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LLERENA B. FRIEND MARY JOE CARROLL
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BATTLE OF BENTONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 19-21 March 1865
ORDER OF BATTLE (PARTIAL)
CON F EDERATE
C. Cheatham's Corps 925 (18k, 188w, 37m = 243)
1. Cleburne's Division (Smith) 519 (8k, 96w, 8m = 112)
a. Govan's Brigade (Green)
(1) 1,2, 5, 13 Arkansas
(2) 6, 7 Arkansas
(3) 8, 19 Arkansas
(4) 15, 24 Arkansas, 3 Conf
b. Smith's Brigade (Bonner)
(1) 1(vol) Georgia
(2) 54 Georgia
(3) 57 Georgia
(4) 63 Georgia
c. Lowery's Brigade (Smith)
(1) 5 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi Bn, 16 Alabama
(2) 8, 23 Mississippi
d. Granbury's Brigade (Ryan)..
(1 ) 5 Conf
(2) 33 Texas
(3) 6, 15 Texas
(4) 7 Texas
(5) 10 Texas
(6) 17, 18 Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
(7) 24, 25 Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
2. Bate's Division (Kenan) 406 (10k, 92w, 29m = 131)
Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin (1820-1886) Tennessee
Cleburne, Patrick Ronayne (1828-1864)
430INovand
1864 Franklin,TN)
("Stonewall Jackson of the West
Smith, James Argyle (1831-1901) Tennessee
Lowery, Mark Perrin (1828-18Mississippi
and returned to his
(resigned 14 March 1865 (before
home in Mississippi)
Granbury, Hiram Bronson (1831-1864) Texas
(k 30 Nov 1864 Franklin, TN)
Bate, William Brimage (1826-1905) Tennessee QAVIE ,CO. PUBLIC LIBRARr
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Comments 27 March 1988 by Howell Boone
The 25th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted) was one of the units
of Granbury's Brigade of Cleburne's Division. Both of
these officers, Cleburne and Granbury were killed in action
at Franklin, Tennessee on 30 November 1864, as were many
men in their units. By the time Cleburne's Division is at
Bentonville, North Carolina, the present -for -duty strength
is down to 519. These men were battle -hardened veterans -
as were the men of Sherman's Army they confronted.
The Order of Battle prepared by the History Division of the
North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina does not
list the commanders of subordinate units - so there is no
commander listed for the 25th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted).
This unit, originally mounted cavalry, was one of a number
reorganized for General Hood's Tennessee campaign. They lost
their horses and fought exactly like any infantry unit.
Since Edward Bradford Pickett's military rank was Lieutenant
Colonel at the end of the Civil War, I assume he was a
Lieutenant Colonel at the Battle of Bentonville, North
Carolina (I also assume he was at that battle.) And I
assume he was part of the Confederate Army that General
Joseph E Johnston surrendered on April 26, 1865 at the
Bennett farmhbuse near Durham, North Carolina. The Con-
federate troops were paroled and given ten days' rations.
Did the survivors of the 25th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
walk all the way back to Texas?
DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LBRAIV
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TEXAS IN THE CONFEDERACY
Lt. Cbl. Thomas Levelling
I.E. Col. George W. Merrick
I.t. Col. Robert I). Sane
23rd 'Texas Cavalry
Col. Nicholas C. Gould
Lt. Col. Isaac C. Grant
Lt. Col. john A. Carley
Maj. Williant It. Caton
(The regiment served in Texas and Indian Territory until
the spring of 1864. Transferrer) to Maj. Gen. Richard Tay-
lor's command in Louisiana. Participated in battles of Mans-
field and Pleasant Hill.)
24th Texas Cavalry (See Granbury's Brigade)
Col. Francis Catlett Wilkes
Col. William A. Taylor
Lt. Cul. Robert Reese Neyiand
Lt. Col. Patrick I.I. Swearingen
(Served ill Lolisiala and Arkansas. Capilrrd .n fall of Al'.
kansas Post, January I, lho. cumulidated with 171h, 18th
and 25th Cavalry regiments (disnlull nLed) 31141 assigned to
Deshler's brigade, Cleburne's division, Hood's 'I'eunessee
campaign.)
25th Texas Cavalry (See Walker's Division and Gran-
bury's Brigade)
Col. Clayton Crawford Gillespie
Lt. Col. William Madison Neyland
Maj. John,N. Dark
Maj. Edward llradford Pickett
(The regiment served in Louisiana and Arkansas until the
spring of 1864. Captured at Arkansas Post, January 1, 1863.
Dismounted and consolidated will% the l7th, IBth and 24th
Texas Cavalry regiments (dismounted). Assigned to Desh-
ler's brigade, Cleburne's division in hood's Tennessee cam-
paign.)
26th Texas Cavalry (See special sketch.)
130
page 130
TEXAS IN CONFEDERACY Harry Mc Carry Henderson
The Naylor Company — San Antonio, Texas 1955
QAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRA/
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j
TIME LAPSE
hen Private Thomas �
Clark Reed posed R
for his photo-
graphic portrait in
1862 he had finished six months i
service on the Mexican border as a
1. Texas State soldier under the com-
mand of Colonel John C. Ford `r
Just more than nine months later '
he would find himself herded onto y �\
a prison boat headed for Camp
Butler, a Federal prison in Illinois
From behind rifle pits on the right 'W'
flank of Colonel Robert R. Gar-
land's
ar land's brigade near Fort Hindman CT
Arkansas, Reed and the rest of
his dismounted cavalry regiment
followed orders to surrender. But
to their surprize, the order did
not come from the garrison }'x'r yaw'vr
commander, Brigadier General
Thomas J. Churchill, as the Texans
had thought. Instead, a lowly pri-
vate from the 24th Texas Cavalry,
Reed's unit, had invented the sur- S
render order himself, and what
would later be known as the Bat= y �'
tle of Arkansas Post was over.
