Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameRachel Pickens 25580,25595,25585,25596,25587
Birthaft 179025595
Memobef 1800
Census1840, Bath County, VA25595
BurialHighland County, VA25597
MemoGwin Family Cemetery, Headwaters
Research
First, the published flawed data:
From Morton's History of Highland Co (not complete nor entirely correct):
I have never seen evidence of Jehu's existence, nor primary evidence that John's wife was a Pickens. Several children are missing from this list.25142

Married Mary (Pickens) Callahan, widow of Wm Callahan. [Cleek, p.96] No marriage bond for this John in Bath Co and Mary doesn't match wife's name of Rachel in 1850 census. Cleek may be wrong, or John may have married twice. Elsewhere, Cleek has a John Givens married to Rachel Pickens, so perhaps this John's wife really is a Pickens. If she's his first wife, they were married before about 1813.
William CALLAHAN and Mary PICKENS were married, 3 Feb. 1812, at Pendleton Co., Virginia, by Otho WADE. [Pendleton Co marriages, from Bird page vol 5 on Bath Co page)25142
Spouses
Birth1784, Bath County, VA25588,25581,25589,25590,25591
Memo1791?
Census1840, Bath County, VA25582
Residence1848, Highland County, VA25592
MemoHouseholders on Map of County Surveyor, Cowpasture
Death17 May 1861, Highland County, VA25593,25591
Memoage 77 yrs
Occupationfarmer25594
FatherJoseph Gwin (~1740->1817)
MotherMary Jane Benson or Kincaid (ca1740->1817)
Research
1830 Bath Co VA, Pg 189, Gwin, John C. (File:Anc Plus Gum 10/11/2002)
1850(85of92) Fam 598 Dwg 59822683 John Gwin 64 M, B: Bath & Rachael 60 F, Sarah 35 F, Polly 33F, Hamilton 30 M, Margaret 25? F, Adison W. 5 M
ChildrenHamilton (~1820-1890)
 Sarah (~1813-1889)
 Mary “Polly” (~1817-)
 Margaret Mary? (1826->1860)
Last Modified 29 Jan 2022Created 15 Oct 2025 using Reunion 14 by Chris Dunmore
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