The
Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers
Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
John B. Pickett
November 30, 1836 - September 27, 1861
Born in Mason County, KY.
Reportedly from Brazoria County, TX.
Mustered in with Co. B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Died at Orange, TX on September 27, 1861; apparently the first Ranger to die.
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J. B. Pickett, William B. Pickett, W. Pickett |
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| 1840 Census - KY, Mason County, Northern Division, Page 12, Line 13, (21/40) | ||
| Head of Houshold | Benjm. Pickett | |
| Free White Males Under 5 | 1 | |
| Free White Males 30-40 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 20-30 | 1 | |
| Free White Females 60-70 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves Under 10 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves 10-24 | 1 | |
| Male Slaves 36-55 | 2 | |
| Female Slaves Under 10 | 2 | |
| Female Slaves 10-24 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves 24-35 | 1 | |
| Female Slaves 36-55 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | |
| Number of Persons Employed in Agriculture | 4 | |
| 1850 Census - KY, Mason County, District 1, Page 13B, Dwelling 178, Family 181, (26/60) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| Benjamin O. Pickett | 46 | M | Farmer | $16,000 | KY | ||||
| Mary L. F. Pickett | 36 | F | VA | ||||||
| John B. Pickett | 13 | M | KY | Y | |||||
| James C. Pickett | 11 | M | KY | Y | |||||
| Thomas J. Pickett | 11 | M | KY | Y | |||||
| Elizabeth Pickett | 8 | F | KY | Y | |||||
| William S. Pickett | 6 | M | KY | ||||||
| Erasmus B. Pickett | 3 | M | KY | ||||||
| 1850 Census Slave Schedule - KY, Mason County, District 1, Page 701, Line 30-42, (9/54) | ||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | |
| Benjamin O. Pickett | 1 | 70 | M | B | ||||
| 2 | 53 | M | B | |||||
| 3 | 52 | M | B | |||||
| 4 | 30 | M | B | |||||
| 5 | 30 | M | B | |||||
| 6 | 13 | M | B | |||||
| 7 | 3 | M | B | |||||
| 8 | 1 | M | B | |||||
| 9 | 70 | F | B | |||||
| 10 | 20 | F | B | |||||
| 11 | 16 | F | B | |||||
| 12 | 10 | F | B | |||||
| 13 | 4 | F | B | |||||
| 1860 Census - KY, Mason County, Maysville P.O., Page 207, Dwelling 187, Family 190, (207/366) | ||||||||||
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| Benj. O. Pickett | 57 | M | Farmer | $23,400 | $13,220 | KY | ||||
| Mary L. Pickett | 45 | F | VA | |||||||
| John Pickett | 23 | M | Farmer | $150 | KY | |||||
| James Pickett | 19 | M | KY | Y | ||||||
| Thomas Pickett | 19 | M | KY | |||||||
| Elizabeth Pickett | 16 | F | KY | Y | ||||||
| Wm. Pickett | 14 | M | KY | Y | ||||||
| Erasmus Pickett | 11 | M | KY | Y | ||||||
| Dimie Pickett | 8 | M | KY | Y | ||||||
| Mary Pickett | 6 | F | KY | |||||||
| 1860 Census Slave Schedule - State, County, Page, Line 15-28, (37/50) | |||||||||
| Slave Owner | # of Slaves | Age | Sex | Color | Fugitive | Manummitted | Handicapped | Slave Houses | |
| Benjamin Pickett | 15 | 80 | F | B | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 60 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 58 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 36 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 27 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 25 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 17 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 12 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | F | B | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | M | B | ||||||
| 1 | 7m | F | B | ||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| "Memebership of
a Famous Escort Company," Confederate Veteran, May
1900, p. 210. "Seeking Information About John B. Pickett," Confederate Veteran, March 1903, p. 134. Claiborne's Roster (offsite) Ed Dolan's John Collier Gedcom (offsite) Carol Dean Crabtree Peacock's My Friendly Family Gedcom (offsite) Marriage Abstract 8, 1857-1862, Mason County, KY |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) Byron C. Howes' Howes,
Pickett, Clay and Related Families Gedcom |
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