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Lena Blanche Pickens 1914–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1914

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

Death Date: 1 March 2004

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Richard Pickens

Mother: Sarah Sherfey

Spouse(s): Earnest Wright, Perry Cox

Children(s): Howard Wright, Maryland Wright

The story of Lena Blanche Pickens began in 1914 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1920, Lena Blanche Pickens resided in Civil District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Lena Blanche Pickens resided in District 15, District 15, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. Lena Blanche Pickens married Earnest Homer Wright, Perry Monroe Cox, and had children including Howard Eugene Wright, Maryland Ann Wright, Nina M Wright, Samuel Earl Wright. Lena Blanche Pickens passed away in 2004 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lena Blanche Pickens began in 1914 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1920, Lena Blanche Pickens resided in Civil District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Lena Blanche Pickens resided in District 15, District 15, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lena Blanche Pickens married Earnest Homer Wright, Perry Monroe Cox, and had children including Howard Eugene Wright, Maryland Ann Wright, Nina M Wright, Samuel Earl Wright.
  • Lena Blanche Pickens passed away in 2004 in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lena Pickens's Ancestors

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Lena Pickens
1914–2004
Birth Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Richard Kitzemeler Pickens
1868–1941
Sullivan County,Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Sherfey
1881–1959
Tennessee
Grandparents
Melvin (Isaac) Sherfey
1856–1927
Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca Hite
1853–1902
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jr
1833–1912
Nancy Bacon
1837–
Jonathon Hite
1822–1892
Mary Mowdy
1824–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sherfey
1791–1860
Mary Galloway
1810–1894
Isaac Bacon
1805–1869
Jane Bacon
1810–1856

Lena Pickens's Descendants

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Lena (Blanche) Pickens (28 Jul 1914–1 March 2004) m. Earnest (Homer) Wright (14 Mar 1913–05 Jun 2005) m. Perry (Monroe) Cox (18 Oct 1908–12 Jul 1991)
  1. 1. Howard (Eugene) Wright 1938–2013
  2. 2. Maryland (Ann) Wright 1937–2002

Lena Pickens's Timeline

7 Records

1914
28 Jul 1914
Birth of Lena Blanche Pickens in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 6
Lena Blanche Pickens resided here in Civil District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Lena Blanche Pickens resided here in District 15, District 15, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
District 15, District 15, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Lena Blanche Pickens resided here in Kingsport
Kingsport
1940
1940
Age 26
Lena Blanche Pickens resided here in , Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Lena Blanche Pickens resided here in Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
2004
1 March 2004
Age 90
Death of Lena Blanche Pickens in Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 15, District 15, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kingsport
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Sullivan, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 2004
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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