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THE PICKENS FAMILY (1961), by E. M. Sharp:
p. 46. "John Henderson PICKENS... md. Mrs. Evalyn (POLK) BRIGHAM on 12 Nov
1890. Dau. of Horace M. and Opehlia POLK of Bolivar, Tenn. No issue.
He was a drill seargent during the Civil War at the University of Mobile.
Became an Assistant Adjutant General in C.S. Army. After war was a druggist at
Eutaw Alabama until 1868. Went to California and served as Deputy County Clerk
for San Francisco Co. 1876-79. Moved to Taylor sheep ranching, and served
there as county clerk 1886-91. Moved to Abilene and entered abstract business
and collector of taxes for the city."
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PARENTS: Horace M. and Ophelia POLK of Bolivar, TN.
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E-Mail message from George Curley to Terry McLean, 7 Dec 1997:
"... My grandmother was Eva POLK BRIGHAM maybe from New Iberia, LA. Raised
by an aunt in New Orleans? This is family lore. I was researching the BRIGHAM
name in some Civil War encylopedias and came across her name. When I looked up
the reference it said that Capt. John Henderson Pickens, tired of the
carpetbaggers and scallawags moved to Abilene Texas and married EPB in May
1890 and lived out his life in peace. This floored me because how many EPB's
were there in 1890. She married my Grandfather in 1894 in Eutaw, AL. Never has
there been a mention of another marriage. We were informed that she attended
Sophie Newcombe College. I found their page and archivist which now is a part
of Tulane Univ. I decided that if she were at Newcombe College that she could
not have been in Abilene. She was 15 in 1890 and this was about the time
people went to college in those days. The archivist searched 1885-1891 and
found nothing. Hmmm. "
I can find nothing on her parents other than their names, which were Thos G.
BRIGHAM and Margarite. His Civil War info yields nothing other than he was
captured in Iuka and released in Vicksburg after enlisting at age 14. He is
rumored to be a Col. so far he is a CPL.
My mothers only surviving sibling, a sister, 90 years old, one of 9 children
says this must be a mistake and wants to keep it quiet. I have ordered EPB's
request for pension, hoping to shed some light on who her parents were.
I assume from the source of the info. the PICKENS must have been from Alabama?"
Sorry for the lengthly disertation.
George G. Curley
DIRECT LINE OF: Mitch Fincher.
Mitch Fincher to Terry Mclean, Feb 1997:
According to family lore, Elijah ran a cotton gin in Ellis Co. Texas. He had
purchased the gin over a period of time from the original owner.
Upon his death, the original owner stated that Elijah had not paid him for the
mill and it was still his.
Pickens Steel worked another 9 years at the mill before leaving.
DIRECT LINE OF: Mitch Fincher; Robin Bratton;
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Mitch Fincher to Terry Mclean, Feb 1997:
From "Fincher in the USA
"Three of Septima's great-grandfathers fought in the American Revolution
General Robert Anderson, General Andrew Pickens, both in the Continental Army,
and Maj. George Thomas of the British Army"