Pickens Family Cemetery
Pickens Hollow, near Mooresville, Marshall County Tennessee
Canvassed and Transcribed 8 Oct 1994 by
David M. Pickens, Joe and Terry (Pickens) McLean
Beginning at the north end of each row, starting with the row on the west side and working to the east:
ROW 1:
# 1 and # 2 are 2 stones at the south end of the row which have been uprooted and broken by a tree. The pieces are lying in among the roots of the tree. No inscriptions were legible.
ROW 2:
# 3 – C. E. YATES, 15 Apr 1843 – 7 Jun 1903
[Charles E. YATES, husband of Mary Ann (WILKES) YATES; father of Zella Mae (YATES)
PICKENS = # 30]
# 4 – Mary Ann, wife of C. E. YATES, 3 Jan 1845 – 12 Feb 1922
[Mary Ann (WILKES) YATES, wife of Charles E. YATES, #3. Their daughter is Zella Mae (YATES)
PICKENS, #30. Mary Ann’s first husband was Robert HUDSON, #20, and their daughter was Maggie O.
(HUDSON) PICKENS, #28; Mary Ann is also sister of Lucinda Jane (WILKES) PICKENS, #12]
# 5 – Nannie T., daughter of C. E. & M. A. YATES, 12 Sep 1880 – 7 May 1900
# 6 – Bettie T., daughter of M. A. & C. E. YATES, 12 Sep 1880 – 20 Mar 1882
# 7 – infant daughter of M. A. & C. E. YATES, 15 Jun 1873 – 17 Jun 1873
# 8 – James N., son of F. G. & A. C. FURGESON, 25 Mar 1872 – 5 Jan 1874
[James Nathaniel FURGESON/FERGUSON, grandson of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS, #24 & 23, and the son of Francis George and Amanda Clementine (PICKENS) FERGUSON]
# 9 – Clabe PICKENS, 2 Jun 1883 – 30 Apr 1901
[Clabe PICKENS, son of W. D. L. & Penina L. (ORR) PICKENS, #11 & #10]
# 10 – Penina L., wife of W. D. L. PICKENS, 6 (5?) Dec 1853 – 9 Jan 1892
[Penina Lamyra (ORR), wife of W. D. L. PICKENS, #11.]
# 11 – W. D. L. PICKENS, 4 Jun 1854 (1864?) – 18 Nov 1918 (1916?)
[William David Lowrey PICKENS, son of David Byers and Mary Ann (MEADOR/MEADOW)
PICKENS, #26 & #25]
ROW 3:
# 12 – Lucinda Jane PICKENS, 29 Jul (June?) 1843 – 22 Jul 1872 age 29y, 3d
[Lucinda Jane (WILKES), wife of James Columbus PICKENS; sister of Mary Ann (WILKES)
YATES, #4. Her husband, James, was grandson of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE)
PICKENS, #24 & #23]
# 13 – Hattie P., daughter of J. K. & I. A. WILKES, 9 Oct 1877 – 15 Oct 1877
[Hattie P. WILKES, daughter of John Kennedy and Ida Allison (CHARLTON) WILKES. John
Kennedy WILKES is a brother to Mary Ann (WILKES) YATES, #4, and Lucinda Jane (WILKES)
PICKENS, #12]
# 14 – unknown
# 15 – unknown
ROW 4:
# 16 – Johnnie R. or B?, son of J. M. & N. E. HUDSON, 17 Jul 1871 – 17 (12?) Apr 1886
[Johnnie HUDSON, son of Dr. James N. and Nannie HUDSON, #18 & #17]
# 17 – Nannie A. E. HUDSON, wife of Dr. James HUDSON, 10 Apr 1851 – 12 Sep 1896 (1890?)
[Nancy (ALFORD) HUDSON, wife of Dr. James HUDSON, #18, mother of Johnnie, #16]