Reed was born on March 16,
1843, in Lawrence County, Ala-
bama, where his father Isaac
worked as a saddler. In the 1850s white flag by order of General Wilson's strike against William T.
the family moved to Farmington, Churchill: pass the order up the Sherman's supply base on the.
Mississippi. There, his father re- Tinel" Only after the Confederates Tennessee River at Johnsonville.
sumed the saddlery business and turned over their weapons did Tennessee, and in December his
became the town's postmaster, they learn the origin of the myste- regiment covered Lieutenant Gen -
At age sixteen, Reed left home for rious order. eral John B. Hood's retreat from
Texas, where he enlisted in the After four months at Camp Nashville, Tennessee as part of
state army in October 1861. In Butler, Reed was paroled at City Forrest's rear guard. Forrest's
March 1862 hejoined the Confed- Point, Virginia, in May and was cavalrymen surrendered at
erate army as part of Company G, furloughed home. Soon after his Gainesville. Alabama, in May
24th Texas Cavalry, which was arrival in Mississippi, he joined 1865, after which Reed returned
soon dispatched to duty on the that state's 28th Cavalry Regi- to Farmington, only to find that
Red River at Arkansas Post. ment. which later merged with the Yankees had destroyed the
On January 10, 1863, a flotilla Colonel A. N. Wilson's 16th (21st) family business. His brother
of Union gunboats commanded by Tennessee Cavalry, part of Colonel James had been killed in 1863 at
Rear Admiral David D. Porter, Tyree Bell's brigade of Major Gen- the Battle of Gettysburg.
transporting Major General John eral Nathan, B. Forrest's cavalry Three years later the Reeds
A. McClernand's Army of the Mis- corps. moved. to Ladonia. Texas, where
sissippi. appeared before Arkan- With Wilson's men, in Missis- Tom became town marshal. oper-
sas Post. The next morning, Mc- sippi Reed took part in the defeat ated a successful livery stable,
Clernand's troopers closed in on of Brigadier General William Sooy married the daughter of a local
the Confederate stronghold at Smith's Union troops in February Baptist minister, and named his
Fort Hindman and silenced its 1864, the Battle of Brice's Cross eldest son "Forrest," after his fa -
guns. Facing enfilading fire from roads in June, and joined in Colo- mous commander. He died on
the attackers, one of the defend- nel Bell's futile attack in the Bat- March 18, 1923 in Ladonia
ing Texans started to wave a tle of Tupelo on July 14. That Thomas J. Reed
white flag, shouting, "Raise the autumn, Reed played a part in Wilmington, Delaware
46 OAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIF1Kr,: '
MOCKSVtILE, NC CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLuS mTED
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NCKEr SPRING BRANCH [ 375 J
'�. Picket Spring Branch. Picket Sprfn D h
PIEDRAS, JOSE DE LAS
jq„^ u intermittent stream, rises in northern Cam son as postmaster. In 1948 the village bad eight
b County and flows north into rd. Cypress Crack. school, and a population estimated at five hundred.
't Pickett, Edward Bradford. Edward Brad-
laidchurches,stores, three ten -teacher Pickett, son of H. W. and Louana Pickett, Pickwick Tex p• {' A. Jennings
Rs born in Orem.. r ....... ,
Texas, about 185o. Durin _ " s rrr 1 inert)
Captain, organized a Confederate ethe 1V company il War earn
later became a major in the 25th Texas Cavalry
Prom
lining
870 toin h 873 Pickett a s apmemberrtment
of the
S ogle of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Legislatures,
pwreing on the committee on education. Elected
preddenl pro tempore of the Senate in 1673 dur-
ing the contested election between E. J, Davis and
Richard Coke,tsr he became ex officio lieutenant
lovernOr. Ile ,v" president of the Constitutional
:oaventhm of 1875 t' and headed the committee
n senatorial �..d ..
as DOM ol
1832, at Owensboro Kentucky �The tandI3
to Red River County, Texas, in 1842. Ir
ter, r8so, Pickett married Cordelia Scar.
and in August, 1854, moved to Wist
where he settled on Callett's Creek, He
red friendly relations with the Indians
� Civil ht
of and encouraged bowhen rder waron fare in Nents orth
It Tex” that continued until 1875 and
"Cleett heavy losses. In 1862 he entered
'edetate Army and rose from captain to
t colonel of the 1Sth Tex" Regiment,
o Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. J, W.
arm. a..o,......._� ...
,sarm COOnty on the Louklai
`Radroad, become a shdlon
butt in 1&9. A cmumitlee
aux for the .:;.tion Cl
•hich the railroad change
{T,[^4fce was granted in 1881
f:
d to Pickton. A post
with William Richard-
Palo Pinto County, was is ttledpin as earlyasx856
but Indian depredations prevented permanent set-
tlement until after the Civil War. Population was
thirty in 1940.
Picoso Creek. Picoso Creek rises in central
Maverick County and Bows generally eastward
about twenty-two miles into Elm Creek in south-
western Zavala County. The Spanish name means
Pitted.
Corye l County, fourte ncmiles insouth
Galesville centrl
was Warned for ranch
i Iridcoke, an Englishman who
established a ranch rn the vicinity in the 18So's. A
uosl office, with Thorns Williamson as postmaster,
was granted in 1875 and known It, Pidcoke Ranch.
