hmtl5 George Pickup b. 2 Dec 1842 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa d. 31 Jan 1893 Mercer County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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George Pickup

Male 1842 - 1893  (50 years)

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  • Name George Pickup 
    Birth 2 Dec 1842  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _MILT Civil War. Union Army. 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Company G.  [2] 
    Death 31 Jan 1893  Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I337  Gritton
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2025 

    Family Mary E. Griffith,   b. 14 Jan 1853, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1926, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 30 Aug 1871  [1, 2] 
    Children 
     1. George Albert Pickup,   b. 2 May 1876, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1935, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Dec 1842 - Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Jan 1893 - Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Peniel Cemetery, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aledo Democrat 2-3-1893 GEORGE W PICKUP
      Was born in Burlington, Ia., Dec 2, 1842, and died at his home in Millersburg Tp., Mercer county, Illinois, January 31, 1893, at 8 o'clock, a.m., after an illness of over two weeks of pneumonia. His parents died of cholera when he was an infant, and he came to Mercer county when a small boy, and with the exception of a short time spent in the Southern States before the war, and what time he spent in the service of his country in the defense of the Union, the rest of his time has been spent in Mercer county. Mr Pickup enlisted at Oquawka, Ill., Jan 1, 1862, in Co G 10th Ill Vol Inft, and served till the close of the war. He was married to Mary Griffin Aug 30, 1871. Five children were born to them, two of whom have preceded their father to the grave. He leaves a wife and three sons, George Albert, Lee Roy, and Benjamin, to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. The funeral services were held Wednesday, Rev Davis of Aledo officiating.
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.


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