Civil War

PICKET
In Bloomington, Calif., Sunday, April 1, 1923, Alson Grey Picket, 91 years old, native of North Carolina, resident of California 37 years. No funeral arrangements have been made. Stephen & Son are in charge.

PICKET
Alson Grey Picket, 91 years old, died yesterday at his home in Bloomington after an illness of one week. He was a native of North Carolina but has lived in California for the past 37 years. Surviving are widow, Mrs Martha L. Pickett; three daughters, Mrs J. Gloyd of Texas, Mrs. Lillian G. Schmidt of Bloomington and Mrs Ed Michel of Rialto, and two sons, H. F. Picket and Baxter Picket, both of Kansas.
No Funeral arrangements have been made. Stephens & Son are in charge.

April 3, 1923
The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California · Page 14
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ALSON GREY PICKETT The funeral services for Alson Grey Pickett were held yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Bloomington Congregational Church. The Hew Mr. Frye officiated. Pallbearers were: A. V. Harmony. J. S. Wheeler. W. M. John- r-y, S. S. Renner, A. Anderson and X. Fox. Mrs. Frye and Mrs Barber sang "Asleep in the Arms of Jesus." "Joy Cometh in the Morning' and "Blest Be the Tie That Binds." Mrs. Horton accompanied them. Connor and Stephens were in charge.

April 7, 1923
The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California · Page 16
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Birth
1832 15 Jan
Chatham Co., North Carolina, USA
Alson was named after a Methodist minister, the Reverend Alson Gray.

Residence
1850 — Age: 18
Upper Regiment, Chatham Co., North Carolina, USA

Marriage to Cynthia Pierce
1853 1 Sep — Age: 21
Randolph Co., North Carolina, USA
Migration
1858 Fall — Age: 26
Emporia Townsite, Breckenridge Co. (now Lyon Co.), Kansas Territory, USA
Alson & Cynthia join a wagon train to the Kansas Territory with his parents, brother John C. and sisters Agnes (usually called Annie or Anna) Semira and Sabrah, leaving 7 of his siblings behind in pro-slavery North Carolina as pressure for civil war builds
Residence
1860 Jul — Age: 28
Pike Township, Breckenridge Co., (now Lyon Co.) Kansas Territory

Residence
1863 1 Jul — Age: 31
Lyon Co., Kansas, United States

U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
DetailRelatedSource
Name Alson G Pickett
Birth Year 1832
Place of Birth North Carolina
Age on 1 July 1863 31
Race White
Marital Status Married
Residence Lyon, Kansas
Congressional District Southern
Class 1
Enumerated during the months of Sept., Oct., Nov. & Dec. 1863

Residence
1870 Jun — Age: 38
Pike Township, Lyon Co., Kansas, USA

Widowed
1870 30 Dec — Age: 38
Pike Township, Breckenridge Co., (now Lyon Co.) Kansas Territory
Cynthia dies leaving Alson the single father of three children under the age of ten.

Marriage to Martha Levina Cooper
1872 Mar — Age: 40
North Carolina, USA
The widowed Allison went back to North Carolina where he remarried.
Return to Kansas
1873 aprox. — Age: 41
Morris Co., Kansas, USA
Alson moved to a farm, with his new bride Martha (Mattie) & the 3 children from his first marriage, South of Council Grove, Ks., in Morris Co. on Four Mile Creek (Township).
Residence
1880 — Age: 48
Valley Township, Morris Co., Kansas, USA

Moved to California
1888 — Age: 56
Bloomington,San Bernardino Co, California,USA
Alson and Martha moved by train to Southern California, East of Los Angeles, where they lived the rest of their lives.
Residence
1900 22 Jun — Age: 68
Rialto Township, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Residence
1900 — Age: 68
Rialto, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Residence
1910 — Age: 78
Rialto, San Bernardino Co., California

Residence
1920 — Age: 88
Rialto, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Death
1923 Mar — Age: 91
Bloomington,San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Alson and Martha are buried in the Rialto Park Cemetery, Rialto California.
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Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Name Martha L Pickett
Gender Female
Place Filed California, USA
Relation to Head Widow
Spouse Alson G Pickett
Household Members
Name Age
Alson G Pickett
Martha L Pickett

Alson was widowed and had three young children from his 1st wife Cynthia Pierce Pickett, which Martha raised with Alson. Those children are:

William Jasper Pickett (William died before his mother Cynthia Pierce Pickett passed away)
1855 – 1859
Death
1859 3 Sep — Age: 4

Olive Ann Pickett
1861 – 1955

Hilard Fremont Pickett
1863 – 1937

Baxter Pickett
1866 – 1947

Martha & Alson had four children:

Ralph R. Pickett
1878 – 1881
Death
1881 Mar — Age: 3
Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas, USA
The family lived on Four Mile Creek South of Council Grove. Ralph died about age 3 of Diphtheria, as did his 2 year old sister Nellie.

Nellie N. Pickett
1879 – 1881
Death
1881 Mar — Age: 1
Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas, USA
The family lived on Four Mile Creek South of Council Grove. Nellie died at about age 2 from Diphtheria, as did her 3 year old brother Ralph.

Lena Maybelle Pickett
1889 – 1949
Death
1949 24 Dec — Age: 60
San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Gladys Lillian Pickett
1894 – 1985
Death
1985 21 Aug — Age: 91
San Bernardino Co., California, USA