In 1892 the post Office sys called Pidcoc, but with
the appointment of Marsden Ogletree as post-
master in 1893, the name became Pidcoke. In 1944
the office was discontinued and mail ordered sent
to Galesville. The school of the community was
named for W. IT. Belcher, who gave land for the
first building. In 1940 Pidcoke had two businesses
and a population of two hundred. With the in-
corporalfon of much of the school district in Fort
Flpod °' military reservation during World War II,
the scholastics were sent to Gatesville_
rlechar Village. Piechar, an 111111
than village, was mentioned to Henri
the Ebahamo"in 2687 and was said t
the Colorado River.
mrDn"'roeaxmvr F W, Rodae (ed J,
Arfron Indian; II fry ro).
ified In-
tel " by
north of
Margery If. Krieger
Piedmont, in west central
if tilCreek,
Houston and Texas
vasola in 1860. A tap line
'ly lgoo's made Piedmont
g point. Since the post Of -
the 1920'5, mail has been
V In 1948 a store, church,
... .,s stone,
. Piedra Pinta Creck,
also
IS an inlermitttnt stream
t branches northwest of
,ern )Onney County and
-two miles into the Rio
mrerd45
ll las. On
rinlember lJos6de las Pidasreleved Mariano Cosion com-and
of the contingent of the 12th Permitnent
Battalion of the Mexican Army which occupied
Nacogdoches, Texas, from the spring of 1827 until
August 2, 1832. He was fufrly successful in his
difficult task of controlling a is
Anglo-
American town because he paid little attention
to the civil
to thgovernment and confined his efforts
a military command. On May 21, 1832,
Jos6rMariano as Was r Guerro,dered yto re ,neralport commandant
t
Put an end to the Anahuac disturbancoa" which
DAVIE CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRARO
M.00KSVIL.LE. NC'
AGE
BORN
WHERE
HUGH PICKETT
53
1796
Virginia
LOUANA[LOOPER]
4.6
1804
N C
{ EDWARD BRADFORD
27
1823/4
Tenn �
JOSEPH
25
1825
Tenn
AGNES
21
1829
Tenn
MARY
17
1833
Tenn
JONATHAN
14
1836
Tenn
ANN
12
1838
Tenn
HOWELL
3
184.7
Tenn
GAVIE CO. PUBLIC UBRARO
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Claude F. Pickett
P.O. Box 8771
Dutham, NC 27707
P..O. Box 8771
Durham, N.C. 27707
20 Feb 1982
Dear Mr. Boone,
Thank you very much for your letter. It's always good to hear from
others who are searching Pickett lines whether or not they may be
related to my own bunch.
There are bits and pieces of information here on a great number
of Pickett genealogies all over the U.S. including quite a bit on
Picketts in Virginia. However, having reviewed this small mountain
of materials, I regret to say that I'm unable to identify your
Hugh W. Pickett and the family to which he belonged. Several
years ago I made copies of all 1850 census records of the name and
first came upon Hugh Pickett's family at that time. But I've
never. been able to determine his origin, nor have I been contacted
by any of his descendants until now. In the unlikely event that you
aren't familiar with this record, it reads as follows (Wilson Co. Tenn.)
Hugh Pickett 53 b.Va
(Lurany?)
46
b.NC
Joseph
25
b. Tenn
Agnes
21
Merin
Mary
17
b. Tenn
Jonathan
14
b. Tenn
Ann
12
b. Tenn
Howell
3
b. Tenn
It may be a stroke of luck in that Hugh W. had a son (Howell) born
at such a late date since it could serve to move everything up some
20 years. Have you tried to locate any of his descendants? His
grandchildren may still be surviving today and may be able to tell
you more. I only mention this because it's a tactic I myself have
used often and to great advantage. Of course tracking down descendants
can be even more difficult than proving ancestors! But it can pay off
in a big way.
Well, I do apologize for not being able to help you out with this.
But you can be sure that I'll keep your letter close at hand and will
refer to you any relevant discoveries in the future.
GOOD LUCK!
Sincerely,
Claude F. Pickett
CLIME Co. PUS13C WON
MOCKSMLE, NC
STATE Or LOUISIANA
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Before me, the undersigned authority, cin this day personally appeared
Michael. George Hereford, hnOwn 10 uue to he a cry diblo ponson, who, after being
by me f ir::t: dirty sworn, ern curtly, drpo"e -I and :,:iy:::
My name is Michnet Coorl;e Hereford. I air worried to and living with
Donnie Lou Mize Hereford at 7124 Conestoga, Crt-viiwell. Springs, Louisiana.
I am well acquainted with the heirship of Colonel E. B. Pickett
and his wife, Virginia Bell Pickett, who were my great -great grandparents.
I am a descendant of Colonel. E. B. Pickett through his daughter Helen Pickett
Boone, through her daughter Helen Delhomme Hereford, my mother. Information
which I state regarding the ascending generations before me, in many cases
will be based on the affadavits of my grandmother Geraldine Boone Delhomme
as prepared in May of 1956 and also the affadavit of my great Aunt, Veta Boone,
as prepared in July of 1964. Other information presented herein is based on
my personal knowledge.
To wit:
Colonel R. B. Pickett and Virghiia Bell Pickett were married one time
only during their lifetime and that to each other. Colonel E. B. Pickett
died intestate in the year 1882 and his wife, the said Virginia Bell Pickett,
died intestate in the year 1.862 and there was no administration on the estates
of either of them. Colonel E. B. Pickett and his wife never adopted any children
and born unto this union were :pix (6) chil.dfen and only six (6) as follows:
I. Willoughby Pickett, a son who died still a minor about 1862.
II. Prescott Pickett, a son who died still a minor in about 1862.
III. Howell Pickett, a son who died when lie was about nineteen (19)
years of age In about 1880, who never married and had no children.
