bright and healthy child, and will be sadly missed by her relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Pickard have the sympathy of the community.

Pickard, Harriet (Rooker). d. Dec. 18, 1844. d/o Benjamin & Luaranna (Arnold) Rooker. 1st w/o Henry Pickard. b. May 26, 1818 Town of Ellery. d. xxxx. s/o Adam I. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard.

Child of Harriet (Rooker) Pickard & Henry Pickard was:

1. Franklin Arthur Pickard. b. Aug. 13, 1843 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 14, 1922 Eureka Springs, Ark. bd. Plainviw, Tex. md. Feb. 19, 1866 - Naomi Jane Miller.

Pickard, Maria (Vandewarker.) b. Feb. 28, 1808. d. June 8, 1860. Age 52/3/22. w/o Henry Pickard.

Children of Henry & Maria (Vandewarker) Pickard included:

1. Lucinda Pickard. b. Mar. 14 1826 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 23, 1906 Warren, Warren County, Pa. bd. Oakland Cemetery. md. Henry Axtell Lacy.

2. Laura A. Pickard. b. Feb. 9, 1828 Town of Ellery. d. July 10, 1906. bd. Crawford County, Pa. Britton Run Cemetery. md. Nov. 5, 1848 - Phineas Dewey Weatherbee.

3. Adam W. Pickard. 1832 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 23, 1861 Halls Hills of typhoid fever. (Civil War). md. July 2, 1854 at Rome, Crawford County, Pa. - Paulina A. Wetherbee.

4. Sylvanus H. Pickard. b. June 22, 1833 Town of Ellery. d. 1865 Drowned in the Allegheny River. md. Laura Ann Hazzard.

5. Charles C. Pickard. b. Jan. 25, 1836 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 27, 1862 killed in Civil War at Kettle Run, Va. unmarried.

6. Alonzo Christopher. b. Feb. 17, 1838 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 12, 1910 at his home in Jamestown, NY. bd. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. June 16, 1865 - Rozella "Rose" A. Flagg, of Stockton.

7. Mariah "Maria" Ophelia Pickard. b. Sept. 1840 Town of Ellery. d. xxxx. md. - John Burton.

8. Fannie D. Pickard. b. Feb. 19, 1843 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 28, 1931 Kane, McKean County, Pa. bd. Forest Lawn Cemetery. md. Feb. 1870, Busti, NY - Richard T. Starsmere.

9. Melvin E. Pickard. b. Aug. 19, 1845 Town of Ellery. d. July 29, 1923 Glyden, Crawford County, Pa. bd. Britton Run Cemetery. md. July 5, 1866 Corry, Crawford County, Pa. - Laura M. Wetherbee.

10. Ernest Melville Pickard. b. abt. 1845. d. between 1850 and 1860. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

11. Abraham "Abram" L. Pickard. b. Feb. 9, 1850 Town of Ellery. d. May 30, 1913. md. Amanda Blackmore.

Pickard, Infant. 1903-1904. possibly child of Mervin C. Pickard.

Pickard, James H. b. Oct. 24, 1842 Pendleton, Niagara County, NY. d. Nov. 30, 1915 Pickard Hill, Town of Ellery. Age 73/1/6. s/o Richard & Mary (Pickard) Pickard. md. shortly after coming home from the Civil War - Feb. 7, 1866 at home of bride’s parents - Mary Frances Overocker. Obit: James H. Pickard, died at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1915 at his son, Mervin Pickard’s home on Pickard Street, 73 years, 1 month and 6 days. He was a veteran of the Civil War, Co. B. 72nd N.Y. Vol. Inf. Also a member of James M. Brown Post, GAR. Besides his wife, Mary, he is survived by a son, Mervin of Ellery, one daughter, Mrs. William Hambleton of Jamestown; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Pickard of Ashville, Mrs. Kate Klock of Jamestown. His funeral held at home of son, Mervin’s. Burial at Red Bird Cemetery. Enlisted as a private on July 9, 1862 at age age of 18, Enlisted in Company B, 72nd Infantry Regiment New York on September 2, 1862. Transferred Company B, 72nd Infantry Regiment New York on June 23, 1864. Transferred to Company C, 120th Infantry Regiment New York on June 23, 1864. Widow Mary pensioned NY December 9, 1915.

Pickard, Mary Francis (Overocker). b. Aug. 16, 1843 Town of Ellery. d. Feb. 3, 1918 Jamestown, NY. d/o Jacob M. & Eliza (Weaver) Overocker. w/o James H. Pickard. Obit: Mrs. Mary F. Overocker Pickard died Feb. 3, 1918 at her daughter’s Mrs. W. N. Hambleton (Alice) 26 Columbia Avenue, Jamestown, age 74 years, 5 months and 17 days. Leaves one son, Mervin C. Pickard of Ellery; sister, Mrs. E. C. Ferguson (Hannah) Conewango, N.Y., four grandchildren. Funeral at home. Buried Red Bird Cemetery. Widow of James H. Pickard.

