Linda, Regarding the John Picklesimer in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He is one of my branch of the family and here is his descendants for a couple of generations. Descendants of John Picklesimer Generation No. 1 1. JOHN PICKLESIMER (NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born May 13, 1828 in Floyd County, Kentucky, and died February 02, 1911 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He married CATHERINE BAYES September 01, 1848 in Johnson County, Kentucky, daughter of JOSHUA BAYS and ELIZABETH OWENS. Children of JOHN PICKLESIMER and CATHERINE BAYES are: 2. i. LUCY ANN PICKLESIMER, b. December 12, 1851, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. April 15, 1936, Lawrence County, Kentucky. ii. WILLIAM A. PICKLESIMER, b. August 16, 1853, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. September 12, 1854, Johnson County, Kentucky. 3. iii. MARTELIA FRANCIS PICKLESIMER, b. February 01, 1855, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. July 18, 1905, Louisa, Kentucky. 4. iv. GEORGE JACKSON PICKLESIMER, b. September 30, 1856, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. November 17, 1931, Lawrence County, Kentucky. 5. v. JAMES BUCHANAN PICKLESIMER, b. April 05, 1858, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. December 15, 1942, Lawrence County, Kentucky. vi. NATHANIEL H. PICKLESIMER, b. December 06, 1859, Johnson County, Kentucky. 6. vii. JOHN HENRY PICKLESIMER, b. August 27, 1861, Johnson County, Kentucky; d. January 17, 1932. 7. viii. FREDRICK PICKLESIMER, b. May 25, 1864, Boyd County, Kentucky; d. May 30, 1947, Ohio. Generation No. 2 2. LUCY ANN PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born December 12, 1851 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died April 15, 1936 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. She married RICE SPURLOCK DAMRON April 03, 1872 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, son of SPURLOCK DAMRON and SARAH TROUT. Children of LUCY PICKLESIMER and RICE DAMRON are: 8. i. JOHN L. DAMRON, b. January 03, 1873, Lawrence County, Kentucky; d. January 14, 1924, Boyd County, Kentucky. ii. SARAH C. DAMRON, b. May 08, 1875, Lawrence County, Kentucky. iii. MARY DAMRON, b. 1877; m. WILL URELIE. 9. iv. ROSA DAMRON, b. 1882; d. Abt. 1910. v. FRED DAMRON, b. April 1885, Kentucky. vi. SOLOMON DAMRON, b. April 1887, Kentucky. 10. vii. PERNINA DAMRON, b. November 12, 1889, Lawrence County, Kentucky; d. June 10, 1979, Huntington, West Virginia. viii. COLFAX DAMRON, b. January 1892. 11. ix. JOSHUA DAMRON, b. September 1894. x. WILLIAM ARLIN DAMRON, b. October 1897. 3. MARTELIA FRANCIS PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born February 01, 1855 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died July 18, 1905 in Louisa, Kentucky. She married LAFAYETTE MOORE July 20, 1876 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Children of MARTELIA PICKLESIMER and LAFAYETTE MOORE are: i. JOHN T. MOORE, b. 1877, Lawrence County, Kentucky. ii. ERNEST LEE MOORE, b. 1879. 4. GEORGE JACKSON PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born September 30, 1856 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died November 17, 1931 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He married (1) SIRENA THOMPSON December 17, 1874 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, daughter of SAMUEL THOMPSON and EMERETTA THOMPSON. He married (2) ANNIE OGLE December 09, 1923 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Children of GEORGE PICKLESIMER and SIRENA THOMPSON are: 12. i. SAMUEL J. PICKLESIMER, b. October 24, 1875, Lawrence County, Kentucky; d. June 27, 1951, Lawrence County, Kentucky. ii. JOHN MILTON PICKLESIMER, b. April 10, 1877, Lawrence County, Kentucky; d. June 19, 1919, Lawrence County, Kentucky; m. (1) GIPSIE SHANNON, January 01, 1900, Lawrence County, Kentucky; m. (2) MAUD M. MEADE, February 28, 1907, Lawrence County, Kentucky. 5. JAMES BUCHANAN PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born April 05, 1858 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died December 15, 1942 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. He married (1) SUSANNE FRANCIS HOLLY August 07, 1879 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN HOLLY and MARY OSBORN. He married (2) MARY "POLLY" (GAMBILL) PIGG December 07, 1899. Children of JAMES PICKLESIMER and SUSANNE HOLLY are: 13. i. LOCKIE EUGENIA PICKLESIMER, b. May 11, 1881, Kentucky; d. July 15, 1954. ii. MARY LOU PICKLESIMER, b. 1884, Kentucky; d. 1886. 14. iii. CHARLES FREDRICK PICKLESIMER, b. June 20, 1887, Kentucky; d. January 26, 1948, San Leandro, Alameda County, California. iv. SON PICKLESIMER, b. 1889; d. 1890. 6. JOHN HENRY PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born August 27, 1861 in Johnson County, Kentucky, and died January 17, 1932. He married NANNIE THOMPSON July 05, 1879 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, daughter of S. R. THOMPSON. Children of JOHN PICKLESIMER and NANNIE THOMPSON are: i. CORA F. PICKLESIMER, b. Abt. 1880; m. HIRAM B. COMPTON, September 09, 1897, Wayne County, West Virginia. 15. ii. GRANVILLE PICKLESIMER, b. August 1884, Kentucky. 16. iii. CATHARINE PICKLESIMER, b. July 28, 1888, Kentucky. iv. WEBB PICKLESIMER, b. November 30, 1890, Kentucky; m. LAVERNA HOWELL, September 20, 1916, Scioto County, Ohio. 7. FREDRICK PICKLESIMER (JOHN, NATHANIEL, ABRAHAM ADAM, ?) was born May 25, 1864 in Boyd County, Kentucky, and died May 30, 1947 in Ohio. He married (1) HALLIE PACK. He married (2) MARY A. HOLLEY January 11, 1883 in Lawrence County, Kentucky. Children of FREDRICK PICKLESIMER and MARY HOLLEY are: 17. i. GENIE PICKLESIMER, b. April 05, 1884, Kentucky; d. April 18, 1959. 18. ii. LORA PICKLESIMER, b. January 25, 1887, Kentucky; d. 1961. 19. iii. CARL ELMORE PICKLESIMER, b. August 01, 1894, Busseyville, Kentucky; d. November 24, 1977, Boyd County, Kentucky. 20. iv. WAUNENA PICKLESIMER, b. June 16, 1897, Busseyville, Kentucky; d. August 10, 1972. v. EVA PICKLESIMER, b. February 02, 1900, Busseyville, Kentucky; d. March 11, 1902. 21. vi. LENA FERN PICKLESIMER, b. 1902; d. 1982. vii. MAUDE ELLEN PICKLESIMER, b. March 15, 1906; d. 1984; m. CLYDE CURNUTTE. Regarding the book by Charles Wells, I have a copy here in my library of genealogical material along with another work by Charles on Johnson County. Johnson County was formed from Floyd County in 1843 and is where the Picklesimer family settled when they moved to eastern Kentucky in 1809. John W. Picklesimer