IV. Helen Pickett, a daughter who was married one time only and then
to Lacy Boone, Lacy Boone died intestate in Seadrift, Texas, on
December 22, 1916, and Helen Pickett Boone died intestate in
San Antonio, Texas, on December 26, 1928. There was no administration
on the estate of either of them. The following children were born
unto Helen Pickett Boone and Lacy Boone and none other, and they
never adopted any children:
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A. Turin 11radtord Boone, a sot' who w::•; i-ar;A.ed one time only
and then to Clara Isabelle Christi.::n :on Boone. Turin Bradford
Bowedied Intestate in 1943 and Clara Isabelle Christianson Boone
died in January uF 1911. No Children were born or adopted of
this union. On December 18, 1940, the said 'Turin Bradford
110olle gave it, Ili:; :;ir.le�r, V(.Icl Bo4111i-, "wll:il'ever Inherlt.-ance
Lhat 1 might own, to t -he Liberty property." 'I'll -is gift is
not recorded in the records of Liberty County, Texas; however,
a letter bearing the above date and signed by "Turin" does
exist in the family records.
B. Olin Boone, a son who died intestate December 11, 1924, in Harris
County, Texas. Olin Boone never married and had no children.
C. Abbott Boone, a son who was marries[ live times as follows:
(1) Laura Stevens Boone - Divorced February 15, 1911
(2) Thereasa Tobin Boone - Divorced November 2, 1922
(3) Gertrude McLaws Boone - Divorced January 3, 1929
(4) Laura Stevens Boone - Divorced August 1, 1930
(5) Crace Munn Boone - Deceased March 17, 1972
To the union of Abbott and Laura Boone was born but one child,
and none were adopted by them.
(1) Bonnie Boone,a daughter. Bonnie Frances Boone was married
but two times, first to Odine Russell, from whom she
became legally divorced. To the union of Bonnie and Odine
Russell was born only one child and no children were adopted
by them.
(a) Laura Edna Russell, a daughter who married J. W. "Red"
Pattitlo in 1948 from whom she is now legally divorced.
Laura Edna Pattillo current resides at 5500 El Camino
Del Rey No. 2309, Houston, Texas 77081. To the union
of Laura and J. W. Pattillo were born the following
(6) children only and none were adopted by them:
(1) Michael Patillo who married Maureen Patterson.
To the union of Michael and Maureen Patillo
were born two children and none were adopted by
them.
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('?) James Patrick PatilLo who was married to and is
now .Legally divorced from Gaye tmh . To the
union of James and Cayes Pattello was born one
daughter and no children were adopted by them.
(a) Jennifer PatilLo
(3) tlaryLou Patillo who Is married to Leslie Chandler.
to the union of Ma ry l-eme and Leslie Chandler was
born one daughter and no children were adopted
by them:
(a) Molly Chandler
(4) Bonnie Marie Pattillo who has not married.
(5) Ann Elizabeth Pattillo who has not married.
(6) Laura Pattillo who has not married.
The second marriage of Bonnie Boone was to Warden John
Newell. To the union of Bonnie and John Newell were
born three children and one child was adopted by them:
(b) Warden John Newell, Jr., a son who was married to
and is now legally divorced from Imajean Gray. To
they union of John Jr. and Imajean Newell were born
six (6) children and none were adopted by them:
(1) Warden John Newell, 111, a son who has not married.
(2) Anita Newell, a daughter who has not married.
(3) Robert Gray Newell, a son who is married to
(4) Mark Newell, a son who has never married.
(5) Kate Newell., a daughter who is married to
Jared.
(6) Gerald Newell, a son who has never married.
(c) David Newell., a son who has never married.
(d) Joanna Newell, a daughter who is married to and
living with Lee Cowell. at P. O. Box 432, Alpine,
Texas 79830. To the union of Joanna and Lee
Cowell were born four (4) children only and
none were adopted by them:
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( 1) Stephen h -t- Cowel I. -- never marri.ed.
(2) ,Jeffrey Allen Cowell - never married.
0) Shanna Marie Cowell never married.
(11) l,ac Iv .lean Cowi-1 I -- never married. 1.
(t?)(o) 11iomas Vi.cent Van Auken, .Jr. , a son who is
crnrrently married to aad living with Nancy Orton
at 2*35 frudell Rd., Itichmond, Virginia. To
the union of Thomas and Nancy Van Auken were
born two children and none were adopted by*them:
(1) Newell Ann Van Auken
(2) Thomas Vincent Van Auken III
Bonnie Boone died in , Texas.
Lee Cowell is the administrator of her estate as named
in her will. fie will decree that the rest and residue
of the estate be divided equally amont her five children.
To the union of 'Theresa and Abbott Boone were born no children
and none were adopted by them.
To the unlon of Certrude and Ahhott Boone was born one child,
a daughter, and none were adopted by them.
(1) Virginia McLaws Boone
Virginia McLaws Boone, a daughter who was married four
times, the first to Jimmy Mattox in 1948. To the union of
Virginia and Jimmy Mattox were born only two children
and none were adopted by them.
(a) Frank Mattox, a son.
(b) Certrude Mattox, a daughter, who married Robert Helms.
No children were born to or adopted by Virginia Boone
during her latter three marriages. She is currently
married to and living with "Tat" Pritchard.
To the union of Grace and Abbott Boone were born no children
and none were adopted by them.
Abbott Boone died in Houston, Texas in 1973.