Children of James H. & Mary Francis (Overocker) Pickard included:

1. Alice L. Pickard. 1869-1954. md. William Hambleton.

2. Mervin C. Pickard. 1876-1950. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Margaret "Maggie" Sager.

3. Jarvis F. Pickard. 1885-1893. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

4. James W. Pickard. b. May 22, 1885 town of Ellery. d. May 7, 1893. Age 8/4/15.

Pickard, James. b. May 12, 1786. baptized in May at German Flatts Dutch Reformed Church. d. Sept. 21, 1859 Town of Ellery. Age 73/4/9. s/o Joseph & Marlena (Forth) Pickard. md. 1st - Catherine "Caty" Pickard - his first cousin. md. 2nd Mary "Polly" Richardson Pickard (widow of brother-in-law Adam). Esq James Pickard came to the Town of Ellery in the spring of 1819. When the town was organized in 1821 he was and served elected Justice of the Peace and served for twenty years. The first religious meeting in the northern part of the Town of Ellery was held at the home of John Pickard in 1819. Preaching by Rev. John Haskin from the west part of the Town of Ellery and assisted by James Pickard, at that time an exhorter. He became a Methodist Minister and soon after coming to Ellery was ordained a local preacher in the Methodist church. He became known as "Esq. Jim". He had a very stirring appeal to his hearers to "Flee from the wrath to come and lay hold on Eternal Life". So earnest was he for the cause of his Master, that he was not deterred from what he thought his duty, though frequently obliged to stand before the people bare footed in his frock and pants. James Pickard Esq was a strong thick man about five feet, eight inches in height, light hair and blue eyes, a round well balanced head, fair complexion and considered by all as a "good looking man". John Pickard settled on Lot 21, Twp. 3, Range 3, west of Lawrence Stom. He died on his old farm where he first settled. In a meeting of Commissioners of Schools for Ellery and Ellicott, May 17, 1842, he was one of the commissioners.

Pickard, Catherine "Caty" (Pickard). b. Aug. 2, 1789 probably German Flatts, Herkimer County, NY. d. July 15, 1845 Town of Ellery. Age 56/11/13. s/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. w/o James Pickard.

Children of James & Catherine "Caty" (Pickard) Pickard.

1. Joseph Pickard., 1810-1878. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Huldah Rooker.

2. Rebecca Pickard. 1812-1853. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. John Langworthy.

3. Mary Pickard. 1819-1885. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Richard F. Pickard.

4. James II Pickard. 1822-ca 1880. Probably Red Bird Cemetery. md. Phebe Ann Bowers.

5. Nancy Pickard. b. Sept. 28, 1826 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 12, 1881 believe Amherst, Erie County, NY. bd. Bear Ridge Cemetery, Pendleton, NY. md. David Pickard (cousin)

6. Catherine Pickard. 1829-after 1850 & before 1855 census. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, James II. b. abt. 1822. d. abt. 1880. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o James Esq & Catherine (Pickard) Pickard. w/ Phebe Ann Bowers. b. abt 1833. d. June 2, 1912 Erie, Pa at residence of Lockport E. & Ida J. Wallace. (Probably nephew). Phebe md. 2nd Sidney P. Stuart, Jamestown. Sidney d. Aug. 29, 1907, Jamestown, NY. James Pickard, was known as "Drony Jim." He was on the committee to build a church at Ellery Center. A farmer. Son Jarvis and Hannah indenture made with James and Phebe, Mar. 28, 1899. In return for James and Phebe’s care for life. Part of Lot 44 in (Town of Ellery 3-12) 49 acres. In 1881/82 Phebe signed documents alone, so obviously James II had died.

Children of James & Phebe Ann (Bowers) Pickard included:

1. James (Jarvis) Pickard. 1850-1886. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Hannah Overocker.

2. Nancy J. Pickard. b. 1852 d. Nov. 11, 1885. Age 33/9/12. md. George P. Chase.

3. Frank H. Pickard. b. 1864 d. Feb. 11, 1883 Town of Ellery. Age 19.

4. Ezra Pickard. b. abt. 1855 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 8, 1881 Town of Ellery. Age 27. Believe he md. Hattie______. Ezra was a widower when he died.

5. Rose Ann Pickard. 1859-

6. Eliza B. Pickard. 1861-

7. Edna Pickard.

8. Ed Pickard.

Pickard, James (Jarvis). b. Feb. 11, 1850 Town of Ellery.. d. Jan. 19, 1866 Town of Ellery. s/o James & Phebe Ann (Bowers) Pickard. md. Feb. 2, 1857 - Hannah Overocker.

Pickard, Hannah (Overocker). b. Aug. 1, 1855. d. Feb. 11, 1939 Conewango Valley, Allegheny County, NY. Age 82. d/o Jacob M. & Eliza (Weaver) Overocker. w/o James (Jarvis) Pickard. Hannah md. 2nd. June 3, 1888 by Rev. L. MyIntyre -Rev. Ebenzer Ferguson. b. 1844 Town of Ellicott. s/o Stephen & Celestia (Curtis) Ferguson. Mrs. Hannah P. Ferguson, died Saturday, p.m., at her home in Conewango, at 82 years. She is survived by a niece Mrs. Alice Hambeton of Maple Springs, a nephew Marvin Pickard of Mayville. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Ellery and had resided in that village over 50 years. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 1 p.m. at home. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had taught the Philathia Class for over 17 years. She was a member of the Rose Valley Grange and of the Women’s Benefit Association.

Possible children of James (Jarvis) & Hannah (Overocker) Pickard:

1. Willie Pickard. 1874-1874. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Willis M. Pickard. 1878-1879. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Jarvis F. b. 1885. d. May 7, 1893. Age 8 . s/o James H. & Mary Francis (Overocker) Pickard.

Pickard, Jean Catherine. b. 1921. d. 1923. d/o Earl H. & Nellie (Crandall) Pickard.

