Tipton-Randolph County IN Archives Biographies.....Pickering, E. L. 1847 - 
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Author: Charles Blanchard, Editor (1883)

   E. L. PICKERING, of the firm of E. L. Pickering & Co., is a native of
Randolph County, Ind., and was born July 5, 1847. He is the eldest of four
children born to Elisha and Rhoda (Moore) Pickering, natives of Tennessee and
Ohio, and of English descent. Our subject enlisted in the State service under
Gen. Carrington, served one year, and in the fall of 1863 he enlisted in Company
B, One Hundred and Thirtieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He engaged in
battle at Buzzard Roost, Peach Tree Creek, Resaca, Dalton, Kenesaw Mountain,
Marietta, and the siege of Atlanta. Thence he went with Gen. Thomas to
Nashville, and at Jonesboro, S. C, he was taken sick; he was honorably
discharged May 25, 1865, and returned home and engaged in farming with his
father; one year later he engaged with John Bailey in driving a notion wagon; he
purchased a half-interest in Mr. Bailey's grocery and provision store, and in
1873 retired from this firm. In March, 1874, he purchased a one-third interest
in a general stock of goods, and became a member of the firm of Freeman,
Pickering & Co., and two years later the name of the firm was changed to
Pickering, Bailey & Co. On March 3, 1878, a fire destroyed their building and a
stock of goods worth $9,000. Mr. Pickering then entered the grocery business in
company with D. D. John, and one year later became successor to Pickering &
John; he subsequently purchased an interest in company with A. D. Riife, and six
months later took a third partner, making the firm of Pickering, Riffe &
Craften. One year later, he retired from this firm, and subsequently engaged in
the drug business one year, when he sold a half interest to E. Pickering, and is
now a member of the firm of E. L. Pickering & Co. In 1881, they began handling a
full line of implements, making a specialty of Gear, Scott & Co.'s thresher and
engine, doing a business of $15,000 annually. In 1874, he was commissioned
Postmaster at Windfall, which office he held nine years. He has served on the
Central Committee of the Republican party eight years, and has been School
Trustee for eight years. He is a member of the Masonic order. Mr. Pickering was
married in 1868 to Miss Catharine Shawhan, of Tipton County. They had four
children, three of whom are living-Ida, Udora and Girty. He was again married,
November, 25, 1880, to Miss Rosa Kirkpatrick, of Howard County. She was born
November 9, 1860, and is the daughter of Rankin Kirkpatrick, of Irish descent.
This marriage has been blessed with two children-Mervil May and Blanche.

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COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.


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