Obituary: Farmerville Gazette, Wednesday, October 26, 1898. Mr. W. J. Pickel, an old resident of Union Parish, died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. C. T. Carothers, near Unionville last Thursday afternoon, and his remains were brought to Farmerville Friday where they were laid to rest in the Farmerville Cemetery amidst a host of relatives and friends. Mr. Pickel was quite an old man, having reached his 74th year, and his death was the result of a general giving away of his constitution. He leaves four daughters and two sons to mourn a father's loss. To them the Gazette offers sincere sympathy.

The children of Wash & Nancy:
- James Wright Pickel (a teacher) - b. Feb 1856 in Cherry Ridge LA, d. 1 Jun 1895, Cary MS (buried in Farmerville).
- Mollie Ethyl Pickel (a teacher) - b. 23 Dec 1866 in Oakland LA, md. Joseph O. Hodnet 16 Mar 1890 (He became superintendent of schools in Union Parish).
- Mattie (Martha) S. Pickel (a teacher) - b. 20 Jul 1886, d. 6 Jul 1952 (buried in Memphis TN), md. Charles T. Carothers in 1889.
- Nannie E. (Nancy) Pickel - b. 30 Nov 1870 in Oakland LA, md. L.W. Landers in Nov 1892.
- Judge Henry Pickel (He may have been named for Judge Williams Purifoy, as he was the first son born to Nancy L. Pickel following the death of her cousin, Judge Williams Purifoy, in the civil War.) - b. 1873, Oakland LA, md. 1898 to Nellie Crane in St. Louis MO. He seems to have changed his name to John (census & birth records for children).
- Emma Ruth Pickel - b. 20 July 1876-78 in Oakland LA, d. 25 June 1955, Rapides Parish, buried Winnfield Cemetery, md. Arthur Lindsay 16 May 1893.
- Jesse E.W. Pickel (listed in the 1880 census as Pomeroy) - b. 27 Mar 1880 in Oakland LA, d. 30 Jul 1952 in Farmerville, md. Lizzie Meeks 17 July 1912 (buried in Farmerivlle).