Born in Tippah, Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Newton Dodds
and Mildred Anna (Stocks) Dodds
Wife of
Robert Watson Pickens
— married
29 May 1888 in Union, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Beulah (Pickens) Rogers, Walter Pickens, Bess Pickens, Ruby (Pickens) Cheairs, Robert Boyd Pickens Sr and Grace Pickens
Died
at age 61
in Union, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Mildred was born in 1870 to Isaac Newton Dodds and Mildred (Stocks) Dodds. [1]
In 1888, Mildred married Robert W Pickens.[2]
Census
1870 US Census:[3]
- Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- I N Dodds Male 25 Tennessee
- M A Dodds Female 25 Alabama
- E E Dodds Female 2 Mississippi
- M E Dodds Female 0 Mississippi
1880 US Census:[4]
- Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Isaac Dodds Self Male 37 Tennessee, United States
- Mildred Dodds Wife Female 36 Alabama, United States
- Emma Dodds Daughter Female 10 Mississippi, United States
- Elvira Dodds Daughter Female 9 Mississippi, United States
- James Dodds Son Male 8 Mississippi, United States
- Thomas Dodds Son Male 4 Mississippi, United States
- William Dodds Son Male 2 Mississippi, United States
1900 US Census:[5]
- Name Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
- Bob Pickens Head Male 40 Mississippi
- Elvira Pickens Wife Female 30 Tennessee
- Walter Pickens Twin Son Male 9 Mississippi
- Beulah Pickens Twin Daughter Female 9 Mississippi
- Bessie Pickens Daughter Female 7 Mississippi
- Robbie Pickens Twin Daughter Female 5 Mississippi
- Ruby Pickens Twin Daughter Female 5 Mississippi
- Boyd Pickens Son Female 2 Mississippi
1910 US Census:[6]
- Household members
- Name Age
- Robert W Pickens 48
- Elvira Pickens 39
- Walter F Pickens 18
- Bessie Pickens 16
- Ruby Pickens 14
- Boyd Pickens 12
- Cecil Pickens 4
1920 US Census: [7]
- Household members
- Name Age
- Robert W Pickens 58
- Mildred E Pickens 49
- Ruby L Pickens 24
- Boyd B Pickens 21
- Cecil A Pickens 14
- Edward Pickens 9
1930 US Census: [8]
- Household members
- Name Age
- Robert W Pickens 65
- Mildred E Pickens 59
- Edward B Pickens 19
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFST-KLS : 29 May 2021), M E Dodds in entry for I N Dodds, 1870.
- ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZX-MLW : 14 February 2020), Elvira Dodds in entry for R. W. Pickens, 1888.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFST-KLS : 19 March 2020), M E Dodds in entry for I N Dodds, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PW-2K3 : 12 August 2017), Elvira Dodds in household of Isaac Dodds, Beat 1, Union, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 200, sheet 200C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,666.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FW-XBR : accessed 18 August 2020), Elvira Pickens in household of Bob Pickens, Beat 2 Ingomar & Blythes Gin precincts, Union, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,830.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDY-GYG : accessed 20 January 2023), Elvira Pickens in household of Robert W Pickens, New Albany Ward 1, Union, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 21A, family 453, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 761; FHL microfilm 1,374,774.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNT5-C5X : 2 February 2021), Mildred E Pickens in entry for Robert W Pickens, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MK-DS3 : accessed 20 January 2023), Mildred E Pickens in household of Robert W Pickens, New Albany, Union, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 2B, line 86, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1169; FHL microfilm 2,340,904.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113216997/mildred-elvira-pickens: accessed 20 January 2023), memorial page for Mildred Elvira Dodds Pickens (27 May 1870–17 Jun 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #113216997, citing New Albany Cemetery, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47386242).
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L7GR-VGW
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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