John Middleton Pickens: Appalachian Aristocracy

1845 - 1903 (58 years)

Generation: 1

John Middleton Pickens was born 17 Jul 1845, Madison Co. AL (son of Joseph Willilam Pickens and Selina Brown Brazelton); died 21 Oct 1903, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.

John married Mary Williams Lamberson 22 Feb 1871, Mississippi. Mary (daughter of John Lamberson and Susan Ann Fortner) was born 22 Feb 1844; died 14 May 1917, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Mary Lulah Pickens was born Feb., 1876, Alabama; died 30 Jun 1935, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison Co. AL.

Generation: 2

Joseph Willilam Pickens was born 30 Aug 1794, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC (son of Andrew Martin Pickens and Mary Margaret Dowdle); died 28 Jan 1868, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Pickens Cemetery Moontown Madison Co. AL.

Joseph married Selina Brown Brazelton 31 Dec 1818, Alabama. Selina (daughter of Henry J. Brazelson and Lydia Ledbetter) was born 30 May 1804, Madison, Aiken Co. SC; died 09 Sep 1883, Ladonia, Fannin Co. TX; was buried , Pickens Cemetery, Big Cove, Madison Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Selina Brown Brazelton was born 30 May 1804, Madison, Aiken Co. SC (daughter of Henry J. Brazelson and Lydia Ledbetter); died 09 Sep 1883, Ladonia, Fannin Co. TX; was buried , Pickens Cemetery, Big Cove, Madison Co. AL.

Children:

1. John Middleton Pickens was born 17 Jul 1845, Madison Co. AL; died 21 Oct 1903, Cullman, Cullman Co. AL; was buried , Cullman City Cemetery Cullman Cullman Co. AL.

Generation: 3

Andrew Martin Pickens was born 28 Oct 1770, Waxhaw Settlement, Abbeville SC (son of Joseph William Pickens and Eleanor Pickens); died 04 Sep 1852, Greenville, Butler Co. AL.

Andrew married Mary Margaret Dowdle 1790, Anderson Co. SC. Mary (daughter of Robert Dowdle, Sr. and Mary Jane Givens) was born 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 1840, Madison Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

Mary Margaret Dowdle was born 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC (daughter of Robert Dowdle, Sr. and Mary Jane Givens); died 1840, Madison Co. AL.

Children:

2. Joseph Willilam Pickens was born 30 Aug 1794, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC; died 28 Jan 1868, Madison Co. AL; was buried , Pickens Cemetery Moontown Madison Co. AL.

6. Henry J. Brazelson
Henry married Lydia Ledbetter. [Group Sheet]

Lydia Ledbetter

Children:

3. Selina Brown Brazelton was born 30 May 1804, Madison, Aiken Co. SC; died 09 Sep 1883, Ladonia, Fannin Co. TX; was buried , Pickens Cemetery, Big Cove, Madison Co. AL.

Generation: 4

Joseph William Pickens was born 01 Feb 1737, Paxton Township, PA (son of Andrew Pickens and Nancy Ann Davis); died 17 Jun 1781, Abbeville Co. SC.

Joseph married Eleanor Pickens 01 Sep 1760, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC. Eleanor (daughter of John Pickens and Eleanor Baskin) was born Dec 1746, Staunton, Augusta Co. VA; died 01 Nov 1803, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

Eleanor Pickens was born Dec 1746, Staunton, Augusta Co. VA (daughter of John Pickens and Eleanor Baskin); died 01 Nov 1803, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC.

Children:

4. Andrew Martin Pickens was born 28 Oct 1770, Waxhaw Settlement, Abbeville SC; died 04 Sep 1852, Greenville, Butler Co. AL.

10.

Robert Dowdle, Sr. was born 1743, Antrim, Ulster Ireland; died 06 Aug 1820, Pendleton, Anderson Co. SC.

Robert married Mary Jane Givens 1766, Dorchester Co. SC. Mary (daughter of John Givens and Mary Margaret Sitlington) was born 1743, Anderson Co. SC; died 27 Nov 1823, Anderson Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

11.

Mary Jane Givens was born 1743, Anderson Co. SC (daughter of John Givens and Mary Margaret Sitlington); died 27 Nov 1823, Anderson Co. SC.

Children:

5. Mary Margaret Dowdle was born 1775, Mecklenburg Co. NC; died 1840, Madison Co. AL.