Pickard, Jennie L. b. 1867 Town of Ellery. d. July 4, 1903 Millport, Pa. Age 35. d/o Benjamin Abraham & Lillian Belle (Rappole) Pickard. md. June 7, 1884 Bemus Point, NY by Rev. W. J. Brockway, Methodist Church Parsonage - Rev. Andrew Jefferson Smith of Sinclairville, NY. b. July 1, 1858. d. Dec. 30, 1921. bd. Crown Hill Memorial Park, Denver, Colo. s/o Hiram S. & Martha (Staples) Smith. He md. 2nd Lizie McDowell.

Pickard, John (Johannes). b. May 28, 1760 Big Flats, Herkimer County, NY. d. Aug. 30, 1827 Town of Ellery. Age 67/3/2. s/o James (Jacobus) & Gertrude (Hartman) Pickard "Bickert" md. Jan. 6, 1784 German Flats, Herkimer County, NY, reformed Dutch Church - Magdelena "Margaret" Maria Gerlock. Veteran of Revolutionary Wr. Enlisted 1779 near Johnstown, NY. Served in the Continental army under Capt. Kock, Ruff and House and in Col. Jacob Klock’s Regt. NY State Militia. Was captured by Indians and held prisoner for two years on the Mohawk, near Little Falls, and kept a prisoner about 2 years. He became a resident of Chautauqua County in 1816.

Pickard, Magdelena "Margaret" Maria (Gerlock) b. Nov. 23, 1767 Herkimer County, NY. (DAR states born Nov. 8, 1767). d. Mar. 26, 1851 Town of Ellery. Age 83/4/13. d/o Adam & Maria Lena Schill (or Snell) Gerlock. John Pickard was a descendant of German Palatines who had fled to Holland because of religious persecution, thence to England and finally to the British colony of New York during Queen Anne’s reign. By the time the family had settled in the Mohawk Valley the family name had changed from the original Bikkert to Pickert in England and to Pickert or Pickard in America. Chautauqua County, John Pickard enlisted at Johnstown, Herkimer County, NY in 1779 in the 2nd Regiment, Tryon County, NY Militia, Col. Jacob Klock, commander. He served as a private in companies commanded by Captains Rudolph Koch, Johannes Russ and Christian House. Two years of the time spent as a soldier - until Dec. 1782 - were spent as a prisoner of war in Canada. He had been taken prisoner in fighting in the Mohawk Valley by Indians in league with the British and American Tories and held captive at Montreal. A young brother, Conrad, in later years a resident of Amherst, Erie County, NY in an affidavit signed May 8, 1852 before a justice of the peace in Niagara County, NY, stated that "he well remembers his brother, John, singing the Indian songs and saw him dance their war-dances he learned while held captive by the Indians". This same brother, Conrad and the father of John Pickard served as enlisted men in the 2nd Tryon County regiment. John Pickard’s brother, Nicholas, served in the Tryon County Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel Campbell. five cousins, one of whom bore the name of John and served as Quartermaster of the regiment, were in the ranks of the Tryon County Regiment. John Pickard and his wife, seven children and his father, moved from Herkimer County to Cazenova, Madison County, NY about 1796. Twenty years later, in March 1816, John Pickard and his family arrived in the Town of Ellery, Chautauqua County, NY.

Children of John & Magdelena "Margaret" Maria (Gerlock) Pickard included:

1. Peter Pickard. 1791-1872. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1. unknown. md. 2nd - Mrs. Mary Fenton Miller. md. 3rd. Mehitable Green. md. 4th - Mrs. Sarah Knight Stevens.

2. Adam I. Pickard. 1786-1836. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Polly "Mary" Richmond.

3. James I. Pickard. b. 1793 probably St. Johnsville, Mont. county, NY. d. May 16, 1848 VanBuren, Shelby County, Ind. Kratchler Cemetery, Shelby County, Ind. md. Feb. 12, 1817 - Nancy Boyer.

4. John Pickard Jr. . 1794-1835. Believed bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Irene Near.

5. Sylvanus Pickard. 1800-1880. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Betsy Becker.

6. Henry Pickard. 1803-1882. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md 1st. - Maria Vandewqrker. md. 2nd - Eunice A. Beck, widow of John Beck.

7. Albert Pickard. b. 1807 Monroe or Madison County, NY. d. June 14, 1852 St. Orme, Decatur County, Indiana. bd. Indiana. md. Abjubah Hinton of Vermont.

8. Abraham Pickard. 1810-1896. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Sally Ann Waite.

9. Charity (Gertrud) Pickard. 1789-1845. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

10. Nancy Ann Pickard. 1798-1852. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. William H. Ludden.

11. Maria Magdalene Pickard. 1784--1825. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. John Van Den Warker.

12. Catherine "Caty" Pickard. 1789-1845. md. James Pickard (cousin)

Pickard, John Jr. b. 1794. d. after 1835 DAR states d. in 1835 although this is the year in which he married. s/o John & Magaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. md. Nov. 30, 1835 - Irene Near.

Pickard, John. d. May 11, 1820.

Pickard, John F. b. Sept. 20,1832 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 20, 1903 Westfield, NY. s/o Abraham & Sally (Waite) Pickard. md. 1st - Valona Eliza Ames. d/o Alvin & Sally (Thompson) Ames. md. 2nd Sept. 20, 1856 - Emaline Klock. (Many friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Pickard’s Golden Anniversary. They had both been inmates of the hospital in Westfield for many months; their barn had been struck by lightning while they were hospitalized.) Jamestown paper: 7/28/1908: John F. Pickard, one of the old and well known residents of the Town of Ellery, died at an early hour Wednesday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Barber, between the villages of Westfield and Ripley. Mr. Pickard was about 75 years of age. He had spent most of his life in the Town of Ellery, having taken up his residence with his only daughter, a few months ago. He was the brother of Benjamin A. Pickard of Ellery and A. J. Pickard of Bemus Point. The funeral will be held from the church on Pickard Street in the Town of Ellery, Thursday at 2 p.m.