# 18 – Dr. James N. HUDSON (Masonic emblem), 9 Jul 1839 – 3 Jan 1883.
[Possibly the son of Solomon & Martha (PICKENS) HUDSON, #21 & #22; brother of Robert, #20]
# 19 – Margaret Priscilla BERRY, 22 Jun 1837 – 17 Mar 1870, Erected by W. H. & J. M. BERRY, sons
[Daughter of Solomon & Martha Jane (PICKENS) HUDSON, #21 & #22; sister of James and Robert, #18 & #20. Her husband was Alfred H. BERRY; her sons, William H., and John? (or James?) M. BERRY]
# 20 – Robert S. HUDSON, 3 Nov 1840 – 29 Jan 1865, erected by H. and M. O. PICKENS.
[Son of Solomon HUDSON, and Martha (PICKENS) HUDSON HILL, #21 & #22; First husband of
Mary Ann (WILKES), #4, and father of Maggie O. (HUDSON) PICKENS, #28. Erected by Hamilton
and Maggie O. PICKENS, #29 & #28]
# 21 – Solomon N. HUDSON, 20 Jun 1813 – d. 4 Apr 1844, 30y, 9mo, 14d
[First husband of Martha Jane PICKENS, #22; father of Robert HUDSON, #20, and grandfather of
Maggie O. (HUDSON) PICKENS, #28]
# 22 – ‘Sister’ – Martha J. HILL, Oct 8 1820 – 29 Feb 1876 – Erected by her brother, David PICKENS
[Daughter of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS, #24 & #23; sister of David B.
PICKENS, #26; wife of Solomon HUDSON, #21, and mother of Robert HUDSON, #20; grandmother
of Maggie O. (HUDSON) PICKENS, #28]
# 23 – Hannah PICKENS, wife of W. H. PICKENS, 19 Sep 1795 – 5 (15?) Sep 1882, aged 86y, 11mo, 14da.
“Member of the CP Church 61 years”
[Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (BERRY) MOORE, who are buried
in the Old Bear Creek Cemetery; wife of William Hamilton PICKENS, #24]
# 24 – William H. PICKENS, 13 Jun 1792 – 22 Jul 1872, age 80y, lmo, 9da. “Member of the CP Church”
[William Hamilton PICKENS, son of William and Jane (?HAMILTON) PICKENS, (see #27); husband
of Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS, #23; father of David B. PICKENS, #26.]
# 25 – Mary A. PICKENS, 14 Aug 1824 – 28 Oct 1900 [double stone with #26]
[Mary Ann (MEADOR/MEADOW) PICKENS, wife of David Byers PICKENS]
# 26 – David B. PICKENS, Aug 9, 1816 – 12 Mar l902 [double stone with #25]
[Son of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS, #24 & #23; husband of Mary Ann
(MEADOR/MEADOW) PICKENS, #25]
# 27 – William P. PICKENS, 5 Oct 1748 – 6 May 1835 “Revolutionary Soldier – Continental Line”
[This marker was placed by the DAR in 1976 – NOTE: The middle initial “P” is believed to be incorrect. This marker is for William PICKENS, the first of this family to come into TN from SC. He is the husband of Jane (?HAMILTON) PICKENS, and father of William Hamilton PICKENS. The actual locations of the graves of William and Jane in this cemetery are undetermined, but are possibly the large unmarked stones in the center of the cemetery – see Notes following for #36-#38]
# 28 – Maggie O., wife of H. PICKENS, May 19, 1864 – Jul 17, 1889
[Maggie Oceola (HUDSON) PICKENS, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (WILKES) HUDSON,
#20 & #4; first wife of Hamilton PICKENS, #29; half sister to Zella Mae (YATES) PICKENS, #30]
# 29 – Hamilton PICKENS, 1862 – 1944
[Son of David Byers and Mary Ann (MEADOR/MEADOW) PICKENS, #26 & #25; husband of Maggie
O. (HUDSON) PICKENS, #28, and Zella Mae (YATES) PICKENS, #30 ** LAST PERSON TO BE
BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY per James Hill Pickens, son**]
# 30 – Zella M., Wife of H. PICKENS, Nov 15, 1870 – Dec 17, 1914
[Zella Mae (YATES) PICKENS, daughter of Charles E. and Mary Ann (WILKES) YATES, #3 & #4; second wife of Hamilton PICKENS, #29; half sister to Maggie (HUDSON) PICKENS, #28].