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1). Lovel! 11. I:$►ollo, :► nm% who was married twice, first to Ann
Barton. 'l'here ware+ revery ally c1►i.1dren burn unto this union,
neither were :niy children adopted by them. Ann Barton Boone
died in 1974 In I)etrolt, Michigan. Ile was them married to
Christine (:shout) 19'iI :n►d dtced 1.n Los Angeles,
California in 1953, le.tving in his will all ol: his possessions
to his brother Abbott Boone. No children were born or adopted
of the union of Lovell and Christine Boone.
E. Perley Howell Boone, a son who married June Hall Boone.
Perley H. Boone died in 1948 in Bayside, Long Island, New
York and June Hall Boone died intestate in 1978.
Perley H. Boone decreed in his will that his estate be left
to his widow, June Hall Bootie and to his sons, share and share
alike. To the union of Perley 11. Boone and June Hall Boone
were born two and only two children:
1. Perley 11►►well Bootie, Jr., :► ;:un, who has never married and
Is currently living at Rt. 1, Box 365A, Boone's Farm
Road, Mocksville, North Carolina 27028.
2. Olin P. Boone, a son who died March 1.3, 1981. He was
married once only to Jean Kienast Boone, who resides
at 717 Boulevard, Westfield, New Jersey, Union County,
New Jersey. To the union of Olin P. Boone and Jean
Boone were born three and only three children and none
were adopted by them.
(a) Richard Struthers Boone, a son who married but once
and is currently residing; with Martha Jan Hagen Boone.
to the nn ton or Richard and Jan Boone have been born
no children and none have been adopted by them.
(b) Peggy Boone, a daughter who married but once and
then to Kenneth L. Allen, Jr. To the union of Peggy
and Kenneth Allen was born one child, a son, and to
date none others have been born nor adopted by them.
(a) Kenneth L. Atlen, 11T, who lives with his
parents at 4145 Cason St., Houston, Texas 77005.
(c) Scott Winfield Boone, a son, who has never married and
currently residen at Intvreontittental Hotel, Suite
1009, 1801 K Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20006
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F. Veta Boone, a datighter, who never married and had no children.
Veta Boone died in 1973 at Houston, 'texas. Veta Boone left,
in her will., a1.3. of her interest 1,_n any real property which
she possessed to Helen Delhomme Hereford.
(:. FIfly (1 11(0(1114-, :1 ::4►11, wl►►► w.irt (o►.i( I-II'd nrtly ►►n( ! It"V rnul Lh(-it
to Rose Rietz Scott Boone, Floyd Boone died in Houston,
Texas [it 1946. 11ont• hirl z :;,.()! 1 Fi1u►rt(. (li(•d In IIou:ttori, Tr..rn.t
on October 25, 1,963. There were no children born of the union
of Floyd and Rose Boone, neither were any children adopted by
them. No written or testamentary will has ever been found for
either Floyd Boone or Rose Boone and it is presumed that
each died intestate. By a prior marriage, Rose Rietz Scott
Boone had one and only one child, a son:
(1) Lamont Scott, who married Learty Barr, currently lives
in Albany, New York. To the union of Lamont Scott and
Learty Barr Scott were born two daughters and no other
children were adopted by them. Learty Barr Scot died
in Houston Texas in 1979.
(a) Ardcella Scott De Lisle, a daughter, currently
living at Princess Creen Road, Loudonville, New York
12211. Ardella Scott De Lisle has four children
(1) Lynne, (2) Mark, (3) Donnie, and (4) Kenny, all
living at the above address.
(b) Arcelia Scott Vincent, currently living at 3501
Pin Oak, No. 2011, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
Arcelia Scott Vincent has three children (1) Daphne,
(2) Robert and (3) Linda. Daphne married Eddie Dudley
and have one daughter, Melissa.
11. Lacy Wirt Boone, a son who married twice, the first time to
Marcellitte Harris Boone from whom lie was legally divorced,
and second to Daisy Knox Boone. To the first union between Lacy
Wirt and Marcellitte Boone was born one and only one child.
(1) Olin Walter Boone, a son, who is presently married to
and living with at
Dallas, Texas. No children
have been born or adopted of this union.
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To the secoticl urrLun, between Lacy [Dirt Boone and Daisy Knox
Boone there were; born no children nor were any adopted by
• them. Lacy Wirt Boone died in 1959 :it Houston, Texas.
In his will, Lacy Wirt Boone left his estate to his surviving
spouse Dai. y Knox ilc+otic, who i.s prvsvvtntly residing at 6601
Dunlap St., Apt. 1053, Houston, 'Texas 77074.
I. Geraldine Bootie, ce dati ;liter, who married one time only and
then to George A. Delhome who presently resides at 5616
Allison Road, Houston, Texas. Geraldine Boone Delhomme
died in 1963 at Houston, Texas, leaving in her will, her
entire estate to her husband, George A. Delhomme. To the
union of Geraldine Boone Delhomme and George A. Delhomme
were born two children only and none were adopted by them.
(a) George A. Delhomme, Jr., who has never married and is
currently residing at 115 East 9th Street, Apt. 2L, New York,
New York 10003.
(b) Helen Katherine Delhowne, a daughter, who married but
once and there to flack liouston Hereford, Jr. who are living
with each other and currently residing; at 5618 Allison Road,
Houston, Texas 77048. To the union of Helen Katherine
Delhomme Hereford and Mack Houston Hereford were born two
children and no other children were adopted by them:
(a) Michael G. Hereford, a son, who married but once to
Donnie Lou Mize Hereford who are living with each other
and currently residing at 7324 Conestoga, Greenwell
Springs, Louisiana 70739. This this union were adopted
two daughters and born two sons:
(1) Cynthia Ann ilercford, a daughter, never married
and currently residing at Rt 3, Box 506, Bryan, Texas.
