BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

8-244 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES. . . Alexander Ewing Pickard, b. March 2, 1835, Tennessee. . . Joseph Henderson Pickard, b. May 4, 1835, Tennessee. . . Mary Jane Pickard, b. 1836, TennesseeGeorge M. Pickard died prior to April 23, 1836 in Williamson County,Tennessee (when probate records were recorded for George M. Pickard). OnSeptember 6, 1838, Margaret “Pickard” married Joseph “Aultom” in GreeneCounty, Illinois. Joseph was born in 1819 in Tennessee. Joseph Altum waspreviously married to Mary Lee on March 17, 1836 in Greene County, Illinois.On November 28, 1838 (the following month after Margaret again), JosephOrton was made the guardian of all four children of George M. Pickard, onedaughter by his sister-in-law, Nancy (Bryan) Pickard, and three children by hisdaughter, Margaret (Orton) Pickard. Joseph and Margaret Altum were theparents of at least seven children:. . . James Altum, b. August 25, 1839, Greene County, Illinois. . . Louisa Altum, b. 1840, Greene County, Illinois. . . George N. Altum, b. August 30, 1843, Greene County, Illinois. . . Infant Daughter, b. September 15, 1844, Greene County, Illinois. . . William E. Altum (2.10.2.8), b. 1845, Greene County, Illinois. . . Infant Daughter, b. and d. November, 1847, Greene County, Illinois. . . Effelbert Altum, b. 1849, Greene County, IllinoisIn 1840, 1860 and 1870, Joseph and Margaret Altum were living in GreeneCounty, Illinois. On September 18, 1878, James and Margaret Altum purchasedlots in the town of Greenfield, Illinois. Margaret (Orton) Pickard / Altum diedbetween 1878 (known deed with husband) and 1880 (not found in census withhusband). In 1880, Joseph Altum was living in Greene County, Illinois. OnFebruary 3, 1881, Joseph Altum married a third time to Kate Hopper in GreeneCounty, Illinois. Kate (Hopper) Altum died on December 3, 1884 and wasburied in the Hardin Cemetery in Greene County, Illinois. On February 3, 1885,Joseph Altum married a third time to Ann E. Grills in Greene County, Illinois.Joseph H. Pickard died as a teenager on January 18, 1849 in Greene County,Illinois and was buried in the Hardin Cemetery. In 1860, “Alex” Pickard wasliving with his sister and her husband, Andrew and Nancy Norris. Alexander E.Pickard died on May 28, 1867 in Greene County, Illinois and was buried there inthe Hardin Cemetery. On February 28, 1861, Mary Jane Pickard married JamesB. McIllheran in Greene County, Illinois.James Altum died on May 12, 1863 in Greene County, Illinois and was buriedthere in the Hardin Cemetery. George Altum died on September 30, 1844 andwas buried in the Hardin Cemetery in Greene County, Illinois. The infantdaughter of Joseph and Margaret Altum died at the age of two weeks onSeptember 29, 1844 and was buried in the Hardin Cemetery in Greene County,Illinois. On January 3, 1866, Effelbert Altum married Rebecca McDonald inGreene County, Illinois. On October 8, 1874, Effelbert Altum married a secondtime to Sarah E. Marmon in Greene County, IllinoisReferences: 1) 1840, 1860 and 1870 Censuses, Greene County, Illinois; 2) EstatePapers, Henry M. Bryan, ca. 1851, Davidson County, Tennessee; 2) Distribution offunds from the Estate of Joseph Orton, Greene County, Illinois, May 30, 1866; 3) Email,