1843 Rufus K. Pickett, bank director.
The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register, Yazoo City, Mississippi, May 5, 1843. [6]
1829 Rufus Pickett married Sarah Caroline Jenkins on September 23, 1829 in Amite, Mississippi.
1830 Rufus K Pickett lived in Franklin County, Mississippi in a household with 3 males (age 20-30) and one female (age 15-20) and one female (age 50-60). [1] [2]
1839 Rufus K. Pickett purchased land, in Holmes County, from George F?, both of Yazoo County, Mississippi. The deed was dated May 10. [3]
1838-1843 They had children William Scott (b 1838), Georgia (b 1839), Mary J (b 1841), and James Madison (b 1843).
1840 Rufus K Pickett lived in Yazoo County, Mississippi in a household with free white males: 1 (30 thru 39); and free white females: 1 (Under 5) and 1 (20 thru 29); and 34 enslaved persons. [4]
1841 Rufus K Pickett lived in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Micajah and Wm Pickett were listed on the same page. [5]
1843 R. K. Pickett was named as a director of the Commercial Bank of Manchester.
1850 R K Pickett (age 42, born in South Carolina) lived in Yazoo County, Mississippi, in a household with S C Pickett (38), Wm Pickett (13), G?? Pickett (11), Mary Pickett (9), and J M Pickett (7). R K Pickett was a merchant. [7]
1860 R K Pickett (age 57, born in South Carolina) lived in Yazoo County, Mississippi, in a household with Sarah Pickett (48), W S Pickett (23), Mary Pickett (19), and James Pickett (17). R K Pickett was a planter. [8]
1866 R K Pickett was taxed in Mississippi. [9]
1872 Rufus King Pickett died on April 24 at Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi and was buried at Flodden Field Plantation, Yazoo County, Mississippi. Rufus King Pickett was born on May 2, 1803. [10][11]
[1] [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord], [FHLFilmCatalog].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] Mississippi, Holmes County, Land records, 1824-1959; indexes, 1832-1903, 1824-1959, F-569, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] Mississippi, State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[6] The Yazoo City Whig and Political Register, Yazoo City, Mississippi, May 5, 1843, page 2, [NewspapersClip].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 20157688, [FindAGrave].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].