Individual Details

Don't know when Joe Pickens went to Texas. Joe was still in Alabama with his father in 1880. His uncle Dr. Andrew Gibson Pickens was in Fannin Co; Dr. Pickens died there in 1887. All the children who were born 1888 and following, state their birth as being in Texas.

Joseph and Cordova were 3rd cousins once removed - Joe was a descendant of the Hadens who settled in Alabama. I wonder if they ever knew this.

Joe A. Pickens and Joseph B. Haden were partners in business from 1900-1903.
1900 Census Ladonia, Fannin Co, TX, Hh 557
West Main Street
Joe A. Pickens, b. Nov 1861, married 12 years, b. AL, Dry Goods Merchant
Cordy, wife, b. Sep 1870, 29, 5 children, b. TX as were all the children
Mary, dau, b. Dec 1888, 11
Haden, son, b. Jun 1891, 8
Cordova, dau, b. Dec 1893, 6
Jaunita, dau, b. Mar 1896, 4
Hilda, dau, b. Nov 1898, 1

It's interesting that in 1900, there was another Joseph A. Pickens living in Fannin Co. He was born Mar 1843 (age 47) in Tennessee. He and his wife, Mary A. are buried in Lindsey Cemetery in Fannin Co.

1910. Quanah, Hardeman Co. J. A. Pickens, age 45, married 22 years, b. AL as were his parents. Listed as Agent [remainder unreadable] Cordova, wife, age 38, 6 children born, 5 living. Son Haden has died.] b. TX - gives unknown for bith of parents. Cordova, daughter age 16, b. TX, Wannita age 13, Hilda age 11, Evelyn age age 4.

1920. Quanah City, Hardman Co. Joe A. Pickens, age 58, b. Alabama, as were his parents. Real Estate Agent. Cordie, wife, age 49, b. TX, parents b. KY [she was born in MO]. Juanita, daughter age 23, Evelyn, daughter age 14.

1930 Census. Joe Pickens was by this time 68 years old; he was 26 when they married. His occupation was listed as Justice of the Peace for the County. Cordia was age 59. Daughter Evelyn, age 24 was still single and living at home.

1940 Census. Quanah, Hardeman, TX, Hh 127 (same house as in 1935)
Joe A. Pickens, age 78, b. AL
Cordie, wife, 69, b. TX
Evelyn, dau, age 34, b. TX

1950 Census. Quanah, Hardeman, TX, Hh 96
404 Green
Joe A. Pickins, 88, b. AL, Justice of the Peace, Courthouse
Cordie H., wife, 79, b. TX
Evelyn A., dau, 44, b. TX

Joe A. Pickens died at home in Quanah, TX - 404 Green St. He was listed as retired, county official. Birthplace given as Huntsville, AL - parents, J. W. Pickens and Elizabeth Haden. Informant was Cordova Pickens Bergman. He is buried Quanah cemetery.

The Vernon Daily Record, Vernon, TX, 18 Apr 1952, Friday, p.10
Pickens Funeral Held at Quanah.
Quanah, April 17. Funeral services for Joe A. Pickens, 90, who served as Justice of the Peace in Quanah for 20 years, were held at the family residence, 404 Green Street, Thursday afternoon with Rev. John Cunningham, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Interment was in the Quanah Cemetery under the direction of the B. H. Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. Pickens died at his home Wednesday after a serious illness of two weeks.
He was born in Huntsville, Ala., on Nov. 25, 1861. In the early 1880's, he moved to Ladonia, Texas, where he operated a dry goods business. He moved to Quanah 43 years ago. After retiring as Justice of the Peace after holding that office for 20 years, he served the City of Quanah as City Judge for about a year.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. J. A. Ayres of Fort Worth, Mrs. G. A. Bergman of Fort Worth, Mrs. R. L. Watt of Quanah, and Miss Evelyn Pickens of Quanah; five grandchildren; a brother, Tom Pickens of Gurley, Ala., and a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Blakeney of Dallas.

Birth	5 Nov 1861	Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama
Marriage	22 Mar 1888	Fannin County, Texas - Cordova Haden
Death	16 Apr 1952	Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas

Spouse	Cordova Haden (1870 - 1961)
Child	Mary Joe Pickens (1888 - 1983)
Child	Hugh Haden Pickens (1891 - 1909)
Child	Cordova Pickens (1893 - 1993)
Child	Juanita Pickens (1896 - 1988)
Child	Hilda Pickens (1898 - 1919)
Child	Evelyn Adele Pickens (1905 - 1973)

Father	Joseph William Israel Pickens (1836 - 1911)
Mother	Elizabeth A. Haden (1837 - 1870)
Sibling	John Haden Pickens (1860 - 1867)
Sibling	James C. Pickens (1864 - 1895)
Sibling	Lucille Juanita "Nett" Pickens (1869 - 1936)