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John Pickard was born in Chatham County, N. C., in 1822, son of Thomas and Mary (Workman) Pickard, both born in Orange County, N. C., in 1793 and 1800, and died in Tennessee in 1859 and 1874, respectively. The father was a tiller of the soil, and in 1822 came to Tennessee, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was the father of six children, four of whom are living: William S., John, Catherine (widow of David Williams), and Richard E. Our subject’s grandfather, John Pickard, was a native of Wales. After coming to the United States he settled in North Carolina. He was twice married, and was the father of twenty-four children—twenty sons and four daughters-twelve children by each wife, and each the mother of ten sons and two daughters. Our subject was educated in the country schools, and March 19, 1843, was united in marriage to Elizabeth Hall, who died in 1844. In 1847 he married Sarah Ann Williams, daughter of Allen and Elizabeth Williams. Mrs. Pickard was born in 1833, and is the mother of three children: Travis O., Mary Elizabeth (Mrs. R. E. Kelso), and Martha Jane (Mrs. S. M. Stephenson). Mrs. Pickard died on the 10th of March, 1879, and October 14 of the following year he married Mary Elizabeth Timmons, daughter of John H. and Elizabeth Timmons. Mrs. Pickard was born in 1853, and has one son— James A. Garfield. This wife died May 20, 1884. In 1849 our subject purchased 80 acres of land near Boydsville, but has since increased his farm to 120 acres. He is a Democrat and a member of the Masonic fraternity, Lodge No. 121, Boydsville. He belongs to the Christian Church.