Very little has been recorded for Della Pickens, my GGG-Grandmother. She is noted in the research posted in Roots Web as the daughter of Daniel G. Wood & Delila Beckham Wood, both born in Hardin County, TN. She married a Mr. W.T.Tankersley on 5 March 1876 in Hardin County, TN. They reportedly had two children noted in 1877 and 1878 who both passed away. She then married James William Pickens on 27 September 1879 in Hardin County and she had a baby boy, my GG-Grandfather the following year. It is believed that Della passed away shortly thereafter, perhaps as a result of childbirth. More research needs to be done on her life and to locate her burial site in Hardin County, Tennessee.

Dilla is first seen in the 1860 census in Savannah,Hardin County, TN with her family: Daniel G. & Delila Wood

Wood, D.G. 30 y/o b. TN, occupation Farmer
Delila 33 y/o, b.TN
Cynthia 4 y/o b.TN
Dilla B. 3 y/o b. TN
Charity A. 5m b.TN

Noted in the 1870 federal census"

Dilley B Wood
Age in 1870: 12
Birth Year: abt 1858
Dwelling Number: 108
Home in 1870: District 6, Hardin, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Inferred Mother: Dilley Wood
Household Members:
Name Age
Charity Wood 10
Dilley Wood 43
Cintha R Wood 14
Dilley B Wood 12

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W T Tankersley
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
Name: Dilla Beckham Wood
Also Known As Name:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Mar 1876
Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: W T Tankersley
Spouse's Also Known As Name:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Spouse's Name Suffix:
Page: 196

Citing this Record
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VNFS-TWW : accessed 28 Oct 2013), W T Tankersley and Dilla Beckham Wood, 1876.



D B Tankesley
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
Name: D B Tankesley
Also Known As Name:
Name Suffix:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Sep 1879
Event Place: Hardin, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: J W Pickens
Spouse's Also Known As Name:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Spouse's Name Suffix:
Page: 280
Citing this Record
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN4V-SHR : accessed 18 Nov 2013), J W Pickens and D B Tankesley, 1879.

A great resource for searching for more Pickens family history can be found at https://www.fincher.org/pickens/HardinCoMarr.txt

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Family tree information posted on Ancestry.com by cousin Phillip Jones:


Birth
23 Oct 1857 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1857

Birth of Sister Charity A Wood(1860–)
1860 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Residence
1860 • District 6, Hardin, Tennessee

Death of Father Daniel G Wood(1835–1862)
1862 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA

Residence
1870 • District 6, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Post Office: Savannah


Marriage
5 Mar 1876 • Hardin, Tennessee, USA
W T Tankersley

Marriage
27 Sep 1879 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA

James William Pickens (1854–1932)
1879

Birth of Son Walter Levi Pickens(1880–1946)
27 Aug 1880 • Hardin County Tennessee

Death of Mother Delilah Hatley(1827–1880)
1880

Death
1880 • , Hardin, Tennessee, USA

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