WILLIAM SIDNEY PICKARD was born on 9 December 1834 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee to Alexander L Pickard and Elizabeth Craig-Pickard.

William's Father moved their family and possessions to Texas loaded on a wagon in October of 1856. They brought horses from Tennessee to breed and sell in Texas. After the Civil War, William purchased a cabin in the Spring Creek area, built by the Patillo Family in 1855; along w/ 90 acres.

William married Malissa Ellen Dickson (some records have Dixon) on 28 August 1856 in Maury County, Tennessee, and they had EIGHT children of record:

1. Etta Pickard (1857 - ),
2. Pattie Pickard (1860 - 1861),
3. Jessie Tom Pickard (1863 - 1947),
4. Margaret "Maggie" E Pickard-Poston (1866 - 1932),
5. Frances "Fannie" Pickard-McMakin (1868 - 1928),
6. John A Pickard (1871 - 1944),
7. Jasper Sidney Pickard (1874 - 1958), and
8. Mack Dixon Pickard (1879 - 1906).

William served as County Commissioner, and was President of the Parker County Pioneer Association.

William passed away on 15 January 1898 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, and he was laid to rest there at Spring Creek Cemetery.

REFERENCES:

1. 21 Oct 1850 Civil District 4, Lewis County, Tennessee Census, (Stamped 427, Sheet 854, Family #529, Line 14), Father's Household, Widower: Alexander L Pickard.

2. 1860

3. 18 July 1870 Fort Worth Post Office, Precinct 1, Parker County, Texas Census, (Stamped 361, Sheet 8, Family #54, Line 3), Head of Household, W S Pickard.

4. 10 June 1880 Precinct 6 and 8, Parker County, Texas Census, (ED: 134, Stamped 467C, Sheet 19, Family #171, Line 14), Head of Household, Sidnay Pickard.

5. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, License #3143, P 90:
Groom: William S Pickard.
Bride: Malissa Dickson.
Married: 28 August 1856.
Place: Maury County, Tennessee.
Officiated: James W Jennings, Justice of the Peace.
Filed: 27 August 1856.

6. Headstone at Spring Creek Cemetery in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas.