Person:Elizabeth Pickering (2)

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Elizabeth Mary Pickering
b.22 Jun 1833 Henry County, Indiana*
d.13 Jan 1915 Whittier, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Dec 1829
  1. Larkin Pickering1830 - 1841
  2. Elizabeth Mary Pickering1833 - 1915
  3. Lindley Pickering1835 -
  4. Henry C Pickering1838 -
  5. Lydia Ann Pickering1840 - 1916
  6. Macy Maulsby Pickering1842 - 1919
Spouse and Children
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m. 20 May 1852
  1. Loring Ruben Swain1853 - 1937
  2. Arthur William Swain1856 -
  3. Erwin Mason Swain1860 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Feb 1865
  1. Edmund W Thomas1866 -
  2. Alice Edith Thomas1873 -
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Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Mary Pickering
Alt Name[1] Elizabeth Pickering
Alt Name[2] Elizabeth Pickering
Alt Name[3] Elizabeth Swain
Gender Female
Birth? 22 Jun 1833 Henry County, Indiana*
Alt Birth? 22 Jun 1833
Alt Birth[4] 22 Jun 1833 Henry, IN, USA
Alt Birth[5] 1834 Indiana
Marriage 20 May 1852 to William Henry Swain
Residence[6] 1860 Linn, Dallas, Iowa
Marriage 21 Feb 1865 Buffalo, Erie Co., NYto William Picton Thomas
Death? 13 Jan 1915 Whittier, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Notes from the Duck Creek Monthly Meeting Records, Henry County, Indian

January 21, 1855

A complaint was made by the Duck Creek MM against Elizabeth Swain for attending a public ball and participating therein by joining in the dance. On March 25,1858 she was disowned.

January 26, 1860

Elizabeth Swain, Bear Creek MM, Iowa has been given consent of this meeting to receive membership again.


National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC, Civil War Pension Records. Cert. #567.695. Microfilm #T288.

Elizabeth M. Thomas applied for pension for two of her sons fathered by William H. Swain under the provisions made by the Act of Congress, approved July 14, 1862. She could not apply for pension for herself as she had remarried to William P. Thomas.

Documents:

1. Declaration of Minor Children for Pension. State of Illinois, County of Cook, October 12, 1868. Elizabeth M. Thomas ..........................resident of Chicago. Claim for two minor children; A. Arthur W. Swain .......................born; October 24, 1856 B. Erwin Mason Swain ................born; November 23, 1860

Witnesses; Joanna Clark and Mary Nicholson

2. Affidavit from the court of the County of Cook, State of Illinois, October 12, 1868, that Elizabeth M. Thomas was not making a claim for pension for Loring R. Swain, first child of William H. Swain and his wife Elizabeth, as Loring R. Swain had been adopted by his maternal grandmother Cynthia Pickering.

3. Affidavit from the court of the State of Indiana, County of Henry, October 29, 1868, that Cynthia Pickering has no interest in the claim by guardian Elizabeth M. Thomas for Loring R. Swain for pension. Signed; Cynthia Pickering Affirmed; Caleb Bond JP

4. Adjutant Generals Office, November 18, 1868. Application for Pension No. 166.650. This form gives all the military information on file for William H. Swain, plus a note at the end. Note; Taken prisoner near Corinth, Miss., July 7, 1863. Last record of him, and no evidence of death on file at this office. Investigation fails to elicit any further information concerning him.


Signed; Adam (?) Preach, Asst. A.G.


Elizabeth M. Thomas divorced William P. Thomas, June 2, 1885.

Divorce papers from; District Court of Mahaska County, Iowa. Signed by J.K. Johnson, Judge.

Elizabeth was given custody of the two minor children, Edmund W. Thomas and Alice Edith Thomas.


Elizabeth M. Thomas applied for pension for Widows of Civil War Soldiers under the Act of March 3, 1901, Amending Section 4708, Revised Statutes, dated July 17, 1901. She was a resident of Whittier, Los Angeles County, California.

Elizabeth died in Whittier, California, January 13, 1915

References
  1. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

  2. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

  3. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census.

    Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Linn, Dallas, Iowa, post office Greenvale, roll M653_317, page 75, image 75.

  4. ↑ OneWorldTree.

    Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

  5. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census.

    Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Linn, Dallas, Iowa, post office Greenvale, roll M653_317, page 75, image 75.

  6. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census.

    Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Linn, Dallas, Iowa, post office Greenvale, roll M653_317, page 75, image 75.

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