(2) Cheryl Denise Hereford Chambers, a daughter, married
but once to and legally divorced from Donald Paul
Chambers, and currently residing at 327 Lafitte St.,
Baton Rouge, Louls.inrea. To the union of Cheryl Denise
Hereford Chambers tired Donald Paul Chambers was born
one daughter only and no children were adopted by them.
(a) Diann Lynn Chambers, n daughter living with Cheryl
Denise Hereford Chambers.
(3) Calvin Ray Hereford, a son, never married.
(4) Christopher Michael Hereford, a son, never married.
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(h) Elizabeth Anne Hereford, a daughter, formerly married
to and 1. -gully divorced from Cary Caither, to which union
no children were born or adopted. Elizabeth Anne
Hereford Is now married to and living with Archie Frank
Elmore :it 1008 Austin Highlands, Austin, Texas 78745. No
children have been born or adopted to the union of
Archie and Elizabeth Elmore.
J. Cola Boone -- who died in infancy.
V. Virginia Pickett, a daughter who was married only one time and
that to Robert Bonner in the year 1886. Robert Bonner died in
1937, and Virginia P. Bonner died in 1939. To my knowledge
neither left a will. Born unto this union was only one child, a
son whose name was Odom Bonner.
A. Odom Bonner was married only one time and then to Florence
Bell in 1913 and to this union was born only one child, a
son whose name was Robert P. Bonner, who is now married to
Jenna Bonner and lives at 1920 Patton Court, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Odom Bonner and his wife were divorced in 1923 and he never
remarried. Odom Bonner died in 1948 and I do not know whether
he left a will- or whether these was an admtntstration of
his estate.
V1. Edward Bradford Pickett, a son who was married only once during
his lifetime and then to Molly Nolan. Edward B. Pickett died
intestate in 1926 and Molly Nolan Pickett died intestate in the
year 1914. To the union of Edward B. and Molly Pickett were born
the following stx (6) children only and they adopted no children.
A. Edward B. PI.Aett, Jr., a son who was married only once and
then to Sidney Pickett. Edward B. Pickett, Jr. died in
1951, intestate. Sidney Pickett died in Liberty, Texas
April 15, 1981. There was an administration taken out on
his estate. The fol.lowtng four children only were born unto
the union of Edward It. and Sidney Pickett• and none were adopted.
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(1) Bernadine Pickett, a daughter thio has never married and
lives at 1616 Sam Houston, Liberty Texas 77575.
(2) Nolan Pickett, a son, who died in 1945, never married and
having no children.
(3) 1lorace,(11opsy) Pickett, a son, never married, having no
children atttl I i v i ng at: 1616 S;im Ilou:;tojt, Liberty, Texas 77575.
(4) Bradford P1rkett-, ;i soli, wlto mar.ric-d Elizabeth Ann Amsler,
both living at 1703 Trinity Street, Liberty, Texas. To
the union of Bradford and Elizabeth Pickett were but two (2)
children only, and no children were adopted by them:
(a) Edward Bradford Pickett, a son, who is married to
and living with Sandra JJ.rcik in Liberty, Texas. No
children have been born to the union of Edward Bradford
and Sandra Pickett.
(b) Carl Pickett, a son, who is married to and living
with Laura Griffin, in Liberty, Texas. No children
have been barn of the canton or Carl and Laura Pickett.
B. Lalla Rook Pickett, who died in early childhood.
C. Carlotta (Lottie) Pickett, a daughter who was married only once
and then to Charles S. Polk. To the union of Carlotta and
Charles Polk were born no children and none were adopted by
them. Carlotta Pickett Polk died in about the year 1967
and Charles Polk cued in about the'year 1970.
D. Ernest W. Pickett, a son who was married only once and then to
Mary Ellis. Ernest W. Pickett died intestate in the year 1945
and Mary Ellis Pickett died January 12, 1968 leaving a will.
To the union of Ernest W. and Mary Pickett were born the following
four (4) children only, and none were adopted by them:
(1) Arlene Pickett, a daughter who has never married, has no
children and now lives at 405 Bowie St., Liberty, Texas 77575.
(2) Ernest W. (Bill) Pickett, Jr., a son who is married to and
living with Marie Elizabeth Bruce in Liberty, Texas. To
the union or Ernest W. and thiri.e (Betty) Bruce were born
three (3) children and none were adopted by them.
(n) Ernest Wil 1lain 11I.ckett T1I, n son who in married to
and living with Cheryl Carr at 1402 Sam Houston, Liberty,
Texas. To the union of Ernest and Cheryl Pickett was
born but one child, Ernest William Pickett, IV, who lives
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w.i tlt h i -n parent::, :nid nu children have he^tett adopted by them.
(h) Rtchard 11i.ckett, a t:on who is married to and living
Scarlet Ratcliff in Liberty, Texas. To the union of
Richard :uul Scarlet I'irlu-tt have hven horii no children and
nuns have been adopted by them.
(c.) Jeffery Pickett:, n tion who has not married, has no
rltildren and .I i.ves in I.iberty, 'texas.
(1) Chrules 11. (Val ) I'l(+1-t I , a :u►n who has never married, has
no clii.1dren and is ] 1vh3g In Liberty, Tex i%.
(4) Benjamin Ellis Pickett a son, who is married to and living
with Ellen Watson at 425 Bowie Street, Liberty, Texas.
To the union of Benjamine (Ben) and Ellen Pickett was
born one child only and none have been adopted by them.
(a) Benjamine Ellis Pickett, Jr., a son who is married to
and living with Martha Lawrence in Liberty, Texas. To the
union of Benjamine and Martha Prickett were born four (4)
children only, and none were adopted by them:
(1) Russell l El U.-: i'ickett, a son who has not married.
