Solomon W Pickering

The son of John & Sally Denny Pickering, he married Mary Ann Traviss in 1844 and they had twelve children together: Ira (b-1845 also buried at Manzer Cemetery); Nelson (b-1847 also buried at Manzer Cemetery); Edwin D. (b-1849 also buried at Manzer Cemetery); Amos (b-1850); Cornelius (b-1851 also buried at Manzer Cemetery); Cornelia P. (b-1853 m-Pickering); Julia Ann (b-1855 m-Conrad); Emily Jane (b-1857); twins Ellen (b-1859) and Helen (b-1859 m-Westgate); Carrie Arminda (b-1864 m-Decker); and James F. (b-1866).

The Pickering family was established in Gibson in 1796 by Solomon's grandfather, Jotham Pickering (b-1761), who was a Revolutionary War Veteran. He relocated his family to the Susquehanna wilderness after moving from Mendon, MA in 1795. The Pickerings were farmers and sawmill owners in Gibson and Nicholson Township.

Note: A detailed history of the Pickering Family is available at: http://www.distantcousin.com/Other/NEPABio/Pages.asp?Page=0494