hmtl5 George Pickup b. 2 Dec 1842 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 31 Jan 1893 Mercer County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

George Pickup

Male 1842 - 1893  (50 years)


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  • Name George Pickup 
    Born 2 Dec 1842  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _MILT Civil War. Union Army. Co G 10th Ill Vol Inf.  [2
    Died 31 Jan 1893  Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I337  Gritton
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Mary E. Griffith,   b. 14 Jan 1853, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1926, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1871  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. George Albert Pickup,   b. 2 May 1876, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1935, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Dec 1842 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jan 1893 - Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aledo Democrat 2-3-1893 GEORGE W PICKUP
      Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.