ROW 5:
# 31 – unknown
# 32 – F. H. C.? – [not very clear – stone box set above the ground]
# 33 – unknown
# 34 – Hannah C. O. PICKENS, 30 Jun 1829 (1839?) – 4 Aug 1843
[Hannah Caledonia Orr PICKENS, daughter of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE)
PICKENS, #24 & 23]
# 35** – Zedock Riggs PICKENS, 20 Sep 1821 (1824?) – 7 Sep 1841
[Zedock/Zadock/Zadoc Riggs PICKENS, son of William Hamilton and Hannah (MOORE)
PICKENS, #24 & 23]
# 36** – unknown
# 37** – unknown
# 38** – unknown
# 39 – unknown
# 40 – William D. HUDSON, 14 Nov 1838 – 2 Aug 1844
[Possibly the son of Solomon & Martha J. (PICKENS) HUDSON, #21 & #22]
# 41 – unknown
ROW 6
# 42 – unknown
# 43 – unknown
# 44 – unknown
# 45 – unknown
# 46 – unknown
# 47 – unknown
# 48 – unknown
# 49 – unknown
# 50 – unknown
ROW 7
# 51 – unknown
# 52 – unknown
# 53 – [Faint inscription scratched into a rock – illegible – perhaps ‘d. 30 Jun 1821’?]
# 54 – unknown
# 55 – unknown
# 56 – unknown
# 57 – unknown
# 58 – unknown
ROW 8:
# 59 – unknown
# 60 – unknown
# 61 – unknown
ROW 9:
# 62 – unknown
# 63 – unknown
# 64 – unknown
# 65 – unknown
# 66 – unknown
Diagram of Burials
Names were transcribed here for location only. Graves were not all in straight lines, but this is a fairly good representation of proximity. James Hill Pickens stated that some farm hands (slaves?) were buried along the far east side, separate from the family, and had no permanent markers.
N# X = unmarked graves
| Row 1 | Row 2 | Row 3 | Row 4 | Row 5 | Row 6 | Row 7 | Row 8 | Row 9 |
| (#42) X | (#51) X | |||||||
| (#43) X | (#52) X | |||||||
| (#44) X | ||||||||
| (#3)
C. E. YATES |
(#16) Johnnie
R., s/o of J. M. & N. E. |
(#31) X | (#45) X | |||||
| (#4)
Mary A. YATES |
(#12)
Lucinda J. PICKENS |
(#17) Nannie
A. E. HUDSON |
(#32) F. H. C. ? (stone box) | (#46) X | (#53) ?
d. 30 Jun 1821 |
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| (#5)
Nannie YATES |
(#13) Hattie P. d/o J.R. & I. A. WILKES |
(#18)
Dr. James M. HUDSON |
(#33) X | (#47) X | (#54) X | |||
| (#6)
Bettie T. YATES |
(#14) X | (#19) Margaret
Priscilla BERRY |
(#48) X | (#55) X | ||||
| (#7)
Infant d/o M.A & C. E. YATES |
(#15) X | (#20) Robert
HUDSON |
(#34)
Hannah C. O. PICKENS |
(#56) X | ||||
| (#8)
James N. s/o F. G. & A. C. FURGESON |
.. | (#21) Soloman
H. HUDSON |
(#35) Zedock Riggs PICKENS | (#49) X | (#59) X | |||
| (#22) ‘Sister’ Martha J. HILL |
(#36) | (#50) X | (#57) X | . | ||||
| (#9)
Clabe PICKENS |
(#23) Hannah
PICKENS |
(#37) | ||||||
| (#10)
Penina PICKENS |
(#24) Wm. H.
PICKENS |
(#38) | (#62) X | |||||
| (#11)
W. D. L. PICKENS |
(#25) Mary A.
PICKENS |
(#39) X | (#63) X | |||||
| (#26) David B.
