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James Boley Pickering 1857–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1857

Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 18 August 1914

Death Location: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Samuel Pickering

Mother: Margaretta Gray

Spouse(s): Millie Richesin

Children(s): Gertrude Pickering

James Boley Pickering was born in 1857 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Samuel Benton Pickering And Margaretta Gray. In 1860, James Boley Pickering resided in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, James Boley Pickering resided in Center, Greene, Missouri, USA. James Boley Pickering married Millie Jane Richesin, and had children including Gertrude Margaret Gertie Pickering. James Boley Pickering passed away in 1914 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Boley Pickering was born in 1857 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Samuel Benton Pickering And Margaretta Gray.
  • In 1860, James Boley Pickering resided in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, James Boley Pickering resided in Center, Greene, Missouri, USA.
  • James Boley Pickering married Millie Jane Richesin, and had children including Gertrude Margaret Gertie Pickering.
  • James Boley Pickering passed away in 1914 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Pickering
1820–1908
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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Margaretta Gray
1819–1909
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Millie Richesin
1862–1938
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MR

Children(s)

Gertrude Pickering
1889–1939
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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James Pickering's Ancestors

Self
James Pickering
1857–1914
Birth Place: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Benton Pickering
1820–1908
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Margaretta Gray
1819–1909
Greene, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Gray
1791–1837
Virginia, United States of America
Matilda Likins
1794–1849
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Likins
1761–1831
Hannah Marsh
1773–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas I
1733–1804
Rebeckah Collsen
1735–1819
Gravenor Marsh
1748–1832
Hannah Moore
1754–1845

James Pickering's Descendants

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James (Boley) Pickering (15 January 1857–18 August 1914) m. Millie (Jane) Richesin (8 Mar 1862–30 Nov 1938)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Margaret “Gertie”) Pickering 1889–1939 m. Frank (Sterling) Gilmore 1881–1972
    1. 1. Wilda (C Gilmore) Willis 1908–1983 m. Alex (Edmund “Ted”) Willis 1900–1973
    2. 2. Morine (Miriam) Gilmore 1910–2001 m. Joseph (Lafayette) Wilson 1905–1994
    3. 3. Richard (Sterling) Gilmore 1912–1990 m. Lodene (Agatha) Looney 1912–1983
    4. 4. Florence (G.) Gilmore 1915–2010 m. George (Byron “Barney”) Kime 1911–1995
      1. 1. Margaret (Katherine) Kime 1940–2019 m. Jesse (L. “Jess”) Abney 1934–2022
    5. 5. Edwin (Winton “Ed”) Gilmore 1922–1977
    6. 6. Harold (Louis) Gilmore 1924–1966 m. Betty (Jo) Williams 1924–2007
      1. 1. Harold (Louis "Bub") Gilmore 1949–2010
    7. 7. Frank (Max Gilmore) Sr. 1927–2021

James Pickering's Timeline

5 Records

1857
15 January 1857
Birth of James Boley Pickering in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 3
James Boley Pickering resided here in District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
James Boley Pickering resided here in Center, Greene, Missouri, USA
Center, Greene, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
James Boley Pickering resided here in Brookline, Greene, Missouri, USA
Brookline, Greene, Missouri, USA
1914
18 August 1914
Age 57
Death of James Boley Pickering in Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
Greene County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1857
    Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brookline, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 124B; Enumeration District: 038
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M593_777; Page: 166A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 14, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 327; Family History Librar
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 14, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 14, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 327; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Center, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Center, Greene, Missouri; Roll: M593_777; Page: 166A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brookline, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brookline, Greene, Missouri; Roll: 687; Page: 124B; Enumeration District: 038

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1914
    Event Place: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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