Born in Sulfur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Glanville Wilson
and Rebecca Frances (Morgan) Wilson
Sister of
George Thomas Wilson [half], Willie Florence (Wilson) Burkett [half], Edward M Wilson [half], Charles G Wilson [half], Richard Lee Wilson [half], Bertha Dora (Wilson) Hoover, William Fay Wilson and Julia Ann Wilson
Wife of
Israel Sidney Pickens
— married
6 Oct 1901 in Independence, Arkansas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Thelma Aileen Pickens and Thomas Murphy
Died
at age 88
in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States
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Biography
Myrtle Wilson was born in 1879 in Arkansas, United States. She married Sidney Pickens on October 06, 1901 [1]Together they had 1 child:
Sidney Pickens married Myrtle Wilson on the 6th of October 1901 in Independence, Arkansas.[2][3]
On 20 April 1910, the Pickens lived at 226 Harrison Street in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas.[4]
- Pickens, Sidney head 29 b. Arkansas, teacher public school
- Pickens, Myrtle wife 31 b. Arkansas
- Pickens, Thelma daughter 7 b. Arkansas
On 7 January 1920, the family lived on Bates Street in Ruddell, Independence County, Arkansas. They owned their home.[5]
- Pickens, Sidney head 39 b. Arkansas, supt. school
- Pickens, Myrtle wife 40 b. Arkansas
- Pickens, Thelma daughter 16 b. Arkansas
On 4 April 1930, the Pickens family lived at 320 W. Harrison in Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. They owned their home, valued at $4,500, but did not own a radio.[6]
- Pickens, Sidney head 49 b. Arkansas, no occupation
- Pickens, Myrtle wife 51 b. Arkansas
- Pickens, Thelma daughter 27 b. Arkansas, public school teacher
- Murphy, Tom foster son 21 b. Arkansas, no occupation
- Pickens, Sidney
She died in 1967 and is buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Batesville, Arkansas. [7]
On 16 April 1940, Thelma lived with her mother in Batesville. The family home was valued at $3,500.[8]
- Pickens, Mrs. Sidney head 61 b. Arkansas
- Pickens, Thelma A. daughter 39 b. Arkansas, public school teacher
- Moore, Maude lodger 34 b. Arkansas, public school teacher
- Moore, Victoria A. lodger 53 b. Arkansas, public school teacher
- Sims, Clelia M. lodger 24 b. Arkansas, public school teacher
Sources
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2N-NJ2 : 9 March 2021), Sidney Pickens, 6 Oct 1901; citing Marriage, Independence, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,288,649.
- ↑ "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2N-NJ2 : 9 March 2021), Sidney Pickens, 6 Oct 1901; citing Marriage, Independence, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,288,649.
- ↑ "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ56-M8D : 11 January 2020), Sidney Pickens, 1901.
- ↑
1910 United States Federal Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Arkansas > Independence > Batesville Ward 2 > District 0041
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 2 April 2022)
Sidney Pickens - ↑
1920 United States Federal Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Arkansas > Independence > Ruddell > District 0041
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 2 April 2022)
Sidney Pickens - ↑
1930 United States Federal Census:
"1930 United States Federal Census"
Arkansas > Independence > Batesville > District 0030
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 2 April 2022)
Sidney Pickens - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89649205/myrtle-irene-pickens : accessed 31 March 2022), memorial page for Myrtle Irene Wilson Pickens (21 Nov 1878–31 Jan 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #89649205, citing Oaklawn Cemetery, Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas, USA ; Maintained by Glynda (contributor 46978389) .
- ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Batesville, Independence, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00143; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 32-31
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #100466358 (accessed 2 April 2022)
Thelma A Pickens (37), single daughter, Teacher, in household of Sidney Pickens (61) in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas. Born in Arkansas.
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