Pickard, Emaline (Klock). b. Mar. 10, 1834. d. Jan. 19, 1908.d/o John Beekman & Margaret "Peggy" (Klock) Klock. w/o John F. Pickard.

Children of John F. & Emaline (Klock) included:

1. Estella Pickard. 1857-1890. bd Red Bird Cemetery. md. Adam V. Pickard (cousin)

2. Mary "Mae" Pickard. b. May 13, 1862 Town of Ellery. d. May 7, Town of Poland. bd. East Ripley Cemetery. md. Dec. 3, 1893 - Gilbert Hizehiah Barber.

3. Eugene F. Pickard. 1859-1890. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Emma J. Wheeler.

Pickard, Joseph. b. 1810 Onondaga County, NY. d. Sept. 10, 1878 Sinclairville, NY. bd. Lot 19 S.W. Age 68. s/o Joseph & Marlena "Magdalina (Foth) Pickard. w/ Hulda Rooker. Joseph Pickard came to the Town of Ellery from Onondaga County, NY with his parents from around Baldwinsville about 1820. They settled on Pickard Street in Ellery and built up a farm three quarters mile from Red Bird Corners. They resided there many years, then moved to the village of Sinclairville, NY.

Pickard, Hulda (Rooker). b. Aug. 18, 1815 Cayuga County, NY. d. Nov. 14, 1899 Towerville, NY. Age 84/3/27. d/o Benjamin & Laurana (Arnold) Rooker. w/o Joseph Pickard.

Children of Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) included:

1. Juliann A. Pickard. 1832-xxxx. Believe bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Philena "Hannah" Pickard. 1834-soon after 1855. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Levi S. Parker.

3. Lydia Ann Pickard. 1834/40-1865/70. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Albert Carpenter..

4. Francis Marion Pickard. b. abt 1843 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 29, 1884 Sinclairville, NY. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Sinclairville, NY Lot 153. md. Lydia "Lottie" Susan Jeffords.

Pickard, Joshua. b. abt. 1824 Town of Ellery. d. Oct. 9, 1914 Town of Ellery. Age 89/2/18. bd. Lot 89E. s/o Adam V. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard. w/ Sarah "Sally" Ann Waite. Joshua Pickard was a farmer and lumberman. He bought land from Joseph and Huldah Pickard, two acres on Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. (Liber 98, pg. 477, for $100, also another 40 acres for $1,200 at the same time Liber, 106, pg, 13/3/12). The funeral of Joshua Pickard was held from the Pickard Street Methodist Church, Monday afternoon Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. Rev. A. L. LeRoy officiated. Music by Mrs. Mervin Pickard and Miss Jessie Baker. Bearers were: Mervin Pickard, Walter Joslyn, Andrew Nelson and George Baker. Among those in attendance were Adam Smedly and Mrs. Janie Smedly of Saybrooke, Pa., Mrs. R. A. White of Binghamton, Miss Eva Daltymplye of Sinclairville, Leon Pickard of Jamestown, A. Harrington of Falconer, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Joslyn of Jamestown and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pickard of Jamestown. Burial was in Red Bird Cemetery. Joshua and other Pickards are listed in the History Collections of Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. After Sally’s death, sister-in-law, Mrs. Susan Waite, born 1839, resided with Joshua as his housekeeper. He left his property to her.

Pickard, Sarah "Sally" Ann (Waite). b. Mar. 20, 1827. d. Mar. 9, 1885 Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. d/o Edward & Eliza ( ) Waite. w/o Joshua Pickard.

Children of Joshua & Sarah "Sally" Ann (Waite) Pickard included:

1. Henrieta Pickard. b. abt 1847 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. d. Nov. 1912 Hoquiam, Washington. md. Luther Dekalman Whitcomb.

2. Hannah Pickard. b. Oct. 2, 1848. d. Dec. 2, 1895 Hull Hill, Brokenstraw, Warren, Pa. bd. Youngsville Cemetery..

3. Edward W. Pickard. b. abt 1853 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. d. July 15, 1905 Portland, Oregon. bd. Portland, Oregon. w/ Jenette "Polly" "Netie" Pickard

cousins. 1853-1905.

4. Adam Vernette Pickard. 1856-1898. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. 1st Estella Pickard (cousin). md. 2nd. Mrs. Minnie L. Pickard Dowd (cousin).