PICKENS |
(#40)
Wm. D. HUDSON |
.. | (#58) X | (#60).X | (#64) X | |||
| (#27) Wm. P.
PICKENS ** |
(#41) X | (#61) X | (#65) X | |||||
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| (#28) Maggie O.
PICKENS |
.. | (#66) X | ||||||
| (#29) Hamilton
PICKENS |
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| (#30) Zella M.
PICKENS |
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| (#1) X | ||||||||
| (#2) X | ||||||||
| Row1 | Row 2 | Row 3 | Row 4 | Row 5 | Row 6 | Row 7 | Row 8 | Row 9 |
Notes:
*** #36, #37 and #38 are large stone slabs, about 3′ by 6′ laid into the ground. We believe these may be the first burials in the cemetery, and that they possibly mark the graves of William who died 1835, his wife Jane (?HAMILTON) PICKENS who died 1839, and their son David, who died in 1813. It is quite likely that David was the first to be buried here, and his parents buried at his side. Their position and proximity to each other, and the fact that they are identical stones, seems to support this theory.
Additionally, we find immediately to the north of these three unmarked stones, the headstones of Zedock R. PICKENS (#35) and Hannah C. O. PICKENS (#34) chronologically the next persons to be buried in the cemetery+ (see list attached). The stones are identical to those marked as #36, #37, and #38, with the exception that those of Hannah and Zedock have inscriptions that are still legible. We were unable to determine if #36, #37, and #38 ever had any engraving on them. Possibly at that early time there was no one living locally that had the necessary skills.
The remainder of the graves in the cemetery radiate out from these centrally located graves. Family members are buried to the west, and what we believe to be graves of farm workers, share croppers, and slaves are buried to the east (rows 8 – 9). This last statement is supported by the fact that most of the graves to the east have no stones at all, or some small head and footstones, with no inscriptions. Hill Pickens was told by his father, Hamilton PICKENS, that the graves along the east side of the cemetery were those of farm workers.
[+ grave #53 has a date that MAY be 1821 – making it one of the earlier burials. It may not be a family member, as it is on the east side of the cemetery.]
Given all the above facts, and observing how family relationships were maintained fairly consistently as to proximity when buried, we believe that graves #36, #37, and #38 are indeed the graves of William, Jane, and David PICKENS.
Terry Pickens McLean, Joe McLean, David M. Pickens, 1994.
Chronological Burials, Pickens Cemetery
1813 – David PICKENS, son of William and Jane – ***
1821? – unknown, date very faint and could be incorrect – believed to be a worker, not a family member
1835 – William PICKENS – #27 ***
1839 – Jane (?HAMILTON) PICKENS ***
1841 – Zedock Riggs PICKENS – #35.
1843 – Hannah C. O. PICKENS – #34.
1844 – Solomon HUDSON – #21.
1844 – William D. HUDSON – #40.
1865 – Robert HUDSON – #20.
1870 – Margaret BERRY – #19.
1872 – William H. PICKENS – #24.
1872/74 – Lucinda (WILKES) PICKENS – #12.
1873 – infant YATES – #7.
1874 – James FURGESON – #8.
1876 – Martha (PICKENS) HUDSON HILL – #22.
1877 – Hattie WILKES – #13.
1882 – Bettie T. YATES – #6.
1882 – Hannah (MOORE) PICKENS – #23.
1883 – James N. HUDSON – #18.
1886 – Johnnie HUDSON – #16.
1889 – Maggie O. (HUDSON) PICKENS – #28.
1890/96 – Nannie HUDSON – #17.
1892 – Penina (ORR) PICKENS – #10.
1900 – Nannie T. YATES – #5.
1900 – Mary A. (MEADOR/MEADOW) PICKENS – #25
1901 – Clabe PICKENS – #9.
1902 – David B. PICKENS – #26.
1903 – Charles YATES – #3.
1914 – Zella M. (YATES) PICKENS – #30.
1916/18 – W. D. L. PICKENS – #11.
1922 – Mary Ann (WILKES) HUDSON YATES – #4
1944 – Hamilton PICKENS – #29.