There was a Marvin Pickle b. 1919 down at Dossville and died 1973 buried Kosciusko. I have not added any names of descendants for the last 25 years. But I do have him. He would be my mother's cousin. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Frazier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:06 AM Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Pickle > Hi Janice, > Just out of curiosity, do you know if Marvin Pickle of Kosciusko, who had > interests in the Sunflower Food Stores there was descended from this > family? > I had my first job at the Sunflower Store on the east corner of the > square. > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Craft" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:32 AM > Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Pickle > > >> My mother's oldest sister always listened to the family talk and she > handed >> down to me all she remembered. She stated that two brothers and a sister >> came to Attala Co and their father was named Jake. About 25 years ago I >> searched everything and could NOT find any listing for these other >> Pickles >> as being Jacob's chidlren. So in my history I state as the first three >> children Jack (John, my ancestor), Louis or Lewis, and sister Nancy. >> Nancy >> married first Jasper Henry Lee, then Mr. Dill, and then Henry Milton >> Jenkins. >> I have been researching family history since 1957. When I was researching >> the Pickle history I read everything in the MOnroe Co courthouse and >> could >> not find any evidence that these others were his children, but they > probably >> are. My idea is that Catherine is possibly NOT the mother of all his >> children. In 1870 she was living between two Pickles and with the JOhnson >> family - there is always the possibility that this Cassandra or Kizannah > was >> her daughter - but she was not with Jacob and Catherine in the 1850 > census. >> But how will we ever know for sure! >> Over the years I have picked up several more who could be Jacob's >> children >> but no proof! We are fortunate that old Jacob "Jake" was the only old > Pickle >> in this area of the country!!!! I have never found any proof that old > Jacob >> came to Attala County. Only found Catherine here in 1870. I think the > census >> taker missed an area of Monroe Co or Attala Co in 1860 as there were so > many >> Pickles that did not appear in the census of 1860. >> Janice Craft >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:30 PM >> Subject: Re: [MSATTALA] Pickle >> >> >> > Janice, Sam, and all others interested >> > >> > I was not aware that Nancy went to Attala County. Which husband did she > go >> > with (Lee, Dill, or Jenkins)? >> > >> > Janice, you make a valid point about Jacob and Catherine and the > children. >> > The name Catherine is only definitely used by Robert (first child born) >> > and >> > Greenberry (second child, first female). Mary, who stayed in Fayette >> > County, had >> > no Catherine. James, another Fayette County Pickle, had no Catherine (I >> > have >> > only been able to identify three male children). As you pointed out, > John >> > "Jack" >> > Pickle had no Catherine. Jacob Lewis had a daughter named Mary C. > "Katie" >> > Pickle. Do we know what the C stands for? Nancy's first child with Mr. >> > Dill was >> > also named Mary C. Back in Monroe County, Henry Pickle had a daughter >> > named >> > Eliza C. Pickle. Once again I have no indication of what the C stands > for. >> > >> > The name thing intrigued me. I can honestly say it had never crossed my >> > mind. >> > So, I did some more checking. Robert, Henry, Greenberry, and Jacob >> > Lewis >> > all >> > had boys named Jacob. Mary, James, John "Jack" failed to use the name. >> > Nancy >> > only had one boy and his name was Lewis J. (do not know about the J). >> > >> > The question is seldom asked, but how did we formulate the list of the >> > children of Jacob and Catherine? I know that there was a list given in > the >> > Mother >> > Monroe book (or it History of Monroe). However, it never gave any >> > corroborating >> > evidence. Is there any hard evidence linking each child to Jacob and >> > Catherine. For example, Robert is named as a child of Jacob and > Catherine >> > Pickle in >> > the bible of Jacob "One-eyed Jake" Pickle, son of Robert. Kathy Wilcox, > a >> > descendent of Robert has some pretty convincing evidence that a Jacob >> > Pickle married >> > a Catherine Berry (it is posted at my website). While there are many >> > questions we need to answer, I think it is probably the most critical >> > question that we >> > should answer. >> > >> > >> > Janice --BTW - I was going through my file cabinet a few days ago and >> > found a >> > folder of letters that you sent me a few short years ago (or atleaset >> > is >> > seems not so long ago). Is it not amazing that we used to do this all >> > by >> > pen, >> > paper, and postage stamps. >> > >> > Greg Green >> > <A HREF="www.geocities.com/greenweeks">www.geocities.com/greenweeks</A> >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== >> > Before forwarding any Virus Warnings or Chain Letters to anyone, check >> > them out at: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Also, please Visit the >> > Attala >> > County Rootsweb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/ >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== >> Have you visited the Attala Historical Society web site? The URL is > http://www.rootsweb.com/~msahs/ >> Now would be a good time to support the Attala Historical Society! >> >> > > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the American Local History Network, Attala County web > site yet? You can find it at > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/ > >