(2) Laura Ellen Pickett, a daughter who has not married.
(3) Patricia Lisa Pickett, a daughter, married to
and living with Tommy Henry, in Anahuac, Texas.
No children have been born or adopted into the
union of Patricia and Tommy Renry.
(4) Amy Lynn Pickett, a daughter who has not married.
E. Juanita Pickett, a daughter who was married one time only and
then to Bertrand Riviere. Juanita (Nita) Pickett Riviere
died intestate in 1932 and Bertrand Riviere died intestate in
about the year 1936. To the union of Juanita and Bertrand
Riviere were born the following children only, and none were
adopted by them.
(1) Twins, who died in infancy.
(2) Mary Louise Riviere, a daughter who was married only one
time and then to Gaither Creak. Mary Louise Creak died
in 1965 leaving a will. which was contested and set aside
by court order. A. J. Bartell, Jr., of Liberty, Texas is
the administrator of the estate. To the union of Mary
Louise and Caither Creak was born one child only and none
were adopted by them:
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Mary Ann Creak, :t cl:enl;ht:er who •i.s ntarr.itul to and Living
wJ.th David Haywood .ill Baytown, Texas. NO children have ,
been barn or adopted into the anion of Mary Ann and David
Iaywood.
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PERLEY HOWELL BOONS
205-11 42nd Avenue
Bayside, Long Island
New York 11361
12 January 1979
Dear Cousin Arlener
Thank you so much for your help with the Pickett ancestry,
I enclose Boone charts. -which go back from myself to George Boonele
Thanks to your help my chart includes EDWARD BRADFORD PICKETT, HUGH
WILLOUGHBY' PICKETT. VIRGINIA BELL, REBECCA VIRGINIA SHEPHERD and the
lovely sounding-- LOUANA LOOPERi
My major problem has been the Boone generations 4, 5 and 6*
Uncle Abbott, my father and others have always said we were decen-
dants of Daniel ( the famous) Boone. We are related, but not direct-
ly descended from him* I have firmly established -, with much on -theme
spot research in North Carolina - that we are directly descended from
JOHN BOONE5. Daniel5s first cousin*
Working backward from my Grandfather LACY9s letter to my, father
PERIBY109 which traces us back to WILLIAM7 and his wife SALLIE (SARAH)
HOWARD BOONS: I located evidence that W'ILLIAM7s father was BENJAMIN6
and his father was JOHN5, called "John Boone of Hunting Creek" who was
a successful farmer and landowner in what is now Davie County, North
Carolinae JOHNS went to North Carolina with his uncle SQUIRE' and'
his cousins DANIEL5, JONATHAN5 and GEORGE5
In 1753 JOHN5 purchased a square mile land grant on Hunting Greek
from the Earl of Granville. JOHN5s father, BENJAMIN4 ( brother of
SQUIRE') remained in Exeter Township. Berks County, Pennsylvania
where he was a large landowner.
There is a constant confusion of JOHN5 and- JONATHAN5, who was
also a landowner in Davie County, but JONATHAN5 (DANIEL5s brother)
went to Kentucky. while JOHNS remained on his Hunting Creek farm
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His small burial plot has long since been incorporated into plowed
acres of the Taylor family farm. Some of these Taylors allude to
the original Boone owner of their property as JONATHAN5_g they are
wrong, and much of the material in the Davie County Genealogical
Library is based on "father always -said" and is incorrecte
As you must know from your own research into the Pickett fam-o
ilythere is a mass of misinformation one has to wade through to
determine the true facts; and it can & does talo years,,.
My Mothers June Steel (Hall) Boone died 14 April 1978 after -
years of gradual decline (she was 88 yearn, 9 months and 11 days.
old at her death)* She died here at home in her own bed., in her
owri ._ room m very quietly in her sleep. Heaping .Mother at home was
a real task for me, but it was exactly *he way she wanted to live
and diee
Since her death, my brother and I have arranged to sell the
family house in Bayside, and I will be moving to North Carolina
after 31 January 1979°
I am sending my heartfelt thanks to you for your help in my
ancestry search, and will contact you when I have an address im. the
hill country of North Carolina between Winstone -Salem° Charlotte and
High Point, It is still possible to run into a deer in Davie County
and less has changed since the days of Daniel, Jonathans John* George
and Squire Boone than in most places in,,North Carolina or America*
Sincerely,
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A. IvgIt" .,t;�.�L
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ARLENE PICKETT
P, O. Box 563
Liberty, Texas 77575
Dec. 2, 1975
Dear Cousin:
Y
I want to apologize for being so long in
answer}rg your letter. I had a struggle with
high Blood pressure and then a bout with an
inner ear infection. Needless to say, I could
not concentrate on genealogy during that time.
I knew Veta, Geraldine and Abbott very well.
I have heard my father, Ernie Pickett speak of
your father in the past. Of course, i know
all of the Delhommes. Helen Catherine and George
Jr.'= brought Abbott to Liberty a number of times.
Your father and my father.were lat cousins,
thereby making us 3rd cousins. Your grandmother,
Helen (Pickett) Boone and my grandfather, Edward
Bradford (Ed) Pickett were brother and sister.
They, along with Aunt -Jennie (Pickett) Bonner,
were the children of .Colonel 'Edward Bradford
Pickett.'.
All of us Picketts have..been taught to have
a fierce pride in our Pickett name. And you can
be proud too,. after you'learn�something about the
family. I have.worke0*upt9s nmuch material as I
could find on the Piel�ett family, and have just
about finished typing"'it. I want to get it in
some form and have: it., 1xnd. This would just be
a private printing ?witno intent of selling to
the public or for profito, I have made a few
inquiries relative to'offset printing and it seems
the cost will be rather high `since we, woulcntt
print more than around 1b0'oopies. After getting
some facts, I will'contact. various mlmbers of the
Pickett.line to see -who all want copies. ,
At this time,. .I will,,give•.you a few brief facts.
