Catherine Isobelle (Breckenridge) Picken (1883 - 1957)

Born 17 Jun 1883 in Guilford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Raymond Picken — married 26 Jun 1912 in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Died 5 Dec 1957 at age 74 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Catherine (Breckenridge) Picken is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Catherine was born in 1883. She was the daughter of Robert Breckenridge and Catharine McMillan. ^[1]

She married George Raymond Picken in 1912. ^[2]

They lived in Rockford. ^{[3] [4]}

Catherine passed away in 1957.

Obituary

Services for Mrs. Catherine I. Picken, 74, 935 N. Maint St., who died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Rockford Memorial Hospital will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Burpee-wood funeral home, 420 N. Main St.

Dr. J. Rodman Williams, pastor of First Presbyterian church will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Friends may call in the funeral home from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight.

Mrs. Picken was born June 17, 1883, in Guilford Township, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breckenridge. She lived 50 years in Rockford.

She was married to George Picken in Guilford township June 26, 1912. She was a member of First Presbyterian church.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, Rockford, and Mrs. Jean Beck, Ocean Springs, Miss.; a son, Dr. Edgar Picken, Sterling; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Andrew and Jane Picken, both of Rockford, and Mrs. Grace Rodgers, New York; and a brother, Robert Breckenridge.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCH-X93 : accessed 19 September 2018), Belle Breckenridge in household of Robt Breckenridge, Guilford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 2A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,355.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-LTYQ : 17 October 2017), George Raymond Picken and Catherine Isabel Brickinridge, 26 Jun 1912; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,057.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTW-Z3D : 14 March 2018), Belle Picken in household of G Raymond Picken, Ward 4, Rockford, Rockford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-33, sheet 5B, line 58, family 97, 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 913.
4. ↑ 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: 9; Enumeration District: 110-50 Free Image
5. ↑ Rockford Morning Star, Friday, Dec. 6, 1957 p. B3.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #71077195  : accessed 19 September 2018), memorial page for Catherine Isabelle Breckenridge Picken (17 Jun 1883–5 Dec 1957), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Loren Carlson (contributor 47119297) .