5. Francis "Frank" H. Pickard. b. abt 1860 Sheffield, Warren County, Pa. d. June 4, 1889 Town of Ellery.

6. Frank H. Pickard. b. abt 1860-1890 bd. Red Bird Cemetery. (Believe this is also child No. 5.)

7. Infant daughter. b. & d. Sept. 30, 1862. bd. Barnes Cemetery.

8. George Joshua Pickard. 1864-1904. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Mira A. Persons.

Pickard, Julia Charlotte. b. Dec. 5, 1868 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 25, 1935 at home of dau. Iva, Levant, NY. 1935. d/o Francis Marion & Libby (Jefford) Pickard. md. July 3, 1884 Stockton by Delos Putnam - George Maybee Carpenter. b. July 13, 1860 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 23, 1935 at residence of son, Ray Carpenter and family, Levany, NY of a sudden heart attack. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Kingsley & Amanda (Maybee) Carpenter. Once George wrote about wife, Julia.... "Julia, Julia; Julia so peculiar; Crooked eyes and bent nose; Odd boots on her ten toes; Julia, Julia; tall as any steeple; Father, Mother, Brother, Sister; All peculiar people." When Julia left George, it is believed they lived on Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. Julia, a small, pretty woman, took her daughter, Iva, and went to Buffalo, NY, where she was a well known seamstress. She later resided in different addresses in Jamestown, until permanently settling with daughter, Iva (Carpenter) Seymour and family. (Julia and George were never divorced) George put sons, Floyd and Ray in the Randolph Children’s Home for sometime, where he paid for their keep.

Pickard, Juliann. b. abt 1832 Town of Ellery. d/o Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) Pickard. Juliann Pickard was 28 in the 1860 Ellery census. Believe she died unmarried and bd. in the Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Lydia Ann. b. abt 1834/40 Town of Ellery. d. between 1865-70. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery. d/o Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) Pickard. w/o Albert Carpenter. b. Oct. 28, 1844 Town of Ellery. d. June 26, 1926 Jamestown, NY at home of daughter, 25 12th St. Jamestown, NY. Age 81. bd. Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, NY. s/o Derrick & ________(Furlow) Carpenter. Albert md. 2nd - Isabelle Feeney of Fentonville, NY. 1846-1924. Isabelle is bd. Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, NY.

Pickard, Maria Magdalene. b. Dec. 22 1784-85 (DAR states born 1784) German Flats. Herkimer County, NY. baptized Dutch reformed Church, Dec. 25.d. Dec. 24, 1825 Town of Ellery. Age 40 yrs 2 days. d/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. md. Nov. 13, 1801 Madison County, NY. - John Vanderwarker. b. Jan. 22, 1781 Mont. County, NY.. d. Jan. 30, 1865 Town of Ellery. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. Age 84/0/9. s/o Thomas & Anna (Kiltz) Vanderwarker. John Vanderwarker md. 2nd May 11, 1826 - Catherine Strunk Lee, widow of Benjamin Lee, Jr.

Pickard, Mary. b. Nov. 28, 1819 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 9, 1885. d/o James Esq & Catherine (Pickard) Pickard. md. 1st - Richard F. Pickard. (cousin). (some records indicate that he married a Mary Pratt with same death date). Mary Pickard Pickard md. 2nd 1869 or 70 - Caleb Hazard. s/o Sylvester R. & Ann Johnson Hazard.

Children of Mary (Pickard) Pickard & David Pickard included:

1. Allen Pickard. 1840-1912.

2. James H. Pickard. 1848-1915.

3. Huldah Pickard. 1847-1914.

4. Catherine H. Pickard. 1850-

5. Jeanette Pickard. 1852/3-1927.

Pickard, Melvina A. (Decker). b. ca. 1824. d. July 16, 1847. Age 23. d/o Conrad & Eva (Stom) Decker. md. May 5, 1844 Gerry, NY, by Robert Lenox Esq of Ellery - Peter M. Pickard. b. Sept. 8, 1822 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 20, 1901 Aurora, Ill. Age 78/5/12. bd. Hopeland Cemetery, Buda, Ill. s/o Peter & 2nd wife Mary F. (Miller) Pickard. Peter M. Pickard md. 2nd in 1847 - Olivia A. Wright.

Children of Melvina A. (Decker) Pickard & Peter M. Pickard included:

1. Ellen Pickard. b. 1844.

2. Edgar Pickard. b. July 1847.

Pickard, Mervin C. b. Aug. 14, 1876 Town of Ellery. d. Mar. 1950 at his home Honeyset Road, Mayville, NY. Age 73. s/o James H. & Mary Frances (Overocker) Pickard. w/ Margaret "Maggie" Sager. PJ: 3/1/1950: Mayville: Mervin C. Pickard, 73, of Honeysett Road, died at his home at 4 a.m. Tuesday. A retired farmer, Mr. Pickard was born Aug. 14, 1876 in the Town of Ellery. Surviving are three sons, Willis J. Pickard of Mayville; R. Earl Pickard of Dewittville; and James F. Pickard of Areata, Calif.: a sister, Mrs. Alice Hambleton, Rochester; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will he held from the home of his son, R. Earl Pickard, Dewittville, at 2 p.m. Thursday. Rev. F. R. Brooks of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Dewittville will officiate. Interment will be in Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Margaret "Maggie" (Sager). b. Dec. 14, 1875 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 11, 1947 Jamestown General Hospital. Age 71/11/0. bd. Nov. 17, 1947. d/o Frank & Esther (Robinson) Sager. w/o Mervin C. Pickard.
PJ: Nov. 1947: Mayville: Mrs. Maggie S. Pickard, 71, wife of Mervin Pickard, Honeysett Road, R. D. No. 1, Mayville, died at 11 a.m. Friday at Jamestown General Hospital. She is also survived by three sons, Willis Pickard of Mayville, Earl Pickard of Dewittville and James Pickard of Ashville; two brothers, Henry Sager, in California, and Homer Sager of Richmond, Vt.; a sister, Mrs. Mia Chappel of Jamestown; 11 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 p.m. Monday, with interment in Red Bird Cemetery.

