For those who want to know the relation of Cora E. Pickett (Mrs. Isaac Alva Howard) to David Hadley Pickett. He was her grandpa. Her Dad was William Daniel Pickett b. l5 Feb l860 who was David Hadlley's oldest son . Cora was his oldest daughter and her sister was Ethel Rebecca b. 22 Nov 1885 and she married Edwin B. Michel. Cora and Ethel's mother was Nancy Jane (Rose) Pickett. Nancy died 30 Mar 1889 and William (Bill) Pickett married Mary F. Edwards on 5 Nov 1889. David Hadley Pickett was my great-grandfather. His son John Pickett, my grandfather and his son Andrew was my Dad. Does anyone want anymore info? Wanda (Pickett ) Ehlers ----- Original Message ----- From: Vonda Sheets <vonda@peoplepc.com> To: <MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 1:42 PM Subject: [MOTANEY] Mrs. Alva Howard's maiden name > Hey, > Mrs. Isaac Alva Howard's name was Cora E. Pickett b 26 May 1882 Taney Co. > MO. She and Alva (b 13 Jun 1883 d 8 Oct 1956, s/o Richard K. and Rachel A. > Jennings Howard) are both buried in Edwards Cemetery, near Powersite. > > I don't know her relation to David Hadley Pickett, but that area north and > east of Kirbyville, all along to Mildred, had lots of Picketts--there's a > ridge called Pickett Ridge. I would think Cora was David's daughter, but I > have his youngest daughter as Rosetta A. b 20 Aug 1882. His wife was > Elizabeth Catherine Spoon. Their oldest son was William Daniel b 1860, who > married an Edwards, but not until 1889. > > There are Pickett researchers/descendants on the Taney list. Anyone care to > step in? > > V > > > > > ==== MOTANEY Mailing List ==== > "All change represents loss of some kind; that's why some of us resist it so strongly."--Jacob M. Braude > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >