Bear with my folks. I'm having hardware problems and also ISP problems. Am answering your queries in the order received. - Leah >From Brown's "History of Hancock County" 1886: Page 472: early settlers of Pleasant Township "Thomas, James and John PICKENS settled in the west part of the township on Pickens Run, in 1837. Early in that year Thomas entered land in sections 7, 8, and located on the last mentioned section. James took up forty acres in section 18, and forty acres in section 19 in 1838, but the whole family came from Belmont County, Ohio, in 1837. Thomas was a millwright and carpenter, and in 1845 erected a grist-mill on Pickens Run, which was in operation for many years. He died upon his farm in this township, and Mrs. T. B. KELLEY is the only one of his children in the county, the sons having removed to Michigan. The names of a few others who came in between 1835 and 1840 could be given, but those given will illustrate the class of settlers who first built their cabins in the forest of Pleasant Township, and to extend this list into the period when the county was no longer a wilderness is not the intent of this chapter." Page 478: early history of Pleasant Twp. "Early in 1861 North Ridgeville postoffice was established at Pickens Corners, on section 18. BENJAMIN PICKENS was the first postmaster, and was succeeded by LEMUEL MOW. In 1869 or 1870 North Ridgeville was abolished, and no office has since existed at that point, though Deweyville and Shawtown are both easy of access to farmers living in the western part of the township." Hope this helps. - Leah in Texas M Besson wrote: > Have been reading the mail on this book and am wondering if there is any mention of the Pickens who started farming in Pleasant Twp. in 1837 or 38 if so would it be enough information for me to obtain a copy? > > Mary (Pickens)Besson > mbesson@iserv.net