Children of Mervin C. & Margaret "Maggie" (Sager) Pickard included:

1. Willis J. Pickard. . 1899-1975.

2. Infant Pickard. 1903-1904.

3. Robert Earl Pickard. b. Nov, 2, 1904. d. Oct. 18, 1989. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. July 2, 1925 - Margaret Dake of Ellery.

4. James F. Pickard. b. 1913 Clymer, NY. d. 1967. 1950 of Areata, Calif.

Pickard, Matilda. b. Dec. 4, 1810 Sullivan, Madison County, NY. d. Nov. 20, 1887 town of Ellery. Age 76/11/16. d/o Conrad & Catherine "Katie" (Petri) Pickard. md. John Maybee. b. Apr. 1, 1802 Madison County, NY. d. June 27, 1874. Age 72/2/26. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Nancy Ann. b. Apr. 29, 1787 Probably St. Johnsville, Mont. County, NY. d. Nov. 5, 1852 Town of Ellery. d/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlord) Pickard. Nancy Ann Pickard was admitted to the Chautauqua County Alms and Asylum on June 17, 1847, age 26, insane, from Ellery. She left June 30, returned July 3, left July 11 and returned Sept. 2, 1847. md. Jan. 30, 1848 - William H. Ludden. b. May 21, 1803 Jefferson County, NY. d. Mar. 9, 1883 at Dewittville County Farm of kidney disease. bd. at County Farm, Dewittville, NY. Lot 123. s/o Elisha & Polly (Harwood) Ludden.

Pickard, Phebe Ann (Bowers). b. Jan. 13, 1829. d. Feb. 18, 1878. d/o Beriah & Eliza Bowers. md. Nov. 30, 1845 - Henry Pickard. bd. May 26, 1818 Town of Ellery. d. xxxx. s/o Adam I. & Polly "Mary" (Richmond) Pickard. Obviously after Phebe died, Henry left the next month in March, to go to Kansas, with daughter, Harriet and family. Son, Franklin also was there. In 1880 Osage Co., Kan. Census, Henry 63 years and a widower.

Children of Phebe Ann (Bowers) Pickard & Henry Pickard included:

1. Adam S. Pickard. 1849-1873. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

2. Harriet A. Pickard. b. Apr. 2, 1853 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 26, 1912 Osage County, Kansas at the home of her son, Charles Skinner. md. Oct. 23, 1868 - James Skinner..

3. Franklin Pickard.

Pickard, Philena "Hannah". b. abt 1834 Town of Ellery. d. soon after 1855. Probably bd. on father’s lot in Red Bird Cemetery. d/o Joseph & Huldah (Rooker) Pickard. w/o Levi S. Parker. b. 1835. d. Jan. 25, 1813 after Hannah’s death. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery, Town of Ellicott. s/o George & Lucretia (Smedley) Parker. Levi md. 2nd after Hannah’s death - Phoebe Bonsteel on Nov. 8, 1860. d/o Philip & Delila Bonsteel.

Pickard, Rebecca. b. 1812 Onondaga County, NY. d. Apr. 3, 1853. Age 41/4/0. d/o James & Catherine (Pickard) Pickard. md. June 7, 1829 by Esq. James Pickard - John Langworthy. b. abt 1800 VT. s/o Joseph Langworthy.

Pickard, Richard. b. May 2, 1815 Sullivan, Madison County, NY.. d. Dec. 25, 1859 Town of Ellery. s/o Hendrick & Eva (Reis) Pickard. w/ - Mary Pickard. Richard Pickard came to Niagara County, NY with his parents probably around 1818. He lived there sometime and in Amherst, Erie County, NY before coming to Ellery, NY, where he died.

Pickard, Mary (Pickard). b. Nov. 28, 1819. d. Apr. 9, 1855 Town of Ellery. d/o Esq. James & Catherine (Pickard) Pickard. w/o Richard Pickard. She md. 2nd - Caleb Hazzard.

Children of Richard & Mary (Pickard) Pickard included:

1. Allen J. Pickard. b. abt 1840 Amherst, Erie Co., NY. d. Feb. 8, 1912 Jamestown, NY. Age 71. bd. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, NY. md. July 23, 1862 Jamestown, NY - Myraette Ette (Myra Etta) Klock.

2. James H. Pickard. 1843-1915. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Mary Frances Overocker.

3. Huldah Pickard. b. abt 1847 Amherst, Erie County, NY. d. Nov. 3, 1914 Town of Harmony. bd. Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, NY. md. Dec. 26, 1869 - Geroge A, Miles.

4. Catherine "Cassie" R. Pickard. b. abt 1849 Amherst, Erie County, NY. d. July 2, 1938 Bemus Point, NY. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Marvin Adelbert Klock.

5. Jeanette "Nettie", "Polly", "Nellie" Pickard. b. abt 1852/3 Amherst, Erie County, NY. d. Nov. 28, 1927 Ashville, NY. md. Edward W. Pickard (cousin).