It is possible that'our lsne;begins`with an Edward
Pi_ekett., born 1711 in present. day Caroline County,
Virginia. :'I cannot find -anything abcut,him in
county records for they burned.. rThe.first Pickett.,
of" who%-- we can verify is a'n<Edward Pickett and ;
his ,wife was named Agnes. ;We"know they were; °w4,
someVhere in Virginia in 1706 for their old6st,son,
j'. Hug"WtWilloughby Picketst; was born in Virg,•i ie at
that ,time. We know `that Edward Pickett and' kfe
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Agnes moved from Virginia and settled near Statesville
in Wilson County, Tennessee around 1801 or 1803.
Hugh Willoughby Pickett became a Baptist minister
in Wilson County, Tennessee and died there in 1$8$.
Hugh married Louanna Looper who had gone to Tennessee
from North Carolina, the state where she was born.
To back track - Edward Pickett (father of Hugh) died
in Wilson County, Tennessee in 1838. I have a
photocopy of his will. In there he mentioned his son,
Hugh Willoughby Pickett.
In this account I am giving only our lineal lines
(our means yours as well as mine). Hugh Willoughby r'
Pickett and wife Louana Looper Pickett were the parents
of Edward Bradford Pickett who was born in Wilson
County in either 1823 or 1824. War Records show that
Lehi&4Edward Bradford Pickett served in the Mexican War
this was the war with the United. States. Family
tradition says E. B. passed through this little town
of Liberty, Texas and liked it and the people very
much. Tradition says further that E. B. (we dontt
know whether he was called by his initials, first,
middle name or what).returned to his home in Tennessee
and by 1850 he and his wife came to Liberty to make
their home. We know very little about his wife. We
know her name was Virginia 0. Bell and we were always
told that her name was Virginia Orange Bell and that,
she was born in Orange County, Virginia. However,
the 1860 census of Liberty County, Texas shows that
V. 0. Pt6kett was the wife of E. B. Pickett and that
she was born in Alabama. I ran across this only a
year or so ago. We know that Virginia 0. was the
daughter of Rebecca Virginia. (Shepherd) Bell. We
do not know the name of her father. I feel sure that
Rebecca was born in Virginia, but so far I cannot
trace her since I don't know her father's name. There
are lots of Bells and Shepherds in Virginia. We know
that Rebecca Virginia Bell had a brother, Dr. William
Shepherd. We know that he lived here in Liberty for
awhile and then went to Culpeper County, Virginia.
We always call the above Edward Bradford Pickett
"Colonel." Counting the Colonel, there have been 5
E. B. Picketts. This includes my first cousin, whom
we call Brad, and his son, called Ed. All have lived
here in Liberty and four of the E. B. Picketts have
been lawyers. It is hard for people to keep them
straight. We call the first E. B. "Colonel" because
he organized a Confederate Company here in Liberty
and during that war, E. B. reached the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel.
As far as public life, Colonel Pickett is our
best known member. He was a State Senator in the
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12th and 13th Legislatures of Texas. He served from
1869 to 1874. He was elected President Pro Tem of the
13th Legislature. As such, he served for about a year
as ex -officio Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Colonel
Pickett was one of the founding fathers of Texas A. & M.
University, serving on the Board of Directors from
1876 to 1882, at which time he died. Pickett was President
of that Board when he died. In 1875 he was elected
President of the Constitutional Convention of that year.
The Constitution which this group wrote was adopted by
the state in 1876. That is the same Constitution that
is in use in Texas today. A Constitutional Convention
was held in 1974 with members of the Texas Legislature
as delegates. As usual with politicians, nothing was
agreed upon; so the convention went for naught.
My grandfather, Edward Bradford (Ed) Pickett, was
held in high esteem throughout this area. He was the
brother of your Helen (Pickett) Boone. My father,
Ernie, and his brother E. Be Pickett Jr. were also well
loved, well respected, and well known over a good part
of the state.
To make this clearer to you, I will show your
lineal line by generations: starting with those whom we
can positively verify:
1. Edward Pickett and wife Agnes - from Va. to Tenn in 1801.
2:, Hugh Willoughby Pickett and wife Louanna Looper.
3. Colonel Edward Bradford Pickett and wife Virginia
0. Bell. Both died and are buried in Liberty.
4. Helen Pickett married Lacy Boone.
5. Perley Howell Boone
6. Perley Howell Boone Jr. (you).
My lineage is the same as yours thru #3 above. Then:
4. Edward Bradford Pickett (1852-1926) m. Mollie Nolan
5. Ernest William Pickett (1883-1945) m. Mary Ellis
6. Arlene Pickett (me); born 1912. .
The name Howell runs all through the Pickett lines.
The youngest brother of our Col. Pickett was Howell L.
Pickett. He was a prominent lawyer in Tennessee and later
moved West to Salt Lake City. Pickett County, Tenn. is
named for him. This Howell had a son named Howell.
My Ed and Mollie Pickett had a son names Howell, who died
here at the age of 18.
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I have not worked on any of the Boone lines.
I did not take up genealogical work until 1968. My
mother had done much research through the years. After
she died in 1968, I decided to give it a try and it has
been real fun and lots of hard digging. Until I started
this, I had spent most of my time playing golf and tennis.
I hope this will be of some satisfaction to you until
such time as I can do something about putting my material
together.
It was nice hearing from you. If you have more
questions, just write to me.
Sincerely p
Arlene Pickett