Aledo Democrat 2-3-1893 GEORGE W PICKUP
Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
Aledo Democrat 2-3-1893 GEORGE W PICKUP
Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
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