Lydia married Palmer Pickard on September 29, 1847, in in an old stone house Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois. Palmer was born January 5, 1820, in Steling Cayuga County, New York, the son of Smith Wix and Affa (Skeel) Pickard. Lydia and Palmer had the following known children:
1. Jane Eliza (Pickard) 1) Greeley, 2) Waddell (1851-1916)
2. Edgar Judson Pickard (1853-1930)
3. Ella Mary (Pickard) Butler (1861-1944)
4. Alford "Fred" Pickard (1863-1950)
5. Albert H Pickard (1885-1960)
While there are only 5 children listed above, son Edgar's obituary states he was one of 14 children.
In May of 1849, Palmer and Lydia moved to the log cabin he had built on his farm. There they prospered and increased the acreage to 232 acres and built "a commodius residence."
Palmer was alone on his farm when he was kicked in the head by a horse. He suffered greatly for six days before dying on died April 12, 1896, in Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois. Lydia died January 3, 1900, in Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.
Lydia married Palmer Pickard on September 29, 1847, in in an old stone house Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois. Palmer was born January 5, 1820, in Steling Cayuga County, New York, the son of Smith Wix and Affa (Skeel) Pickard. Lydia and Palmer had the following known children:
1. Jane Eliza (Pickard) 1) Greeley, 2) Waddell (1851-1916)
2. Edgar Judson Pickard (1853-1930)
3. Ella Mary (Pickard) Butler (1861-1944)
4. Alford "Fred" Pickard (1863-1950)
5. Albert H Pickard (1885-1960)
While there are only 5 children listed above, son Edgar's obituary states he was one of 14 children.
In May of 1849, Palmer and Lydia moved to the log cabin he had built on his farm. There they prospered and increased the acreage to 232 acres and built "a commodius residence."
Palmer was alone on his farm when he was kicked in the head by a horse. He suffered greatly for six days before dying on died April 12, 1896, in Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois. Lydia died January 3, 1900, in Harlem Township, Stephenson County, Illinois.
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Sally Atwood Andrus
1826–1917
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Henry B. Atwood
1828–1915
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Elizabeth A. "Eliza" Atwood Irons
1830–1916
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William Atwood
1833–1911
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Anna B Atwood Wilson
1836–1922
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Mary Atwood Bartholomew
1838–1912
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Joseph Brooks Atwood
1840–1927
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Patten B. Atwood
1843–1930
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Harriet "Hattie" Attwood Eldredge
1844–1914
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John Atwood
1847–1915
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Philip Atwood
1849–1926
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