Richard Greenlee Picken (1906 - 1986)

Born 19 Mar 1906 in Argyle, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ruby Eleanor (McEachran) Picken — married 29 Mar 1933 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

Died 10 Oct 1986 at age 80 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Biography

Richard Picken is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Richard was born in 1906. He was the son of David Picken and Margaret Montgomery. ^[1][2]

He married Ruby McEachran in 1933. ^[3] They had no children.

They farmed in Caledonia. ^[4]

In 1950 they lived in Rockford with Ruby’s parents.^{[5] [6]}

Richard passed away in 1986. ^[7]

Obituary

PICKEN - Richard G. Picken, 80, 1725 Cumberland St., died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, 1986, in Amberwood Healthcare Centre after a long illness. Born March 19, 1906, in Argyle, son of David and Margaret Montgomery Picken. Married the former Ruby Eleanor McEachran in Caledonia, March 29, 1933. Lived in Argyle until 1928, then moved to Rockford, in 1933 moved to Caledonia where he farmed until 1946.

Returned to Rockford where he was cabinetmaker and co-owner of Park Cabinet Co., retiring in 1968. Past director of Boone County Farm Bureau board, past secretary of Boone County Locker Co. board. Member Willow Creek Presbyterian Church, Argyle, and its first financial secretary and former superintendent of Sunday school.

Survivors include wife, Ruby; a brother, Ralph Picken, Rockford; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Picken, Rockford, Hazel Picken, Winter Park, Fla. a brother-in-law and his wife Kenneth and Iris McEachran, Rockford.

Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in DELEHANTY FUNERAL HOME LTD., 401 River Lane, Loves Park, with the Eev. Steven Plank, pastor of Willow Creek Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial in Scottish Cemetery, Argyle. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Memorials to Willow Creek Presbyterian Church. ^[8]

1940 US Census

Caledonia, Illinois

• Richard G Picken Head 34 Illinois
• Ruby E Picken Wife 34 Illinois
• Edwin Kiemig Farm hand 30 Nebraska

Sources

1. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, comp. Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records. Winnebago, IL: Winnebago County Clerk, 2008.

   Name: Richard Picken

   Birth Date: 19 Mar 1906

2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF6-QQH : accessed 6 October 2018), Richard Greenlee Picken in household of David Picken, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 144, sheet 10A, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.
3. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X22F-8XZ : 5 November 2017), Richard Greenlee Picken and Ruby E Mceachran, 1933; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,103.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWW-T26 : 14 March 2018), Richard G Picken, Caledonia, Caledonia Township, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-10, sheet 5A, line 29, family 103, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 760.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 6127; Sheet Number: 5; Enumeration District: 110-49. Free Image

   RICHARD G. PICKEN

   Name: Richard G Picken

   Age: 44

   Birth Date: abt 1906

   Birth Place: Illinois

   Marital Status: Married

   Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law

   Residence Date: 1950

   Home in 1950: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

6. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ6K-NZNC : 16 May 2014), Richard G Picken, Residence, Rockford, Illinois, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRLD-DZD : 20 May 2014), Richard Picken, Oct 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ Rockford Register Star, Sunday, October 12, 1986

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #116027046: accessed 06 October 2018), memorial page for Richard Greenlee Picken (19 Mar 1906–10 Oct 1986), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dale Andrew Wishop (contributor 48032786)