Biographical Sketch of James M. Pickens, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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James M. Pickens has gained extensive acquaintance in Crawford and sur-
rounding counties in the capacity of minister of the gospel as well as
agriculturist.  He was born in Anderson County, S.C., and is the seven-
th of nine children of Robert and Martha (Smith) Pickens, the former of
whom was a farmer by occupation, and reared his son to that calling.
James M. received a good academic education in addition to his primary
schooling, after which he taught for several years.  At the age of 
twenty-one he entered the South Carolina Volunteer Cavalry of the State
service, was elected and served four years as captain of the Greenwood 
troops, at the expiration of which time he was promoted to colonel of
the First Regiment of Cavalry.  In 1859, however, he resigned to resume
command of his old company as captain.  At the outbreak of the late war
he enlisted as second lieutenant in Company G, Twenty-second Regiment
of the South Carolina Volunteers, in November, 1861, and in September,
1862, was promoted to captain, thus serving until the surrender on
April 9, 1865.  During his service he participated in numerous engage-
ments, among which were those in the campaign of Beauregard, and with 
Lee from Petersburg to Appomattox.  December 23, 1852, Mr. Pickens
married Miss Louisa J., daughter of Moses and Sarah Welborn, after
which he purchased a farm and attended to its improvement, but in 
common with others he lost nearly everything by the ravages of war, and
subsequently, in 1869, came to Missouri, where he has since quietly re-
mained.  At first he located in Cuba, but soon selected a claim of
seventy-seven acres, partly improved, to which with means obtained in
teaching and stock-raising, he has been able to add at different times
until he now owns 197 acres, comfortably improved, and with good sur-
roundings.  Religious matters find in him a ready worker.  For twenty
years he has been occupied in preaching whenever called upon to do so,
offering his services freely and without compensation.  To himself and
wife a worthy family of children have been born: Sarah H. (wife of J.J.
Elliston), Luther W., Martha S., Robert F., Nancy J. (now Mrs. Wm. F.
Young), James M., Dora M. V. and Nora J. C. (twins), Ruth L. and Olivia
K.  Mr. and Mrs. Pickens and their children are members of the Metho-
dist Church. 

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