Pickard, Peter. b. Jan. 17, 1791 Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY. baptized June 6, 1791 St. Johnsville Dutch Reformed Church. d. Sept. 28, 1872 Busti, NY. bd. Lot 67 & 20. s/o John & Margaret (Garlock) Pickard. md. 1st - unknown. Peter came to Chautauqua County as a widower. md. 2nd. Sept. 30, 1819 Town of Ellery, - Mrs. Mary (Fenton) Miller. md. 3rd. Mehitable Green. md. 4th June 13, 1855 Busti, NY by E. Blane - Mrs. Sarah Knight Stevens of Busti. b. abt 1795. d. at Age 70. bd. Busti Cemetery. Peter Pickard was an early Ellery settler on Lot 9, came to Ellery in 1816 with his son, brothers and parents. He went into service in War of 1812 from his home in Lenox, Madison County, NY, in Capt. Martin Lamb’s company, Inf., N.Y. Militia, as a Pvt., Sept. 12, 1814 at Sackett Harbor, NY. On Jan. 7, 1851, Peter Pickard (59 years) of the Town of Ellery, applied for County Land, under act of Sept. 28, 1850. He received a land warrant No. 25750 for 40 acres. On April 16, 1855, Peter Pickard (62 years) applied for additional land under an act approved March 30, 1855, No. 115, 505. Seeley Strong - a witness to his signature, his lawful attorney, was awarded 120 acres on May 17, 1856. Claim No. 1935 (May 27, 1871 (80 years) Feb. 27, applied for pension $18 a month - granted, of Busti, NY. (Canandaigua Agency.

Pickard, Mary (Fenton) Miller. b. 1790 Burlington, Otsego County, NY. d. Feb. 8, 1835 Town of Ellery. Age 45. Probably d/o Barry B. Fenton. 2nd w/o Peter Pickard.

Pickard, Mehitable (Green). b. ca 1787. d. Nov. 11, 1854. Age 67. 3rd w/o Peter Pickard.

Child of Peter & ________ (_____) 1st wife was:

1. Joshua (John) Pickard. b. Nov. 23, 1812 Madison County, NY. d. Mar. 3, 1887 Hamburg, Livingston County, Mich. bd. Hamburg Village Cemetery. md. Dec. 25, 1835 Town of Ellery by Rufus Pier - Irene Near.

Children of Peter & Mary (Fenton-Miller) Pickard included:

1. Oliver F. Pickard. b. Aug. 23, 1820 Town of Ellery. d. July 26, 1892. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery, Fluvanna, NY. md. Betsy Stom.

2. Peter M. Pickard. b. Sept. 8, 1822 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 20, 1901 Aurora, Ill. Age 78/5/12. bd. Hopeland Cemetery, Buda, Ill. md. May 5, 1844 Melvina A. Decker. She bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

3. Sarah "Sally" M. Pickard. 1824-1890. b. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Adam Stom.

4. Elisha Tower Pickard. b. Apr. 20,1826 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 8, 1898 Bemus Point at his daughters, Mrs. Celia P. Rose. bd. first in Fluvanna Cemetery. Body removed and bd. Aug. 20, 1898 Bemus Point Cemetery Lot 228. md. Nov. 10, 1853 - Susan Jane Lown.

5. Mary C. Pickard. 1828-xxxx. d. Age 44. Admitted Apr. 25, 1871 in the asylum at Dewittville, NY. Stayed 24 weeks. Lunacy. md. James Decker.

6. Alvira Pickard. 1831-1861. bd. in cemetery near Ivory on Rt. 62. md. Gordan Staples.

8. Charity Pickard. 1832-1872. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Othinal Hull.

Pickard, Sarah "Sally" M. b. Mar. 23, 1824 Town of Ellery. d. Aug. 3, 1890. d/o Peter & Mary (Fenton-Miller) Pickard. w/o Adam Stom. b. Jan 11, 1811 Town of Ellery. d. June 20, 1879 Town of Ellery. Age 70/2/23. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Lawrence & Charity (Pickard) Stom. Obit: Mrs. Sally Stom, second funeral at Pickard Street Church - Rev. Wesley Hotchkiss officiated. Leaves two daughters, Mrs. T. J. Woodard of Mich. and Mrs. John Carpenter of Ellery. Burial in Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Sarah Ann. b. May 7, 1888 Ellery, NY. d. June 18, 1974 Lawson Care Center. d/o George & Mira A. (Persons) Pickard. md. Sept. 18 ____ - Stephen A. Joslyn. b. Sept. 18, 1877 Rensselaer Co., NY. d. June 18, 1939. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Thomas & Mary Francis (Carpenter) Joslyn. PJ: 6/ / 1974: Mrs. Sarah A. Joslyn, 86, of Sunnyside, died at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday (June 18, 1974) in the Lawson Care Center. Mrs. Joslyn attended Pickard Street School and Falconer High School. In former years Mrs. Joslyn was very active in No. 7 School P. T. A. and in the Buffalo Street Methodist Church Ladies Aid. She was a member of Red Bird Cemetery Society and the Friendship Club. Survivors are one daughter, Miss Pauline M. Joslyn, Sunnyside; three sons, Dudley P. Joslyn, North East, Pa., Robert J. Joslyn of Mahanna Road, Bemus Point, and Gordon R. Joslyn of Pancake Hill Road, Bemus Point; nine grandchildren: Mrs. Milton Haskins, Cincinnati, Ohio: Phillip Joslyn, Virginia Beach, Va.; Thomas J. Joslyn, Fort Riley, Kansas; Daniel R. Joslyn, Frewsburg; Mrs. Andrew Lawrence, Bemus Point; Christine, Mary, Barbara and Steven Joslyn, Bemus Point; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Pickard, Falconer and Mrs. William Helms, Lansdown, Pa.; and one brother, Clifton G. Pickard, Jamestown. Funeral services will be held in the Henderson Lincoln Funeral Home. Rev. Gerald C. Daniels, administrator of the Lutheran Retirement Home, will officiate.

Pickard, Sylvanus. b. Dec. 8, 1800 Madison County, NY. d. Jan. 23, 1880 at residence of daughter, Mrs. Henry Perbamin, Odgen, Iowa. Age 79/1/16. s/o John & Margaret Maria (Gerlock) Pickard. w/ Betsy Becker. Sinclairville Spectator, 1/30/1880: On Monday the remains of Sylvanus Pickard were brought here for interment. He died at the resident of his daughter Mrs. Nancy Perham (Henry), Ogden, Iowa, Jan. 23,1880, seventy nine years old. Mrs. Perham is the only survivor of 12 children prior to his removal west about a year since. Mr. Pickard had been a most useful and esteemed citizen of this town for over 45 years. He came to this county with his father, John Pickard and seven brothers in March 1816, settling at first on the Ballard farm and subsequently on "Pickard Street" in the Town of Ellery. The names of brothers in order of their ages were Peter, Adam, James I, John, Sylvanus, Henry, Albert and Abram. All of the brothers were house carpenters and nearly all at one time or another were captains of military organizations. But two survive him, viz, Major Henry Pickard, father of Hon. A. C. Pickard of Busti and Abram Pickard, a reputable, well to do farmer of Pickard Street, Town of Ellery. Adam Pickard was accidentally killed at the raising of a house now owned by James A. Clark of this village. Over a dozen of our most substantial dwellings and a great number of barns, mills and other structures here were built by the subject of this memorial. By a life of industry and economy he acquired a competence and the world was better for him having lived in it.

Pickard, Betsy (Becker). b. 1805 Herkermer County, NY. d. Nov. 17, 1878 at residence of daughter, Mrs. Henry Perbamin, Odgen, Iowa. Age 73/4/0. d/o Adam & Effan (Galieigh) Becker. w/o Sylvanus Pickard.

Children of Sylvanus & Betsy (Becker) Pickard included:

There were 12 children:

1. Nancy Pickard. md. Henry Perbamin of Odgen Iowa. She was the last survivor of the twelve children.

2. Betsey Pickard. 1824-1849. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. md. Alphonzo Norton..

3. Effan Pickard. 1834-

4. Eliza Pickard. 1839-1859. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

5. Sophronia Pickard. 1844-

6. Willia Pickard. 1848-1849. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Pickard, Willie. b. May 11, 1874. d. June 3, 1874. s/o Jarvis & Hannah (Overocker) Pickard.

Pickard, Willis M. b. Oct. 17, 1878. d. Mar. 21, 1879. s/o Jarvis & Hannah (Overocker) Pickard.

Pickard, Willis. b. abt 1848. d. Apr. 1849. Age 8 months, inflammation of the lungs. s/o Sylvanua & Betsy (Becker) Pickard.

PIER

Pier, Martha J. b. July 21, 1831. d. Sept. 8, 1836. Age 5/1/0. d/o Amon Beebe & Lonis "Lois" E. (Bronson) Pier. (Amon Beebe & Lois Bronson Pier are buried in the Lewis Cemetery, Town of Ellery).

PLOSS

Ploss, Ann. b. July 12, 1835. d. June 17, 1920 Gerry, NY. d/o William Ploss. w/o Harrison G. Persons. b. Feb. 14, 1835. d. Nov. 30, 1915. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons.

Ploss, Emmet G. b. May 11, 1857. d. Dec. 14, 1913. Age 56/7/8. s/o Lyman & Matilda (Sager) Ploss.

Ploss, Luella "Ella" . b. Oct. 22, 1856. d. Feb. 25, 1935 at her home, Portland, NY of a stroke. d/o William & Katherine (Becker) Ploss. md. Nov. 20, 1873 - Lawrence A. Persons. b. July 11, 1849 Town of Ellery. d. July 23, 1916 Town of Ellery. bd. Red Bird Cemetery. s/o Harrison Sr. & Susan (Stom) Persons. Obit: Mrs. Luella Persons (Feb. 26, 1935) Portland, Feb. 27: Mrs. Luella Persons died at her home Monday, 78 years old. She suffered a stroke five weeks ago from which she failed to recover. Survived by three sons: Elmer of Portland; James of Towerville; Elton of Centralia; one daughter: Mrs. Clyde Cobb of Portland; ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Another son Ellis, died August, 1933, result of injuries sustained when a low hanging wire hurled him from a truck. Mrs. Persons was a formerly wide known resident of Towerville coming to Portland to reside, twenty years ago. Funeral held at home of son, Elmer, Thursday, 1:30 p.m.. Burial at Red Bird Cemetery.

Prescott, Charles W. no data. w/ Electa Lenox

Prescott, Electa (Lenox) b. July 16, 1845. d. Nov. 14, 1910. w/o Charles W. Prescott.  d/o William & Lana (Becker) Lenox.

Child of Charles W. & Electa (Lenox) Prescott was:

1. Sarah A. Prescott. bd. Red Bird Cemetery.

Prescott, Sarah A. (stone has no dates) d/o Charles W. & Electa (Lenox) Prescott.

PUTNAM

Putnam, Lovel G. b. Feb. 21, 1848. d. Oct. 21, 1862. (some records indicate that he was buried in the Lewis Cemetery, Town of Ellery) s/o Royal & Nellie M. (Haviland) Putnam. Lovel was of feeble mind.

Putnam, Murray P. b. 1856. d. 1929. w/ Martha M.

Putnam, Martha M. (Roberts). b. 1852. d. 1929. w/o Murray P. Putnam.

SOURCE: Compiled by Loraine C. Smith, Town of Ellery Historian, 2004